{"id":131864,"date":"2022-03-20T09:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T13:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=131864"},"modified":"2022-03-25T06:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:28:37","slug":"2022-nfl-draft-player-profile-alec-lindstrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/20\/2022-nfl-draft-player-profile-alec-lindstrom\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NFL Draft Player Profile: Alec Lindstrom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Alec Lindstrom NFL Draft Overview<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: Center \/ Offensive Guard<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20193\u2033<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 296 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/acc\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston College<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022-nfl-draft-profiles\/?fbclid=IwAR34jGvqU7269XdC98NrLrTaCtGNcGbcCzAz5SUo2vz1ZKIbkgYeWlpvHZI\" target=\"_self\"><em><strong>More 2022 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Alec Lindstrom 2022 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>Tough. That would be the one word used most frequently to describe Lindstrom. A three-year starter on a very good Boston College offensive line. Lindstrom is <a href=\"https:\/\/thedraftnetwork.com\/player\/alec-lindstrom\/VHmveV3hEB\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of just five players<\/a> in Eagles history to be a two-time First-Team All-ACC selection. Comes from a long lineage and football family. Lindstrom\u2019s father was a Hall of Fame lineman at Boston University and spent time in the NFL. His older brother Chris was a four-year starter at Boston College and first-round pick of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_self\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> in 2019. Lindstrom excels on combination blocks and plays with tremendous technique despite his somewhat limited functional strength and measurables.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent communicator<\/li>\n<li>Intelligent: Very good at identifying fronts and making calls<\/li>\n<li>Toughness<\/li>\n<li>Does a great job of finishing<\/li>\n<li>Plays with solid pad level<\/li>\n<li>Solid run blocker<\/li>\n<li>Stays connected while on the move<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Needs to add more weight to his frame<\/li>\n<li>Struggles at times in pass protection<\/li>\n<li>Has trouble with athletic rushers<\/li>\n<li>Plays very upright despite being 6&#8217;3&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Might have issues with playing an outside zone scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL comparison: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bengals.com\/team\/players-roster\/trey-hopkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trey Hopkins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need At Position<\/strong>: Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection<\/strong>: 5th-6th round<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Alec Lindstrom<\/h3>\n<p>The positives for Lindstrom along with his football pedigree will put him on the fast track with an NFL organization. Plays with very good intangibles for an offensive lineman that will get him through at times in the league. Lindstrom is also versatile which will add to his value to possibly play guard at the next level. Will be best served to go to a team where he can further develop while also gaining functional strength for the rigors of the NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, we have Lindstrom slated to be a day three pick. Despite this notion, some team is going to get a very good player that has the potential to be a starter, sooner rather than later. Lindstrom knows what it takes to succeed in the NFL based on his family tree and it seems he will do whatever it takes to have a successful career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-25\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"snack_dex7\" class=\"mobile-unit\">\n<div data-google-query-id=\"CNi785XY1PYCFUXG4wcd2h4Flw\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1599666886161-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CNi785XY1PYCFUXG4wcd2h4Flw\"><strong><em>*Stats and research provided courtesy of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedraftnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Draft Network<\/a> (TDN), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"jMfJun2RQ5xytHoOWcEV7w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1235929958\" 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:'jMfJun2RQ5xytHoOWcEV7w',sig:'sJA-pMK3CSE2txKyNif8NkwSNA963dbotWdursyzdqw=',w:'594px',h:'398px',items:'1235929958',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alec Lindstrom had a solid career at center for Boston College. 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