Pick 47 Trent Murphy

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Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Does that mean you think the Redskins overreached on Murphy or that teams were shying away from Sam?

I'm not convinced the Redskins reached on Murphy, because I don't know if other teams were looking to pick him in that range. There's a pretty good chance they were.

Murphy was a top 100 player for me, so taking him on the second day isn't a terrible overdraft, given that 100-ish players go on the first two days.

It wasn't just Sam that teams were shying away from. A lot of 'Tweener types got pushed down the board. I don't know if Murphy was able to avoid the 'Tweener label, but he didn't get pushed down the board for whatever reason. Some very similar players (including ones in my top 100) who got the label got pushed all the way down to the end of the third day.