Really like what you see from this kid on film. He lined up at LG&RT early in his career and spent the majority of his career at LT. Projects as a LT at the pro level. I've seen other scouts questioning his ability to play on the left side in the NFL, but I am not in agreement.
Run Blocking
Does a very solid job of reading his man, and will adjust if his head up DE stunts inside a gap. Shows Plays with excellent leverage as a run blocker. It's not uncommon to see him get under his guy's pads and put'm on their back. Really like his effectiveness on run plays when he goes to the second level. He takes excellent angles and gets square on LB's and DB's and drives them out of the play.
Pass Blocking
Shows good powerful hands when he engages defenders on the outside. Will stop many DE's in their tracks with initial contact. He's a good athlete in space and has solid footwork. At times he'll bend too much at the waist and get himself off balance. Has matched up well with best competition in pass protection situations. Will do a nice job most of the time when dealing with bull rushes, but occasionally will give too much ground as he braces and resets.
Draft Value
Reiff grades out as a 1st round player currently. He looks to be a more athletic version of former Iowa LT Bryan Bulaga, who went 23rd overall for the Green Bay Packers and started the majority of games as a rookie at RT. There are two other tackle prospects for the '12 draft class who carry 1st round grades in my book at this point: Jonathon Martin of Stanford, and Ryan Kalil of USC. Levy Adcock is on the border of a 1st round grade in my book as well. Another season of film on all these guys will let us know how the pecking order stacks up for next April.
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