NFL Draft 2021: Top 6 LA Rams prospects from the Big Ten

Wide receiver

Our second Big Ten prospect is speedy Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore (6.22-grade per NFL.com).  This 5-foot-7 181-pound receiver may not jump off the page at you with his size, but if you see him play, that speed certainly will certainly raise an eyebrow or two. The Rams are looking for their punt return guy. Rondale Moore could be exactly who they want.

Think gadget plays. Moore is often dubbed as a playmaking receiver, return specialist and a player you can call for a reverse to keep the defense guessing. He’s got that home-run potential from anywhere he might line up on the field. And head coach Sean McVay has previously said he wants to do more of that sort of thing this upcoming season.  A player who is a threat to take it to the house any time the ball is in his hands is a welcome addition to any team’s roster.

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His lack of height, however, is a definite drawback at the wideout position. Smurfy wide receivers  tend to have short NFL careers. But he’s got speed aplenty. And that’s just oh-so very intriguing

He opted out of the 2020 season, so getting a bead on Moore’s overall skillset is difficult. He only played in seven games over the past few seasons. He’s not big, but he can flat-out get down the field in a hurry. A thoroughbred racehorse.

Moore ran an unofficial 4.29 seconds at his pro day 40-yard dash, which would rank as one of the top 10 all-time combine 40 times, if it were official, and if there had been a combine this year.

Speed can’t be coached and there’s no substitute for straight-line breakaway speed.

His NFL comp is most often seen as the Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill, and that’s high praise, indeed. Hill just happens to be another player who had to be coached up and learn how to become a better receiver after he was drafted. And he blossomed into one of the most feared offensive weapons in the league.

Moore has the raw talent, the speed the Rams could possibly mold into Hill versuin 2.0.