| Other Tackles | Baker, Sam
Barton, Kirk
Cherilus, Gosder
Clady, Ryan
Cousins, O'Neil
Dunlap, King
Hills, Tony
Long, Jake
Nicks, Carl
Otah, Jeff
Williams, Chris
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| | Player Profile | Jake Long - Tackle
College: Michigan
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| Strengths | Massive but athletic; gets a great initial surge and hand punch, very powerful with functional strength; shows a nastiness like few others, like he genuinely means harm; has played both LT and RT comfortably but is probably better as an NFL RT; vocal leader capable of rallying the troops; excels at blitz pickups and finding the right assignment.
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| Weaknesses | He has shown some issues with shorter, quicker DEs; plays too tall at times, can be very upright; gets out to the second level well but doesn't always find defenders in space well. His brute strength, size, and experience make him a pretty safe pick, but he might struggle against 3-4 fronts and undersized speed rushers.
- Jeff Risdon
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