Dalton Risner OT Kansas State

STRENGTHS
Dalton is a multi -position, talented, offensive lineman. That means, he shows very good athletic talent to play any position on the offensive line at a high level. He is smart and uses good techniques when blocking for both the run and pass. Dalton shows excellent mental stamina and does not panic when he might get beat on the speed rush because, he is smart enough and strong enough to turn his hips and push his opponent up the field so that his quarterback can step up into the pocket. Dalton is a very good run blocker keeping his feet under his hips for balance and using good pad level to continue to drive his opponent off the line. He has a good first step and enough lateral agility to be used in any style blocking scheme. Dalton has played offensive center and right tackle and with his high football IQ, athletic talent and mature leadership qualities, I have no doubt that Dalton could play any position you ask him to and play them all, at a high level.

CONCERNS
The biggest concern I have with Dalton is what position to play him at that he will have the most impact? Personally, I think the best position would be offensive center where he can not only use his athletic talent but also use his leadership skills. That being said… tackle or guard, he gives you a lot of options and that concerns me because sometimes giving coaches too many options can be as debilitating as no options at all.

TALENT BOARD ROUND 1.38
Most people will tell you their skill positions on offense is QB, RB, WR. Not me, my skill positions on offense that I feel have to be address or your team will never get into the playoffs are, QB, LT, OC. That’s why all 32 teams will have a different draft board because of how they value the different positions. On Defense for me personally and depending on the defensive scheme, I value these position’s first, DT, CB, LB/ DE. My belief is, if you don’t stop the run you will never be able to stop the pass. But that’s just me. If I have two players with the same grade and one is a center and the other is a wide receiver, I would list the center ahead of the wide receiver, that’s if they both had the same grade. If the receiver had a higher grade than the center, than the receiver would be listed ahead of the center. Value comes into place AFTER I give a player a talent grade and ONLY if the grades are the same. Dalton can play center and has proven that he can play right tackle and has played both positions at a high level. To me, that is value and the fact that he is athletic, has a high football IQ, excellent leadership skills, solid techniques and can play multiple positions gives Dalton high rating on my board. Others may think differently because they might not be able to check all the boxes and they don’t value the position he plays as high as I do. All I can tell you is, that’s their mistake, and that’s how they get fired and then become “expert analyst” on game day. As far as I’m concerned if they are such experts they would have valued QB, LT, OC as THEIR skilled positions on offense and then they wouldn’t be the “expert analyst” on the TV… they’d still be GM or coaching.