Well, I'd obviously rather have one of those guys haha But I think Malik is very strong value in round 3.
If Queen had a few more inches wingspan and 10-15 more pounds on him I might not stop short of saying he's a Jaylon Smith-level middle linebacker prospect. But obviously that lack of length & mass is gonna make it harder for him to shed blocks - which was also something Jaylon struggled with post-injury after losing conditioning time.
I love Jaylon Smith. I hate that Dallas was the team to take the risk on him. Jaylon and LVE is the best LB duo in the league and could be for a long time.
67. Detroit Lions - Matt Peart, OT UConn 68. New York Jets - Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame 69. Carolina Panthers - Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah 70. Indianapolis Colts (from Miami) - KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State 71. Los Angeles Chargers - Michael Pittman Jr, WR, USC 72. Arizona Cardinals - Thad Moss, TE, LSU 73. Hacksonville Haguars - Ashtyn Davis, S, California 74. Cleveland Browns - Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State 75. Miami Dolphins - Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois @uuu washington is otc
That's just not true lol. Some players overcome it / find work-arounds but it's a legitimate disadvantage. If you can't shed blocks you gotta be like Telvin Smith and just read every play in 0.3 seconds and have 4.5 speed, to be a really good LB. Not having length especially is a huge disadvantage, once a lineman gets his hands on your chest you're done. Telvin was at least 6'3" and could keep his chest clean sometimes with that length. Sorry to turn back around and play devil's advocate but this is a very valid reason he's a late first rounder and not a mid / early first rounder. That said, if he is one of those players who can compensate for that at the pro-level despite blockers being a lot better and smarter, he will be a steal. That's a question mark though.
If size is your ONLY concern. I'm talking Lavonte David and Devin White type guys. If literally the ONLY concern is size, then you have no concern.
Block shedding is always gonna be an added concern to a LB who doesn't have length though. Lavonte David, sure, he basically is a better Telvin haha Devin White wasn't undersized though. That's what made him the best LB prospect of the last couple years. He has the speed / agility and route recognition skills of an undersized coverage specialist, but he's built and gets around blocks too.
Not nitpicking, trying to assist...the whole Bills/Steelers trade outside of the 2nd round picks needs to be updated. Everything from 86 onward
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Pick 76 - The Titans select Khalid Kareem, DE, Notre Dame I don't really like a lot of my options here, but the pass rush needs to continue to improve so we're gonna add to it.
The Denver Broncos select: Jonah Jackson - Interior Offensive Lineman - Ohio State Projecting him as a center with Denver as Graham Glasgow is slated to play guard. Jackson is a day one starter as Connor McGovern's replacement.