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

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OntarioRam said:
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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Call me crazy but I think he was being sarcastic given that his measurables are off the charts.

That being said, I don't have very high expectations here it takes more than just running fast in a straight line to be a good pass rusher.

Samson Ebukam had a similar athletic profile and ended up as just a guy albeit with the occasional explosive play here and there.
 
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Great story, easy to root for this guy

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Vols’ Byron Young proud of improbable journey

Initially reticent to discuss his improbable journey to the cusp of an early-round selection in the upcoming NFL Draft, Tennessee star Byron Young is now eager to share his story. And he insists he’ll never forget where he came from.
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Sorry that the Rams didn't pick a sure fire hall of fame player with the *checks notes* 77th overall pick.

Of course he's fucking raw.

He's also a fucking Ram. Let's fucking go Byron.
 
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I watched that full game cut up. Dude's run defense looks like Dre Bly. Looks deadly on stunts though.
 
Don't care for it. These lightweight ends never work out.

Reminds me of the Atwell pick to be honest. High ceiling. Low floor.
 
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What ? That seems like he can get off the ball. Plus he has a tough mindset.
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Somebody's sarcasm detector needs to go into the shop for repairs.

Seriously, I love this pick. You can't coach 4.4 speed. And you can't coach hunger either. This guy has both and will almost certainly work like a mutha to get good. Sure there will be some rookie growing pains, but I like his chances of being a contributor early and panning out overall.
 
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Psycho_X said:
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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What's funny is at the end of the game he finishes with multiple tackles for loss and an INT. The boy flashes. Also he puts a RT on his ass on one play with his rush so I agree he's got power to develop.

Definite development project but this is a higher quality piece of clay than we're usually putting through that Rams Edge dev program. This guy has some real potential.

First thing I'd do is teach him some rush moves and have him vary them in-game with some purpose. Use him on third down and see where it goes. For now a guy like him will work hard and maybe get there and give us some teams help too.

Bit of a dice roll but we had to do that since they went OL early. It was that or move up for the Halls and Tulis.
 
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jjab360 said:
Call me crazy but I think he was being sarcastic given that his measurables are off the charts.

That being said, I don't have very high expectations here it takes more than just running fast in a straight line to be a good pass rusher.

Samson Ebukam had a similar athletic profile and ended up as just a guy albeit with the occasional explosive play here and there.
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If this guy produces like Ebukam I’d be happy.
 
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Elmgrovegnome said:
I like the pick. I wish he was stout against the run but where the Rams took him you can’t exactly expect a complete player.

This is the first Rams draft that I’ve been happy with in years. This guy may have some things to learn but he sounds like a coachable player.
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It sounds like he's got good upside. You know, in time for the all in Super Bowl run in 2024? :)
 
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