NFL Notes: Draft, 49ers, Bills, Browns, & Jaguars

Draft

  • An NFL scout tells Matt Miller of B/R that an NFL comparison for Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil is Cowboys LT Tyron Smith. The scout added: “He’s Tyron 2.0. Big, mean, athletic. The total package.”
  • Multiple GMs tell Millerย that they viewย year’s draft class as “flat,” which is that there is no can’t-miss player for the Titans to take at No. 1 overall.
  • NFL scouts anticipate that a quarterback will go No. 1 overall after someone trades up with the Titans, and the most common name suggested is Cal QB Jared Goff.
  • Miller lists Travis Feeney, LB, Washington,ย Deon Bush, FS, Miami (Fla.),ย Alex Lewis, T, Nebraska,ย Victor Ochi, DE, Stony Brook,ย Geronimo Allison, WR, Illinois andย Kyle Carter, TE, Penn State as players who helped their draft stock at the East-West Shrine practices.

49ers

  • Albert Breer reports thatย two names beingย considered for the 49ers defensive coordinator job includeย LBs coach Jason Tarver and Ravens LBs coach Don Martindale.
  • Breer mentions that both candidates have prior defensive coordinator experience.

Bills

  • Bills GM Dougย Whaley said he’d “love” to have WRย Percy Harvin back next year, but added: “The first thing for Percy is that he has to get healthy.” (WGR 550 Buffalo)
  • Bills HC Rex Ryan told reporters that his brother, Rob,ย turned down NFL and college coordinator offers to coach in Buffalo. Rexย added that Rob loves the Bills’ organization.

Browns

  • Alex Marvez reports that the Browns have hired former Giants DL coachย Robert Nunn for the same position.

Jaguars

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