Rams select Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (CB) with the 182nd pick.

[simonblaze]

It’s rare to grab someone in the 6th this confident he can make the team… Tomlinson is going to make the team. He is a good football player, just small.

I actually think he starts on the outside and moves inside on passing downs...

 

[dpjax]

Biggest steals of the 2023 NFL Draft by round​

Biggest steals of the 2023 NFL Draft by round | NFL Draft | PFF

The Green Bay Packers managed to get a top-100 player on the PFF big board in the seventh round, among other steals.

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ROUND 6: CB TRE'VIUS HODGES-TOMLINSON, LOS ANGELES RAMS​

• Pick: 182
• PFF Big Board: 69

Hodges-Tomlinson was the 69th-ranked player on PFF’s final big board. The reason he was picked as late as he was had to be his size. His 5-foot-8 height and 29-inch arm length are both 1st-percentile marks for the position. But his tape shows the athleticism and playmaking ability of a player who should have been drafted earlier than the sixth round, even if you believe he's just a nickel cornerback.

His cumulative coverage grade of 90.3 since 2020 was the best mark in his conference. The transition to slot cornerback will be a new one for him, as he played more than 2,200 snaps on the outside and just 66 snaps in the slot over the past three years. But his ability is one worth taking a chance on.

 

[kurtfaulk]

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[Mackeyser]

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just two guys talking.



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Yeah, this guy’s a baller, plain and simple.

 

[Ram65]

He just makes plays.

 

[TheTackle]

"The Rams Have Told Me I Have the Chance to Start Day 1"

Tre'Vius is looking forward to improving if he wants to play at a high level in the league

His Mum and Uncle (not that one) already followed the Rams


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwotACyC4bo

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Watching Tomlinson’s tape makes you feel that he’d have been drafted in the first two rounds if he’d been a few inches taller. The guy is everywhere- sticks to his man in coverage and has real ball hawking skills.

It wouldn’t surprise me if he became the best slot CB in the league.

It could be. In general the league doesn’t put a high value on slot corners. So I hope he can play outside but I doubt it.

At least he has ball skills. Long was a sticky cover corner but he never played the ball.

The lack of CBs taken early, letting FA CBs go, trading Jalen and not picking anyone up (yet) sure seems to tell us that they like the young guys they have in the room and feel comfortable letting them ascend and take over. I looke at the roster on paper and get worried. But i'm clinging to the hope that they know the young guys are ready and will indeed perform well.

I think that McVay believes his improved coaching staff can coach these guys up. That could end up either way. They won’t be able to teach a guy like Kendrick’s to be a more willing tackler. They won’t be able to coach Tomlinson to be taller. Some things aren’t possible.

 

[muggmeister]

Love this pick. Plays like a young Jalen Ramsey in a Nickell Robey-Coleman body. Think we got a real keeper here.

 

[CGI_Ram]

What the Rams are getting in rookie CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson

The Rams may have found a late-round gem by taking Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson in the 6th round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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What the Rams are getting in rookie CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson​

The Los Angeles Rams’ secondary is going to look a lot different in 2023 after the offseason they’ve had thus far. Besides having Troy Hill and David Long Jr. hitting free agency, the Rams traded All-Pro Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins, leaving them thin at the cornerback spot.

Even though many were expecting the Rams to take a cornerback earlier in the 2023 NFL draft, they waited until the sixth round to take Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson out of TCU. What should fans expect from the incoming first-year cornerback?

Before we dive deeper into Hodges-Tomlinson, it should be noted (yet again) that he’s the nephew of Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson. the Rams love players with family connections to football and they knew they couldn’t pass up the opportunity of taking Hodges-Tomlinson in the sixth round.

Entering the NFL, Hodges-Tomlinson is certainly an undersized cornerback at under 5-foot-8, but he still brings a handful of positive skills to the table. Hodges-Tomlinson’s agility and ability to flip his hips stand out immediately when watching him play.

Throughout his time at TCU, Hodges-Tomlinson totaled 41 pass breakups and he had five interceptions in his final two seasons. The former Horned Frog is a savvy player that has a vast knowledge of what other teams are trying to do, though, he can sometimes get too hands-on in coverage, which often led to penalties.


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Despite his size, Hodges-Tomlinson isn’t afraid to get involved in the run game and he improved his tackling numbers each year at TCU. With his mixture of instincts and size, Hodges-Tomlinson will likely spend most of his career playing in the slot.

The Rams have had smaller cornerbacks have success under Sean McVay, and we know the offensive-minded coach loves having playmakers on the defensive side of the ball. Considering that the Rams lack depth at the cornerback position right now, Hodges-Tomlinson could immediately be an impact starter in 2023 out of the slot, allowing him to make game-changing plays as he did in college.

 

[oldnotdead]

He played outside in college. But this is the NFL and I just don't see it. Big fast YWRs are the rule not the exception now. They need a fast, aggressive SCB at that position. Kendrick looked lost and simply lacked the speed and coverage talent for the position. I'd be very disappointed if Morris trots out Kendrick as a boundary CB opposite Durant. Rochell has the speed, agility and length to play boundary CB. When Kendrick was on the field playing boundary and inside QBs targeted him and torched him repeatedly. He was simply out classed by faster, quicker receivers.

If they play a base nickel they would have excellent speed at all three positions with Durant and Rochell outside and Hodges-Tomlinson at SCB. This would also allow them to play a two deep safety shell (Tampa Two) with Lake and Yeast who both have enough speed to cover a split deep zone.

 

[TheTackle]

He played outside in college. But this is the NFL and I just don't see it. Big fast YWRs are the rule not the exception now. They need a fast, aggressive SCB at that position. Kendrick looked lost and simply lacked the speed and coverage talent for the position. I'd be very disappointed if Morris trots out Kendrick as a boundary CB opposite Durant. Rochell has the speed, agility and length to play boundary CB. When Kendrick was on the field playing boundary and inside QBs targeted him and torched him repeatedly. He was simply out classed by faster, quicker receivers.

If they play a base nickel they would have excellent speed at all three positions with Durant and Rochell outside and Hodges-Tomlinson at SCB. This would also allow them to play a two deep safety shell (Tampa Two) with Lake and Yeast who both have enough speed to cover a split deep zone.

Out of curiosity, did these big fast WRs play at the college level or did they just appear out of thin air? He didn’t have any recorded problems in college going against bigger players. Secondly, the nickel is most likely a starter in our base formation if things stay similar to years past.

The question is whether he will be one of our top three, even if I (and others) believe he will emerge as one of our best two. I would be surprised if he doesn’t play outside and in.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Out of curiosity, did these big fast WRs play at the college level or did they just appear out of thin air? He didn’t have any recorded problems in college going against bigger players. Secondly, the nickel is most likely a starter in our base formation if things stay similar to years past.

The question is whether he will be one of our top three, even if I (and others) believe he will emerge as one of our best two. I would be surprised if he doesn’t play outside and in.

The QBs and receivers that he plays against will be the college cream of the crop. They will be faster and smarter. Very few players TTH faced in college were NFL caliber, aside from playoff games.

It remains to be seen how much, if at all, being 5’-8” will affect his ability to play in the NFL.

Jason Verrett was 5’-10” and 188 lbs. he was small and slightly built. The kid couldn’t stay healthy, but he was a very good Corner when he was on the field.

PFF has TYH listed as 5’9”- 180 lbs