There were 6 fs drafted after BB. Sheahan, Kevin Hayes, Kuznetsov, Coyle, Etem and Brock Nelson. You can take your pick of which are better than BB. I would have any one on my team over BB.
To get a top 6 F for next year, JR has to pull a GOGO for Neal or Whitney for Kunitz deal. However, he has limited assets to do this. IMO, its going to take giving up either Maata or Pouliett to do it.
Drafting both BB and Joe Morrow instead of Saad are reasons Shero is gone.
Point per game
Bennett .41
Kuznetsov .43
Sheahan .50
Hayes .48
Coyle .41
Etem .29
Nelson .46
They're all producing at a similar pace at this point in their careers. Hayes & Sheahan stick out the most but they also have been healthy & play larger roles on their teams.
Then of course there is Etem who is pretty much never going to be more than a 3rd line player.