Wanya Morris was drafted with pick 92 of round 3 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.35 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 215 out of 1294 OT from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/KnzoH8NdfSpic.twitter.com/KZgxtMNcfb
Can't say I'm a huge fan of that one. I feel like Morris has been on their radar most of the draft season but I just don't see a lot of 'there' there. Feels more like a 4th rounder to me and I think I see at least 3 OL on the board right now I like more. [Reply]
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STRENGTHS: Exceptional size and athleticism ... above-average arm length and one of the longest wingspans of any prospect in the class ... quick out of his stance and moves well to get into position ... above-average body control in his pass sets, bending his knees and extending his reach to mirror rushers ... shifts his weight well to recover after initially overextending himself ... flashes natural shock in his hands when his punch is on schedule ... looks to finish with physicality ... uses his lateral agility in the run game to reach three-techniques and execute on the move ... rangy puller with good vision to find his fit ... has starting experience at both left and right tackle.
WEAKNESSES: Continuous leverage problems ... his base narrows versus power, negating his anchor ... uses a giant hop back when attempting to settle bull rushers, constricting the pocket ... his punch is often tardy or wide, leaving his hands outside the blocker’s frame ... rushers are able to set him up and he struggles to stay balanced versus rush sequencing ... inconsistent body balance after contact ... needs to rely more on his body to shield run lanes ... suffered a partially torn labrum in his hip in high school and had surgery following his freshman season at Tennessee (January 2020); left the TCU game and his left arm was in a sling postgame (October 2020); suffered a grade 2 right hamstring injury when running the 40-yard dash at the combine (March 2023) ... NFL teams will examine his minor off-field incidents: was named as the defendant in a small-claims dispute after he was evicted from his apartment (August 2022); was caught on camera punching a field- storming TCU fan after a game (October 2022); served a two-game suspension to start the 2022 season (academics).
SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Oklahoma, Morris lined up at right tackle in offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby’s up-tempo, RPO-based scheme. A former five-star recruit and left tackle at Tennessee, he served as Anton Harrison’s backup at left tackle in 2021 before becoming the starter on the right side in 2022. An above- average athlete for his size, Morris displays outstanding body control and weight distribution in his movements (both pass sets and run blocking). However, his rhythm starts to fall apart at contact because his upper and lower halves are often doing two different things at the same time, leaving him off-balance. Overall, Morris has NFL starting talent with his frame, length and athletic traits, but he looks like a completely different player when his leverage and technique fall apart. If he learns to become more fundamentally sound, he can lock down a swing tackle role in the NFL and eventually become a starter.