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Originally Posted by Spike
We will all have to see how this pans out, but I would give Ballard an A so far in this draft.
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Ballard's drafting in even number years has been outstanding.
2018 Draft - Quenton Nelson, Darius Leonard, Braden Smith, etc.
2020 Draft - No first round pick but still selected Michael Pittman Jr, Jonathan Taylor, Julian Blackmon, etc.
2022 Draft - Looks promising....
The odd number years has been a bit uglier - although I give him a mulligan for his first draft in 2017 because he hadn't set up his org structure yet. I also think he was evaluating the evaluators (scouts) as much as the players. And it is still a bit early to judge last year's draft class.