Height: 6’7” | Weight: 366 lbs | Class: Junior | School: Alabama
Position: Offensive Tackle | PFF 2024 Grades: Pass Block – 71.4 | Run Block – 69.3
Pressures Allowed: 15 | Sacks Allowed: 3 | Draft Projection: Round 1
Overview
In 2024, Kadyn Proctor surrendered just three sacks and 15 total pressures while posting a 71.4 pass-block grade and 69.3 run-block grade, impressive efficiency for a 6’7”, 366-pound tackle who’s still tightening up the details. The tape backs the numbers: Proctor plays with a naturally low center of gravity for his height and a technically low center of gravity in his sets — knees bent, hips loaded, weight carried through a dense lower half. He’s consistently centered in pass pro, showing clean vertical sets off the snap that keep him square to rushers and protect his inside half. His jump sets are tied to the protection call, but even when he’s aggressive, his feet and balance rarely fall apart.
Where he really takes over is on gap concepts. Duo, power, pin-and-pull — Proctor looks like an NFL-ready people mover right now. He’s a vicious drive blocker with plus grip strength and low pad level, and once he gets his hands latched, defenders tend to stay blocked. Across three SEC seasons, the growth is obvious: better recovery wins after initially losing leverage, more confident counters, and a cleaner overall pass-pro picture on 2025 tape. He’s not a perfect prospect, but the combination of mass, leverage, and improving technique screams plug-and-play starting tackle with room to get even better.
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Athletic profile
Proctor is a comically large human even by NFL tackle standards, but the way he’s built matters. He carries a ton of lean muscle mass under the extra weight, especially through his thighs and calves, and it shows in how he sinks and anchors. His lower half is built like a sumo — dense, powerful, and fully capable of playing low despite the 6’7” frame. He bends at the knees, not the waist, keeping his hips under him and his pads down so he can absorb power without giving ground.
He’s not a high-end range athlete in space, but his movement is efficient and controlled. Proctor has very good balance and dexterity for his size, shadowing edge defenders with ease when he stays within his frame. His vertical sets are smooth and measured, and his recovery quickness shows up when he resets, re-leverages, and uses his hands to shut down second-effort rushes. In the run game, his first step and angle discipline on gap schemes let him generate displacement right away, with enough short-area quickness to climb and fit on linebackers when the picture is clean.
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Strengths
Natural and technical low center of gravity for a 6’7” tackle; bends at the knees and keeps hips loaded.
Strong, centered vertical sets that stay square and protect his inside half in pass pro.
Vicious drive blocker on duo, power, and pin-and-pull with plus grip strength and real people-moving ability.
Very good balance and footwork for his bulk; mirrors edge defenders and recovers with effective counters.
Finisher’s mentality — looks to end reps, wear defenders down, and send a message on tape.
Weaknesses / Areas to Improve
Not a true range athlete; can get over his feet and off-balance on long pulls or ambitious climb assignments in space.
Outside-zone reach blocks can stress his lateral quickness and angle discipline when he’s asked to win far outside his frame.
Punch timing and placement are good but not yet great, especially versus rushers with a full counter arsenal — can expose his chest at times.
When he gets off-center or starts working too far outside his frame, his balance and control unravel more quickly.
Conditioning and weight management will be a talking point at 360+ lbs, even if obvious fatigue doesn’t consistently show on tape.
Draft projection
I give Kadyn Proctor a Red Chip grade, projecting him as a first-round selection who can step in early as a starting tackle. His combination of mass, leverage, and mean streak gives him a translatable floor in the NFL, especially for teams that want to live in duo and power while still trusting him to hold up in true pass sets. As his punch timing and work outside his frame continue to sharpen, Proctor has a clear path to becoming one of the better right tackles in the league — with enough movement skills and baseline technique to survive, and potentially thrive, on the left side depending on the landing spot.
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prospect comps • trent brown, bryant mckinnie
system fit • gap / power, inside zone; less ideal for wide outside-zone–heavy teams
