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Rankings
NFLDraftScout: #18 player overall, #3 tackle. First-round grade.
Nawrocki: #13 player overall, #3 tackle. Grade: 6.32, likely first-rounder capable of starting readily.
Mayock: TBA
Kiper: TBA
Draft Countdown: #19 player overall, #2 tackle. First-round grade.
Sports Illustrated: #37 player overall, #6 tackle.
Scouts Inc: #14 player overall, #3 tackle. Grade: 90, rare prospect.
Biography/Honors
2014: Started 11 games at left tackle. Miami ranked 22nd in the nation in yards per rush (5.3) and gave up 21 sacks in 13 games.
2013: Started all 13 games at left tackle.
2012: Played in all 12 games at right tackle, starting 4.
Academics: Leaving school with one year of eligibility remaining. Major not listed.
Twitter: @Eflow_74
Injuries
2014: Missed one game due to a torn meniscus.
NFL Combine Stats
(2015 averages for tackles in parentheses)
40-yard dash: 5.31 (5.27)
10-yard split: 1.90
Vertical*: 27" (29")
Broad*: 8'5" (8'6")
3-cone: DNP (7.86)
Shuttle: DNP (4.70)
Bench: 37 (Best at Combine at any position. Tackles averaged 25)
* Pro day; Ereck did not jump at the Combine and was limited at his pro day and the Combine by his knee injury.
Scouting Report
Pluses: Massive and plays with excellent leverage. Is always the low man. Matches up well against power. Consistently gets his man turned and sustains and finishes. Understands angles and position. Surprisingly light on his feet and gets to second level well. He collapses the line as a down-blocker and sets a wall at the second level. Locks out well and shows good balance and recovery as a pass protector. Has quick feet and mirrors well. Runs defenders past the pocket consistently. Has a nasty streak. Plays to the whistle and then some. Tough and instinctive. Plays through injuries. Motivated worker and leader, loves the game. No off-field issues. Against Nebraska, he dominated Randy Gregory in the running game and more than held his own in pass pro. Big, "long", powerful and experienced. Has the tools to stay with elite pass rushers on the left side but would be ideal as a right-side mauler.
Minuses: COMMITS A LOT OF PENALTIES, so he was born to play for the Rams. Needs much work in pass protection. Heavy-footed and labors when he kick-slides. Footwork is sloppy. Doesn't have good hand positioning (I believe Brian Baldinger calls him a "crab-grabber") and it leads to holding penalties. Doesn't have good recognition of line games. Can have trouble anchoring against power rushers and is prone to getting knocked off balance from the inside. Gets out-of-control on the move and will lunge and slip off blocks. Knee injury bears watching.
Compares to: Andrew Whitworth, Cordy Glenn
Fun Facts
Ereck was the only player at the Combine who did not hire an agent. Not only did he whip Gregory when they met at Nebraska last season, he also made an obscene gesture at Cornhusker fans. The team that drafts Flowers should also think about drafting RB Duke Johnson; Flowers has been blocking for him since high school.
RamView
Wow, are Flowers and La'el Collins ever similar players, but if you like Collins, I think you have to like Flowers a little better. They say Flowers mirrors well, and he's mirrored Collins' run up draft boards because when you line the two up, Flowers is a little younger, a little bigger and has quicker feet. Collins is probably ahead technique-wise, but not by a lot, and he has an extra year under his belt. That speaks well to Flowers' upside. He's a perfect fit for the Rams' offensive mindset and could well be the right tackle they're looking for. He's more a top-20 player than a top-10 player, though, so if he is the Rams' #1 lineman, ideally they'd pick him up after trading down a little.
Sources: University of Miami athletics, NFL.com
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