{"id":157665,"date":"2024-01-08T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=157665"},"modified":"2024-01-07T19:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T00:04:36","slug":"2024-nfl-draft-sedrick-van-pran-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/01\/08\/2024-nfl-draft-sedrick-van-pran-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 NFL Draft: Sedrick Van Pran Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Sedrick Van Pran NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The center position is one of the most important positions in football. The on-field responsibility and leadership qualities required to play center make this position very particular to play. Centers are just different. A great center is revered in the locker room, similar to a great quarterback. Players like Jason Kelce and Nick Mangold have a similar impact on an offense as their quarterbacks. Having a great center makes life easier for quarterbacks and the rest of the offensive line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for the next great center is difficult, but the 2024 NFL Draft has a few options. One of them is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2023\/12\/22\/bulldog-signing-day-saved-again\/\" target=\"_self\">Georgia\u2019s<\/a> Sedrick Van Pran. The on-field play is very good, but the leadership he displays is what makes him so attractive. Players around Georgia listen when Van Pran speaks. Van Pran has been the alpha for the Bulldogs since being named a starter in 2021. Media will be able to get a first-hand look at those qualities next month at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seniorbowl.com\/accepted-invites\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senior Bowl, in Mobile, Alabama<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sedrick Van Pran laddies &amp; Gentleman\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rww3MZs41E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Rww3MZs41E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colecubelic\/status\/1741227210227281959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position: Interior Offensive Line<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height: 6\u20194\u201d (Unofficial)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight: 310 lbs (Unofficial)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School: Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedrick Van Pran\u00a0 2024 NFL profile\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengths<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership qualities valued at the center position\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Started 44 consecutive games to end his career\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looks to finish blocks and put people into the ground<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skilled puller who really gets on his horse to get downfield\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong player who excels on double teams and climbing to the second level<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great size for the position<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Strong, heavy hands that make an impact upon contact<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart player who routinely makes checks and picks up pass-rush games\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weaknesses\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average to below-average length for the position\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length routinely limits him as a blocker<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasionally over-extends\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Over-extension leads to occasional quick sheds in passing game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFL Comparison: Scott Quessenberry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projection: Mid-to-Late day two pick<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Fits: San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Bottom Line on Sedrick Van Pran<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center is a position that never truly gets talked about during draft season. The players at that position also rarely see themselves get drafted high. For every Garrett Bradbury and Frank Ragnow, there is a Creed Humphrey. Humphrey was a fantastic prospect in the 2021 NFL Draft but saw himself fall all the way to the 63rd overall pick. Humphrey became a day-one starter for the Kansas City Chiefs and never looked back. If teams knew how good Humphrey would be, no way he would have fallen that far in the NFL draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedrick Van Pran has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/football\/sedrick-van-pran-georgia-football-thank-you\/QVKLTTKQ5BFDVOHFBSTCFS5KRA\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">model of consistency for the Georgia Bulldogs<\/a>. He started 44 consecutive games to finish his college career and won two national championships in Athens. Van Pran has put together some quality tape during his career and found himself firmly in the conversation to be a day-two pick. Van Pran is an athletic blocker who has shown the ability to get out in space and spring big plays for his offense. He will be competing the hardest with Oregon\u2019s Jackson Powers-Johnson to be the number one center in the 2024 NFL Draft. Both are projected second-round picks as of today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo <label>Credit:<\/label>\u00a0Joshua L. Jones \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The center position has become the unsung hero of NFL offenses. 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