LB Jimmy Rolder, Michigan, Round 4 (No 118 overall)
Cosell: “Rolder’s 2025 tape showed a consistent savvy stacked linebacker prospect who played with control and calculation and good eyes to key and diagnose, and a quick trigger in the box who was also able to navigate confined space effectively to make tackles off movement in the run game. Rolder consistently showed the awareness and vision to work through traffic with efficiency and control to take good angles to running backs.
“In 2025, Rolder was almost exclusively a stacked linebacker in Michigan’s defense but there were times he was deployed as a second level rusher in multiple stunt concepts both as a penetrator and a looper. He was also featured as a rusher in five-man zone pressure schemes and four-man sim pressures.”
CB Keith Abney II, Arizona State, Round 5 (No. 157 overall)
Cosell: “The question that comes to mind watching Abney 2025 tape is whether he will be projected as an outside corner or slot corner at the next level given his lack of length and top end speed and shorter than desired arms to match up on the outside.
“My sense is Abney will be evaluated and projected as a slot corner. Overall Abney’s tape was strong playing both press man and zone coverage and I believe he has the needed traits to be an effective slot corner at the next level.”
