There was a time, before the Rams and Eagles sprang elaborate move-up trade machinations — desperate risks to land franchise quarterbacks — that Laremy Tunsil was a viable consideration as the overall No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL Draft. The offensive tackle from Ole Miss was considered that strong a prospect.
Even after the Rams and Eagles jettisoned picks to get to 1-2 on the list, in order to take Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, respectively, Tunsil was sitting pretty, possibly going No. 3 to the Chargers. The latest draft-day buzz, though, has the Chargers preferring left tackle Ronnie Stanley of Notre Dame to Tunsil. It is unlikely, though, Tunsil gets past the Ravens at No. 6.
A precipitous drop is not expected, but if Tunsil starts to fall, should the Giants, sitting at No. 10, try to move up a slot or two to land him?
No, no, a thousand times no, says a prominent NFL scout.
“He’s the one everybody — I shouldn’t say everybody — you talk to people in the league, they’re not as high on him as these clowns on their computers in their basements who maybe watched one game on YouTube and think they know the answers,’’ Dan Shonka, general manager and national scout for Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services, told The Post.
“He can’t block people crossing his face, he’s technique-poor. Here’s how stupid people are: They say, ‘He had a great workout at the combine.’ Well, he didn’t do anything at the combine but on-the-field drills. He was fresh. All the other guys went through real rigorous, the 40s, the vertical, the long jump, they did all that, everything, and he didn’t do crap and some of these clowns out there say, ‘Well, he had a great workout.’ Well, all those other guys would have had great workouts too if they weren’t so tired.’’
Tunsil, a 6-foot-5, 310-pound lineman, allowed only two sacks in his 29 games at Ole Miss. He has missed time with injuries and, in 2015, was suspended seven games by the NCAA for receiving improper benefits.
“I’m not a Tunsil guy,’’ Shonka said. “I’ve watched too much film on him. I broke down 15 games for a team on Stanley and he was clearly the better of the two, because he’s a football player. If you want ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ then go take Tunsil.
“I’d stay away from Tunsil. I think he’s got ‘bust’ written all over him. He’s always hurt and he goes out and runs drills good and some of these people go gaga. You can’t get intoxicated by a workout. The next time he finishes a block will be the first time.’’
