With the caveat that I don't watch college ball, I thought this was a good draft and like the philosophy behind it.
First and third round, we drafted guys who were not projected to be available. We got top 15 talent at 16 and 2nd round talent in the third and both at positions of need.
After the 3rd round, I don't see the point in getting wrapped around the axle over who we grabbed outside of whether Macdonald and Grubb feel like they might work in our system. These guys lasted to day 3 for a reason. Yes, some of the day 3 guys will become future stars, but that will be influenced a ton by where they land so if our FO likes this LB or G over that LB or G, that fact alone probably makes them a better pick.
I also am happy with the focus on the OL on day 3, especially since that was our weakness as on offense last year and seems to have been the key to Grubb's offense at UW.
Additionally, the pre-draft move to grab Howell looks even better post draft. We had virtually no shot at the top 6 guys who all flew off the shelf and I don't think any of who was left has more upside than Sam, so turned out to be a pretty shrewd move considering it cost us zero picks.
So, overall, pretty happy here.