So I'm watching some game film of this guy and I'm trying to figure out why people are projecting him so high. He played tackle but most have him projected to play guard or center and for good observable reasons. His arms are way too short to play tackle in the NFL, he doesn't kick back quick enough in pass protection but once he gets his hands on someone they're usually done. He gets beat to the inside trying to overcompensate for not being able to beat faster players to the edge plus lack of arm length. He gets set up to the outside, longer armed defender attacks his outside shoulder and rips back to the inside. On the film vs non NFL level defenders he recovers more often than not but that won't translate in my opinion.
As a guard you could hide most of his flaws. He had good bench reps, awesome athletic measurables so he could make a living on the second level of defenses in the run game but I don't see him overpowering a lot of weaker competition like you'd expect from a projected high 1st rounder. I'd assume high second or late first round pick. Our 22 pick might be a slight reach but based on our off season I feel like this is who they are targeting.
Am i missing something?
As a guard you could hide most of his flaws. He had good bench reps, awesome athletic measurables so he could make a living on the second level of defenses in the run game but I don't see him overpowering a lot of weaker competition like you'd expect from a projected high 1st rounder. I'd assume high second or late first round pick. Our 22 pick might be a slight reach but based on our off season I feel like this is who they are targeting.
Am i missing something?
