| Offensive Guards |
| Last Updated: July 12, 2010 |
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Jason Pinkston
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Jason Pinkston - Pittsburgh (HT: 6-3½ - WT: 305)
Projection: 2nd Round
Positives: Will get a lot of consideration at Offensive Tackle... Athletic... Reasonably good length and long arms... Good pass blocker... Good burst out of his stance... Very solid knee bend... Good footwork, good lateral movement and slide... Good agility and COD... Uses his hands reasonably well, good hand placement... Does a nice job re-directing... Carries his pad reasonably well... Solid run blocker... Adequate upper body strength, solid punch... Does a nice job at POA... Solid anchor, can generally stop the bull rush... Can pull and get to the second level... Good flexibility and body control... Does a solid job blocking on the move.
Negatives: Inconsistent... Has some durability concerns... Doesn't get good depth on kick slide... Can be beat by good outside speed... Will stop his feet and reach and lean.
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Stefan Wisniewski
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Stefan Wisniewski - Penn St. (HT: 6-3 - WT: 300)
Projection: 2nd Round
Positives: Outstanding NFL bloodlines... Athletic... Versatile, will get equal looks at Center as well... Intelligent, heady, good football IQ, good awareness... Good quickness, quick pass set... Quick initial step, fires off the ball... Natural knee bender... Plays with good hand placement... Good agility... Good lateral movement and slide... Does a good job reacting to stunts and zone drops... Reasonably good lower body strength... Good anchor... Very solid run blocker... Good punch... Good strength at POA, very solid upper body strength... Can move defenders off the line... Plays with good leverage... Stays low and drives his legs on contact... Can pull and trap block well... Can get to the second level... Good flexibility and body control, breaks down well in space... Does a nice job blocking on the move, can explode into his blocks... Good overall technique... Very solid balance... Plays physical... Stays on his blocks, hard to disengage from... Tenacious, determined, competitive... Plays physical, works hard to finish his assignments... Can play in ZBS.
Negatives: Narrow base... Will lunge into some blocks... Inconsistent balance... Will need to add some bulk... Has some past injury concerns.
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Rodney Hudson
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Rodney Hudson - Florida St. (HT: 6-2 - WT: 290)
Projection: 2nd Round
Positives: Athletic... Heady, good awareness... Plays with excellent overall technique and knee bend... Possesses very solid playing strength... Good initial quickness, fires out of his stance... Good agility, very solid footwork... Good run blocker... Keeps feet moving on contact... Plays with good leverage... Does a good job on pulls and traps... Gets to the second level quickly... Takes good angles... Good flexibility and body control... Breaks down well and does a very good job blocking in space... Good pass protector... Good knee bender... Sets up quickly... Good lateral mobility and slide... Re-directs reasonably well... Reacts quickly to stunts and blitzes... Excellent and consistent hand placement, always keeps his hands inside... Good awareness, keeps head on a swivel... Works hard to finish his assignments, determined, consistently gives his best effort... Gets and maintains good leverage... Good mental and physical toughness... Refuses to be dominated... Near perfect fit in ZBS... Will get some consideration at Center as well.
Negatives: Undersized, needs to bulk up 10-15 lbs. to remain at Guard... Needs to improve overall playing strength a little... Doesn't possess a great anchor and will get pushed back at times... Leans into some blocks... Missed a couple games in 2009 with knee injury.
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Michael Pouncey
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Michael Pouncey - Florida (HT: 6-4½ - WT: 320)
Projection: 3rd Round
Positives: Athletic… Versatile, can play Center or Guard... Good run blocker... Very solid drive blocker... Reasonably good strength... Can anchor well at POA... Plays with good power... Stays low and wins most battles for leverage... Gets and maintains good hand placement... Plays with reasonably good leverage... Drives his legs on contact... Maintains good balance... Gets good push and can move the pile in the running game... Can pull and trap block well... Gets to the second level... Does a nice job breaking down in space and blocking on the move... Good flexibility and COD... Very solid pass protector... Good initial quickness, very quick off the snap... Explodes into his blocks... Good agility... Solid footwork... Solid knee bender... Very solid lateral movement and slide... Possesses a reasonably strong base... Hard worker, flashes a mean streak.
Negatives: Inconsistent... More of a wall-off blocker in space than actual hitter... Will lunge and lose balance.
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