Fashanu might be my favorite first round pick for Douglas. We're definitely not getting a full season out of Smith, and we might not get one out of Moses.
Going into the year two 33 year old bookends coming off of major injuries (I don't think I've ever heard of anyone playing through a torn pec before) was always a bad strategy but having Fashanu goes a long way towards offsetting that AND building for the future.
Garrett Wilson is #1 for me. Had to take a WR there, and Wilson was a stud. And he's playing well.
I think this was a relatively easy draft on paper for Douglas in the 1st round. Plenty of good tackles on paper, and I always like guys like Fashanu who are viewed as studs prior to the pre-draft process, and slip a little due in part to nit-picking him. Bowers would have been good. Trading up for a WR would have been good. OT would have been good.
OT was always the play that set us up best for the long term. I like Bowers a lot, and I think Bowers could have helped out the 2024 team more than Fashanu does. However, long-term, taking an OT makes a ton of sense positionally. There will be a point this year that we are thrilled we have Fashanu.