Elgton Jenkins OL Mississippi St

STRENGTHS
Elgton is a big, strong, powerful offensive lineman. He can make all the snaps and has the ability to handle those big nose tackles that seem to abuse those smaller centers. He does a good job getting his hands on his opponent quickly, and that helps him to be stout against those defensive tackles who are trying to slip by him when they attack a gap. Elgton’s size will help him to be able to play more than one interior line position for the team that selects him and makes that him a value selection in this draft.

CONCERNS
After Elgton snaps the ball he is quick out of his stance but, is too upright and loses leverage when pass blocking. This forces him to be off balance and leaning back on his heels and this makes him a liability unless he can break this very bad habit of his pad level being too high. I also do not see the lateral agility to help out blocking when there is no one playing over him and he lacks the foot agility to handle stunts. I don’t see on film the movement skills that Elgton will need to play center at the next level.

TALENT BOARD ROUND 4.56
I believe because of Elgton’s size that playing guard is in his future but I don’t see the athleticism that the average offensive lineman needs to have, to play the center position at a high enough level to be a starting center. Nevertheless, he can be a starting right guard with the ability to back up at center in a pinch because he has shown that he can play center if need be. Elgton will have to improve his pad level when run blocking and pass blocking and when he does, because of his size, he should be a solid offensive right guard for the team that selects him.