I get there are issues in terms of fit, but when we look back at the 2021 NFL draft in a decade I can’t help imagining many of us will have the following thought cross our minds:
“How the hell did 51 players get drafted before Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah?”
I’ve thought he was a first-round talent since the end of the 2019 season and a year that saw him named the nation’s best collegiate linebacker didn’t exactly change any of that for me.
Count former Notre Dame color commentator and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy among those who love the Cleveland Browns selection of Owusu-Koramoah:
My son Justin is a huge Browns fan and he’s pumped right now because they just drafted a phenomenal defensive player. When I watched Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah play for Notre Dame last year he reminded me of a young Derrick Brooks. I think he’ll be a great open field defender.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) May 1, 2021
Getting a comparison to one of the best linebackers to ever do it is quite the compliment.
Especially from the former head coach of that legendary linebacker.