John Michael Schmitz, the Minnesota OL, sits at No. 32 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 29% elite, 44% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Schmitz is a highly consistent zone-scheme center with decent size.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He is well-schooled in all phases of the run game.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He consistently uses the proper footwork and angles to find early positioning and has the tenacity to finish blocks at a high rate.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a swing-tackle.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Schmitz is a highly consistent zone-scheme center with decent size. He is well-schooled in all phases of the run game. He consistently uses the proper footwork and angles to find early positioning and has the tenacity to finish blocks at a high rate. He has plus football intelligence and makes the calls for his offense. His drive power is average and he can be hit-or-miss getting to second-level targets. Schmitz lack…”
“…Schmitz is an athletic center with the movement skills to pull, climb and reach defenders at the line of scrimmage or on the second level. In addition, the Minnesota pivot plays with the edginess that most offensive coaches covet in front-line players.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →