Bears Scouting Left Tackle Prospect

The Bears are scouting a highly touted, mystery left tackle prospect.  He’s 6’6″ and 315 lbs and ran the 40 in 5.17 seconds.  Before I just give you his name, let’s check out what some of the draft profiles say about him:

Has a thick, wide upper body with broad shoulders, big bubble, wide hips and solid thigh and calf thickness…Has the wingspan and big hands to make the reach block, showing very good balance in his kick slide and attempts to mirror the edge rushers…Plays with adequate knee bend and is functional on short pulls and traps in-line when he plays on his feet but is not good running long distances…Shows the body control to adjust and gain position with his kick-slide…Alerts to stunts and twists, doing a nice job of working in unison with his guards…Well-liked by teammates and staff and keeps the players loose with his outgoing personality in the locker room…Shows very good leadership ability and will put in the extra hours mentoring a younger teammate…Does all the little extras in the film room and at practice…Hard worker who will not need to be monitored…Quicker setting up in pass protection than vs. the run, but is better when working in a phone booth, as he is more apt to gain position working in-line…Effective at getting to his reach point in pass protection…Has good slide agility and does a solid job of working down the line…When he keeps his pads down, he does a good job of keeping body control (used to lunge and lose his feet)…When he uses his size and reach, he is more effective gaining position off the snap…As a senior, he did a much better job of using his hands to lock up and control his man, developing ability to be a mauler…Is learning to use his hands while running his feet in attempts to sustain…Has just adequate hip roll but can get movement off the line on short pulls…When he gets his hands into the defender, he is capable of holding rush lanes and steering the defender out…

Here’s what another draft site said:

[He] redshirted his first season, and then sat most of his freshman season. As a sophomore, he became a starter and spent time at both left guard and left tackle. He remained in the starting lineup as a junior, taking over the left tackle spot, and he held down that spot again as a senior.

[He]  has a lot of talent. He has all the physical tools to play on Sundays, and eventually start. He is a good athlete that has the lateral agility to keep his quarterback clean. He also has the size and strength to match up with bigger ends and not get pushed around. He has experience at both tackle and guard, which gives him more than one position to try and stick at.

[He] has good size, but he may need to get stronger in the NFL. He will not overpower a defender at the point of attack, and will not drive them off the ball in the running game.

[This guy] projects as one of the better pure left tackles in the draft. His natural athleticism has made scouts take note of him, and he will be in high command in April because of the position he plays. He really could go anywhere outside of the Top 10.

So who is this mystery man?  Swing on over to Page 2 to see.