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2 Broderick Jones

Description: The best attribute of Broderick Jones’ game is his athleticism. He is an excellent run blocker when pulling, and reaches the second and third levels swiftly. He has quick feet and can use them laterally to mirror a pass rusher and stay in front of him. He has quick, strong punches and has great grip strength to contain an edge rusher or lock in during the run game. What he needs to work on is not dropping his hands low before he punches when blocking. He can, at times, expose his chest to the defender, which usually means game over for a lineman. He has a tendency to lean or bend at the waist, causing him to be off-balance and allowing defenders to push and pull him to remove him from his assignment. Some of this can be attributed to inexperience; he has only 19 college starts to his name. If he can get in with the proper offensive line coach, that will only accelerate his development. He figures to be a day one starter at either tackle spot on an offensive line, although he can start the year sitting and developing.