LA Rams Day 7 NFL Scouting Combine Summary – defensive display

2020 Draft – good value if you know where to look

Michigan OLB Josh Uche and Alabama OLB Anfernee Jennings elected not to test at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine due to injuries. Alabama outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings will likely be outside in the NFL, but he has the size and versatility to line up any of four linebacker positions for the LA Rams. Uche and Jennings will participate in their respective Pro Days later in March 2020.

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Texas Tech LB Jordyn Brooks excited his fans with some solid speed and jumping ability.  Some have even started to promote Brooks as a potential first-round option for some teams. But measuring in at an official height of 6-foot-0 and weighing 240-pounds may lower his draft position on some teams’ draft boards.

Miami LB Trevon Hill seemed to disappoint his followers throughout his performance at the 2020 NFL Scouting combine.  ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has already declared that the Miami Hurricanes have no first-round talent on the team but does believe that edge rusher Hill will be the first Hurricane selected off the board.  Ironically, other draft profiles project Hill going as low as late on day three.  The 6-foot-3 248-pound edge rusher also appears in our analysis of the Rams’ projected edge rusher vacancy. In any case, he’ll need to add muscle and bulk up to fill the NFL version of an edge rusher in 2020.

Missouri DT Jordan Elliott has been projected as a mid-range defender. But don’t tell the folks at Pro Football Focus that, as they rate the 6-foot-3 320-pound defensive tackle as their second-highest-rated defender in this draft. Based on his combine performance, he’s more likely to fit the PFF version.  He was nearly the textbook version of “here’s how defensive tackles do this” throughout his NFL Combine drills. Slated as an NFL nose tackle, his performance opens the possibility of playing at several NFL defensive line positions. If he falls to day two, the Rams would love his versatility.