ALEX BARRON

Offensive Tackle
Florida State
Senior
6'6 | 308 | 4.83

HOME TOWN: Orangeburg, SC
HIGH SCHOOL: Wilkinson

QUICK STRENGTHS: Height, athleticism, footwork
QUICK WEAKNESSES: consistency, bulk, strength
NFL COMPARISONS: Lighter, but athletic tackle who can play the left side similar to Seattle's Walter Jones.

A highly touted recruit, Barron played sparringly his first two seasons with the Seminoles, only making five starts in two years. However, he earned the starting job as a junior and turned in an outstanding season making 1st team All-ACC. As a senior he again made first team all conference.

Barron has been a dominant player at times. He has good height and long arms. He is built to play the left side. He shows good ability in pass protection. He has good athleticism for a man his size. He sets up quickly, gets a nice base beneath him and uses his hands well. He has good enough strength to handle bull rushers and the feet to not give up the edge to speed rushers. What he needs to improve on is picking up stunts and blitzes. He is a bit slow to find extra rushers and needs to display better awareness. In the run game, Barron is up and down. He tends to play to high and lacks the bulk and strength to be a tackle teams run behind in the NFL. He is capable of moving defenders when he plays with proper leverage though, but he will need to put in time in the weight room to improve in this area. He could also turn up the intensity a notch or two at times and finish blocks with more authority.

Barron has a chance to be one of the better tackles in the NFL, but he needs to pick up the consistency and add more strength. He has the athleticism teams look for and as a result, he is a 1st Round lock, however, he could go anywhere from the top 10 to the early 20's.