2 first round draft picks? Possibly.

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(12-14-2016, 07:30 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: An Offensive Tackle needs long arms, interior linemen not so much.  Same with athleticism.  At Center, a man needs to be judged on how well he can move another large man off of the ball, and how well he can anchor his ass when the big man is charging at him.  Elfline does well at both of those things.

In this day and age, they don't just hand out the Remington award or name a player to 1st team All-American without looking to see how well he translates to play at the next level.

The Rimington Trophy is a poor indicator of NFL success.  Of the past 10 Rimington Award winners, 7 are out of the league(Dan Mozes, Jonathan Luigs, Jake Kirkpatrick, David Molk, Barrett Jones, Bryan Stork, Reese Dismukes).  AQ Shipley has been a journeyman backup his entire career.  Maurkice Pouncey is the only Pro Bowl/All Pro caliber guy, and Ryan Kelly is starting as a rookie.  Picking a C based on the Rimington is like picking a QB because he won the Heisman.  It is purely a measure of what they did in college and by no means an endorsement of NFL worthiness.

Athleticism matters when he's asked to pull, make reach blocks, or block guys at the second level.  Short arms makes it harder to anchor, because longer armed DT's can extend into his chest and get him moving backwards.  They aren't AS important for a C, but they're still weaknesses, and weaknesses that top C prospects don't have.