Kadarius Toney and other 2021 NFL Draft prospects seeing their stock rise
By John Blair
Brady Christensen, OT, BYU
A player who is coming off of an incredible season, yet is still being overlooked is Brady Christensen. The BYU offensive tackle received the second-highest grade of any player in college football this year by Pro Football Focus and was the first player at BYU to be named a consensus All-American since 2009.
Highest-graded players in College Football
— PFF College (@PFF_College) January 8, 2021
1) Kyle Pitts, Florida TE - 96.2
2) Brady Christensen, BYU OT - 96.0
3) Mac Jones, Bama QB - 95.7
4) Christian Darrisaw, VA Tech OT - 95.6
5) Zach Wilson, BYU QB - 95.4 pic.twitter.com/wB0KRQtZc0
To go along with his outstanding production on the field, Christensen also shows the talents to be a solid starter in the NFL. One of the traits he posses that excite me is his strength. He is able to control the defender once he gets his hands on him in pass protection and also gets a nice push off the line while run blocking. He also shows a high football IQ and should have no trouble playing either guard or tackle in the NFL.
While his overall talent is enough to convince me he has the talent to play at the next level, I do worry if he has the athletic ability to stay at left tackle. He seems to be stiff which causes him to lunge block at times. Due to this issue, he might be best moving inside to guard in the NFL.
I am probably a little higher on Christensen then some people as I currently grade him as a late second-round pick. This is two rounds higher than the fourth-round grade given to Christensen by The Draft Network.