I think 18 yr old draft picks are fine as is.(Highest skill being 7). But I think that 19yr old draft picks should be able to have some strongs. If this were the case, people wouldn't be firing their 19yr old draft picks. I drafted a 19 yr old HOF and I kept him, because he is a HOF and he is from a small country. He is only 5 or 6 pops behind some of the other 21yr olds that started to get trained from 18.
I am the U-21 coach and I see it every season....people are firing everything 19 that has less than superstar potential.
Even if it could be 5 strongs max for a 19 yr old, that would change some peoples minds about tossing their 19 yr old draft pick in the trash.