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Dallas Cowboys: 10 Offensive Tackles and their Fit

By Adithya Prabakaran

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 30: Max Scharping #73 of the Northern Illinois Huskies celebrates after defeating the Buffalo Bulls 30-29 to win the MAC Championship at Ford Field on November 30, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 30: Max Scharping #73 of the Northern Illinois Huskies celebrates after defeating the Buffalo Bulls 30-29 to win the MAC Championship at Ford Field on November 30, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 01: Quarterback Austin Appleby #12 of the Florida Gators is helped to his feet by teammate Martez Ivey #73 as Torren McGaster #5 of the Vanderbilt Commodores celebrates recoving a fumble during the late moments of the second half at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 01: Quarterback Austin Appleby #12 of the Florida Gators is helped to his feet by teammate Martez Ivey #73 as Torren McGaster #5 of the Vanderbilt Commodores celebrates recoving a fumble during the late moments of the second half at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

Martez Ivey, Florida

What’s Good: Hip Flexibility, Lateral Quickness, Arm length

What Ain’t Good: Leverage, Play Strength, Hand Placement

If you love highly touted high school recruits who didn’t develop as well as you thought they would, Ivey is the man for you. After starting 2 years at left guard and left tackle, Ivey has the experience teams look for in offensive linemen, but his technique is shabby enough that it negates any experience that he’s gained at Florida.

Generalizations aside, Ivey should’ve developed into a better tackle than what he’s become. He has good size at 6’5″ and 315 pounds. Above all he possesses 36 1/4″ arms which generally would provide him with an advantage at the point of attack. In pass protection he’ll place his hands on the rusher’s shoulder pads and on defense he doesn’t use his hands to drive defenders to the ground or away from the running back. He also doesn’t play like he’s 315 pounds.

With Ivey, if he can learn and correct his technique and hand placement I believe that will make him a stronger player and it will help him use his leverage better. Until then, what we do know Ivey does well is move. He can follow speed rushers to the outside and change direction when the opposition does as well.

Ivey would be more of a work in progress than some other developmental prospects in this draft, but that would help the Cowboys. If they chose to go WR, S, and either TE or EDGE with their first three picks, Ivey could be a solid option in the 4th or 5th round. But, Ivey also would be the type of player to go earlier because a bad team will select him earlier simply for his traits.

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