2021 NFL Draft Day!!

[Scalper]

7th round
246 overall
Shaka Toney - Tweener Pass Rusher - B grade

He'd win the coolest name award of our draft class if we hadn't taken Cheeseman. More the type of player you like to see a team take a flyer on in 7th. He is athletic, with natural speed and bend. He is another tweener, however, ideal fit for 3-4 OLB, but not sure what you do with him in 4-3. He's 6'2" and 242. Too small framed and light for DE. If he adds 20 lbs, does he lose speed, and does it even matter because he's still awfully short. Can he play WLB? SLB? On passing downs on the edge where none of that matters and he just rushes?

He also lacks toughness and strength, but both those can be developed, the latter especially. He is a gifted pass rusher, but is soft against run and tough blockers = not a 3 down LB or DE at this point. He really struggles against mauler edge OL at times, a problem which could get worse in NFL. Coaches can hopefully work on these things. Not absurd to think he could develop into a solid rotational backup at minimum, but B not B+ because of tweener status. Not sure why we keep drafting guys that seem more of a fit for scheme we just abandoned, but it is the 7th round, Reggie White isn't sitting there, very athletic player many had graded as 5th or 6th rounder.