The Hornets were screwed when they lost out on the #1 pick.
Outside of Cooper Flagg this was a terrible draft class full of risky prospects and red flags.
Kon Knueppel likely won't ever be a superstar - or even a star, realistically - but he can be a solid contributor for a long time in the league. That's actually more than I think will end up being the case for many of these players.
Coverage skills I can understand, but you'd think solid tacklers would be less rare than they are. That's a pretty basic skill for someone to learn if they're playing defense, at any age.
I don't understand why it's so rare to find a safety that can both tackle and cover. I guess because the ones who can tackle get moved to linebacker early in their careers and the ones who can cover are moved to corner, but you'd still think more of them would stick at safety than do.
He's still unsigned, due to injury I think. He should be able to play this year, but I think teams are just waiting for more clarity before signing him.
I mean I almost feel like we have to at least make an offer. Unless he's asking insane money it's worth a shot.
Granted, we'd have the most fragile pair of Pro Bowl corners of all time, but they'd be sick when healthy.
I feel like we have some depth; we just need that proven nickel. Mike Jackson is a decent #2, but ideally we'd have a proven veteran in the slot.
Smith-Wade might be able to fill that role, but he's far from a sure thing.
If this is true I don't hate it. We could definitely use "some Miami" on this team. It's something we've lacked since Cam left. And in the 6th round, I feel like we're adding a really good return specialist if nothing else by picking JHJ.