1st Mock Draft- James Pearce Jr

[Midas]

#15 to the Falcons
”The only concern about Pearce is whether his size (243 pounds) is enough for teams to see him as a true three-down option. If they do, don’t be surprised to see Pearce land closer to the top 10. His ability to win with speed off the edge is nearly unmatched in this class.”

Please God

 

[The_topis_Rocky89]

Why

Why has Sampson fallen so far?

Probably Fumbles

 

[LittleVol]

Said it before. He seems to be a bit of a one trick pony. Time the snap and speed rush. Gonna need more than that at the pro level.

This is completely wrong.
He needed to improve in run support coming into 2024. - he added 12 more tackles from the previous year.
Forced a goal line fumble against Florida (power run play) that proved to be the difference in the game.

Made many open field tackles. Had a nice one against Ohio State where The Buckeye did a counter PA and the pass out into the flat. Pearce somehow guarded the counter run PA and still had the speed to get out into the flat to make the play.

And was still a factor in the pass rush department. On a heavily rotated Dline.

You weren’t watching him where it mattered.
Best defender Tennessee has had In years.

 

[boeninghaus]

Probably Fumbles

yeah 5 in three years is definitely why

 

[brockytop]

Said it before. He seems to be a bit of a one trick pony. Time the snap and speed rush. Gonna need more than that at the pro level.

Byron Young says hello.

 

[Vol-e-ball]

He needs to get stronger and add about 10 lb of muscle. The NFL specializes in this. He'll be fine.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Why

Why has Sampson fallen so far?

I have not seen one legit mock draft that shows Sampson on the 6th nor Pearce on the second.

 

[SamuraiVol74]

He should be a mid-1st rounder as projected. His speed and ability to reach the QB in and of itself warrants that projection. I get the size concern but Robert Mathis also was thought to be too small to play DE and had a decent career as both a DE and OLB because of the same traits Pearce has. I think Pearce has the ability and the makeup to be something special in the NFL.

 

[General Jack]

Better or worse than a Darrel “WGWTFA” Taylor?

Darrell Taylor has had a very nice NFL career. Better longevity than most.

 

[wmcovol]

Watching Tennessee history, he might go second round.

Vols have a run with edge rushers in NFL.

 

[Orange defense]

Needs to come back and get revenge on Georgia, Ohio State, etc…

 

[loosecannon]

Pierce mid to late first round is ideal. I’d love to see him some place like a Pittsburg or Baltimore or anywhere that knows how to use rushers and could put him in position to be successful. A lot of these early picks get put in bad situations.

Running backs are hard to project. I could see DS 4-6. It just depends on if the position goes on a run or not. It is a really RB heavy draft, so it feels like more of a crapshoot than normal

 

[The_topis_Rocky89]

yeah 5 in three years is definitely why

How many this year?