STRENGTHS
Josh has solid athletic talent and the skill set to be a starting offensive lineman for the team that selects him. He does a good job making all the snaps when playing the center position and is stout against nose tackles who play him heads up. He is a big kid, with good overall strength and in a zone-blocking scheme can dominate because of his size. Josh is smart and understands his position but what Josh brings to the next level is consistency in his ability to run block.
CONCERNS
Josh lacks the foot quickness and speed to play center at the next level when pass blocking and will struggle to play one of the guard positions when pass blocking also. If he can get his weight down and play with better leverage, that would help him for the next level to move quicker and he could become a starting offensive lineman in certain offensive blocking schemes.
BOTTOM LINE 4.11
In an offense with a lot of play-action, Josh should be a solid offensive lineman. Although with his lack of foot quickness and speed, I’m not sure he can be a starting offensive center but, he will be able to fill in at that position for sure. The fact that Josh can play center or guard makes his value more attractive to all 32 teams. If he can get a little lighter, I think he will move quicker, and if he can move quicker and play with better leverage, Josh could become a starting guard with the ability to play center if needed and that will affect his draft status in a positive way. I would also like to see if Josh can long snap, and if he can, that would be another positive, to add to his draft status.
