Mountaineers in the Pros
NFL Draft Profile for West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum
Most expect West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum to be drafted at some point within the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. However, despite Milum’s individual success in college at WVU as a tackle, NFL teams have been testing him at guard as well throughout the draft process.
Below includes Milum’s complete NFL Draft player profile:
Measurements
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 313 pounds
Arm: 32 1/8″
Hand: 10 1/4″
NFL Combine Results
- 40-yard dash – 5.27
- 10-yard split – 1.84
- 20-yard shuttle – 4.69
- Vertical jump – 30″
- Broad jump – 9’ 0’’
Strengths
- Built with good proportional thickness and strong hands.
- Comes off the snap with good pad level and body control.
- Plays with a heavy thump on first contact.
- Displays ability to adjust to moving targets on second level.
- Happy to quick-set the rusher and stop him in his tracks.
- Digs his pass punch in with good placement and leverage.
- Excellent recognition and feel for developing twists.
- Sets a sturdy anchor against bullies looking to power rush him.
Weaknesses
- Average foot quickness getting to lateral landmarks.
- Base narrows and becomes less steady once he’s engaged.
- Some inconsistencies staying centered and sustaining run blocks.
- Fairly average ground-gainer with his diagonal pass slides.
- Can be tardy to step down and squeeze the B-gap when needed.
- Open to counters when ducking head into contact on pass sets.
*Strengths and weakness via Lance Zierlein of NFL.com.*
Overview by Lance Zierlein of NFL.com:
“Tough, strong and assignment-oriented, Milum possesses the frame and mentality of an NFL player. It’s hard to get excited about his prospects as a tackle due to his shorter arms, but there is no reason to believe Milum can’t bump inside to guard and offer tackle depth in a pinch. He plays with heavy hands in pass protection and has ideal instincts to sniff out twists and stop them in their tracks. He’s hard to bull-rush or push around in the running game but he will slip and slide off sustain blocks at times due to a narrowing base. His physical profile, play strength and football intelligence could have him ready as an early starter for gap-scheme teams.”
Most mock drafts, including ESPN, NFL Network and PFF have Milum selected in rounds 3-4.
Find more coverage of Wyatt Milum at WV Sports Now.
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