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NFL Draft 2019: Top 32 prospects – Post-Senior Bowl edition

By Conor Dorney

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – DECEMBER 28: Washington State Cougars offensive lineman Andre Dillard (60) gets ready to block during the Alamo Bowl between the Washington State Cougars and Iowa State Cyclones on December 28, 2018 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – DECEMBER 28: Washington State Cougars offensive lineman Andre Dillard (60) gets ready to block during the Alamo Bowl between the Washington State Cougars and Iowa State Cyclones on December 28, 2018 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Without a clear favorite for the best offensive tackle in the 2019 class, there will be a good deal of projecting. Some players will be best suited for a move inside, but one player who could stick at tackle is Washington State’s, Andre Dillard.

Dillard has been rising up draft boards quite a bit in the last several months, as many have taken notice of his outstanding play for the Cougars. He’s got a good frame for the position, checking all the height and length boxes, and displays great technique and good feet in his pass protection.

Dillard got plenty of experience pass protecting for Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense and that will be undeniably his biggest calling card in the NFL. He displays excellent mirroring skills and more than held his own last at this year’s Senior Bowl, another indication that he could be highly sought on draft day.

While he isn’t much of a mauler in the run game, Dillard can still hold his own but it’s his prowess in pass pro that will make him extremely valuable for teams needing to keep the franchise quarterbacks upright.

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