Thumbs up or down: Eagles draft Alabama guard Tyler Steen
Tyler Steen played most of his collegiate career at Vanderbilt, starting on the defensive line before moving to the other side of the ball for his last three seasons there. He transferred to Alabama as a graduate student and started at left tackle for 13 games. He has tackle size at 6-foot-6, 321 pounds, but the Eagles announced him as a guard, and one look at his arm length — 32-¾ inches — suggests why.
Steen will need some polishing in the pros, but he should have time to watch one of the best starting O-lines in the NFL and learn from one of the best O-line coaches in the league. If Jeff Stoutland still projects him as a guard in a year he could have a starting spot if Jason Kelce retires and Cam Jurgens makes the expected move from right guard to center.
Steen’s athletic testing and physical traits suggest he’s an ideal candidate for a position switch. At 6-6, 321 pounds, he’s a stoutly built lineman with a powerful lower half. He was 83rd percentile in the broad jump among offensive linemen and 69th in the vertical jump. Steen’s technique needs improvement, and his arm length will make it difficult for him to stick at tackle outside of emergency situations, but the Eagles gave Stoutland a similar project with Jack Driscoll a few years ago. Driscoll, who is going into the final year of his rookie deal, has developed into a solid swing tackle off the bench and also has guard versatility.
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