From now until the 2025 NFL Draft, we hope to scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, Day 3 selections, or priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Middlebury guard/center Thomas Perry.
No. 67 Thomas Perry/OL Middlebury – 6023, 311 pounds (Senior)
MEASUREMENTS
| Player | Ht/Wt | Hand Size | Arm Length | Wingspan |
| Thomas Perry | 6023/311 | 9 1/8 | 31 5/8 | 78 1/4 |
| 40-Yard Dash | 10-Yard Dash | Short Shuttle | 3-Cone | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Broad Jump | Vertical | Bench Press | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Shrine Bowl Measurements
The Good
– NFL height/weight for the position with filled-out frame
– Great play strength and pushes his weight around as a run blocker, wins in a phone booth
– Can latch and drive in the run game
– Plays through the whistle and looks to finish blocks
– Shows snap out of his stance as a puller and frequently on the move
– Powerful base and anchor, able to sit in his stance and doesn’t get pushed back into the pocket
– Some positional flexibility
– Good hand placement and punch
– ID’s blitzes/stunts and plays with active eyes
– Regarded by trainers and coaches as hard worker
– Flashed ability to “play up” against competition during Shrine Bowl practices
The Bad
– Lacks length and stocky build
– Limited athlete with choppy and tight movements
– Plays with forward body lean in run game, prone to falling off blocks and lack of length causes him to get chest-to-chest too often
– On the ground too often in run game
– Struggles to slide laterally and mirror rushes on his edges, can give up the corner in pass protection
– Limited center experience and still needs developed; repeated low/slow snaps in chances
– Obvious competition concerns coming from D-III level
– Stood out against competition but didn’t dominate the way you’d expect
– Most of college reps came out of two-point stance
Bio
– Played in roughly 30 NFL games; college only plays 9-game seasons
– Three-time First-Team All-Conference (NESCAC) selection
– Named 2024 AFCA First Team All-American while also making All-Academic lists
– First Middlebury player to ever attend Shrine Bowl
– Can bench 505 pounds, side squat 405 pounds for “multiple reps”
– Overlooked college recruit in part due to having 2020 season wiped out by COVID and lack of size in HS (6’1, 250 pounds), and attending tiny high school (546 student total enrollment)
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