NFL Draft, Day 2 — Rounds 2-3
Start: 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN, NFL Network, ABC
Timing: Round 2: 7 minutes per selection
Rounds 3-6: 5 minutes per selection
From Patriots media relations:
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ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 07: Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Ronnie Perkins (#7) celebrates a defensive stop during the Big 12 championship college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Baylor Bears on December 7, 2019, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images).
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He’ll likely become the Crimson Tide’s eighth defensive lineman drafted in the top two rounds since 2016. The others were Jarran Reed, A’Shawn Robinson, Dalvin Tomlinson, Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Quinnen Williams and Raekwon Davis.
“Barmore isn’t Quinnen — or Marcell (Dareus, third pick in 2011 draft)-level good,” said one scout. “Better physical gifts than Jonathan Allen, but not close to as good a technician or as an overall player. He’s more gifted than Dalvin Tomlinson. Barmore resides in that Jarran Reed/A’Shawn Robinson/Raekwon Davis group that’s a notch below those big three from the ‘Bama tree.
“I saw Barmore the same way people looked at Davis as a sophomore when he put up (8½) sacks. Then he had two off years after that.”
“It depends when you watched him,” a second scout said. “He was just a guy at the beginning of the season compared to what you watched the last three games. That’s what everybody’s digging on. Why all of a sudden did the light go on? He seems to play with more energy as a pass rusher than he does playing against the run.”
“Somebody will probably reach on him because there aren’t any of these guys,” a third scout said. “I think you’re going to take some lumps with him. He doesn’t have a ton of experience. He’s not a finished product. Best thing he does is rush inside.”
Several teams expressed concerns about what they say is his resistance to coaching and structure at Alabama.
“He’s benefiting from the guys who played there,” said a fourth scout. “He’s just a big (guy) who doesn’t make plays. At ‘Bama, they rotate guys like 80/20 or 70/30. This guy, it’s like 50/50, where he’s in and out of the game.”