I think those late comp picks — which really should be viewed as early picks in the following round — should be used primarily to move up, if the trades are there. I’d also try to set things up for the next draft, by trading some of them for an earlier round in 2024 or 2025. Typically, a 5th rounder this year is worth a 4th founder next year. Not always. But typically.
. . . The Niners got a nice haul this year of seven total. Four is the max, unless a team receives comps for coaching losses due to promotions of minority candidates to HC or GM. That gives the Niners a ton of flexibility with their other comps. If I were their GM, I’d use the late picks for trade-ups and next year’s draft.
The Rams have three comps after the 5th round, and one after the 7th. There’s a big gap between their 3rd rounder (77, from the Dolphins), and their first comp after the 5th (167). Hopefully, they can move up. Not likely, but it would be great if they could trade a player they no longer have plans for . . . but not sure if they have any of those assets left. Wagner and Floyd might have been their last chance for mid-draft picks.
This is obviously going to be a seriously important draft year.
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