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Austin Siereveld

G · Ohio State · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #49·20 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
Revised preseason edition · August 31, 20263 min readReport role: G · Ohio State

Master scouting report

Siereveld projects primarily to guard, with tackle experience providing a secondary roster option. Strong hands, grip and a stable base support close-quarters blocking. Limited lateral recovery, stalled feet after contact and uneven stunt recognition make changing rush paths his most difficult assignment.

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01Experience and production

Siereveld started 14 games in 2025 and seven of his 16 appearances in 2024, totaling 21 starts across the two seasons. He served as a captain and earned second-team All-Big Ten recognition in 2025. His left-tackle season adds useful outside experience, but his range and contact strengths project more naturally to guard.

02Hands and sustain

Siereveld places his hands purposefully and maintains a balanced base through the initial collision. Grip strength can keep the defender occupied and support a firm anchor. His feet sometimes stop after engagement, leaving his hands to sustain the block alone. A defender who changes direction can then escape an initially favorable position.

03Pass protection

Siereveld's stable base handles a rusher attacking directly through him. Sudden lateral movement is more difficult: his range and balance deteriorate when he has to redirect outside. An interior assignment reduces the space he must defend, but quick counters can still expose late feet or an uncovered shoulder.

04Run blocking

Siereveld brings useful force at the line and can sustain contact once his hands and base are established. His best fit emphasizes controlled displacement in close quarters. He needs to keep his feet moving with the target; otherwise the defender can work away from his grip after the first contact. Repeated recovery blocks in open space would emphasize his less dependable range.

05Protection awareness

Stunt recognition and assignment consistency remain uneven. Siereveld can be late identifying an exchange and arrive after the defender has established the angle. Guard brings shorter but faster protection decisions, making early recognition essential even with adjacent help. His guard and tackle experience provides preparation, not proof that those exchanges are settled.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Hand control and a balanced, forceful approach give him a workable foundation for sustained contact.

  • Two seasons of substantial participation, including 21 starts, provide a stronger experience base than a single breakout stretch.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Lateral range and feet that stop after contact can allow a quick opponent to escape an initially favorable block.

  • Speed and changing assignments remain tests even if a guard role reduces the space he must defend.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Project Siereveld into an NFL guard competition in a balanced offense that uses his contact strength and stable anchor. He can provide tackle depth, but an outside starting assignment would require better answers to speed and lateral counters. Inside, the priorities are identifying stunts early and keeping the feet active through contact.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Siereveld has the hand strength, anchor and experience to compete for an interior role. Guard puts his best traits in more manageable space while preserving tackle experience as a roster benefit. Stopped feet and late protection exchanges still threaten that fit; he must sustain the block after the first collision and respond sooner when defenders trade paths.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Revised preseason assessment of the retained 2025 evaluations and published summer reporting. The NFL report role is guard; this does not claim a new review of 2026 games.

Edition reviewed September 12, 2026. Replaces disconnected technique fragments with a guard-centered assessment, keeps the 2025 tackle context and reconciles differing views of his footwork.

The original August edition remains preserved. This is a revised Draftanomics assessment, with supporting sources attached to each statement.

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Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Siereveld projects primarily to guard, with tackle experience providing a secondary roster option. Strong hands, grip and a stable base support close-quarters blocking. Limited lateral recovery, stalled feet after contact and uneven stunt recognition make changing rush paths his most difficult assignment.

Sources for experience and production
  1. House assessment

    Siereveld started 14 games in 2025 and seven of his 16 appearances in 2024, totaling 21 starts across the two seasons. He served as a captain and earned second-team All-Big Ten recognition in 2025. His left-tackle season adds useful outside experience, but his range and contact strengths project more naturally to guard.

Sources for hands and sustain
  1. House assessment

    Siereveld places his hands purposefully and maintains a balanced base through the initial collision. Grip strength can keep the defender occupied and support a firm anchor. His feet sometimes stop after engagement, leaving his hands to sustain the block alone. A defender who changes direction can then escape an initially favorable position.

Sources for pass protection
  1. House assessment

    Siereveld's stable base handles a rusher attacking directly through him. Sudden lateral movement is more difficult: his range and balance deteriorate when he has to redirect outside. An interior assignment reduces the space he must defend, but quick counters can still expose late feet or an uncovered shoulder.

Sources for run blocking
  1. House assessment

    Siereveld brings useful force at the line and can sustain contact once his hands and base are established. His best fit emphasizes controlled displacement in close quarters. He needs to keep his feet moving with the target; otherwise the defender can work away from his grip after the first contact. Repeated recovery blocks in open space would emphasize his less dependable range.

Sources for protection awareness
  1. House assessment

    Stunt recognition and assignment consistency remain uneven. Siereveld can be late identifying an exchange and arrive after the defender has established the angle. Guard brings shorter but faster protection decisions, making early recognition essential even with adjacent help. His guard and tackle experience provides preparation, not proof that those exchanges are settled.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Hand control and a balanced, forceful approach give him a workable foundation for sustained contact.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Two seasons of substantial participation, including 21 starts, provide a stronger experience base than a single breakout stretch.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Lateral range and feet that stop after contact can allow a quick opponent to escape an initially favorable block.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Speed and changing assignments remain tests even if a guard role reduces the space he must defend.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Project Siereveld into an NFL guard competition in a balanced offense that uses his contact strength and stable anchor. He can provide tackle depth, but an outside starting assignment would require better answers to speed and lateral counters. Inside, the priorities are identifying stunts early and keeping the feet active through contact.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Siereveld has the hand strength, anchor and experience to compete for an interior role. Guard puts his best traits in more manageable space while preserving tackle experience as a roster benefit. Stopped feet and late protection exchanges still threaten that fit; he must sustain the block after the first collision and respond sooner when defenders trade paths.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#49
Position rank
G2
Contributing sources
20
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 16

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

No position-appropriate production category is included in this dataset for G; no statistics are shown for this position.

Evidence notes

  • No position-appropriate production category is included in this dataset, so no college statistics are shown.
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 20 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #49.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 16 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'5"
Listed weight
325 lb
Class
Junior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Ohio State
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
Liberty Township, OH
Jersey
#67
Recruiting stars
4-star
Recruiting rank
#300 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.