Andrew Vorhees NFL Draft Profile
Position: Offensive Guard
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 310 lbs.
School: USC
2023 NFL Draft: Andrew Vorhees Scouting Report
Andrew Vorhees has started at right guard, left guard, and left tackle, winning first-team Associated Press All-American Honours and the Morris Trophy for top Pacific-12 league play at offensive line. Then, during the NFL combine, he went down with an ACL tear to his right knee. Vorhees then proceeded to finish the combine with 38 bench presses at 225 pounds. Although he had an impressive combine to match a solid career at USC, his ACL tear will drop him in the NFL Draft.
Doctors have defined Vorhees’ tear as ‘clean’. Unfortunately, an ACL tear to a large offensive guard and rookie will drop his value due to the associated risks. Moreover, NFL teams might look for another guard who can make an immediate impact. As a result, Vorhees might drop to the fifth round or below, rounds usually reserved for ‘projection’ or ‘development’ players than definitive staters. Vorhees still has the skills and strength needed to make an eventual impact at offensive guard.
Strengths
- Played across interior line through five years starting
- Powerful drive blocker at interior positions
- Lateral athleticism
- Re-directs pass rushers
- NFL starter-ready productivity
Weaknesses
- Right ACL tear during NFL combine, one previous ankle injury
- Needs to develop second-level speed and reach
- NFL interior linemen can outpower him with hand techniques
- Needs to build better positioning on interior frame in boxing matches
NFL Comparison: Gabe Jackson
Teams With Need at Position: Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Projection: Fifth Round
Bottom Line on Andrew Vorhees
Andrew Vorhees’ strength on the interior offensive line is impressive and pre-injury made him a solid fourth round, if not third round, selection. However, due to recovery time and no-time at rookie offensive camps, his second-year in the NFL is now set to be his first full-season. That lost year of productivity and experience will ultimately make him fall to the fifth round or lower. NFL scouts need productivity immediately, and there are other guards more available.
When healthy and recovered, however, Andrew Vorhees has the potential to be a dynamic blocker capable of filling in across the offensive line. As his ACL tore in March, he should return to productivity by November or December; possibly making a start for another injured lineman at that time.
His interior blocking and footwork possess sneaky quick talent. Vorhees gets ahead of blockers and stays ahead of them by punching through defenders and moving into rushing lanes. He sets up teammates for success by offsetting incoming defenders, allowing his squad mates to easily pick off blitzes and rushers. Vorhees is a smart NFL-ready offensive lineman currently only set back by an unfortunate and major injury. A team with a good strength and conditioning staff, however, can make this simply a mishap and unfortunate start to a long NFL career. Even if Vorhees starts his NFL career as a backup, he should work his way to a starting position by year two or three.
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