2018 Guard & Center Prospects

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  1. The Hammer

    The Hammer Ace Degenerate

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    It's pretty clear that there is a lot of suck in the middle of our offensive line. And the pickings are thin in free agency. The draft may be our best option to improve this glaring weakness.

    Here's a look at the Walter Football scouting reports for interior linemen for the 2018 draft:

    WalterFootball.com: 2018 NFL Draft: Guards Rankings

    Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
    Height: 6-5. Weight: 325.
    Projected 40 Time: 5.15.
    Projected Round (2018): Top-25.
    12/9/17: Nelson has dominated for Notre Dame in 2017, showing the ability to overwhelm defensive linemen as a run blocker and pass protector. After surveying sources from around the league including multiple general managers, Nelson is a consensus elite prospect for the 2018 NFL Draft. However, he might go behind lesser prospects in the draft just because he is a guard and many teams don't value guards that high.

    Nelson is the most talented and polished offensive lineman in the 2018 NFL Draft class, regardless of position. He also is one of the safest prospects in the draft class. Some team sources think that Nelson could be the best guard in the NFL during his pro career and could be better than former Patriots All-Pro Logan Mankins. Some have higher grades on Nelson than they did on Mankins, David DeCastro and Brandon Scherff.

    Billy Price, G/C, Ohio State
    Height: 6-4. Weight: 315.
    Projected 40 Time: 5.34.
    Projected Round (2018): 1-2.
    12/9/17: Price has impressed NFL evaluators, both with his work in fall training camp and in the games of the 2017 season. They say that Price plays within himself. They like his awareness and call him an above-average athlete. He isn't overly fast or twitchy like the Pouncey brothers, but Price has movement skills and is better than average in space. The sources also like that Price handles big nose tackles well, which can be difficult for centers and is a hard-to-find talent. As a result of his well-balanced play, Price is being viewed as a prospect who could go in the early rounds of the 2018 NFL Draft. One team source thought that if Josh Garnett and Laken Tomlinson were worthy first-round picks, then Price could be as well because they feel Price is a better prospect than either of Garnett or Tomlinson. Teams are projecting Price to be a starting center in the NFL.


    Will Hernandez, G, UTEP
    Height: 6-3. Weight: 330.
    Projected 40 Time: 5.25.
    Projected Round (2018): 2-3.
    12/9/17: Hernandez has created some buzz as SI's Bruce Feldman wrote that he's heard that Hernandez is the top guard prospect. In reaching out to some team sources, they had Hernandez behind Quenton Nelson.


    saiah Wynn, C/G/OT, Georgia
    Height: 6-2. Weight: 302.
    Projected 40 Time: 5.10.
    Projected Round (2018): 2-3.
    12/9/17: Wynn has impressed scouts this season as he has been an excellent run blocker for the Bulldogs. Wynn blocks with aggression and has a temperament that is hard to find in college blockers. In pass protection, Wynn has been very dependable as well. Because he is shorter and doesn't have ideal length, some sources think that Wynn could move to guard or center in the NFL. Wynn started at left guard in 2016, but scouts think he is athletic enough to also play center. Wynn's size and skill set has drawn comparisons to Kelvin Beachum, who is undersized but has managed to carve out a career at left tackle in the NFL. Wynn is just a natural football player who finds a way to get the job done, thus he might end up sticking at left tackle.
     
  2. titanthakur

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    WITH THE 32nd PICK IN THE DRAFT THE TITANS SELECT....
     
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  3. VondyP

    VondyP Undisputed 2QBeaver Champion

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    Price is gonna be a stud center... if we could somehow get him in the 2nd that would be great. late 1st would also be acceptable although I think we need a pass rusher
     
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  5. The Hammer

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    I doubt he lasts until the mid second :(
     
  6. VondyP

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    as we all know, jonrob is not opposed to a little wheeling and dealing :brow:
     
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  7. titanthakur

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    32nd seems perfect then. he'll be gone by the time OUR second rounder comes
     
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  8. Bo Bo Clark

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    Draft one of these guys and sign a FA. Im sick of seeing the interior oline getting zero push in the run game and getting pushed into the face of Marcus in the passing game. Two undrafed FA at the guard positions is not working.
     
  9. Fry

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    JRob will be dead to me if he goes interior OL in the first round.
     
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  10. VondyP

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    even a late first round center?
     
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