Packers pick #6 Kyle Murphy Stanford OT

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"I don't think you can play him for at least a year until he gets stronger. He's a good run blocker but I don't know if he's strong enough to play on the right side or quick enough to play left." -- AFC general manager
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Bottom Line
Interesting prospect full of juxtapositions. On one hand, he’s an athletic mover in space, but his foot quickness is just average. While he plays with good bend, leg drive and low pad level as a run blocker, he tends to play too tall and lose his anchor against bull rushers. Murphy plays with good tackle instincts and shows enough potential to become an eventual starter in the NFL if he can improve his overall strength and tighten up some of his pass protection flaws.
 
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PFF's scouting report on Kyle Murphy:

Position fit:
Offensive tackle

Stat to know:
97.8 pass blocking efficiency in 2014 was sixth-best among Power-5 tackles. Only two games below -1.0 in pass blocking the past two seasons

Measureables*:
Height: 6-6
Weight: 305
Arm length: 33 ½ inches
Hand size: 9 ¾ inches
Bench: 23
*Didn’t work out at combine or pro day

What he does best:
— Keeps his hands high and tight in pass protection. Very technically sound and patient with his punch
— Solid footwork in the run game. Rarely gets himself in a bad position. Showed up on double teams where he left guard Josh Garnett took defensive linemen into the linebacker level
— Requisite size and length to play the tackle position. Uses that length very well in the run game where he’ll lock out his arms to finish blocks

Biggest concern:
— Plays with a narrow base and it accentuates some serious strength issues. His pass-blocking efficiency against the bull rush was below the FBS average
— Nothing special athletically. Will overset at times and doesn’t have the change of direction ability to recover it.
— A lot of angle pass sets in Stanford’s offense. Looked awkward when taking vertical sets although switching from right tackle to left his senior year likely didn’t help

Player comparison:
Rob Havenstein, Los Angeles Rams. Athletically they aren’t going to jump off the page at you, but both have the consistency in their technique to give competent play at the tackle position

Bottom line:
After the top tier of tackles in this class no one has a higher floor than Murphy. He definitely needs to get stronger, but he’ll be a starter in the NFL.

PFF had him ranked #72 on their big board. It's possible the Packers got a steal with him.
 

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