This LA Rams rookie is the steal of the 2023 NFL Draft, and more

Draft year - overall selection - Player - Rookie tackles - Rookie QB sacks

To truly understand just how special of a rookie season that LA Rams outside linebacker Byron Young is creating, let's get a bit of perspective. To do that, I've pulled the Top-3 pass rushers drafted in each of the NFL Drafts since the Rams hired HC Sean McVay.

That survey pulled seven consecutive NFL Drafts, and 21 players (not including Byron Young) in all. Then, having the names of 21 top NFL rookie pass rushers, I'd pulled their rookie season statistics to compare apples to apples. In short, just how well or poorly does Byron Young compare to rookies seasons of the best NFL prospects?

See for yourself:

2017 - 1st overall - Myles Garrett - 31 tackles - 7.0 QB sacks
2017 - 3rd overall - Solomon Thomas - 41 tackles - 3.0 QB sacks
2017 - 13th overall - Hasson Reddick - 36 tackles - 2.5 QB sacks

2018 - 5th overall - Bradley Chubb - 60 tackles - 12.0 QB sacks
2018 - 14th overall - Marcus Davenport - 22 tackles - 4.5 QB sacks
2018 - 22nd overall - Rashaan Evans - 53 tackles - 0.0 QB sacks

2019 - 2nd overall - Nick Bosa - 47 tackles - 9.0 QB sacks
2019 - 4th overall - Clelin Ferrell - 38 tackles - 4.5 QB sacks
2019 - 7th overall - Josh Allen - 44 tackles - 10.5 QB sacks

2020 - 2nd overall - Chase Young - 44 tackles - 7.5 QB sacks
2020 - 20th overall - K'Lavon Chaisson - 19 tackles - 1.0 QB sacks
2020 - 38th overall - Yetur Gross-Matos - 24 tackles - 2.5 QB sacks

2021 - 18th overall - Jaelan Phillips - 42 tackles - 8.5 QB sacks
2021 - 21st overall - Kwity Paye - 32 tackles - 4.0 QB sacks
2021 - 30th overall - Greg Rousseau - 50 tackles - 4.0 QB sacks

2022 - 1st overall - Travon Walker - 49 tackles - 3.5 QB sacks
2022 - 2nd overall - Aidan Hutchinson - 52 tackles - 9.5 QB sacks
2022 - 5th overall - Kayvon Thibodeaux - 49 tackles - 4.0 QB sacks

2023 * - 3rd overall - Will Anderson Jr. - 30 tackles - 2.0 QB sacks
2023 * - 7th overall - Tyree Wilson - 17 tackles - 1.5 QB sacks
2023 * - 15th overall - Will McDonald IV - 3 tackles - 0.5 QB sacks

2023 * - 77th overall - Byron Young - 39 tackles - 5.0 QB sacks
2023 Projected - 77th overall - Byron Young - 75 tackles - 10,0 QB sacks