Left Tackle Watch - 2025 Offseason

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

What I found on the Google was 31.5” arms. For a team that’s known for valuing long arms it just doesn’t seem likely. If that’s wrong I’d be happy to be wrong.

Every team in the league values long arms. It helps keep pass rushers out of their chest. If you asked every team to build a LT in a lab, they'd probably come out with Tra Thomas.

If a guy can play, he can play though.

Braden Smith has shorter arms than Jackson as a RT for the Colts. So does Luke Goedeke for the Bucs.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Every team in the league values long arms. It helps keep pass rushers out of their chest. If you asked every team to build a LT in a lab, they'd probably come out with Tra Thomas.

If a guy can play, he can play though.

Braden Smith has shorter arms than Jackson as a RT for the Colts. So does Luke Goedeke for the Bucs.

I understand holding short arms against a draft prospect more than a free agent.

With a college kid, you’re evaluating everything to project how they’ll play in the pros.

With Jackson, you have plenty of NFL tape to decide if it’s a problem or not.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

I understand holding short arms against a draft prospect more than a free agent.

With a college kid, you’re evaluating everything to project how they’ll play in the pros.

With Jackson, you have plenty of NFL tape to decide if it’s a problem or not.

Agree.

If they are a draft prospect and I see under 33-3/4" for an OT prospect, I'm worried a bit. You really want 34"+ but I give the measurement a margin for error of +/- 1/4" because it's such an imperfect thing.

If a guy comes in under 34", he better be technically sound, have really great footwork, and some mass to anchor.

Will Campbell is this year's hmmm. I think he's easily the best OT in the draft but that arm length... what if it comes in at 32-1/4 or something like that?