[If Rousseau was eligible for the 2020 NFL draft he goes #20 max]

3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

even if he was eligible, how does he go "20, max"?  Ahead of Chaisson?  

Yes this is part of the arguable statement

 

Chaisson was also considered a raw and an unfinished product similar to the 2021 DE class, he played only 9 more games in college than Rousseau, both were developmental propects

 

Chaisson played well against higher level tackles, Rousseau played against lesser talent

 

Rousseau would have been riding in the draft with the hype of his 15.5 sack season of production 

 

Chaisson rode in on strong play in the big games and college football playoff run

 

Rousseau was considered at that time to be a potential top 10 prospect to watch in the upcoming season prior to his opt out

 

Both were leaders and had good character

 

Both had some of the accompanying boom or bust chatter for Chaisson it was that his production did not match his talent for Rousseau it was that he lucked into his production or that his production came playing against weak talent

 

Yes he could have been selected at #20 ahead of Chaisson

 

And if Chaisson was still selected at 20 then Rousseau would be the next DE off the board and gets drafted earlier than 30 as he did in the 2021 draft

[If Rousseau was eligible for the 2020 NFL draft he goes #20 max]

Say in retrospect we had the foresight of an altered college season & opt-outs allowing Greg to be 'eligible' and declare for 2020 draft

 

We can agree that Chase is #1 DE @ 1-2-2 to WFT

 

But the rest of the DE class required 'development' or had question marks like the 2021 class

 

Based on the Bills 2021 draft selection Rousseau's floor would be pick 2-22-54

 

1-2-2 Chase Young Ohio State

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1-20-20 K'Lavon Chaisson LSU

2-6-38 Yetor Gross Matos Penn State

2-16-48 Darrell Taylor Tennessee 

2-22-54 AJ Epenesa Iowa

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3-15-79 Jabari Zuniga Florida

 

Jacksonville selects Groot at 20

 

What if Basham was also eligible in 2020 and thrown in the mix just for fun?

 

Would the Bills still choose AJ over Boogie at 2-22-54?