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Trey Smith NFL Draft 2021: Scouting Report for Kansas City Chiefs OL


HEIGHT: 6'5 1/2"

WEIGHT: 321


POSITIVES

—Prototypical frame and build with good length, broad shoulders, barrel chest and thick limbs

—Very good athletic ability and fluid mover in space

—Flashes effortless, jarring power at the point of attack when he brings his feet and connects with his hands

—Does a nice job getting his fit and displacing the three technique as the covered lineman on inside zone combos

—Looks for work when uncovered with bad intentions

—Plays with a junkyard-dog mentality; regularly looks to enforce his will and bully defenders

NEGATIVES

—Has poor contact balance because of repetitively high pad level, wide hands and stopping his feet too soon on contact, causing him to lean into defenders

—Struggles to anticipate, recognize and adjust to gap exchanges and post-snap movement

—On the ground way too much for a player as big, strong and talented as he is

2020 STATISTICS

—10 starts at left guard

—All-SEC first team and second team All-American

NOTES

—Participated in the 2021 Senior Bowl

—42 career game appearances with 41 starts at left tackle and both guard spots

—Had a 22 consecutive start streak to end his career with a 19 consecutive start streak before that

—2019 winner of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award

—Was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs in the spring of 2018, causing him to miss the offseason.