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5 players that impressed on the final day of the Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl wrapped up its third day of practice on Thursday. While the game itself will take place on Saturday, the value of these events comes during the practices. This is an event that the Los Angeles Rams have paid close attention to in the past. It wouldn’t be a surprise if they drafted a few more Senior Bowl players in April. Here are five players that stood out on the final day of practices in Mobile. I have also included some Rams-related notes at the end.
After what the Rams went through over the past four years with Tutu Atwell, it is understandable why fans wouldn’t want to do the same with Tez Johnson. Johnson weighed in at 5’9, 156 pounds in Mobile which is nearly identical to Atwell.
Whatever the feelings are on Atwell, that doesn’t take away from the fact that Johnson had a good week at the Senior Bowl. He finished strong on day three creating plenty of space in the red zone, showing off his route-running ability. Johnson runs crisp routes and also provides special teams ability as a punt returner which Atwell couldn’t do. He would give the Rams some of the explosiveness that they are lacking at the position. The smaller wide receiver mold hasn’t worked with Tavon Austin or Atwell, but maybe the third time is the charm?
Jaxon Dart finished off a good week in Mobile showing command running hurry up. In a two-minute offense, Dart hit South Alabama wide receiver Jamaal Pritchett in the back corner of the end zone for a touchdown. He also hit a hole shot between the cornerback and safety to Jack Bech that couldn’t be hauled in, but was placed well.
There may be some overreaction after how Dart performed this week, but he may be one of my favorite options to sit behind Matthew Stafford in this draft class. Dart isn’t worth a first-round selection and may go in the early to mid-second round. Unfortunately, the Rams don’t have a second-round pick currently. Dart was impressive and in the right situation he could have success.
Toledo’s Darius Alexander was a name that I circled coming into the week and he really showed out on Wednesday. Alexander’s motor runs hot and he has a lot of versatility. He showed that he can line up inside, but also win as a wide 9 at 300 pounds. Alexander beat Josh Conerly Jr. off of the edge during team drills.
Having a good first impression is nice and it catches attention. However, if a player shows development throughout the week and consistently, that’s just as impressive. That’s exactly what Alexander did. He...
