Jets Select OT Armand Membou from Mizzou with the 7th Overall Selection 2025 NFL Draft
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Analysis
Young, talented prospect whose lack of NFL-tackle size will test teams’ willingness to make exceptions to their standards. Membou plays with composed quickness and elite body control. He delivers good pop on contact and has the range to spring runs with blocks in space. Footwork and core strength fuel stick-block sustain, but he can be outreached by edge-setters. His pass sets are technically sound, and he processes twists and blitzes quickly. Membou plays with a varied pass-set strategy and crafty hands to stymie rush momentum, but teams will have to live with long-armed rushers collapsing the pocket on him at times. Hands and feet work in unison to mirror speed and edge-to-edge rush challenges. He’s still growing into his frame but his game boasts unusual maturity. Membou’s potential impact at a premium position should keep him at tackle, but he has outstanding potential regardless.Strengths
- Impeccable body control and poise in his pass sets.
- Keeps weight inside on kick-slides with easy redirect versus counters.
- Protects with independent hands and a fluid mirror.
- Twitchy hands cinch up rushers who get too close.
- Athletic and agile to stay connected to rushers around the arc.
- Sifts through moving bodies with good clarity to find his man.
- Acceleration and leverage to dig out of his grass.
- Controlled quickness helps to execute challenging blocks.
- Corrals and centers off-frame targets with upper-body power.
- Plays with an edge when finishing his blocks.
Weaknesses
- Far below height standards for NFL starting tackles.
- Inconsistent running feet under his hands as a drive blocker.
- Gets outreached and separated by long edge-setters.
- Not a deep bender and turns to leaning at times.
- Must prove his anchor against NFL speed-to-power rushers.
As long as he's not Becton, he will be fine. Stay healthy. Stay in shape and he can have a long career.
I don't necessarily see too much of a comparison, fortunately. He's not that out of line in weight to the other OTs, around 10 pounds heavier than Campbell and less than that over Banks. He's some 35 pounds lighter than Becton was, and his athleticism was through the roof. Not to mention his career at Mizzou, against SEC edges, was impressive. No real injury concerns.
When Becton was drafted, he was an absolute giant of a man, much bigger than everyone else in the draft. Membou is, well, just a little bit bigger than the average OT in this draft.
Hi Stranger. Thanks for the breakdown.
He’s a olineman. Can’t expect much more that this. Not during the offseason anyway.Wow this 1st round pick has really lit this site on fire
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Ward went to THE Ohio State University, so I understood why he couldn't remember the snap count.
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Challenge accepted. I'm gonna blow this thread up.Wow this 1st round pick has really lit this site on fire
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And how precisely do you intend to invoke endless wrangling over Aaron Membou?
I have a hockey team to worry about.
Me too
I got $$$$$$$$ riding
Meanwhile, Membou is leaking like a sieve.
Really struggling vs speed.
Really struggling vs speed.
Of course
All the draft picks,free agents and $ throw at the o line and I think it's a bottom 10 line as constructed.
I could see AVT getting traded if the season bombs.lets face it, he has struggled with injuries but when you post partial quotes have the decency to link the full article. Especially as a moderator.....
By the way, the author of this brilliant piece is
Mike Gianakos former author for High Times and now editor of Leaf magazine.