OFFENSIVE LINE

Will Campbell   OT   LSU           

Will reminds me of former Bengals/Rams OT Andrew Whitworth. He is extremely smart, understanding angles when pass blocking, leverage when run blocking, and in working with his linemates on stunts.  For a big person he moves his feet well with solid lateral agility but his intelligence is what allows him to play on the outside as a tackle.  Will does a solid job moving to the second level and sealing the end on sweeps and screens but I would not use him much as a pulling tackle or expect him to be consistent in getting out in space and down the field blocking. He is a pure tackle and most likely could play on either side because of his high football IQ. In Drew’s rules, I have always told you that if you don’t have an excellent QB, LT, and center…you will not have a successful offense.  Those are the skilled positions as far as I’m concerned and teams looking for impact players at those three positions will be selecting them early in a draft. I suspect, most teams will believe that Will is one of those early selecting players. Will is not the most athletic player or lineman and he stands as tall as the Empire State Building on the field and that might turn some teams off him.  That being said, he knows how to play the position, and plays it at a high level and that’s really all that matters.

Talent Grade: 1.50