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2022 NFL Draft Scouting Report: OT Bernhard Raimann


Big Board ranking: #64

Positional ranking: #7

 

Overview

Position: OT

College: Central Michigan

Class: Senior

Age: 24

 

Measurables

Height: 6’6”

Weight: 303 lbs.

Arm length: 32 7/8”

Hand size: 10 1/4″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 5.05 sec.

Vertical jump: 30.5”

Broad jump: 117.0”

Bench press: 30 reps

3-cone drill: 7.46 sec.

Short shuttle: 4.49 sec.

 

Strengths

Ideal height with athletic overall frame. Impressive core strength and athleticism. Pass sets are quiet and efficient. Great vision and awareness in pass protection. Smooth opening up hips to carry wide rushers. Able to stick with speed rushers. Strong anchor when prepared to anchor down versus power. Good ability to pick up stunts. Able to quickly readjust feet to get square. Very strong hands. Able position himself to seal. Accurate hitting his marks as a run blocker. Former tight end with only two years of experience at offensive tackle. Foreign exchange student from Austria with untapped potential. Played very well in both 2021 matchups versus SEC opponents (LSU and Missouri).

 

Weaknesses

Slightly below-average length for an offensive tackle. Hands are too low in pass protection. Needs to clean up overall hand placement. Struggles versus inside move when rushers push his outside shoulder.

 

NFL comparison

Riley Reiff

 

Conclusion

Overall, Raimann is a developing offensive tackle that teams should feel good about investing in based on his natural skillset and core strength. He should be a great fit in a zone blocking scheme at the next level.

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