Minnesota Vikings Draft 2017: Final rankings and grades – Offense

• Taylor Moton – Western Michigan

Moton’s best trait is his overbearing power. Once he latches on to defenders, they rarely get away from him. He has that nasty attitude that teams crave in an offensive lineman.

He regularly tries to finish defenders by putting them to the ground. Despite his large frame, he has above average hips and footwork. Many defenders try various moves on Moton, but he is seldom beaten cleanly.

Where Moton must improve is his footwork. Being that he is so powerful, he relies a lot on his upper body strength, and his feet completely stop moving on occasions. That is a technique that he can get away with in college due to Moton being stronger than a lot of defenders he faces, but in the NFL he will quickly be exposed if he continues to use it.

At the Senior Bowl, he was everything as advertised. Repeatedly showing his power, average feet, and terrific hand placement. He helped his draft stock tremendously in Mobile.

Age: 22  (8/18/1994)

NFL Comparison: D.J. Fluker

• Antonio Garcia – Troy

Garcia is one of the most athletic offensive lineman in this class. What you see is a lean, but athletic build for an offensive tackle. Despite his official measurements of 6-foot-6, 293 pounds, Garcia has the body type to add 10 to 15 more pounds once he is consistently in an NFL weight training program.

He struggled a bit in the Dollar General Bowl game against Ohio, but the traits of a developmental left tackle are there.

Garcia has a terrific pass set. He gets depth, and sets vertical, which is important when facing speed rushers. His long arms and powerful punch allow him to consistently stop defensive lineman in their tracks.

Garcia’s biggest concern comes in the running game, strictly due to his lack of strength. On many occasions, you can see that Garcia gets pushed around if he is not able to get the natural leverage on defenders. This ultimately results in bad hand placement and him falling to the ground. Lack of overall strength and improvement to his technique in the running game can be corrected with proper NFL coaching.

Age: 23  (12/10/1993)

NFL Comparison: Tyron Smith

• Julie’n Davenport – Bucknell

As a small school standout, Davenport is a prime candidate to be a development right or left tackle. Already having a prototypical frame (6-foot-6, 318 pounds), Davenport has many technical issues that need fixing. His hips and footwork are the two biggest that stick out above the rest as traits that need to be improved.

Despite being extremely raw, he shows promise. With great arm length, he had the ability to control defenders and make second level blocks look easy.

He’s also shown to be durable, as he started all 44 career games he’s played in. With proper coaching, many see Davenport being a contributor by his second or third season.

Age: 22  (1/9/1995)

NFL Comparison: Duane Brown

• Will Holden – Vanderbilt

Despite his ironic last name for an offensive lineman, Holden put together impressive practices at the East-West Shrine Game and as a late arrival to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Holden is known as technician.

He has some of the best technique among this entire offensive line group. The former Commodore is not the greatest athlete but where he wins is within his overall technique.

Holden’s biggest improvements need to come in the weight room. His core strength is really weak, and at times he can be a bit of a waist bender. Meaning that when engaging in contact with defenders he has a tendency to bend over and duck his head. This is why he tends to struggle against edge rushers with above average speed.

Age: 23  (9/14/1993)

NFL Comparison: Doug Free