2022 Fourth Round Pick, #140, OL Zach Tom

[HarveyWallbangers]

CBS Sports

Zach Tom OL, WAKE
Height: 6-4, Weight: 304

Big-time Packers pick. Tom is one of the most nimble blockers I've scouted. Glides all over the field with elite short-area quickness. Hands can be a tick late and he has to add considerable weight before he can live in the trenches in the NFL.

Rating: 80.79 (Long-term starter)

Pro Comparison: Mason Cole

Strengths:

College LT who *probably* should kick inside at the pro game. Unusual positional shift from center to left tackle in his final two seasons. Absolutely could play out on the edge in a pinch. Excellent, elite-level short-area quickness. Quick-set specialist. Like lightning out of his stance, and plays with a textbook, crouched stance. Never flails at defenders. Bounces inside out with ease. Balance is above-average and not a lunger by any stretch of the imagination. Anchor is surprisingly good, mostly his back-bending skill. Inside he could be a dream for a team with a zone-blocking scheme. Has enough twitch to play center.

Weaknesses:

On the lighter, shorter-arm size by NFL standards. Occasionally late with his hands, and long rushers give him problems. Needs to pack on weight and get more sand in his pants.

[RashanGary]

I trust the Packers to pick OL. Im sure this guy has a shot.

[Bretsky]

This guy is the real deal

ESPN dude just noted he was one of his favorite value picks of the draft and thought he's a potential pro bowl player

[HarveyWallbangers]

My IOL Rankings

1 Zion Johnson Boston College
2 Kenyon Green Texas A&M
3 Tyler Linderbaum Iowa
4 Dylan Parham Memphis
5 Zach Tom Wake Forest
6 Cole Strange Chattanooga
7 Cameron Jurgens Nebraska
8 Sean Rhyan UCLA

[Bretsky]

My IOL Rankings

Your ranking supports my view.

Hoody Genius is amazing as a HC but he's Hoody Impaired as a GM

Taking Strange in round one was an absolute shock

[run pMc]

He's a good fit for what GB likes in their OL and really does have good agility -- you can see it on film. From what I've seen his anchor is ok and play strength could be improved. Good value pick.

[HarveyWallbangers]

ESPN

Pre-Draft Analysis
Tom is an effective positional blocker at his best covering up defenders on zone runs and combo blocking to the second level. He gets set quickly, sinks his hips and shoots his hands in pass pro. He played tackle the past two seasons but has shorter arms for a tackle and projects best at center, which is where he played in 2019. His combine 40-yard dash, short shuttle and broad jump were all outstanding for an interior offensive lineman. -- Steve Muench

[run pMc]

Seems like a potential Elgton clone, although I think Elgton was more physical and has the longer arms where he could play T.
This guy can probably play wherever they put him, but I'm guessing he's the new Lucas Patrick and will learn the 3 interior spots. He's discount Zion Johnson.
Really like this pick, and R4 is good value for a sneaky good player.

[Joemailman]

Seems like a potential Elgton clone, although I think Elgton was more physical and has the longer arms where he could play T.
This guy can probably play wherever they put him, but I'm guessing he's the new Lucas Patrick and will learn the 3 interior spots. He's discount Zion Johnson.
Really like this pick, and R4 is good value for a sneaky good player.

Jenkins had 34.0 arm length. Tom 33.5. Jenkins had 29 bench reps. Tom 24. Wouldn't surprise me if Tom gets a chance to fight for the RT spot in camp with Jenkins out.

[Joemailman]

Here is every dropback rep Tom had against Florida State's Jermaine Johnson. https://twitter.com/i/status/1520993230589898752

[RashanGary]

Hes at a huge disadvantage from Runyan and Newman, who have played ball.

I have a feeling Runyan and Newman will start.

[Joemailman]

Hes at a huge disadvantage from Runyan and Newman, who have played ball.

I have a feeling Runyan and Newman will start.

If Bakhtiari's knee continues to be a problem, Tom might pull a Bakhtiari and start at LT as a rookie.

Runyan and Newman have to worry about Rhyan. Should be some great competition.

[Fritz]

Short arms, huh?

Heard they'll pair him up with Dean Lowry during drills.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Tom doesn't really have that short of arms. At 33 1/4" arms, he passes the 33" treshold. Sean Rhyan is the one with shorter arms at 32 3/8". Lowry has 31" arms.

[Joemailman]

Tom doesn't really have that short of arms. At 33 1/4" arms, he passes the 33" treshold. Sean Rhyan is the one with shorter arms at 32 3/8". Lowry has 31" arms.

Tom's arm length is exactly the Same as Bulaga's. Bulaga was an inch taller. So Tom has Bakhtiari's height and Bulaga's arm length. I remember McCarthy being asked if Bulaga's arms were long enough to play Tackle. McCarthy said he's never seen a guy who couldn't play Tackle because his arms were too short, but he has seen guys who couldn't play Tackle because their footwork wasn't good enough. In that video against Jermaine Johnson, Tom's footwork looks very good.