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. There was me thinking they should make the least of every selection.I would also consider Toledo DT Treyvon Hester in the 5th-7th range. Had he been able to work out, he likely would've been generated more buzz over the past few weeks. At the minimum, he should be able to generate some disruption as a 3rd-down interior rusher; a rich man's Chris Jones, if you will.Updated rankings and short form review of the DE/DT and OLB/ILB lists, for those who don't want to read my novel-length reports.
Charles Harris (smoothest pass rusher in draft; tape >>>> testing; natural mover)
Derek Barnett (best bend around corner; nice hands; broke Reggie White's sack record)
Taco Charlton (Chandler Jones redux; still developing; great frame; untapped potential)
Jordan Willis (technician; powerful; disciplined and deliberate; great athlete; needs to play fast)
Inside/outside:
DeMarcus Walker (slow but huge production; high character; coaches pet; Trey Flowers 2.0)
Chris Wormley (versatile and disruptive; best athlete no one talks about)
2nd
DE:
Tarell Basham (plays with physicality and edge; natural pass rusher; board favorite)
Carl Lawson (fire hydrant; short and powerful; linear rusher with stack & shed prowess)
Derek Rivers (small school but extremely refined; nice hands; twitchy)
DT:
Montravius Adams (raw but athletic; nice upfield burst)
Jaleel Johnson (plays fast, tests slow; exceptional hand techniques; brawler; sack production)
Larry Ogunjobi (quick, explosive, excellent conditioning, unrelenting effort)
3rd / 4th
DE:
Ifeadi Odenigbo (powerful; unbelievable bull rush; mature and coachable; binkie alert)
Daeshon Hall (perfect frame/testing numbers; doesn't play like it; needs to learn to use hands)
Keionta Davis (big, tough, productive; physically dominates; questions re: level of competition)
Trey Hendrickson (fast and twitchy, but thinks he's faster than he is; finesse; prima dona?)
Deatrich Wise (big & strong, long arms; pushes the pocket; doesn't really threaten edge)
DT:
Tanoh Kpassagnon (speed rusher trapped in a DT's body; should add bulk and slide inside)
Eddie Vanderdoes (injuries led to mediocre tape; now healthy, shows explosive burst)
5th / 7th
DE:
Fadol Brown (discount Deatrich Wise; great frame, powerful, not overly dynamic)
Tashawn Bower (smart; average size/speed/production; executes scheme/does his job)
Isaac Rochell (meat & potatoes player; not a star, but should be high-level backup for a decade)
Cameron Malveaux (size/speed player with unrefined skill set but flashes of explosive power)
DT:
Grover Stewart (enormous; shocking athleticism/movement skills; low level of competition?)
Josh Augusta (massive mountain of man; lost 50 pounds after thyroid diagnosis; Branch 2.0?)
UDFA:
DE:
Hunter Dimick (15 sacks; hustle player; squatty body type lacking bend; chip on shoulder)
Garrett Sickels (declared too early; lacks explosion; decent technician; can play a little)
Josh Carraway (undersized but quick; effort player; may need to play standing up)
DT:
Patrick Ricard (explosive pass rushing 3-tech with active hands and huge motor)
Josh Tupou (prototypical NT; little lateral movement; meat shield for linebackers)
LB:
1st / 2nd
OLB:
Haason Reddick (cat-like quickness; tough player; productive against pass/run; can rush passer, cover, take on TEs and pulling guards, etc; super binkie)
Tyus Bowser (size/athleticism compares to Jamie Collins; injury hampered production)
TJ Watt (could be listed as an EDGE; similar to Mark Anderson; undersized?)
ILB:
Haason Reddick (can play any LB position; listed twice because he's that good
Jarrad Davis (compared by some to Ray Lewis; emotional leader, but needs seasoning)
Raekwon McMillan (steady player with some versatility; long-term starter but not pro bowler)
3rd / 4th
OLB:
Samson Ebukam (Reddick clone; will go higher than expected; Patriots show interest; binkie)
Ryan Anderson (plays all LB roles in 34/43; teammates rave about him; fiery in practice)
Vince Biegel (discount TJ Watt; nearly identical on tape at Wisconsin)
Carroll Phillips (blitzer, try-hard type, some explosive qualities; lacking in bulk)
ILB:
Jordan Evans (man2man cover skills; nose for ball; some struggles against the run)
Kendall Beckwith (injury special; sturdy, dependable; blitzer; old school LB only?)
Eric Wilson (excellent instincts; productive; could play safety; favorite coverage LB)
Harvey Langi (bounced between LB, RB, and DE; size/speed guy; raw with big upside)
Duke Riley (fast; true sideline-to-sideline player; better against pass than run)
Chase Allen (good size, excellent instincts, plays fast, shows up against run/pass)
5th - 7th
OLB:
Darius English (size/speed prospect; flashes on tape; washed out against run)
Jimmie Gilbert (rail thin, almost frail looking; good blitzer; covers WRs sometimes)
Evan Schwan (battled every injury in the book; hard worker; ideal size/speed with considerable upside if healthy)
Keion Adams (in the same mold as Ebukam and Reddick, but less dynamic/productive)
ILB:
Richie Brown (coverage ace -- recorded 3 INTs in one game; nice athlete)
James Onwualu (ST; team leader; Matt Patricia met with him personally)
Blair Brown (plus athlete, undersized, competition level concerns)
Ben Gedeon (leader of defense; productive; lacks some dynamic qualities)
