Ben Cleveland NFL Draft Overview<\/b><\/p>\n
Position: <\/b>Interior offensive line Pro Day Performance Data<\/b><\/p>\n 40-yard dash: <\/b>5.05 More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Ben Cleveland played his high school football for Stephens County where he shined on both the football and baseball fields. Cleveland helped lead his football team to the playoffs through all four years of his high school career and earned himself a four-star recruitment rating from ESPN. Additionally, Cleveland was the sixth highest-rated guard prospect nationally as well as the sixth-best overall prospect from the state of Georgia by Rivals before he committed to Georgia in 2016. <\/span><\/p>\n Cleveland graduated early from high school before enrolling at Georgia in January of 2016 which forced him to redshirt his true freshman year. In 2017, as a redshirt freshman, Cleveland played in all 15 games for the Bulldogs while also contributing on special teams. As a 2018 redshirt sophomore, Cleveland played in just eight games as an injury caused him to miss six games during the middle of the season. The following season as a 2019 redshirt junior, Cleveland played in 13 games at right guard and was named preseason All-SEC third-team offense. Last year as a 2020 redshirt senior, Cleveland put together his best season as he started in all nine games and earned himself second-team All-American honors as well as All-SEC first-team honors.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NFL Comparison: Michael Onwenu<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Teams With Need at Position: <\/b>Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, Houston Texans<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Projection: <\/b>Fourth to Fifth Round<\/span><\/p>\n Cleveland is an intriguing late-round prospect for several teams. Cleveland has a massive frame that carries little bad weight and his power within the run game is impressive. He frequently finishes his blocks with purpose and fires off the football with a passion for contact within the trenches. Additionally, his pass block sets are surprisingly fair for his size and he almost never allows defenders to bull rush him. <\/span><\/p>\n However, Cleveland\u2019s lateral movement is limited and while that weakness within his game is often covered up in interior pass protection, he may struggle to reach the second level of an NFL defense or within a zone run blocking scheme. His weight may be a concern for some teams in terms of him maintaining his size without adding bad, flubber weight during the offseason. Cleveland certainly needs polishing and while he is most likely not an instant starter, he offers a lot of upside as a late-round draft pick and could develop nicely within the proper system.<\/span><\/p>\n More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Main photo:
\n<\/span>Height: <\/b>6-foot-6 \u215c\u201d
\n<\/span>Weight: <\/b>354-pounds
\n<\/span>Arms: <\/b>33\u201d
\n<\/span>Hands: <\/b>9 \u00be\u201d
\n<\/span>School: <\/b>Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Vertical: <\/b>28\u201d
\n<\/span>Bench press: <\/b>30 reps
\n<\/span>Short shuttle: <\/b>4.88
\n<\/span>Broad: <\/b>102\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nBen Cleveland 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/b><\/h2>\n
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