Derwin Gray is an OT out of Maryland. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 0% elite, 3% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Teams love big tackles with movement skills, but Gray offers a little more challenge for evaluators.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He could go from solid to good as a starter if an offensive line coach can improve his consistency in the run game.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “His lack of bend causes deficiencies in sustaining blocks and in landing blocks on the move.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a swing-tackle.
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“…Teams love big tackles with movement skills, but Gray offers a little more challenge for evaluators. His lack of bend causes deficiencies in sustaining blocks and in landing blocks on the move. However, in pass protection, he makes good usage of his size and his length and he might be able to hang in as a left tackle rather than the assumed push to the right side because of his size. He could go from solid to good as…”
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