Crosby's ultimate draft position – 153rd overall and the 13th pure offensive tackle drafted – was not in line with pre-draft projections.

On NFL.com, Mike Mayock rated Crosby as the No. 4 tackle prospect, and Daniel Jeremiah rated him No. 42 among all prospects, saying he possessed "all the skills to be a solid, starting right tackle."

Head coach Matt Patricia talked about the vagaries of the draft process, and how they relate to Crosby.

"There are guys you target that you know you really like and that could help fill a need or a position of depth that would be really good," Patricia said. "Or guys that maybe you could take later, that down the road can develop and help your team.

"And then there are the situations where guys either, however the draft goes ... up on the board – that are still there when you come up to pick, and you have a very high grade on them and evaluate them as a really good player.

"And even though the initial need may not be there, it's just hard to pass up. He was definitely one of those guys that we really liked."

Patricia likes Crosby's physical skills and the intangibles that go with them.