Miami Hurricanes defensive end and NFL draft prospect Gregory Rousseau has not played in a football game or suffered a serious injury since last year’s draft. Yet he has slipped from someone thought to be a top-10 2021 draft choice at the same time last year to a prospect many speculate may fall out of Thursday night’s first round.
Rousseau, who made the decision to opt out of the 2020 fall season, like several other top draft prospects did, is now a year and a half separated from his 15 1/2-sack season as a redshirt freshman in 2019 that initially left scouts and analysts enamored with him.