And I love Spencer brown like you love Jenkins. He’s a perfect fit with a stop gap LT. Here’s a review. His athletic ability and size are unreal. He’s a giant. I’m hopeful his injury, lack of experience, playing at northern Iowa and depth at RT cause him to slide. He’s not ready to start day 1 but I don’t see a prospect with a higher ceiling, huge upside. Pro day numbers are also below.
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/spence...3-14b54a182555
By Lance Zierlein
NFL Analyst
NFL Comparison
Jared Veldheer
Overview
Towering tackle prospect with the hands, feet and length in place to become a quality pass protector on the next level. Despite playing right tackle his entire career at Northern Iowa, Brown has the athleticism to give it a go on the left side if a team desires. He's packed on weight and muscle over the years but his performance at the Senior Bowl practices showed that there is still work to do in terms of improving his core strength to offset his high center of gravity. He can play in a variety of run schemes but he will be at his best on the move, where his foot quickness will give him an advantage in finding the angles. Slippery athletes with good length will be trouble for him early and maybe beyond, but he's an above-average hand-fighter with a variety of pass sets he can utilize, which should help him as an eventual starter with early swing tackle value.
Strengths
Excellent lean mass despite adding nearly 100 pounds since high school.
Proportionally built with room for additional mass.
Loyal, team-first mentality.
Natural bender with impressive athletic ability.
Foot agility and explosiveness to make all the move blocks.
Works at coming off with good pad level despite his height.
Accelerates into block and immediately runs feet with vigor.
All-day block finisher who's hungry for pancakes.
Pass-pro hips and feet of an early-round pick.
Good recognition of late add-ons looking to blitz.
Basketball feet to mirror in all directions.
Above-average feel for feints and hand fighting.
Quality resets take him from losing position to winning position.
Flashes talent to throw a variety of protection looks at pass rushers.
Weaknesses
Opponents often get under his pads due to high center of gravity.
Better blocking on angles than heads-up.
Missed blocks usually due to footwork issues.
Narrow drive base can get him tossed by power.
Second-level climbs can lack control at times.
Oversets really hurt him against James Madison.
Width of pass slides can get uneven.
Needs to eliminate forward lean into punch to avoid push-pull moves.
Doesn't stay square for as long as he needs to in pass sets.
Sources Tell Us
"He could have transferred to a Power Five school once he knew they weren't going to play football this year but he wanted to stay out of loyalty. I love that! I love his intensity, his quickness. Love the potential." -- National scout for AFC team
Brown measured in at 6’8 1/2″ and 311 pounds. His arms reached 34 ¾ inches and he completed 33 reps on the bench, although scouts took four away for poor technique, officially crediting him with 29 reps.
His 40 times clocked between 4.88 to 4.90 seconds, with his three-cone coming in sharp at 6.96 seconds. His short shuttle was 4.34 seconds. Brown’s other marks include 31.5 inches in the vertical jump and 9’9″ in the broad jump.
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