2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Lindenwood OL Gareth Warren

From now till the 2025 NFL Draft takes place, we’ll scout and create profiles for as many prospects as attainable, inspecting their strengths, weaknesses, and what they will deliver to an NFL franchise. These gamers may very well be potential top-10 picks, all the way in which all the way down to Day 3 picks and precedence undrafted free brokers. In the present day, a scouting report on Lindenwood offensive lineman Gareth Warren.

#78 GARETH WARREN, OT, LINDENWOOD (SR) – 6051, 330 lbs.

East-West Shrine Bowl Participant 

Measurements

The Good

— Good measurement and size
— Good snap quickness in go and run sport
— Stability and pad degree are good in his go set
— Good chop and good hand placement; wins with palms when he’s first to contact
— Good anchor and play energy versus energy rushers
— Bettering consciousness on stunts and twists
— Superb play energy on down, drive, double-team blocks
— Good timing to second degree on combo blocks
— Agility and athleticism to tug in both route
— Expertise at guard and sort out

The Unhealthy

— Kick step in go set solely will get enough depth
— Hand timing is inconsistent in go units
— Defenders who get into his chest have been in a position to yank him ahead out of their means
— Ample refitting of palms when he loses the benefit
— Stops his toes on some blocks permitting defenders to slide round him
— Ample lateral quickness on attain blocks
— Pad degree will get excessive on run blocks and slides up the opponent
— Spends extra time on the bottom than you desire to
— Higher-body energy has room to enhance

Bio

— Profession: 35 video games, 1 reception for six yards
— 2024: First-team All-Massive South OVC
— 2023: All-Tutorial crew, CSC Tutorial All-District honoree
— 2022: Second-team All-Massive South OVC
— In highschool, performed within the Polynesian Bowl Nationwide Mix and Showcase as a sophomore
— In highschool, invited to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame Excessive Faculty Elite Division Session
— In highschool, performed within the All-Hawaii Bowl on Oahu

Tape Breakdown

Gareth Warren is an offensive lineman who performed left sort out the final two season and left guard in 2022. He has good peak and superb weight with good size and strong hand measurement.

As a go blocker, he has good snap quickness and is easy stepping into his set. He performs with good pad degree, stability, and hand placement. He confirmed a pleasant chop to get go rushers off stability and makes use of his size versus pace rushers to push them previous the quarterback. In opposition to energy rushers he has a very good anchor and regardless of usually being second along with his palms can face up to the preliminary punch. He confirmed good enchancment over the 2024 season dealing with stunts and twists and he’ll search for work when uncovered. On screens, he shows strong mobility whereas finding his goal.

As a run blocker, Warren has good snap quickness, hand placement and superb play energy. On down blocks, he makes use of his energy and good leg drive to displace defenders.

On double groups he simply moved opponents and displayed good timing on combo blocks to climb to the second degree. General, his maintain is sweet, is sweet hinging on the skin and shows strong agility when pulling. On the entrance facet of zone runs, he is ready to interact and hold the defender shifting. His skill to find on pulls is superb and he appears to clear the street and search for others to hit.

Working to the second degree.

They even tried to showcase his athleticism on a lateral within the pink zone.

Warren’s kick in his go set will get enough depth. The timing of his palms is enough and when he’s late it leaves his chest open. If defenders get into his chest, they can yank him ahead. When engaged with a go rusher he’s enough at refitting his palms to regain the benefit. On base blocks he’ll cease his toes and may lose defenders to his sides.

On the bottom of zone runs, he shows enough lateral agility to achieve block. When Warren run blocks, his pad degree is inconsistent, and he slides up off of his block. His stability is merely enough, and he spends an excessive amount of time on the bottom.

Velocity rushers have been in a position to win on the sting at occasions.

When late along with his palms it led to some tough reps like this bull rush and this defender yanking him ahead.

Conclusion

Warren has expertise at guard and sort out with the athleticism to play on both facet. He has good measurement and size, strong psychological processing, and a very good motor. As a go blocker, he performs with good stability and hand placement and makes use of a chop to get rusher off stability. He has a very good anchor and has strong mobility on screens.

As a run blocker, he makes use of superb play energy and quickness on the snap to have interaction shortly and attempt to transfer defenders. He has the mobility to tug in both route and climb to the second degree. He blocks to the whistle and sustains his blocks.

Areas to enhance embody getting extra depth in his go set, being extra in line with the timing of his palms and bettering on refitting them when going through the go rush. Extra constant pad degree, holding his toes shifting and staying on his toes will profit him as a run blocker.

For my part, you may by no means have sufficient Pacific lslanders in your crew. Warren has a strong talent set to work with and room so as to add upper-body energy. I want to see him play with extra aggression as effectively. I believe there’s a potential starter right here and he has the potential to again up each guard and tackles spots. The very best match for him can be inside at guard in a power-running scheme with some inside zone blended in.

For a participant comp, I’ll go together with a well-known title, Ramon Foster. He had good quickness, might create operating lanes and performed by means of the whistle. He moved to protect and wanted to work on refitting, his stability and holding his toes shifting.

Projection: Late Day 3/UDFA
Depot Draft Grade: 6.3 – Finish of Roster/Observe Squad (sixth Spherical)
Video games Watched: 2024 – At Kansas, vs Central Arkansas, Vs Western Illinois, Vs Southeast Missouri State, At UT Martin