Rams select Byron Young (OLB) with the 77th pick.

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Quick bendy athlete with a non-stop motor. Not whom I'd pick at the pick, but here it is.



 
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Gotta like the tools. A raw 25 year old is odd - but if he is coachable, he has the parts that can’t be taught
 
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This guy is exactly what The Rams gave needed for a while.

Finding a big DE/OLB type is PERFECT. A real nice fit coming from the RDE spot.

I see Hoect moving more to LDE spot where Floyd usually lined up. His size helps run support.

Solid FOUNDATION Player so far.
 
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Loyal said:
SUPER BOWL!
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He is an excellent choice. Is there a position The Rams have needed more the last few years ?

T. Lewis was a bust. Hollins was a CUT-PICK UP. Von Miller did show what having a solid Edge Rusher can do.

Donte Fowler with upside is a comparison.
 
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So Ram said:
What ? That seems like he can get off the ball. Plus he has a tough mindset.
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Nah. He's not explosive. In addition to that unimpressive 4.43 40, he only jumped 38 inches in the vert and 11 feet in the broad. Terrible athlete.
 
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jrry32 said:
Nah. He's not explosive. In addition to that unimpressive 4.43 40, he only jumped 38 inches in the vert and 11 feet in the broad. Terrible athlete.
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Kinda like my scouting report? "He's not very fast but he sure is slow".
 
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jrry32 said:
Nah. He's not explosive. In addition to that unimpressive 4.43 40, he only jumped 38 inches in the vert and 11 feet in the broad. Terrible athlete.
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Football is played in pads though. Let's see what he can do. Plenty of players blossom into good NFL players that vastly out-perform what one would expect based on their measurables alone.

Apparently, the Rams have their own advanced analytics on players to try and project NFL success. Perhaps Young scored well on those.

I did not watch him play in college but on his YouTube clips he looks athletic enough to me for his draft position.
 
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Merlin said:
Here we go full game of our new Edge:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sCmyPxsTCY
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Quoting this from the draft thread for more relevance here.... the first 3.5 minutes of that video was not great and you can see why he is definitely not an every down player yet but the last half of the video he really turns it on. If his secondary wouldn't have given a bunch of deep shit so quickly he would have easily had a few sacks. Definitely a bit raw and only a pass rusher at the moment but that's what gets paid the big bucks.
 
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