NFL Draft Analyst Matt Miller Has Puzzling Analysis on LSU LB Harold Perkins

The 2025 NFL Draft is still months away but we are learning more and more about the prospects that will likely go high in April's annual selection meeting. Summer scouting is about understanding what a player is and getting a baseline to see who they are. It helps project forward and also see growth during their final collegiate season. That fact makes Matt Miller of ESPN's mock draft so puzzling. LSU star defender Harold Perkins feels like a first round lock at this point in July. However, things can change with another season. What is baffling about Perkins going 12th overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is that he's being drafted as an edge rusher. Perkins was misused at linebacker last season, but he will move back to edge rusher in new defensive coordinator Blake Baker's scheme this year. And we could see him use his great speed to eclipse his 13 career sacks this season alone. That might entice the Buccaneers, who are looking for a defensive end to break out and emerge as a true threat to opposing offen