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Analysis
Strengths Good athlete. Plays with good bend and has easy, smooth movement skills. Shows off good lateral agility and quickness off the snap. Built for zone scheme. Has the feet to get to difficult reach blocks and work hips into place to seal his block. Able to stick defensive tackles on his inside shoulder and run his feet to keep them there. Takes quality angles up to second level. Hands are big and strong helping him sustain his blocks. Capable long- or short-pull blocker. Plays with good balance in pass sets and stays mirrored to defender. Pass punch lands inside and once he gets extension he keeps arms locked out.
Weaknesses Possesses relatively narrow frame and may have issues adding and maintaining desired mass for interior. Needs to play on the move. Struggles to generate quality push at the point of attack as base blocker. Hands can swing a little too wide in run game. Tends to lean and push rather than roll hips into his blocks. Will chase twisters too deep and run himself out of position to catch the looper.
Draft Projection Round 7-PFA
Bottom Line An athletic zone-scheme fit at guard or potentially center if he proves he can snap it. Eldrenkamp is technically sound in both the running and passing games and he's got desired body control and balance that zone teams like. The biggest question for him will be whether or not he can carry more mass, but the tape looks like that of a backup or possibly eventual starter if he can find the right scheme fit.
leafnose:
not a nfl pro scout, but the first thing that struck me when a thumbnail of Jake was posted is exactly what they noted here. He's narrow. He's needs to add bulk, and that doesn't bode well for being first off the bench as a rookie unless your smarts shine brightly to make up the difference. he's pretty tall too. but Kromer seems to have no issue with fitting a profile. interested to see how these guys hold up. Is Sean Mannion going to get beat up this preseason?
