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Rankings
NFLDraftScout: #23 player overall, #4 tackle. First-round grade.
Nawrocki: #10 player overall, #2 tackle. Grade: 6.45, likely first-rounder capable of starting readily.
Mayock: TBA
Kiper: TBA
Draft Countdown: #28 player overall, #6 tackle. First-round grade.
Sports Illustrated: #19 player overall, #3 tackle.
Scouts Inc: #12 player overall, #2 tackle. Grade: 91, rare prospect.
Biography/Honors
2014: Second team all-America. First team all-Pac 12. Started all 13 games at left tackle. Won Morris Trophy for best offensive lineman in the conference, an honor voted on by the conference's defensive linemen.
2013: Second team all-Pac 12. Started all 14 games at left tackle. Stanford ranked 11th in nation in sacks allowed and 7th in tackles for loss allowed.
2012: Played in 13 games as part of a left tackle rotation, averaging 20 snaps per game. It's very rare for a freshman lineman to get significant playing time at Stanford.
Father Todd was an NFL offensive lineman for six seasons.
Brother Todd Jr. played defensive tackle at Nebraska and Texas A&M-Commerce.
Academics: leaving school with a year of eligibility remaining. Majoring in psychology.
Twitter: @AndrusPeat
Injuries
2015: Did not lift at the NFL Combine due to an elbow injury.
2012: Missed one game due to a hand injury.
NFL Combine Stats
(2015 averages for tackles in parentheses)
40-yard dash: 5.18 (5.27)
10-yard split: 1.81
Vertical: 31" (29")
Broad: 8'9" (8'6")
3-cone: 8.01 (bottom five time; average was 7.86)
Shuttle: 4.62 (4.70)
Bench: DNP (25)
Scouting Report
Pluses: Built like a franchise tackle - tall, long-armed, in excellent shape. Has powerful lower body and brute strength. Flashes dominance as a run-blocker. Has violent hands and can jolt defenders to the ground with his punch. Strong down-blocker. Very quick off the snap with a quick first step. Moves and adjusts well in space. Consistently gets to the second and third levels. Plays with excellent balance and knee bend and is rarely on the ground. Doesn't get himself off-balance in pass pro. Covers ground well with kick-slide while not giving up balance. Very natural in his movements and mirrors well. Makes it look easy. Assignment sound, good at recognizing blitzes and line stunts. Smart player with no off-field issues. Doesn't have any flaws that aren't easy to correct. Comes from a pro-style offense. Nawrocki believes that with refined technique Peat can become a perennial Pro Bowler and that he is as gifted as any offensive lineman drafted in the past decade. Has a unique combination of power and foot quickness, the strength and attitude of a RT with the foot speed of a LT. One of the most pro-ready offensive linemen in the draft.
Minuses: Needs better upper-body strength. Not as dominating a run-blocker as you'd expect for his size. Settles for turning defenders inside instead of knocking them off the line. Heavy-legged, has trouble with speed rushes and inside countermoves. Gets caught lunging both run-blocking and in pass pro. Loses his technique against speed rushers. Doesn't take the best angles and doesn't have great change of direction. Plays a little soft. Doesn't maintain intensity through the whistle. Gets complacent and plays down to the level of his competition. Seems comfortable at times doing just enough to get his job done. Another year in college wouldn't have hurt him.
Compares to: D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Fun Facts
Andrus led his high school basketball team to an Arizona state title as a senior. His father was an offensive lineman for Arizona and Oakland. Andrus gets inspiration before games by looking at a photo of his father in action for the Raiders.
RamView
Peat would be an excellent fit for the Rams. He's occasionally mock-drafted to them at #10, and that's not too high a pick for a player with his physical attributes. And if he had La'el Collins' attacking mentality, the Rams would never have a shot at him. I believe he's a fit for their blocking scheme. They definitely can use his ability as a pass-blocker, and he's the most refined pass-blocker in the draft. They also love to down-block in the running game, and that's a strength of Peat's game. I'd even strongly consider starting him at LT and moving Greg Robinson to RT. That's one big question if the Rams do draft Peat; the other is how much do you trust Paul Boudreau to maximize his potential. I believe the Rams would get a very professional effort out of Peat and he wouldn't have any lack of motivation playing here.
Sources: Stanford Athletics, NFL.com, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News
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