Glasgow Combine Measurables

Submitted by Space Coyote on

So, the NFL combine is starting up today with the OL getting measured in. Noteably for Michigan, that means Graham Glasgow.

Height: 6'6"

Arm Length: 33 5/8"

Weight: 307 lbs

Hands 10 3/4"

These are very good numbers for Glasgow. As an OG, he may be a little on the light side, but as a Center prospect he's great weight. Furthermore, he has very long arms for an interior OL, has good height (and has demonstrated an ability to bend at his height), and has really big hands which allow him to grip onto defenders.

For comparison, he is taller and has bigger hands than Lamery Tunsil, is as tall and has as big hands as Jack Conklin (who has great arm length at 35"), better arm length and bigger hands than Drango, better arm length and bigger hands than Taylor Decker and Tyler Marz, and is significantly bigger than the undersized Jack Allen.

From an interior OL perspective, he's shown as well as anyone right now in terms of measurements. A few other guys compare nearly as well, but few interior OL better. This is a good start for Glasgow.

Space Coyote

February 24th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^

But with the ability to slide over if needed (which teams will like, as they may not have to carry an additional Center). He also had some snapping issues and I don't think got out of his stance as well as a center, likely due to his height.

He still stacks up well as an OG prospect, though you'd like to see him carry a bit more weight at that position.

SWFLWolverine

February 24th, 2016 at 1:59 PM ^

his issues were in gun because he snaps the ball with a grip over the end as opposed to over the laces. That gave him lest stability because he couldn't lean on the ball so when his arm moved, it simulated the snap. I have never gone back and looked at it on film, but that was always my assumption. I do not remember the issue with false starts with the QB under center.

Space Coyote

February 24th, 2016 at 3:28 PM ^

He can add more bulk to his frame, I don't see much issue in that. My guess is he is at his current weight because he thinks it'll best help his combine numbers. Very few pros remain at the combine weight for their playing weight.

MGoStrength

February 24th, 2016 at 5:27 PM ^

I'd be hard pressed to beleive any athlete of his calaber and size at that age and training experience cannot add significant weight if so desired.  In his 5th year he's likely 22 years old.  It's pretty unlikely that he has does much serious weight training and "dieting" prior to getting to UM.  Anyone at that level of experience, especially for a larger person, should be able to easily put on 10-20 pounds of quality weight withen a few years if he focused on doing so.

LV Sports Bettor

February 24th, 2016 at 1:43 PM ^



1) Lions 3rd round center Travis Swanson was 6' 5" and 312 lbs with a 33 1/8 arm length with 10" hand





2) former Alabama 4th round pick Barret Jones was 6' 4" and 306 lbs with 34 1/8 arm length with 10 1/4" hand









Here's couple of guards the Detroit Lions have taken the last few years:





1st round pick Laken Tomlinson was 6' 3" and 325 lbs with a 33 5/8 arm length with 10 1/8" hand



3rd round pick (solid start to career) guard Larry Warford 6' 3" and 332 lbs with 33 3/8 arm length and 9 1/2" hand





 

TheReal_GR3

February 24th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^

All pretty solid numbers but these same numbers were posted from the senior bowl. The combine should favor him as he moves pretty well in open space but his pad level still needs work.

This is a huge week for him as I think he has a chance to prove he can play 4 OL spots... LG C, RG and in a pinch RT... That versatility will give him a draft bump. Most teams only have 5 or 6 active OL for game day. So even if a team thinks he isn't ready to start year 1 they could look at him and think he provides significant help in the numbers game.

Ali G Bomaye

February 24th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^

No he's not.  Four starting centers in the NFL are 6'5" or taller (Max Garcia of the Broncos, Mike Pouncey of the Dolphins, Trevor Robinson of the Chargers, and Travis Swanson of the Lions).  Another eight are listed at 6'4".  An inch one way or another isn't going to make a difference.

LV Sports Bettor

February 24th, 2016 at 6:04 PM ^

being too tall does actually start to be a negative for a guy playing center in the NFL. 



It looks like there's currently NO starting centers in the NFL who are 6' 6" or taller right now. Why is that? I am not 100% sure but I would think there has to be some point where being too tall hurts a guy's chances at being an effective starting NFL center.



The opposite of that is also true as well as I would bet that every starting offensive left tackle in the NFL right now is at least 6' 5" and maybe even 6' 6" nowadays.



I guess the point is somewhere along the NFL there seems to be a cut-off line. 



I'm sure Glasgow will be fine wherever he ends up playing.

MGoStrength

February 24th, 2016 at 6:34 PM ^

It seems really hard to me.  My speciality is S&C, not football, so from a football standpoint I am just a fan watching games and reading about stuff on here.  But, I didn't get the impression watching our games that Glasgow was a great player, but I did get that impression watching Conklin for example.  O-line seems like a position that is really hard to dissect individual performances though since we tend to look at the o/d lines matchup as a unit.  Is the line getting push?  Are they protecting the QB?  Are there holes for the RB?  Who's at fault if things go wrong though?...no idea. 

 

I've never been a big fan of the combine to assess football players as I believe measurables don't mean much when compared to game performances.  But it seems much easier to assess almost every other position than o-line by game performances.  Maybe if you're watching film that's zoomed in on a single lineman then you can watch how he matchups up and reads blitzes, etc. but it seems hard to assess that from the actual game as televised on TV.

Michigan4Life

February 24th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^

by their techniques and their movement skills. Can they pass protect? Can they get under pads to gain leverage? Can they seal defenders? How's their footwork? How's their hand placement? How are they keeping their legs moving?

 

MGoStrength

February 24th, 2016 at 7:54 PM ^

Right, as I eluded to that probably has to come from watching film and breaking down a player/play.  That probably won't show up to a fan watching the game on TV, versus a WR, a DB, a RB, a LB, a QB, a DE that everyone can see if he's making plays and/or getting beat.