2017 NFL Draft: Adam Bisnowaty Scouting Report

What’s the current draft stock for Pittsburgh’s Adam Bisnowaty?

Bisnowaty is a very curious prospect. He’s got the size of an NFL offensive tackle, but the skill set of a guard. His height could be a barrier for him moving to guard in the NFL but there’s been plenty of guards who were as tall as he was.

The secret for these tall guards is how good their ability to bend at the waist.

Bisnowaty has good hands, strength and technique. He could theoretically start in the NFL tomorrow. He’s one of those linemen who once he gets his hands on a defender, it’s probably over for said defender.

The biggest concern with him is that he is truly dreadful in space and his effort in the second level is very lacking. So this makes him somewhat of an enigma.

He probably can’t be trusted fully at tackle unless it’s for a team that will run the ball more than the rest of the league and will keep him at right tackle.

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If he’s played at right tackle, he’s going to need blocking help especially with quicker rushers on passing downs. If he goes to a team with a good coaching staff, they could teach him how to use his feet better and that would reduce the need for him to receive help.

He would be best used in an offense where he plays guard and isn’t asked to pull much. So left guard looks like his future and that’s fine.

He could remind fans of Alex Boone, which would be worth a day 2 pick. however, a team drafting him wouldn’t be taking a top flight prospect here. His eventual upside is limited.

This author grades him out as a mid to late 2nd. The upside isn’t there for him to be graded out as a first round pick but the floor on his talent isn’t that bad either.

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