STRENGTHS
Cody is a big, powerful, strong right tackle with solid movement skills to play his position at a high level for the team that selects him. He is very proud, has a high football IQ and uses excellent and consistent techniques to defend his quarterback. He shows excellent leadership skills and very strong mental stamina and because of his excellent techniques he doesn’t make many mistakes or is called for many penalties. Cody has the size, strength and techniques to play right away and become a right tackle for the next ten years.
CONCERNS
He is a bit stiff and is not a fluid athlete but because he moves his feet quickly he covers up for the lack of lateral agility that most players need to compete at the offensive tackle position.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 1.61
Cody is a pure right tackle, not a left tackle and not a guard…a right tackle. He is a good one and one of the few plug and play offensive lineman in this draft. The Offensive lineman in this draft are a solid overall group but many will have to learn new positions or re-learn positions they have played in the past. Not Cody…Cody is a right tackle…a pure Right tackle so draft him and plug him in and don’t worry about that position for the next ten years because Cody has the size, athleticism, leadership skills and mental stamina to make you wish you had a few more like him on the team. That’s if you needed more than one right tackle and …you don’t, you only need one. Cody Ford is a football player and that’s what the draft is all about, finding good football players.
