And no reason to hesitate for future picks as well. If we could trade back into the 20s and grab a couple of picks this year AND next year that would still help with a quicker turnaround than holding onto #9.
This draft is shallow at top end play-maker talent, but deep at team building foundational talent. An ideal scenario is trade back in the 1st and pick up a future 1st and a 2nd and/or 3rd this year. This would give us draft capital in 2026 for a better QB draft. Picking up additional 2nds/3rds in this draft is the sweet spot. If we can do that, then turn around a trade back a couple times in the 2nd/3rd to pick up additional picks with the total amount being 12-14, we could make significant progress in the rebuild. The more picks in the top 100, the better. I also like the idea of getting throw in 6ths/7ths just to have the option of drafting a guy instead of trying to recruit them as a UDFA.