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Originally Posted by Needle77
As we've seen my projection from high school to college is pretty damn good but my projections from college to NFL are...bad to say the least. Good thing I never got paid to be an NFL scout =\.
From not having any full field tape on Lamar I would say from what I've seen, Lamar looks just about as elite of a prospect as we have in the draft. Baker still seems head and shoulders above the rest in terms of raw talent, no idea how well he can be coached or run a real offense. Rosen and Darnold are obviously good prospects that seem to have hard ceilings on them but solid floors as opposed to a number of QBs that have come out in recent years(aka, they seem safe picks to be starters through their rookie contracts but I don't know if they will show elite ability).
I would have to sit down and watch a whole lot more before I was super comfortable giving my NEEDLE STAMP. Oh and that NEEDLE STAMP doesn't mean anything unless your name is Laremy Tunsil. (remember, I'm the guy that thought Aaron Donlad was going to get swallowed up because he did not develop any pass rushing moves in college and just won on athleticism...lol@me). I definitely value technique way too high in the College to NFL transition.
Yeah, that's exactly what I was going to say. Athleticism isn't the be-all-end-all, but the more athletic you are the better, obviously, and there are some positions where it's just hard to be any kind of impact player if you're not an athlete. Pass rusher is one of those positions. (Plus, you can teach technique-- you can't teach athleticism.) It's definitely less important at some positions than others, where traits besides pure athleticism matter a lot. (I think this is mostly true of offensive skill positions. A running back's vision and ability to maintain balance through contact. A wide receiver's route-running, hands, and ability to either separate or make contested catches.)
You gotta watch out for fake athletes, too. Guys who run fast 40s but have ****ty 3-cones and broad jumps aren't real athletes but they get overdrafted.
Anyway, here's Aaron Donald's mockdraftable.
And for an example of what I mean as far as offensive skill positions, here's Antonio Brown's.