{"id":277716,"date":"2026-04-23T22:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=277716"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:05:43","slug":"febechi-nwaiwu-2026-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/04\/23\/febechi-nwaiwu-2026-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Febechi Nwaiwu 2026 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Febechi Nwaiwu began his college career at North Texas before transferring to Oklahoma for the 2025 season. Nwaiwu has the size and experience to excel as a guard in the NFL. He not only has experience playing guard and tackle, he played center in the season finale for Oklahoma against LSU. He is an intriguing late-round offensive line prospects, a rising star that has caught more attention of scouts since the end of the season. A team is going to fall in love with Nwaiwu&#8217;s versatility and outwit the rest of the league when they select him earlier than some expect. He has some cleaning up to in his techniques, but is well worth the pick in rounds 4 or 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Febechi Nwaiwu 2026 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28375628.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-278880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28375628.webp 3600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28375628-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28375628-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28375628-1200x800.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><br \/>\nPosition: Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height: 6\u20194\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight: 326 pounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/sec\/oklahoma-sooners\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026 NFL Draft Febechi Nwaiwu Scouting Report<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>More 2026 NFL Draft Profiles<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oklahoma iOL Febechi Nwaiwu moved to center to end the season and showed off his impressive play strength in the CFP. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0QJqdUEsyN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0QJqdUEsyN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TylerDBrooke\/status\/2045527942642422116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 18, 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;\">Strengths<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwaiwu has the frame of a truck and success in both the running game and passing game to excel as an NFL lineman.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He began college as a walk-on at North Texas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allowed zero sacks in 505 snaps\u00a0 and two pressures in 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwaiwu\u2019s draft stock is skyrocketing as teams are salivating at his versatility up and down the offensive line.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very strong hands, doesn\u2019t let go once he engages in blocks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Became the brains of the Sooners\u2019 offensive line, responsible for calling out blitzes and stunts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwaiwu\u2019s 29 bench press reps at the NFL Combine wowed scouts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34.5\u201d arms are phenomenally long for playing on the interior, and are also excellent if he moves to tackle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understands blocking angles well and rarely gets beaten by bull rushers<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Named a finalist for the 2025 Burlsworth Award, for the nation&#8217;s top player who began his career as a walk on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL Combine OL Short Shuttle:<\/p>\n<p>Keylan Rutledge: 4.54s<br \/>Logan Jones: 4.59s<br \/>Gennings Dunker: 4.63s<br \/>Spencer Fano: 4.67s<br \/>Sam Hecht: 4.71s<br \/>Parker Brailsford: 4.72s<br \/>Febechi Nwaiwu: 4.73s<br \/>Fernando Carmona: 4.75s<br \/>Chase Bisontis: 4.78s<br \/>Brian Parker: 4.80s<br \/>Logan Taylor: 4.84s<br \/>Alan Herron:\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Draft Network (@TheDraftNetwork) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDraftNetwork\/status\/2028238450671980684?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;\">Weaknesses\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.32 time in the 40 yard dash is not outstanding for\u00a0 a pro scheme that involves pulling linemen and outside zone blocking schemes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His domination as a pass blocker is contradicted as a below average run blocker, something coaches will need to work on extensively at the next level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwaiwu struggled in college when asked to pull and in zone blocking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite playing all across the line, center was his least effective position, where he had difficulty picking up blitzes and stunts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NFL Comparison: <\/strong><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/prospects\/anthony-bradford\/32004252-4109-4410-68c8-affa4c115558\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthony Bradford <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/prospects\/ben-powers\/3200504f-5758-3002-e095-4161e1898346\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Powers<\/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\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/a><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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/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;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Febechi Nwaiwu is a OG prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 6.29 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 661 out of 1779 OG from 1987 to 2026.<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jhSJHNYy4q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jhSJHNYy4q<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lEzhnHmAjY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lEzhnHmAjY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RAS.football (@MathBomb) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathBomb\/status\/2034107830739894507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Projection:\u00a0 5th round<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line on Febechi Nwaiwu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Febechi Nwaiwu projects as an offensive lineman with versatility that can start anywhere, depending on if he coached up how to use his physical tools better as a run blocker. His inconsistency gives some teams caution. He is a Day 3 prospect who offers starting potential if he develops.\u00a0 Nwaiwu\u2019s versatility and size have teams eyeing him as a rotational piece and potential starter. Teams that are particularly eyeing him are the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Febechi Nwaiwu began his college career at North Texas before transferring to Oklahoma for the 2025 season. Nwaiwu has the size and experience to excel as a guard in the NFL. He not only has experience playing guard and tackle, he played center in the season finale for Oklahoma against LSU. He is an intriguing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4925,"featured_media":278874,"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":[33533,34653],"class_list":["post-277716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-febechi-nwaiwu"],"modified_by":"Mike Roberts","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277716","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=277716"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278881,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277716\/revisions\/278881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}