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Originally Posted by staylor26

I’m just referring to taking a guy that has a serious injury and allowing them to basically RS.

Simmons plays a more premium position as an interior pass rusher, so of course he wasn’t falling out of the top 20.

I think it’s a bit different with Williams considering the position he plays and the depth at that position in the draft.

I agree that he likely doesn’t make it to 30 if he checks out medically, but if he makes it to 30 and the Chiefs take him, I’m not going to complain.

I’m not sure why some folks think he’s going to redshirt. He has 7.5 months until opening day and he’s apparently ahead of schedule:

Spoke with former #Bama WR Jameson Williams one week after an ACL repair from Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola. @bigsgjamo said, “I’m feeling awesome. Ready to get down this road.” Rocky Arceneaux of @Alliance_Sports said he’s already ahead of schedule following the clean tear.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 25, 2022

Modern medicine is helping players come back faster. Look at Packers WR Amari Rodgers. At Clemson the guy tore his ACL in March and came back to play in week 3. He came back and was effective in 6 months.
Cam Akers ruptured his Achilles, which is a worse injury. Came back and looked good after a little over 5 months.

This guy for his ACL in January. I bet he’ll be ready for a team mid season. Maybe earlier with a 6 week PUP designation to start the season.