| Kelechi Osemele Scouting Report |
| Kelechi Osemele - Iowa State (HT: 6-5½ - WT: 333) |
Positives -- Very big player with a wide frame, uses his frame very nicely against his opponent; plays with a strong and wide base, can push his opponents forward... Uses his hands extremely well for such a big player, may be his best quality as a lineman... Has the size to get in front of a defender
and make them work around him... Extremely long arms, had the largest wingspan of any player at the Senior Bowl at 85½ inches... You can't teach size and coupled with good hand usage and decent footwork, has all of the raw skills you'd like to see from an offensive lineman in the NFL... Plays best in phone booth situations, close quarters and confined space, small area, when he doesn't have to move his feet too much or too far... Played left tackle at Iowa State but projects best moving inside to guard at the next level... Because of his length there may be teams tempted to give him looks at right tackle before moving him inside... However, if he starts at right tackle, the team would always be looking for an offensive tackle so they can move him inside... Osemele actually reminds me of someone like Shawn Andrews or Vernon Casey; when completely healthy and in shape, they can do a solid job at RT but might be a Pro Bowler at OG.
Negatives -- First step is rather slow, gets beaten to the inside rather easily... At 6'5", is already pretty high off the ground and doesn't do anything to help himself; plays with a high pad level, almost as if he is standing up straight... Needs to bend his knees more and play lower to the ground, or he will continue to get beat by elementary moves in the NFL... Slow off the line and doesn't have a great outside step... Lumbers and can be slow to redirect, isn't as physical as his size would suggest... Doesn't have good lateral range or nimble feet and is projected to the right side or inside... High-level defensive ends would have a field day with him off the edge, no way he can stick at left tackle in the NFL... Doesn't possess a good stance and loses his balance too often, will get turned around at the next level... Can't stress enough that he plays way too big and needs to stay lower and develop more central balance... The good news is his weaknesses can all be worked on, needs to be coached up to complement his raw physical abilities... Overall, not very impressed with Osemele aside from his size, but at this point he doesn't seem to be able to couple his raw abilities to on-field performance.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6054 |
| Weight |
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333 |
| Arm |
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35⅞ |
| Hand |
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10¼ |
| 40-Time |
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5.36 |
| Vertical |
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26.5 |
| Broad |
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8'8" |
| Bench Press |
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32 |
| Shuttle |
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4.87 |
| Cone |
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7.91 |
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At Iowa State -- (Official School Bio) 2011 Co-captain... 2011 Sports Illustrated first-team All-American... 2011 first-team All-Big 12 selection (AP, Coaches)... 2011 Rotary Lombardi Watch List (Rotary Club of Houston's Most Outstanding Lineman)... 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List (Nation's Best Interior Lineman)... Phil Steele's College Football Preview 2011 Preseason First-Team All-America and First-Team All-Big 12... The Sporting News 2011 College Football Preview Second-Team All-America and First-Team All-Big 12... Lindy's Sports 2011 College Football Preview Second-Team All-American and First-Team All-Big 12... 2009 AP second-team All-Big 12... 2010 Honorable mention All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches)... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F07, S08, F10)... 2007 Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. 2011: Earned All-American honors from Sports Illustrated, becoming the first Cyclone to earn All-America honors since Ben Bruns in 2000... first-team all-conference honoree from both the media and coaches... started all 13 games for the Cyclones, finishing his career with 44 consecutive starts... played in 49 games in his career... projected as a 2012 first-round NFL draft pick (Fox Sports.com, ESPN.com, CNNSI.com, NFLDraftScout.com). 2010: Earned honorable mention all-conference honors... started and played in every game... has started 30 straight games and played in 36 in his career. 2009: Started every game en route to second-team all-Big 12 honors. 2008: Played in every game, starting five contests. Personal: Born June 24, 1989 in Houston, Texas... name pronounced kah-LETCH-ee oh-sem-AH-lee.
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