1.07 Carolina Convicts - WR DK Metcalf

The Cons were so close to their first playoff berth since 2015.  Their Week 12 loss against Detroit shows how close—if only Graham Gano had made that 52-yard FG try at the end of the game, they would been the wild card team, and Detroit would have been in the TUFF S*** Bowl tournament instead.  If Haskins hadn’t been taken at 1.05, he would have made perfect sense here—they need a new backup for Jared Goff because Blake Bortles (2014 1st-round pick) hasn’t worked out, and Alex Smith’s career is in jeopardy.  That said, I applaud the Metcalf pick because that is one mad blend of size, speed and talent.  At 6-3 and 228 pounds, Metcalf ripped off a 4.33 40-yard dash, a 40.5-inch vertical leap and an 11-foot-2 broad jump.  But durability is a big concern—he only played 21 games (missed 2016 due to a broken foot and part of 2018 with a neck injury).  It can be argued that until he can improve his lateral quickness and run the whole route tree, he should be considered a work in progress.  Note: Veteran WR Doug Baldwin failed his physical and is reportedly considering retirement.