Lol how are you even getting to 5 rookies starting on defense?

Clark
Jones
Nnadi
???

Gay
Bolton
Carter

Sneed
Fenton
???
Reid
Thornhill

The only spots you can't realistically pencil someone in at right now is DE and 3rd CB, and that may well end up being Danna and Baker.

And hope that they all contribute in the rotation.

That was my point I guess:

ANYBODY we get at this point, be it through FA or the draft, is going to be a rotational player most likely.

If we get 2 "high level" starters out of this draft, we'll be doing well. Last year's draft was great but it was also an anomaly.

They're going to get Bradberry IMO. And they'll likely fill that other DE spot with TWO draftees rather than just one.

If we trade for Bradberry....then our best shot at rookies starting are DE and our 3rd safety (if we draft one high).

Most people forget that Spags doesn't really give rookies a ton of snaps right off the bat.

3rd safety is Deon Bush I'm assuming.

Could be. He could also just be Watts replacement at this point.

Veach hit on 3 in 2021 in Bolton, Humphrey and Smith. He also used draft capital to trade for Orlando Brown Jr. That is 4 high level players right there. We have more draft picks than any other team in the league. Why do you think its a stretch to grab 4 high level starters again?

Yeah but that could change if they like a guy like Dax Hill, who can play CB and S.

Because last year was an extraordinarily good year and it's not likely he'll do that every year. Law of averages.

Could sign Clowney/Flowers or bring back Ingram as well.

Other than Clowney, we're still talking about rotational guys, not front line starters.

Way more draft picks this year. He could literally whiff on everything other than the four top 62 picks and still walk away with a great draft.

For sure, but it's probably best to have more realistic expectations. Drafts like last year don't happen every year, even for the best GM's.

A rookie could potentially start at all of the following positions: WR, RT, DT, DE, SAM, CB, S. Not a stretch whatsoever to think 4 rookies could be starting next year.

Possible but not probable.

We're more likely to see platoons at WR, DT, and DE.