OVERVIEW
Huge player who is just starting to reach his vast potential as an offensive lineman … Can play guard or tackle, but appears to have found a home at left guard … Came to Miami as one of the most highly recruited players in the nation … Has tremendous size and strength and has the potential to develop into a devastating run blocker … His lower-body strength gives him good explosion off the ball … Has great leverage and flexibility … A leader by example, he led the team in key blocks (knockdowns/pancakes) the last two seasons.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has a huge, thick frame with a wide upper body, shoulders and chest, with big arms, hips, thighs and calves … Has the ability to dominate and simply engulfs the small defenders … Has excellent initial quickness for a player his size, getting off the ball to his reach spot, easily gaining position … Has great strength and leg drive to run through defenders and open rush lanes … Shuffles his feet well and does a fine job of protecting the inside … Quick-twitch type with the foot agility and hand usage to gain advantage coming out of his stance … Uses his hands effectively to gain inside position, showing the agility to mirror and adjust to his man … Generates good pop and explosion off the line, consistently maintaining contact on the defender … Easily gains position to sustain blocks … Above-average drive blocker with the ability to pin and steer the defender … Despite his size, he is functional with his speed and acceleration on pulls and traps, playing on his feet when working in space while showing nice balance … Shows good short area speed to adjust in space and be in position to cut or wall off his man … Very good to set, extend, punch and jab on the pass rusher … Gets good inside hand position to get solid pop on contact … Looks very comfortable in his kick slide, using his hand strength to lock out and replace with a strong punch … Has the lateral agility to sustain and finish blocks, showing the ability to slide and recover when changing direction … Plays with great leverage.
