Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma (Junior)
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Strengths :
- Size
- Good upper body strength
- Nice agility
- Quality takeoff
- Consistently creates movement on the Line of Scrimmage
- Good Pad level
- Overall good balance
- Good vision and reactive ability
Weaknesses :
- Seems still too Raw
- Footwork needs refinement
- Hand placement too inconsistent
- Block angles need work
- Forward imbalance to be addressed
- Significant technical work required (multiple points here)
OT Tyler Guyton
— Rayane M (@RayaneScout) February 1, 2024
I've rarely seen a player of his size so fluid in his movements, 1st thing you noticed when you press play. Beyond that, Guyton's ceiling seems very high and I can understand the excitement, yet there's still a lot of work to be done with him
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Furthermore, Guyton seems to possess good upper body strength. He is notably capable of absorbing powerful charges from players who seek to attack him purely in the Bull-rush.
Thanks to his good explosiveness, solid strength, and also due to a good Pad level Tyler consistently demonstrates the ability to create considerable movement on the Line of Scrimmage (LoS). In fact, when it comes to his Pad level specifically, that's again really good, and once more, I believe his background as a DL must be helpful because he undoubtedly learned in high school how to utilize his Leverage to make it difficult for the opponent OL.
Also, beware of the fact that his hands can sometimes be quite slow to deploy, which could be detrimental to him once in the pros, where most EDGE players have aggressive, quick, and powerful hands. He may quickly feel the difference in level between the EDGE players in college football and those in the NFL in this regard.
If instead of lowering his torso, he chose to straighten it while lowering his center of gravity by bending his knees more, he could be even more dominant. He would still be low but would have even more leverage due to a greater power angle to utilize, all while being even more stable because he'd be less off-balance.
To continue on this issue of forward imbalance, it's very noticeable when he is facing a Push-pull, indeed he is very vulnerable to this technique. The Push-pull is a technique where the DL pushed the OL like a Bull-rush and when he feels the offensive lineman pushing back to resist, he just needs to stop pushing and pull the offensive lineman sharply towards him to reverse his force and imbalance against him. If you've been following along so far, you'll have noted that in Tyler's strengths, we mentioned his ability to defend well the Bull-rush which makes him vulnerable to Push-pull because while he often knows how to reposition his body in opposition, he tends to get off balance in front to fight well against powerful rushers, so it's really not uncommon to see him get caught by this technique.
Finally, one point that surprised me, especially considering Tyler's athletic potential, is that I found him to be really mediocre when it comes to Pull at the end of the line (A Pull is the fact of pulling the OL behind the rest of the line on a running play and sending them to block on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage, which allows for sending an OL in motion into the blind spot of a DL who will be off balance) This particularly surprised me because Guyton has everything to cause damage in this situation. He is explosive, mobile, rather powerful, plays low, and is a former DL, which means there is a good chance he enjoys contact. So, I don't quite understand why he is so average at this level, but it's a shame when you see his skill set to think that we won't be able to take advantage of it right away once he's in the pros.
To conclude, Tyler Guyton is really Raw but endowed with a ceiling far from being reached, he is one of those players who, despite their advanced age, remain really interesting even quite high in the Draft.
His journey is partly responsible for this very raw aspect. As a former high school defensive tackle, it was only when Tyler got to college that he was moved to the offensive line, and we can see that he is still in full development. However, at 23 years old, Tyler will have to quickly adapt to the NFL. Although he emerged late, he has shown very good progression so far, but it's a real gamble because for all we know, Tyler could have already reached his ceiling.
He is pretty good on Pass pro, Guyton still has troubles on Run block mais les points les plus intéressants chez lui restent sa bonne mobilité et sa fluidité complètement folle pour son gabarit. J’ai rarement vu une fluidité comme la sienne sur ce genre de gabarit et bien que je sois à la fois intrigué et excité de voir son développement, je reste prudent quand à sa capacité à évoluer en NFL car il y a encore un gros de travail de fond à effectuer avec lui.
Beaucoup de ses petites erreurs étaient en CFB des points sur lesquels il pouvait travailler sereinement mais passé un certains temps en NFL, ça ne passera plus et sa future équipe risque de payer cher ces « petites » erreurs.
However, Tyler Guyton remains a profile that intrigues me, and I wouldn't have any problem going after him in the 2nd round despite the work needed on him. However, caution should be exercised not to reach too high for him in the 1st round due to a rush on tackles and a pretty pre-draft process that could hinder his development by placing unattainable expectations on him.