Cedric Ogbuehi, OT - 21st overall pick

Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M, #70

Height	Weight	Arm	Hand	10 Yd	40 Yd	Bench	Vertical	Broad	3-Cone	Shuttle	60 Yd Shuttle
6-5	306	35 7/8	10	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Game Film Evaluated:

South Carolina (2014)

Mississippi State (2014)

Auburn (2013) vs Dee Ford

Pros: Quick feet… Flashed ability to anchor. Engulfs smaller ends. He can get upfield with ease and smooth. . He can drive men back in the run game when he keeps his feet moving and drives. Really strong hands. Blessed with natural athleticism to get in space well, shoots upfield quickly. Impressive frame and strong arms.

Cons: Needs to keep moving and turn himself perpendicular to the line to protect his QB. Lets his man get to the corner too often with relative ease. Doesn’t slide his feet perhaps expecting the QB to have already released the ball fast. Supreme athleticism but gives poor effort to get his man., needs to keep his hands inside, he’s a grabber. Low effort player, will not fight or finish his blocks. Inconsistent. He gets pushed back into pocket way too much. Doesn’t play with good lower body strength. Used natural athleticism to win often but his technique is a mess. He’s reaching, using one hand on occasion, taking false steps outside and leaves a easy inside path to the QB. The up tempo offense covered up a lot of would be pressures Ogbuehi gave up but gives up way too much vs the bull rush. Vs Dee Ford, he was playing RT and performed better. Leverage still a major issue as Ford is a master at converting speed to power. He surrendered 2 sacks in the final drive losing the game to Auburn. Medical Alert: Torn ACL in bowl game.

Summary: Cedric Ogbuehi is a high risk/reward prospect. He is easily talented enough to play tackle in the NFL and could be one of the best. The problem is does he want to be and is he willing to put in the work to improve on his weaknesses to start. There are reports he had a low work ethic in College Station and his on field performance showed low effort as well.  That is a major concern as very rarely can a prospect continue to win battles in the NFL off talent alone. If the light didn’t go off playing in the SEC with a Johnny Manziel to compete for championships, would getting paid a lot of money based off those performances make any difference?  A team desperate for offensive line help could snab him a round earlier than he should but his film suggest a 3^rd round pick. Ogbuehi would benefit greatly from having to sit on the bench for a year to get in the weight room to add strength and refine his technique then compete for a job in his 2^nd season. I project him to a late 3^rd round pick who could be a real find for someone but it depends greatly on a guy that you have to wonder, is he going to work hard when he gets to camp or never reach the level his talent suggest he should be?