[autotag]BJ Ojulari[/autotag] is one of the more intriguing prospects in this draft class.
As a junior in 2022, he became one of LSU’s on and off-field leaders, earning the No. 18 jersey. He was a major part of the team’s success defensively, though his production did drop off a bit (in part due to the emergence of [autotag]Harold Perkins[/autotag] opposite him).
Ojulari was seen as a likely first-round pick entering the season, and even if that’s no longer a given, he certainly has a shot of hearing his name called in the first round.
In his breakdown of the defensive line class, Pro Football Focus’ Mike Renner offered some high praise for Ojulari, giving him the superlative for the best pass-rush moves in the class.
Ojulari has easily the deepest bag of moves in the edge class. While he doesn’t necessarily have one dominant go-to move, his varied pass-rush toolbox means he almost never goes home empty-handed, which is why he averaged 4.3 pressures per game the past two seasons. Making that all the more impressive is the fact that Ojulari won’t turn 21 years old until early April.
Ojulari finished the 2022 season with 58 total tackles — a career-high — as well as 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He is largely projected as a late first or early second-round pick, but given his skill as a pass rusher, he could find himself as a Night 1 selection
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