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Tate Ratledge | G | Georgia

Height: 6’6″
Weight: 308 lbs
Draft Projection: 2nd Round
Notable Accomplishment: 2023 and 2024 First-Team All-SEC

Pros: Ratledge is a hard-nosed, physical guard with plus athleticism and personality. As a run defender, he does a great job engaging onto defenders quickly and controlling them with great leverage. His big hands hold a lot of power, and he uses them to control defenders off the snap in the running game. Once he locks on and gets the legs churning, there is only one direction the oncoming defender is going: backward. Ratledge is effective when he gets to the second level, but he is not in so much of a hurry that he misses a block at the first level. He is mature in the sense of waiting until the first block is completed before moving to the second level. For someone as rugged as Ratledge, he is surprisingly nimble on his feet and lands accurate punches in pass protection.

Cons: Ratledge struggles to pick up delayed blitzes and can be thrown off by uniquely timed rushes. He is also not the most versatile lineman, as he has almost exclusively played right guard. When in attack mode in pass protection, Ratledge gets carried away with his aggression, often leaning too far over his feet and losing leverage in the process. With arms only slightly longer than 32 inches, teams will also question his length and whether or not he will be able to handle bigger, more athletic defenders in the NFL.

Overview: Ratledge is a unique prospect with an old-school mentality. With his impressive athleticism, I see no reason why he cannot develop into a top-10 guard in the league.

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