Good question. I'm not sure I have a favorite, largely because I didn't see any of these guys coming and so haven't been attached to any. I think my answer is pretty much this:
NorthHawk wrote:I'm not sure I have a favorite, but for me the most intriguing is McDowell.
His ceiling is so high and yet his floor could be very low. It depends on how he takes to coaching and veteran influence.
For me, the two biggest needs I've wanted to see the Hawks address are LT and pass rushing interior DT. Few players can impact a game as much as, say, an Aaron Donald or John Randle before him. The Hawks haven't had a player like that in ages, and I'm intrigued to see if McDowell can become that guy. I think he can, and it's not like me to have a lot of hope in rookies, but as someone whose job it is to work with 20 year old college students, I see McDowell's issues as ones that a little bit of maturity and strong veteran leadership can clear up pretty quickly. If his ceiling is Calais Campbell and his floor is unemployed in three years, I can say I'd be far more surprised to see his floor than his ceiling.