Most disappointing draft perspective in university football? How the Alabama of Kadyn Proctor can transform the season

Leaving the school at monks, in Iowa, Kadyn Proctor was the n ° 1 offensive tackle of 247Sports and a top 10 overall. He started the 14 games in which he played as a real first -year student for one of the main producers of NFL’s offensive players in the country.

His draft stock, headed for his real junior season, reflected these distinctions. The left tackle of the Alabama was considered the best in its position and an overall selection of the top 10 by many. My note on Proctor was more in line with a prospect taken in the 1920s in most project courses. A projection had been cooked in its note.

The start of his season was not characteristic of what had expected the Crimson Tide line player. For three games, he granted nine pressures, including six against Florida’s state, according to Trumedia. He is on the pace of 36 authorized pressures; He granted 15 all last season.

A concern is its size, which is why UTAH Lomu Caleb was my choice to become A potential all-pro Back in July. At 6 feet 7 inches and 366 pounds, he is a mammoth of a human being, but it is not the prototype of the NFL. Over the past six years, 14 offensive plated has been named All-Pro first or second team by the Associated Press. The average size of these line players was about 6 feet 5 inches and 311 pounds.

From a technical point of view, he moves his feet when he is engaged in the protection of passes, but does not bring him his hands, which leads to an inability to maintain blocks. He actually has a good bending of the ankle, but his level of cushion is often too high, which can make it be precipitated in the rear field. Proctor has shown a tendency to overcome his outdoor foot, and the defenders crossed his face to apply inner pressure. Overall, he has a good strength and this should be the characteristic of his prospect profile: difficult to leave his place in the protection against the passes and hooks the defenders in the racing game.

This would benefit ProTor to play a lighter weight and return to the basics. As currently constructed, it would be better served to play in a photomaton at the offensive guard rather than on the edge. It is sometimes easy to forget that these are young people who still learn about themselves. The real junior did not have 20 years before June, so there is a lot of time for him to develop at his own pace. It should also be noted that Alabama has traveled combinations of attacking lines in order to find one that works for them.

As part of the Alabama calendar, including this weekend match against Georgia, the line player will have the opportunity to prove himself against other hopes of the first draft, such as Zion Young of Missouri and Damon Wilson II, Keldric Fauk d’Auburn, R Mason Thomas of Oklahoma and more.

After being transferred to his home in Iowa for three months before returning to Tuscaloosa three months later, Proctor knew the cruel side of the university football fandom. If his game does not improve as the conference game is intensifying, he can seriously consider returning to university for a fourth season to rehabilitate his draft.

The NFL 2026 draft class seems to be filled with offensive plated. In addition to Lomu, Francis Mauigoa de Miami, Spencer Fano from Utah and Xavier Chaplin d’Auburn are among the best eligible.