Baraka Beckett OL New Mexico Scouting Report

• Position: Left Guard
• Measurables: 6’4/340
• Class: Senior

Scouting Report

Strengths:

• Keeps hands close to chest and gets tight grip
• Strong core, big base to sustain
• Good awareness to incoming stunts, counters lack of range
• Strong first punch to take control
• Good snap quickness
• Does a good job of getting up field and walling off
• Consistently good target points and engagements as a puller, fluid, loads up and delivers a blow

Weaknesses:

• Missing top end speed and quick transition to secod level
• Hip tightness creating lack of lateral agility, prone to get beat across face
• Needs to be more consistent about resetting to get inside hands
• Attacks with wide arms, and outside hand placement in runs blocks too often, needs to get them inside
• Underwhelming leg drive from lack of hip mobility and foot speed

Overview: Grade- 82

Beckett is a force as a pass blocker using his frame and strong first punch to consistently shock defenders and get them off their spots and disrupt their pass rush plan. He doesn’t have much lateral agility to truly get from gap to gap quickly but makes up for it with his spatial awareness and length with a big base to take on contact if he isn’t fully prepared to get inside hands. The trait that stands out the most in Beckett’s game is his ability to pull. He does a great job of getting out of his stance quickly from the snap, keeps a fluid base and loads up with proper angles and power to clear lanes in the run game. Beckett needs to clean up his hands as a run blocker along with lacking the lateral agility that will get him beat across his face. At the point of attack Beckett places his arms outside of defender’s arms rather than inside creating lack of power and ability to move block the defender. Beckett has limited leg drive in the run game coming from lack of foot speed and jolt in his hips to press the attack downfield. If Beckett can clean up his hand placement and punch harder at the point of attack as a run blocker, he has the potential to be an all-around physical Prescence in the NFL. As of now Beckett has the tools to make an NFL roster through training camp.

Scout: Andrew Bohovich