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Le'Raven Clark (LT Texas Tech)


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Le'Raven Clark

6'5", 36 1/8" Arm Length, 316LBS, 11 7/8" Hands

I know people aren't really considering OTs in the top rounds and given our history, it's likely we won't take one but man, this guy is a monster. 12" hands and 36+ arms?

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Clark started 51 straight games for the Red Raiders, spending his final three years at left tackle and his freshman season at right guard. All three years at left tackle, he earned All-Big 12 honors, and as a senior he was named a second-team All-American for his efforts. It's unclear where Clark's best position will be at the next level; he flashes the lateral agility and recovery speed to play on the edge against college pass rushers, so he should get a shot at left tackle. Its possible, though, that Clark might be best inside where he can lock on and create creases for the running game. His durability, pro-ready body (6-6, 313), and next-level tenacity make him a likely NFL starter wherever he lines up.

"He's going to end up being big time in our league. He's got elite foot quickness, he's long and he's smart. He'll keep getting better once he gets to a pro offense and away from that stuff Texas Tech does and he'll become one of the top five tackles in our league." -- NFC personnel director

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/leraven-clark?id=2555202

Anyone take a liking to this prospect? It's a long shot he winds up here but if we want a future LT, he fits the mold. 

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27 minutes ago, TylerVagyler said:

Clark and Spriggs are my two favorite realistic options at OT for us in the draft.

For sure.  It seems most years, OL's measurables are looked at so intently and there's always an area for pause but Clark checks off on all fronts it seems.  When he played Ogbah it was basically a draw and has gone against top competition his collegiate career.  Given our unpredictability, watch us end up taking a tackle high to many people's dismay haha. 

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Dismay?  If there's an LT with the talent to justify the pick I'd think most here would be ecstatic that we got him at the end of the first.  We lost the SB because our tackles couldn't hold up and our receivers couldn't get open quickly or consistently enough to cover up for our line problems.

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4 hours ago, uscgamecocks said:

Dismay?  If there's an LT with the talent to justify the pick I'd think most here would be ecstatic that we got him at the end of the first.  We lost the SB because our tackles couldn't hold up and our receivers couldn't get open quickly or consistently enough to cover up for our line problems.

The "dismay" line was somewhat of a generalization. There's a crowd that tends to annually shut down the idea of a tackle early; which in fairness, many top tackles have been busting lately.  

Clark is in the same area that I view Neal (S), Bullard (DE/DT), Ogbah (DE), Doctson (WR), Will Jackson III (CB)

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