Washington State OT Abraham Lucas
6-foot-6
315 pounds
Yahoo Sports’ 2022 NFL draft grade
5.63 — possible third- or fourth-rounder; contributor potential
TL;DR scouting report
Well-proportioned, highly experienced college tackle whose challenges in the run game might require an incubation period
The skinny
A 3-star Rivals recruit in the Class of 2017, Lucas committed to the Cougars and redshirted his first year on campus. In 2018, he started all 13 games at right tackle and was named All-Pac-12 second team. Lucas repeated the effort in 2019, starting another 13 games and being named All-Pac-12 second team. He started all four games in the shortened 2020 season, followed by 12 more starts in 2021. Lucas competed at the 2022 Senior Bowl.
Washington State OT Abraham Lucas is one of the most experienced tackles in the 2022 NFL draft. (Photo by Boyd Ivey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Upside
Terrific length to play tackle — 6-foot-6 3/8 with 34-inch arms
Outstanding testing skills in movement drills, especially 10-yard split (1.68 seconds)
Fluid, flexible athlete with pretty clean movement
Good muscle memory on short pass sets
Economical footwork in pass protection
Peripheral vision allows him to spy line games, late breakthroughs
Adequate recovery ability to pinch down late
Quiet, patient feet to mirror pass rushers’ patterns
Good, quick, potent punch — exactly how it should be executed most times
Withstands contact on power rushes surprisingly well
Coordinates feet and hands on contact pretty well
More run-game exposure in 2021, which was needed
Staff praised his work ethic, smarts, awareness and consistency
Quiet, workmanlike approach — worker-bee mentality
Extremely durable — almost never missed snaps, started 42 straight games
Downside
Frame appears close to maxed out, mass-wise — packed on pounds after high school
Movement…
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