Former Oklahoma All-American Orlando Brown is expected to be a first-round pick in April’s NFL Draft. Here’s a dude that comes in at 6-foot-8 and 360 pounds. He’s an absolute behemoth and someone we are all interested in watching at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week.
But even before players took to the field for drills, Brown disappointed the masses in a big way. He put up just 14 reps on the bench press during Thursday’s weight-lifting session.
Oklahoma OT Orlando Brown with 14 reps on bench press.
— Rob Rang (@RobRang) March 1, 2018
That’s bad. Really, really bad. To put this into perspective, guard prospect Will Hernandez dropped 37 reps during his bench press on Thursday. It’s also important to note that no offensive tackle prospect has been drafted in the first round since 1987 after putting up 14 or fewer bench reps at the combine.
According to my data, No offensive tackle who posted 14 reps or fewer on the bench press has been drafted in the 1st round since 1987…#OrlandoBrown pic.twitter.com/Q9DGbphOD4
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) March 1, 2018
For those of you who don’t follow the annual dog-and-pony show, this is some pretty big news. It will surely have wide-ranging ramifications once the 2018 NFL Draft is held in April. It’s now highly unlikely Brown will find himself as a first-round pick. That’s not good news for teams looking to add a pass protector in the draft.