Main as much as the 2021 NFL draft, which begins April 29, Yahoo Sports activities will depend down our high 100 general prospects. We’ll depend them down in teams of 5 for Nos. 100-51, adopted by extra in-depth experiences on our high 50 gamers, with assist from our scouting assistant, Liam Blutman. We reserve the correct to make modifications to gamers’ grades and evaluations primarily based on harm updates, pro-day exercises or late-arriving info from NFL groups.

Earlier prospect rankings: Nos. 100-96 | 95-91 | 90-86 | 85-81 | 80-76 | 75-71 | 70-66 | 65-61 | 60-56 | 55-51 | 50. OT Liam Eichenberg | 49. WR Terrace Marshall Jr. | 48. LB Chazz Surratt | 47. EDGE Joe Tryon | 46. OT-OG Alex Leatherwood | 45. CB Asante Samuel Jr. | 44. DL Levi Onwuzurike | 43. LB Jabril Cox | 42. DT Daviyon Nixon | 41. EDGE Ronnie Perkins | 40. LB Nick Bolton | 39. CB Ifeatu Melifonwu | 38. WR Elijah Moore | 37. OT Jalen Mayfield | 36. EDGE Carlos Basham Jr. | 35. CB Elijah Molden | 34. RB Travis Etienne | 33. WR Kadarius Toney | 32. EDGE Jayson Oweh | 31. LB Zaven Collins 

30. Alabama DT Christian Barmore

6-foot-4, 310 kilos

Yahoo Sports activities draft grade: 6.00 — potential speedy starter

TL;DR scouting report: Energy rusher with fascinating instruments who hasn’t but performed with constant dominance

Video games watched: Ole Miss (2020), Auburn (2020), Florida (2020), Notre Dame (2020), Ohio State (2020)

The thin: A 4-star Rivals recruit out of the Philadelphia space, Barmore picked Bama over practically 20 presents and redshirted as a freshman in 2018. In 2019, Barmore noticed the sphere in 12 video games (one begin) making 26 stops (six for losses), two sacks and two cross breakups and was named to the all-freshman SEC staff. He stepped up as a redshirt sophomore in 2020 to make 37 tackles (9.5 for loss), eight sacks, three compelled fumbles and three cross breakups in 12 begins, lacking the opener with an harm. Barmore was named third-team AP All-America and first-team All-SEC for the nationwide champions, incomes School Soccer Playoff Championship Recreation Defensive MVP vs. Ohio State, making 5 tackles (two for loss) and a sack within the dominant efficiency. Following the season, he declared early for the 2021 NFL draft.

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Upside: Super potential as inside disruptor. Stress-to-snap ratio is great. Was probably the greatest inside gamers within the nation within the second half of the 2020 school season. 

Turned in two showcase performances in school playoff video games vs. proficient offensive traces of Notre Dame and Ohio State. Delivered eight-sack, three-FF season as primarily a part-time participant.

Broad body with preferrred size — 33 5/8-inch arms, 10-inch arms and 81 3/8-inch wingspan. Realized to get his large meathooks as much as disrupt passing lanes higher in 2020. 

Heavy-handed participant who can shock blockers with power. Good upper-body power to make a dent. Swipes down blockers’ punches with ease at instances — high quality hand utilization evident in improved 2020 play. Channels pure, uncooked energy with out lunging or overextending.

Nice 40-yard sprint time (4.97 seconds), with stable 10-yard cut up (1.76 seconds). Terrific go off the road to tax lumbering guards. Fast, pretty mild ft. Good steadiness and suppleness — not on the bottom so much. Uncommon to see him overwhelmed on the level of assault. Can work down the road and make performs laterally.

Lined up in just about each method alongside the road and rushed from either side. Used successfully on stunts and twists to create pass-rush alternatives. Began to complete higher final season and seems to be on the verge of unlocking his full potential. Strong hitter who make his contact depend — delivered some punishing pictures. On-field bully who doesn’t again down from a avenue brawl.

Draw back: Inexperienced — a mere 747 defensive snaps in school. Solely 24 profession video games and 6 begins. Nonetheless uncooked — persevering with to determine issues out on the sphere. Will flip 22 years previous this spring. Late bloomer who turned focus to soccer later in his high-school profession.

Disappeared in some contests. Go-rush effectivity diverse wildly sport to sport. Quiet in SEC title shootout vs. Florida. Can vacate his hole and run himself out of the play with broad rush angles or freelancing fashion. Requires extra self-discipline in his method. Not a dependable tackler but — lets runners get out of his grasp too typically.

Unremarkable instances within the quick shuttle (4.75 seconds) and 3-cone drill (7.81 seconds). Appeared heavy and sluggish early final season — didn’t actually hit his bodily stride till halfway via the marketing campaign. Might require further consideration in an NFL conditioning program.

Won’t be a super two-gapper within the NFL. Typically requested to carry the purpose in Bama’s read-and-react protection and was hit and miss controlling a number of gaps. Can wrestle towards greater inside blockers. Nonetheless studying the best way to defeat or stalemate double groups.

Fails to find the ball at instances — sucked in on attracts and screens. May be cussed to make his preliminary rush work, even after it’s been stalled. Will get half-manned and turned sideways on tandem blocks. Doesn’t at all times win leverage battles vs. the run. Tends to play excessive — pad degree will be improved.

Finest-suited vacation spot: Barmore is an ascending prospect who carries some danger. However his expertise base is robust sufficient the place NFL groups are fascinated with what he can turn out to be.

Along with his mixture of energy and athleticism, plus his first rate versatility, there’s no purpose to assume that Barmore can’t emerge as a three-down defender who has an impression towards the run and the cross in time. It simply may take a while to completely unlock it.

Do you know: Because the 1999 NFL draft, there have been 69 defensive tackles drafted in Spherical 1 — a mean of three.3 per yr. The one draft through which there was no defensive sort out taken within the first spherical throughout that span was in 2017, when Malik McDowell (thirty fifth general, Spherical 2) was the very best taken.

Many across the league imagine Barmore has the most effective probability to be the one DT to land in Spherical 1 on this yr’s class, though Washington’s Levi Onwuzurike additionally has an out of doors shot to hitch him within the first 32 picks.

Participant comp: Fashion-wise, he’s considerably corresponding to Ndamukong Suh, though Barmore isn’t practically as refined a prospect as Suh was popping out.

Anticipated draft vary: First-round choose.

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