2024 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Draft Takeaways from OL On-Field Workouts

Saturday's workouts at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis featured plenty of sizzle, including the fastest 40-yard dash in the history of the event.

Sunday, on the other hand, was all about beef, as the offensive linemen took the field to be put through their paces.

Xavier Worthy's day-old combine 40 record of 4.21 seconds wasn't in danger, although seeing a 300-pound offensive lineman break it would certainly be newsworthy. But there was no shortage of important prospects working out at Lucas Oil Stadium. Of the top 20 players on Bleacher Report's most recent NFL Draft Big Board, five are offensive linemen.

B/R's Brandon Thorn was there for all the action on the final day of workouts on Sunday, and he highlighted some O-linemen who stood out to him as the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine came to a conclusion.

Offensive Tackles

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Amarius Mims

Amarius Mims, Georgia

Mims cemented his status as one of the rarer athletes this week in Indy starting with the measurements and solidifying it with the workouts, posting a ridiculous 9'3" broad jump at 340 pounds with a 5.07 40-yard dash and 1.78 10-yard split. He pulled up early with what looked like a hamstring injury on his second 40 attempt that ended his day before drill work, but he did enough to maintain the buzz around him well beyond this week.

JC Latham, Alabama

Latham came in weighing 342 pounds, down 18 pounds from his listed weight at Alabama, and he carried it exceptionally well. Latham didn't participate in any of the workouts aside from the drills, but he did look smooth and controlled there. Without Mims on the field for drills because of his injury, Latham's frame and build stood out among everyone else in a major way.

Roger Rosengarten, Washington

Rosengarten posted the fastest 40-yard dash at the combine among offensive lineman with a 4.92 and looked springy, quick and sharp in all drills, matching the athletic ability shown on tape. His biggest concerns regarding play strength and anchoring couldn't be helped in Indy, but he cemented the movement skills seen on film in a decisive way.

Joe Alt, Notre Dame

Joe Alt slipped twice on the first wave drill, but after was smooth and fluid throughout the rest of the day showing off very good speed, change of direction and lateral quickness.

Interior Offensive Linemen

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Troy Fautanu

Troy Fautanu, Washington

Fautanu will be a tackle, guard and center for various teams, but for me was my top guard coming into the week, and he had the best overall day among any OL in the drills, showing excellent quickness, redirect skills and burst. His ability to keep his weight centered with zero fat on his movements was extremely impressive, drawing multiple reactions from Eagles OL coach Jeff Stoutland and his peers looking on. His 5.01 40, 32.5 vert and 1.71 10-yard split all matched up well with the linear explosiveness seen on tape as well.

Tanor Bortolini, Wisconsin

Tanor Bortolini and Christian Haynes probably helped themselves as much—if not more—than anyone among the interior linemen with their times and sharpness in the drills. Bortolini was expected to test well, so he more so confirmed what was on tape--and then some. Bortolini had the fastest short shuttle in the class at 4.28 and the fastest 3-cone ever for a center at the combine at 7.16 seconds. It was the third fastest all-time among all OL. Jason Kelce's was the previous high at center with a 7.22-second drill in 2011

Christian Haynes, Connecticut

Haynes exceeded my expectations as a mover. Haynes was particularly impressive in the punch and kick drill, where the pop in his hands and snap in his lower half really jumped out. Bortolini's 4.94 40-yard dash was the second-best overall time of the day, and his 1.69 10-yard split was the third-highest. Haynes' excellent 33-inch vertical represented some of his explosiveness at the point of attack that is seen on his film as well.

Beaux Limmer, Arkansas

Limmer's game is predicated on quickness and athletic ability, which matched up with how loose and twitchy he was on Sunday. Limmer was tied for the second-best vertical among all OL at 36.5 inches and showed hardly any wasted movement in the pulling and mirroring drills. The questions in his game are more size and anchoring-related, but it was nice to see him solidify his athletic strengths from film.

Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State

Fuaga was very crisp and decisive in his movements during the drills, drawing plenty of congratulatory responses from his peers after each rep. The most impressive he looked was on the punch and kick drill, where he exploded out of his stance and shifted his weight with ease.

Brandon Coleman, TCU

Coleman lived up to expectations as a big-time tester with a 9'6" broad jump, 34-inch vertical, 4.99 40 and 1.73 split. His 2022 film was much cleaner than this past season when he was battling some lingering injuries, but now that he is healthy, his testing was able to reflect more of what was on tape in 2022 and ease some of the questions in his evaluation.

2024 Scouting Combine Closing

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 02: Xavier Worthy #WO40 of Texas participates in the 40-yard dash during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 02, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Previous Day Workout Takeaways:

Defensive Linemen and Linebackers

Defensive Backs and Tight Ends

Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers and Running Backs

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