Finding Broncos: Abraham Lucas | OT | Washington State
Measurements
- Height: 6-foot-6
- Weight: 315 pounds
- Arms: 33-7/8 inches
- Hands: 10-1/2 inches
Combine Results
- 40-Yard Dash: 4.92
- Bench Press (225 lbs): 24 reps
- Vertical Jump: 27 inches
- Broad Jump: 107 inches
- 3-Cone Drill: 7.25
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.4
Pros
- Plenty of experience with no significant medical red flags and being a long-term starter.
- Has good strength and looks to finish his blocks.
- Does well at keeping his hands inside the pads of the defender.
- Rarely lowers his head or lunges into contact.
- Heavy feet but they're patient and not overly choppy.
- Has the traits to hold up as a tackle in the NFL, and he has to clean up many of those tools.
- Will show how strong he is to drive block, but he must sustain it.
- Has tremendous grip power in his hands that are hard to break away from.
- Has good length, and he uses it reasonably well to keep defenders off his body.
Cons
- Many penalties against last season, and most of them were false starts.
- Pad level is consistently high, allowing defenders to get under his pads and control him.
- Punch as a blocker lacks power, placement, and timing.
- Struggles in timing engagements and will open himself up to pass rush moves.
- Has often worked himself out of position in college and got away with it.
- Counters at the NFL level will eat him up.
- Has to do better to drive blocks to create lanes and sustain blocks as his blocks were shed for the tackle too often.
- Heavy feet and lumbered movement, which questions whether he can work outside the phone booth in the NFL.
- Struggles when shedding to redirect and re-engage with blocks.
- He has to do better with his awareness and timing when he does pull or is climbing.
- Plays with a poor bend at the waist and in the lower half, which leads to the high pad level.
- Anchor isn't the best, and it is due to the pad level and issues dropping his butt, but he has the power to do so.
Overview
Abraham Lucas has a lot of fans in media because he has all the tools and checks off most of the boxes. In addition, he hasn't dealt with injuries and has been a long-term starter. During his college career, he was also exposed to multiple tough matchups and put up solid tape for the most part.
During his career, Lucas has only allowed four sacks, and none of them came last season. So he has the production teams want in a tackle, but the offense helped cover up his issues in pass protection. The more significant concern will be finding consistency as a run blocker that he has lacked in college.
Fit with Broncos
Lucas' fit with the Denver Broncos is there, but it depends on how he's viewed. Some don't think he should be in an offense that will ask him to move a lot as Denver would. So in that instance, he wouldn't be a great fit.
I like his fit, though. It isn't perfect, but it's good enough to work. There are concerns with his movement, but he moved well at the Combine, so he showed he could improve his skills there.
On top of that, Lucas has the physical skills and the aggressive nature to be a punishing blocker. The technical issues can be coached out of him, which would be a focus of the Broncos' coaching staff.
As things stand, Lucas is one of the favorites for most analysts and fans for Denver with the 64th overall pick. He would be another piece to compete for the starting job, and if he carries over the improved movement skills he showed at the Combine, it wouldn't be surprising if he ended up as the starter.
Grade: Mid-to-Late Round 2
Where he Goes: Early Round 3
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