Yeah, I stopped putting much faith in "draft profiles" and on-line reports after this
"Evans had a tough task in 2018, taking over for All-American Orlando Brown at left tackle. He excelled in that role, earnings second-team All-Big 12 honors after starting all 14 games for the playoff participants. He had started across from Brown at right tackle in all 14 games as a sophomore, garnering honorable mention All-Big 12 notice. He was also an honorable mention all-conference pick his redshirt freshman campaign, starting the team's final 12 games at right tackle.
Evans was a four-star recruit at Allen (Texas) High School, ranking among the top 100 overall prospects and top 10 offensive linemen. His father, Bobby Joe, was the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year in basketball, then played at Oklahoma. His brother, Tay, played linebacker for the Sooners in 2015 and 2016 before injuries ended his career."
and it continued
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Overview
Three-year starter with tackle experience on both sides who
plays with excellent core strength, good hand placement and a noticeable nasty streak. Evans is below average as an athlete but makes up for it with upper-body power and solid technique. Despite being under 6-foot-5, his arm length (34 3/4 inches) might convince a team to try him at right tackle before any moves inside.
He might be scheme-dependent, but strength and toughness give him a shot at becoming a good backup with eventual starter potential.
Strengths
- Built with a stout frame and nearly 35-inch arms
- Started at both right and left tackle and might offer swing value
- Relatively unfazed by bull-rush attempts
- Sticks a strong punch into the chest of incoming rushers
- Grip strength for solid secure and mirror
- Impressive core strength
- Shows ability to match power for power in upper half
- Adequate agility for short pulls
- Well-schooled with feel for landmarks and technique
- Good timing and radar up to second-level targets on gap runs
- Play demeanor best described as aggressive and chippy (by who? His sister?)
Weaknesses
- Shorter than average at the tackle spot
- Hip tightness restricts depth of kick slides
- Below-average quickness in race versus edge rushers
- Shows a tendency to lunge when beaten
- Lacks proper hip bend to drop pad level and win with leverage
- Could struggle in generating drive movement if moved inside to guard
- Stiff-kneed upper-body mauler on down blocks
- Narrow drive base causes him to fall off-center from the block
- Faces range limitations as move blocker
- Plodding with heavy feet out in space
Sources Tell Us
"The tape (in 2018) was a little bit disappointing compared to (2017) when he was at right tackle. I would play him at right tackle before ever thinking of moving him inside. He has some limitations and you have to help him some, but he can be a player on the right side." Area scout for AFC team
I PLAN TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE AREA SCOUT FOR NFL TEAMS and not Zierlein or Kiper or McShay. It seems every draft report has somewhat glowing positives and somewhat damning negatives.
