2020 NFL Draft Guard, Center Rankings Top Five
5. Damien Lewis, LSU
Size: 6-2, 327
The Good: Do you really care that he’s only 6-2 and not 6-5? Length might be a wee bit of a concern for some, but he’s not going to work at tackle – his body type is just fine for leverage and for what he’ll need to do for the running game.
Shockingly quick and athletic for an interior blocker, he’ll almost certainly work at right guard with the raw strength and power to get tough in the interior.
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The Not-So-Good: Yeah, the size. If you really get into a twist about arm length and frame for a guard, he’s not quite what you’re looking for. The monster-sized NFL defensive linemen will get into him in a hurry.
While he moved just fine in workouts and the combine, quickness isn’t really his thing in the rhythm of a game. He didn’t have too many issues with the more athletic SEC linemen, but he could be tabbed as a right guard-only.
NFL Draft College Perspective Thought: Just get over the 6-2 height. Be happy that he’ll fall a bit because he’s not the prototypical NFL lineman in terms of overall size, but he’ll be a rock of a run blocker.
Projected Round: Third