barackdhouse
Footballguy
Yes all picks remain investments. Major orders of magnitude difference between 1st/2nd rounds and 5th/6th, though. They really are basically free at that point. Any miss can't be seriously looked at as a loss when it is that late.In my 16 team rookie draft last year I got George Kittle as mr irrelevant, last pick of 6th round. Not arguing your larger point but I think all picks remain investments.
I grabbed Kittle eveywhere around that same range two years ago as well. It was based on a modest amount of research (had a little sleeper hype, good measureables and played in a pro system at Iowa). Maybe 5 minutes investment. Same thing with Waller.