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C/OG:
Russell Bodine, C/OG, North Carolina, Junior:
Measurables: 6' 3.1", 310 pounds, 32 1/2" arms, 10 inch hands
Bench: 42 reps (led all OL)
40 time: Low: 5.13, High: 5.18, Official: 5.18, 10 yrd Split: 1.72; 3-cones: 8.26 secs; Short Shuttle: 4.66
Jumps: 9'1" broad
Background: 2 year starter for the Tarheels, pretty clean off the field.
Positives: He does a good job pulling and getting to the second level; he's pretty effective in the screen game as well. Good angle blocker who is able to latch on and control his defender from the side. He flashes the ability to drive his defender off of the ball; he plays with great effort and is tenacious and active as a blocker. He did a pretty good job and held up pretty well when he was lined up against Pitt's potential 1st round DT in Aaron Donald. Smart player who understands his blocking schemes/assignments; good versatility in his ability to play both Guard and Center.
Negatives: One thing I notice is that he struggles with length, longer DTs can get into his pads and neutralize his power. He struggles to re-anchor and recover when he gets beat by either a speed or bull rush. His strength isn't always reflected in his blocking; he doesn't have a particularly powerful or violent punch and is more of a catcher. He has slow feet and gets turned around too easily in pass protection. He drops his head a lot and tends to lunge too often. I don't like how often I saw him getting walked back into the lap of his QB, tells me that, while he may have great weight room strength, it's not really functional.
Overview: Bodine made a mistake in declaring so early for the draft. He has too many areas of his game that need work and is a few years removed from being ready to play in the NFL. He needs to improve his ability to anchor and his hand usage. While he shows good movement skills in his ability to pull and swing out on run plays and screen plays, his poor pass blocking technique is going to keep him off the field. The straight line speed that he displayed at the combine is there in his tape, but his bench press numbers are fluff. He's a project.
He wear's #60.
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