* Jeff Luc, LB, Cincinnati: the guy goes 260 but can stay with RBs on deep routes. For that alone, I think he bears watching, though I doubt the Rams have a place for him.
* Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke. The best route-runner on the show today, and he did a great job getting off the line against press coverage. They can't press you if they can't touch you. He's teeny, though: 5'8" 174.
* Danny Shelton, DT, Washington. He's being called the best player in Mobile and a likely top ten pick, and early on in 1-on-1s, he was just tossing guys around. Really got gassed at the end, though, despite Mike Mayock's insistence that he's a 3-down player. Definitely earns the comparisons to Haloti Ngata, though.
* Nick Boyle, TE, Delaware. As a receiver, showed nice hands and won fights for the ball; also made a big block to blow open a big run 11-on-11.
* Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina. Not big at 5'10" 190, but showed nice hands, caught well outside his frame, and beat Josh Shaw, who played well at the East-West Shrine Game, for a deep ball.
* Henry Anderson, DT, Stanford. Looks much too tall and skinny for the position, but he is quick off the snap and gets really good leverage.
* DBs: Damarious Randall (Arizona State) looked like the best DB there to me, to the point I was surprised to see him listed as a safety. Didn't get fooled once and showed little problem handling speed. Kurtis Drummond (Michigan State), another safety, didn't impress me in coverage but really shined in 11-on-11. Looks like he'll be a good in-the-box safety, he was all over sweeps and short passes. Adrian Amos (Penn State) usually had tight coverage and showed good anticipation. Finally, a couple of corners: I really liked Eric Rowe (Utah). Ideal size, smart player, plays the ball well, doesn't commit earlier than he should. Steven Nelson (Oregon State) I didn't like as much because I thought he held on every rep. But the NFL Network guys loved him, very reminiscent of Desmond Trufant last year. So keep an eye on Nelson.
* T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pitt. Some mock drafts have the Rams drafting Clemmings at #10. Right now, I'd have to say I hope not. The Rams already have one raw tackle who's still figuring out what he's doing. They don't need two. Clemmings has only two years' experience on the offensive line, and it showed here. He reaches too much, gets too off-balance and is very susceptible to counter moves. The comparisons to Tyron Smith look valid some reps. Other reps, he looks like Joseph Barksdale. No sale so far.
* O-linemen I did like: Donovan Smith, T, Penn State absolutely stoned defenders at times, including Za'Darius Smith, who is coming off an impressive East-West Shrine Game. Guards Laken Tomlinson (Duke) and Max Garcia (Florida) were rock-solid on most reps and held their own against Shelton.
* Hayes Pullard, LB, USC. I thought his lateral movement was awful. Any time a back juked him during drills they'd get open by two yards. He did show good deep speed.
* Ty Montgomery, WR, Stanford: they went deep for him three times during 1-on-1 drills, he was open on all three, and didn't make a single catch. Didn't even touch the ball. And these weren't overthrown balls. Can he even track a deep ball?
Still waiting to see a player I'd want the Rams to spend pick #10 on. We'll have to see how the rest of the week develops.
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