Jake Majors has been a durable presence along the Texas offensive line in his time with the Longhorns, but how does his full NFL scouting report look?
Overview, Film Analysis, And 2025 Scouting Report Of Texas Center Jake Majors
Measurables:
- 6’3”
- 315 lbs
Player Background:
Jake Majors, a 2020 HS graduate, committed to Texas as a three-star offensive lineman recruit. Hailing from Prosper, Texas, he was a Top-15 center prospect in the nation and a Top-100 overall recruit in the state. He played in three games his freshman year, starting in two and maintaining his redshirt. Across his 147 snaps, he posted a 62.6 total PFF grade. He was a full-time starter in his second season with the Longhorns, leading the OL in all 12 games.
His PFF grade rose to 65.6 across 792 offensive snaps. Majors remained the starter for all 13 games in 2022, posting another respectable grade of 63.7. 2023 was more of the same for him, elevating his grade to 70.7 in 14 games, all starts, and logging 908 snaps. 2024 was his best statistical year, posting a career-high 72.7 PFF grade and crossing the 1,000-snap threshold with Texas’s playoff run.
Accolades:
- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (2023)
Strengths/Pros:
Majors is an immensely disciplined lineman and knows how to work smoothly along the inside of the line. He flashes great awareness when disengaging from rushers to avoid penalties and/or getting taken advantage of. He’s a fantastic communicator both pre-snap and post-snap, adjusting both himself and his teammates to better positions. He utilizes his initial leverage as a center well, using complete forward drive into defensive linemen to hit hard and fast.
His subtle lateral shifts are clean, working through assignment changes and stunts with ease. Majors technically shuts down rotational moves, staying parallel within his base and maintaining his leg drive. His leg positioning is impressive when he gets moved back early, splitting his base and settling down into his hips. He generates plenty of impact momentum once he resets himself and can drive defenders backward. He showcases sound knowledge of the second level, identifying his surroundings swiftly and attacking defenders with violence.
Weaknesses/Cons:
Majors is incredibly short-armed, and his meager 76-inch wingspan gives him some issues, even on the interior. His ability to extend is severely limited, and he often isn’t able to extend to close out against faster defenders. He has to overexert himself immediately after the snap to counteract his length issues and has had problems with recovering and working back into any sort of leverage. His eyes get dragged at times against outside rushes, choosing the wrong area to attack frequently.
He has to rely on close contact with interior defenders almost entirely. Majors, because of this, naturally puts himself in worse positions and is usually unable to lock out his arms and keep rushers at bay. His arms also tend to be late when getting to the contact point. That often occurs when he’s forced to rotate quickly and reset himself. He needs to be more decisive as a help blocker, especially when he’s given excess space.
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NFL Projection:
Outside of his length, Majors has all the tools needed to become a quality starting center in the NFL. He’s smart, tenacious, and an incredible communicator. The value of centers in the draft is rarely high enough for them to be top picks, but he should easily get picked within the first three rounds. Recovering from early mistakes is the largest non-frame area of his game that needs to be remedied, and NFL coaches will get on that early. His extension will give him some early problems, but he should nicely settle into a long-term starting position.
Prospect Grade:
- Late 2nd to Early 3rd Round
Film Exposures:
- 2024 vs. Oklahoma
- 2024 vs. Michigan
- 2024 vs. Arizona State
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