2025 NFL Combine & Pro Days Open Thread

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(03-14-2025, 10:27 AM)Synric Wrote: Meh he shows the elite lateral agility on tape zero worry about that. Guys like Shemar Stewart have a very high floor even without college production. I can only thing of 1 DE that tested elite measurements/testing that didn't become a solid NFL player and that was Vernon Gholston and there was likely some other issue there.


Mykel Williams is another people are going to put down because of production but we are talking about a player with a great frame, power/anchor and high end hand use. Watching him anchor and hold double teams at the 4i is awesome. Something that even Kris Jenkins isn't good at 40ish lbs heavier.

Brian Johnston had a 9.99 RAS in '08, the Chiefs took a 7th round flyer on him, and he was out of the league a year later.

Bryan Thomas had a 9.96 RAS in '02.  While he lasted 11 years in the league, he only averaged 3 sacks a year with a career high of 8.5 in '06.

Trevor Scott had a 9.94 RAS.  He lasted 7 years and had 16.5 career sacks.

Board fave Margus Hunt had a 9.91 RAS.

So, while I do agree that a high RAS trends towards a guy being a safer pick when discussing edges, it doesn't appear to be a slam dunk by any stretch.  In a thinner edge class, the risk would be warranted to me, but in such a stacked class, I'd like to see one with more actual production.