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Brandon Coleman NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for TCU OT

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HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 313

HAND: 10¾"

ARM: 34⅝"

WINGSPAN: 84"

40-YARD DASH: 4.99

3-CONE: 7.40

SHUTTLE: 4.62

VERTICAL: 34"

BROAD: 9'6"

POSITIVES

— Wide-bodied, thick frame and build with big hands and very good arm length.

— Carries hands up, in the ready position to strike and establish first meaningful contact in pass protection.

— Knows how to aggressively and accurately fit his hands into the frame of rushers with independent or two-hand strikes and a potent snatch-trap technique to defeat the long-arm.

— Packs heat on down blocks and on climbs to jolt, displace and pin targets away from the ball.

NEGATIVES

— Has a bad habit of leaving his outside hand out too far/down the middle of rushers, resulting in quick losses against high-side rushes.

— Feet tend to get stuck and become disjointed late in the rep against countermoves, softening his edges and leaving him out of position.

— Play dropped off from 2022 to 2023 partly due to battling through injuries.

2023 STATISTICS

— 11 starts at left tackle (seven) and left guard (four)

— Team captain

NOTES

— Born October 12, 2000

— 3-star recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— Originally was at Trinity Valley Community College out of high school for a redshirt season before committing to TCU

— Was born in Virginia but spent most of his childhood in Germany due to his dad being stationed there as a member of the military

— Didn't start playing football until his junior year of high school

— 34 career starts at left tackle (22), left guard (11) and right guard (one)

— Accepted his invite to the Senior Bowl

— Training for the combine under Duke Manyweather in Frisco, Texas

OVERALL

Brandon Coleman is a three-year starter inside TCU's Air Raid passing game with a 55-45 run-pass split and multiple run game. Coleman has a wide-bodied, thick frame with big hands, long arms and plenty of girth. He is a fluid mover at his size with heavy hands.

Coleman excels as a run-blocker by securing and pinning the front side of counter runs, back-side cut-offs and climbs using his wide body, reach and burst to engulf defenders. He is naturally powerful and has the ability to deliver immediate displacement on contact. He also brings a physical mindset as a finisher to strain through contact.

In pass protection, Coleman was much better in 2022 than 2023, specifically at tackle. He plays similarly to former Georgia Bulldog and Buffalo Bills tackle Cordy Glenn.

Coleman wins by getting to his spot quickly with an inside-out relationship on rushers, maximizing his size, length and hand strength to force rushers into his grasp, where he can end reps quickly with a firm anchor. He will get into trouble against high-side rushes on an island due to his outside hand being vulnerable to chops/swipes, and he is tardy redirecting against counters once his feet are stopped.

Overall, the discrepancy between Coleman's standout 2022 campaign and disappointing 2023 season cloud his projection moving forward. His size, athletic ability and natural power provide the foundation of a depth role at tackle or guard, with starting potential inside a downhill, vertical run game built primarily around gap concepts.

GRADE: 6.7 (Potential Role Player/Contributor — 4th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 106

POSITION RANK: IOL10

PRO COMPARISON: Jaylon Moore

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

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