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

[Mackeyser]

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.

I almost took you seriously for a sec

 

[Riverumbbq]

Unless the Rams are going to a 4 - 3, I see Byron Young as an Edge OLB.

 

[jjab360]

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.

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.

 

[XXXIVwin]

Great story, easy to root for this guy

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.

247sports.com

 

[ScotsRam]

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.

 

[Mackeyser]

Unless the Rams are going to a 4 - 3, I see Byron Young as an Edge OLB.

He can be hands in the dirt with a 4 man front or stand up and we do both

 

[quebecramfan]

Wow man just wow... give the kid a chance please

 

[Ramlife]

Ram fan Vol fan.. Young is smooth and has great burst.. got after the Qb in the SEC and expect the same at the next level. Leonard Little maybe not but still a solid pick.

 

[sloramfan]

you're cracking me up jrry...

go rams

slo

 

[1maGoh]

I watched that full game cut up. Dude's run defense looks like Dre Bly. Looks deadly on stunts though.

 

[CoachAllred]

View: https://youtu.be/WX1GhT_-cC0?t=81


Love his range to the edge on outside runs and rollouts.
at 1:21 he takes a bad step inside and still has the range to make
up for it. (Of course his inside step may have been the call,)
but either way he gets there and gets there quick.

 

[“Turbo set!”]

Don't care for it. These lightweight ends never work out.

Reminds me of the Atwell pick to be honest. High ceiling. Low floor.

 

[thirteen28]

What ? That seems like he can get off the ball. Plus he has a tough mindset.

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.

 

[Merlin]

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.

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.

 

[AvengerRam]

Don't care for it. These lightweight ends never work out.

Reminds me of the Atwell pick to be honest. High ceiling. Low floor.

Lightweight end?

I believe the plan is to play him as a 3-4 EDGE, which means he's really an OLB, not a DE. He's basically the same size as Von Miller.

 

[WestCoastRam]

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.

If this guy produces like Ebukam I’d be happy.

 

[Ramrocket]

If this guy produces like Ebukam I’d be happy.

I know what you’re saying but that’s a low bar.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

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.

 

[Steve808]

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.

It sounds like he's got good upside. You know, in time for the all in Super Bowl run in 2024?

 

[Ram Ts]

Back to picking high quality character guys who seem to love the game, want to work hard, keep getting better and are passionate about football.