NFL Draft 2016 Video Sheets: Ryan Kelly – Center

By Grégory Richard – On April 23 at 12:30 pm

Until the Draft, Touchdown Actu offers you every day the best videos of the best players who will be selected on April 28, 29 and 30 in Chicago. Ryan Kelly –…

Until the Draft, Touchdown Actu offers you every day the best videos of the best players who will be selected on April 28, 29 and 30 in Chicago.

Ryan Kelly – Center – 22 years old – Senior – Alabama

Height: 1m96
Weight: 135 kilos
Estimated position in the draft: 1st-3rd round

Stats 2015 : 15 matches

He was one of the cornerstones of the reigning national champion. One of the more discreet players too. It must be said that as a center, Ryan Kelly did not choose the most glamorous position there is. No matter, because beyond the prestige, it was his incredible efficiency that hit the mark in 2015. Not a single sack conceded against the pass, and a ground game where his bouldering art took Derrick Henry to the Heisman Trophy . What legitimately give him the title of best center of this draft.

The lineman’s technique is particularly remarkable. Firmly anchored on his legs, Kelly often adopts a preferential position to contain his vis-à-vis, while focusing on constantly moving hands, to anticipate any counter-offensive.

Naturally aggressive (in a good sense, because very little penalized), Kelly also makes ground play her specialty. His dropouts allowed Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake to get full center boulevards and made Alabama a stronghold in the ground game in 2015.

Like a Max Unger or Trasvis Frederick, Kelly has the potential to be drafted at the end of the first round in late April. The 22-year-old must still improve in a few areas to hope to convince a little more.

Despite 138 kilos on the scale, it should gain a little more mass to effectively contain the bull-rushers. Its positioning also seems more random during moving blocks or setbacks. These upgrades won’t erase the fact that he’s a more technical than athletic player, in a league where Boy Scouts generally love pure athletes.

NFL Comparison : Weston Richburg

Strong points
– Good body position
– Hands and feet constantly moving
– Fearsome on the run block
– aggressive
– Leadership

Weak points
– Physics to refine
– Random position on moving blocks
– More technical than athletic