Freak athlete guard from UCLA is heading to Arizona
The Arizona Cardinals have selected Jon Gaines, the freak athlete guard from UCLA with the 122nd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
more about Gaines from NFL.com
Strengths
- Highly intelligent and assignment oriented.
- Has started at center, guard and tackle.
- Quick switch and capture of A-gap defender in run blitz.
- Good radar and feel to find his targets on wide pulls.
- Hits his landmarks with accuracy as zone blocker.
- Actively searches for hand resets inside the rush rep.
He has incredible athleticism and if you follow the Josh Norris principle, he has a great chance of being a starter in the NFL.
Since 2010, just 28 Offensive Linemen recorded a 4.47 short shuttle or better at the NFL Combine
24 were drafted
Those 24 went on to start 84% of their NFL games. It’s a cheat code.
Let’s ‘Moneyball’ the NFL Combinehttps://t.co/18vOIzmWlV pic.twitter.com/BPmFhPzjhe
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) February 27, 2023
This is a big thing for the Arizona Cardinals and a huge departure from what we saw in the Steve Keim era where they drafted smaller, mediocre athletes on day three hoping to find a gem.
Instead, now you get an undersized center/guard, who has played both in college with incredible athleticism.
Welcome to the desert, Jon.
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