{"id":277020,"date":"2026-04-22T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=277020"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:18:10","slug":"armaj-reed-adams-2026-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/04\/22\/armaj-reed-adams-2026-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Ar\u2019maj Reed-Adams 2026 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ar&#8217;maj Reed-Adams is not just massive; he is a power-schemed run blocking guard who has a nasty streak as a blocker.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Ar\u2019maj Reed-Adams 2026 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>With 56 games of experience at both Kansas and Texas A&amp;M, scouts have seen enough to know his game transfers well to the pro game. He has the physical tools to excel and is not afraid of contact in the trenches and clearing out space for running backs. Many are concerned with the number of penalties he racked up in college, and coaches will have work to do to refine his game. There is some concern about his durability, with shoulder surgery in 2024 leading to some doubt if he can stand up to the battles in trenches against top nose tackles.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026 NFL Draft Ar\u2019maj Reed-Adams Scouting Report<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Position:<\/strong> Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20196\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 314 Pounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/texas-am-aggies\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas A&amp;M<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengths<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very physical and likes playing in the trenches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominant run blocker, described by scouts as a mauler<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reed-Adams consistently generates movement on the line and acts like a road grader on the interior<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clocked at 5.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35-inch arms allow him to keep defenders off his body<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arm length allows Reed-Adams to use them as leverage in creating space on the interior<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Played at Kansas, then Texas A&amp;M, has experience against top competition<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Played 56 games in college, experience at both guard and tackle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays with a nasty demeanor from whistle to whistle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrates good footwork and solid use of hands in interior line play<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solid leader, team captain for the Aggies in 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ar&#39;maj Reed-Adams is a OG prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 7.94 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 361 out of 1749 OG from 1987 to 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Pending bench and pro day, splits projected.<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fO4RMfgDFn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/fO4RMfgDFn<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nFJys4iKme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nFJys4iKme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RAS.football (@MathBomb) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathBomb\/status\/2028236039492432017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penalty-prone, flagged for 29 penalties in three seasons of full-time play<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Displays sloppy habits, resorting to leaning and lunging at defenders at times<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistency in his hand placement is a concern, as they often move too high or too wide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reed-Adams struggles with lateral quickness, and he looks overmatched against speed rushers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He needs to work on handling stunts and blitzes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age is a concern: Reed-Adams turns 25 in his rookie season, older than teams prefer in a developmental offensive line prospect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He often stands up too quickly on the snap and loses his ability to withstand tackles that have a much lower center of gravity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reed-Adams has significant room to grow as a pass blocker, struggling with stunts and blitzes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scouts are concerned about Reed-Adams weight &#8211; he has weighed in previously at 400 pounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His shoulder injury from 2024 alarms some scouts, as it is uncertain if both shoulders can take the rigors of playing guard in the NFL.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h3><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AggieFootball\/status\/2036965273429746128\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AggieFootball\/status\/2036965273429746128<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFL Comparison: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/03\/15\/christian-mahogany-2024-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Mahogany<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams With Need At Position: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Projection: \u00a0 Rounds 5-6<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom Line on Ar\u2019maj Reed-Adams<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Four teams of note are said to be enamored with Reed-Adams:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Giants<\/span><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Multiple reports have the Packers and Steelers high on the guard prospect. Both teams have reportedly had 4th and 5th round interest\u00a0 surfacing in the days leading up to the draft.\u00a0 Three teams are eyeing Reed-Adams to develop and bring along into their system: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>,\u00a0 and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an NFL draft profile of Ar&#8217;maj Reed-Adams, a guard from Texas A&#038;M who is projected to be selected in rounds 5-6 of the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4925,"featured_media":278090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[33533,34324,34616],"class_list":["post-277020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-2026-nfl-draft-combine","tag-armaj-reed-adams"],"modified_by":"Sue Levine","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277020","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\/4925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277020"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278091,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277020\/revisions\/278091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}