The Baltimore Ravens picked Chris Wormley at #74 overall in the 3rd round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Wormley was coached by Jim Harbaugh in college and will be coached by John Harbaugh in the NFL. This is a great pick for the Ravens, getting a guy who was thought of by some as a late 1st rounder or most likely a 2nd round guy.
Defensive end Taco Charlton went to the Dallas Cowboys with the #28 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
It’s a little easier to root for the Cowboys than it used to be, but they’re still a polarizing team. I think Charlton fits well in Dallas, and he’ll get some great coaching from Rod Marinelli.
Jabrill Peppers did indeed go in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, even though he had a “dilute sample” at the Combine. He went #25 overall to the Cleveland Browns.
It’s a great pick for the Browns, who have multiple needs and can use Peppers in several ways. However, I hate the Browns. They are always terrible, they make poor decisions, and they have ugly uniforms. I will have a hard time rooting for them, but I guess I’ll cheer for him to have some individual success.
Taco Charlton
Players are listed in order of how I expect them to get drafted.
Taco Charlton – DE
Charlton didn’t particularly enjoy playing a 3-4 defensive end role in 2015 under defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin, and he was more productive as a weakside end in 2016’s version of the 4-3. He’s projected by NFL scouts as a 4-3 end, and mostly I’ve seen him pegged as going in the last third of the first round, though he has moved up to the middle third of the first round in some mock drafts over the last week or two.
Teams to watch: Saints, Bears, Dolphins, Falcons
Hit the jump for the rest of the draft preview.
Brett Kollmann breaks down Jabrill Peppers in a pretty nicely done 15-minute video: