NFL 2022 Draft – OC Tyler Linderbaum Scouting Report

Grades

Overall Draft Grade: 80.5

Traits/ Skills (see bottom of the page for scale)

All potential first-round prospects are graded and analyzed through ‘film’ of at least three games dedicated to each player. In addition, an array of various stats and analytics are also factored in. Each trait/attribute is graded 1-7.

Player Notes

Tyler Linderbaum Bio

• Tyler Linderbaum is the best Center prospect I’ve ever personally seen, and while he has his flaws, his elite strengths make up for it
• Elite run blocker for a college prospect; has world-class get-off and played in a zone heavy run offense at Iowa where his strengths were capitalized
• Has very good strength for only being 296; can really push linemen when move blocking
• Smart in pass protection which is needed for a Center and anchor is good enough to suffice against most pass rush specialist
• Is a bit scheme dependent to a zone-run scheme, but many offenses run that scheme
• Short arms are gonna be an issue against good bullrushes in the NFL
• Has the flexibility to kick out to guard, but wouldn’t be ideal long-term due to his small size

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Arm Length: 31.25

Grading Scale

Pot=Potential: players’ highest upside

Imp=Impact: player’s immediate impact

Int=Intercept: # of overall points subtracted from overall grade for a given position; the formula for each position comes up with a base overall which is then subtracted by the ‘Int’ # to get the final grade; each position’s base overall scale varies from 110-170.

Individual trait scale (1-7):

7 – Rare world-class skill; best in the league and no room for improvement   |   6 – Great-elite skill; one of the best at that given trait but still has some room to improve   |   5 – Very good; above average and has potential to be elite   |   4 – Average; able to suffice but, not ideal long-term   |   3 – Below average; able to suffice at college level   |   2 – Poor; hinders overall play and is a liability to the team   |   1 – Awful; not good enough to play given position at any level above D2 | Note: Consistency plays a large factor.

Overall Draft grade scale (15-100):

86+ – Generational talent; immediate all-pro/ potential HOF.   |   82-86 – Bluechip prospect; immediate star with elite upside   |   79-82 – High first-round talent; high-end starter/ elite potential.   |   77-79 – First rounder; high-end starter/ boom or bust (low risk).   |   75-77 – Low-end starter w/ star potential/ boom or bust.   |   72-75 – Replacement Level starter/ high-upside project.   |   68-72 – Longterm backup/ potential high-end starter.   |   68-63 – Depth piece/ potential starter   |   63-0 – Practice squad/ league min. level; journeymen/ longshots

Thank you to TFG and PFF for inspiring this draft content.