{"id":111901,"date":"2021-04-26T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=111901"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:03:49","slug":"harry-crider-2021-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/26\/harry-crider-2021-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NFL Draft: Harry Crider Player Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Harry Crider NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Position<\/strong>: Interior Offensive Line<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20192\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 307 Lbs.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: Indiana University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro Day Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 5.25 seconds<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 25\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 8\u20196\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>225 Lb. Bench Reps<\/strong>: 31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Harry Crider 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering this year\u2019s draft as a tough-nosed, hard-working interior blocker, Harry Crider is an interesting late-round target. While he might not have the size or frame of the ideal prospect, his technique and effort jump off the page. A three-star recruit out of Columbus East High School in Columbus, IN, Crider stayed home with the Hoosiers. Crider had offers from Virginia and Buffalo but chose to join the local Big Ten squad. At Indiana, Crider quickly became a fixture on the offensive line. He made 12 starts at left guard during his sophomore year, playing just one at the center. However, he spent his junior and senior campaigns planted at the starting center. During both campaigns, he blocked for a very solid offensive attack from the Hoosiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named a team captain in 2020, Crider displayed leadership on and off the field during his time at Indiana. Before graduating in 2019 with a degree in criminal justice, his academics impressed. He was a three-time member of the Academic All-Big Ten team and was twice named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. However, his academics aren\u2019t the only areas where he earned honors. In 2020, Crider was named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention for his work in the middle. Granted, his performance didn\u2019t exactly blow people away. He finished with a 61.3 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus, the 103rd-ranked college center. Still, his hard work and character could keep higher him on the boards of some teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Displays pretty good footwork in pass protection;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does a good job firing off the snap;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has the speed and technique to get to second level targets;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gets really good hand placement and works well inside defender\u2019s pads;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shows the ability to recover well;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does a nice job coordinating the line at center;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finds ways to turn defenders and open holes in the running game;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embarrasses hand-to-hand combat and wins more often than not.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gets blown off his base by stronger interior defenders;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes chopping feet seem to distract from holding base;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looks overpowered by defenders too frequently;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punches seem rather ineffective;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shorter arms cause him to lunge and overextend;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally looks a little undersized for the professional game.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MekaPa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Mekari<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-football-team\" target=\"_self\">Washington Football Team<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Seventh Round\/Undrafted Free Agent<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line on Harry Crider<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not the biggest physical specimen or overwhelming blocker, Harry Crider impresses with his gritty nature. Rarely does the center let a defender get into the backfield or get anywhere near his quarterback. Granted, Crider might not have the package that requires a team to call his name on draft day. Regardless, his intellect and effort seem contagious, making Crider a valuable practice squad or scout team member. If he wants to make the leap and make in-game appearances, Crider has to add some strength. Too often, defenders blow him back off the line of scrimmage and tighten up the pocket. If he can correct that flaw, Crider might be able to make some starts at the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"McD9N1TGTrNjGnieu7BI8Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1229387947\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'McD9N1TGTrNjGnieu7BI8Q',sig:'G77ka7e93BL62xlRl5gcS8nrs94zMHcWdlEsMgPOfGw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1229387947',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering this year\u2019s draft as a tough-nosed, hard-working interior blocker, Harry Crider is an interesting late-round target out of Indiana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3734,"featured_media":112085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[8177,2030],"class_list":["post-111901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-harry-crider","tag-nfl-draft-profiles"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246856,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111901\/revisions\/246856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}