Imo, of course you take into account the BPA strategy, but you also have to measure the players talent level that fills the need, and see how much less of a talent he really is compared to the bpa.With that being said what do you think the pick will be?
You’d assume more of a need than BPA?
OL/CB immediately comes to mind as a serious need.
Less seriously is WR/TE
its not a black and white, its not like ''oh he's the bpa on the board so he's the pick.''
if that ''need'' player is juuust below the bpa, then I would take that difference and measure it up to the importance of building a balanced team and filling a need with a hi level asset.