Guard
Mississippi
6-5 335
40 time: 5.15
Draft board overall prospect rank: #73
Draft board guard rank: #3
Overall rating: 74*
4/5/10: As you can tell from his measurable size, Jerry is a large dude and a punishing run blocker. He excels in run blocking in man schemes, locking onto a defensive linemen and pounding him into the ground with his brute strength. He’s very durable for his size and is actually in pretty good physical shape. He didn’t appear to wear down late into games as most guys his size would. He was a four year starter in the SEC and never had any issues with injuries. He is dominant from the word “go” and he has been dominant ever since he stepped onto campus. Football is in his blood. His older brother Peria Jerry went 24th overall to the Falcons last year. He really struggles when he has to move a lot and when an agile defender forces him to move his feet to compete with him. He is great one on one in the so called “phonebooth” in the middle of the trenches and is great at directional blocking, forcing his man to go the way he wants him to. However, he has very heavy feet and would not fit a zone blocking scheme that required an athletic guard. He is not a natural knee bender and need some work on his form. Overall, he should be a very good right guard in the right scheme, but that description is one of a 3rd round prospect and nothing more. The rumors that he could go in the 2nd round, I think, are false because he is very limited in terms of the type of player he is. He excels at one thing, but his versatility is very questionable. At the very least though, with his long arms, massive bulk, and good height, he’ll be an asset to a team on short downs, but I think, in the right scheme, this is a starting guard. He has a very good track record blocking for guys like Ben Jarvus Green Ellis and Dexter McCluster, as well as other rushers who got very good holes to run in over the last 4 years at Mississippi.
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