Typical caste trends going with some Northwestern offensive linemen.
NORTHWESTERN
Offensive line coaches from the
Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and
Los Angeles Chargers were on hand for Northwestern’s pro day. The team has a pair of Day 3 draft prospects on the offensive line,
Evan Beerntsen and
Caleb Tiernan. Both met face-to-face with the Broncos and Saints.
Beerntsen sat on his 40 time and his jump results from the combine, but he completed 22 reps on the bench and ran a super-quick 7.65 seconds in the three-cone. L
ining up primarily at guard in college, first for South Dakota State then Northwestern, Beerntsen is drawing projections to the center position from NFL teams.
Tiernan did the jumps at the combine, but he did not run. On Tuesday, he timed 4.77 seconds in the short shuttle and 8.05 seconds in the three-cone. He did not run the 40. There is some discussion about where Tiernan lines up on Sundays. A
fter playing left tackle in college, I project him to the right side, yet at 6-foot-7 ½ with arms that measure under 32.5 inches, he could eventually kick into guard.
Defensive lineman
Aidan Hubbard was a medical exclusion at the combine, but he completed most of the workout on Tuesday. He timed a best 4.80 in the 40 with a 1.67 10-yard split after measuring 6-foot-4, 259 pounds. Hubbard hit 38.5 inches in the vertical jump and 10 feet even in the broad jump, both outstanding marks.
UGA TE Oscar Delp had a monster pro day. I believe he played most of this season with a hairline fracture in his foot which was discovered during the combine medicals. He might end up being George Kittle in this draft with black TEs garnering the headlines similar to 2017 when Kittle was an afterthought.
This is an interesting graphic too. The two WGAs in this draft didn't block much giving credence to the arguement they are just glorified oversized WRs. This is certainly a White heavy position if the NFL were interested in putting the actual best players on the field none of the blacks would be drafted until late day 3.