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5 Dawand Jones

Description: Dawand Jones is about as large as a tackle prospect as you’ll ever find. He is 6’8” and 374lbs, and possesses all the strengths and weaknesses that come with being that large. To call him a mauler in the run game is underselling him. Once he gets his hands on a defender, its over due to his grip strength. He creates massive open lanes for his running backs, making good use of his arm length to lock out defenders and his weight to bury them. In the passing game, edge rushers simply cannot go through someone of his size. He can be beaten with speed, as someone of his weight should not have incredibly quick feet, and he does not. He is not a total liability in the passing game, working hard to stay square to the edge rusher and using his size to make it hard to go around him. He carries a lot of weight in his upper region, mainly around his middle section, that can be dropped in order to hopefully improve his foot speed and lateral quickness. The obvious comparison for him is Orlando Brown Jr., and he would fit well in a power running scheme as a starting right tackle.