Hollin Pierce NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for Rutgers OT

HEIGHT: 6'8"

WEIGHT: 341

HAND: 9⅞"

ARM: 36"

WINGSPAN: 88¼"

40-YARD DASH: N/A

3-CONE: N/A

SHUTTLE: N/A

VERTICAL: N/A

BROAD: N/A

POSITIVES

— Massive frame, wingspan and length.

— Crafty, independent strikes to establish first meaningful contact, disrupt the rusher's timing when setting up moves and can keep them at his fingertips.

— Diligent run-blocker with enough burst to reach his aiming points and get into his fits on time.

— Covers up and blots out targets flowing over the top to create cutbacks off his backside.

— Highly regarded football character and work ethic.

NEGATIVES

— High-cut, tall frame with marginal quickness, which results in minimal redirect and recovery skills.

— Heels click and hips swing open once rushers get on his edge, creating soft, short corners.

NOTES

— Born Apr. 19, 2001

— Unranked recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— Spent the 2019 season playing offensive line at Fork Union Military Academy

— Went to Rutgers as a walk-on in 2020 before earning a scholarship in the spring of 2021

— Weighed as much as 450 pounds in high school and arrived to Rutgers at 400 pounds before gradually shedding more weight and improving his conditioning

— 50 career starts at left (26) and right (24) tackle

— Accepted his invite to the 2025 Shrine Bowl

OVERALL

Hollin Pierce is a four-year starter with 13 starts at left tackle inside Rutgers' 57-43 run-pass split, multiple run game. Pierce has a massive frame, wingspan and length with a thick build and extra weight around his midsection. He has adequate athletic ability and solid play strength.

Pierce is a functional run-blocker with enough initial burst to reach his aiming points, cover up and blot out targets on overtakes and scraping 'backers on his climbs to create lanes off his backside. He will struggle to regain leverage and control against shifty defenders, leaving him easily slipped and edged. Pierce also shows marginal redirect skills on the move, resulting in sporadic ability to intersect smaller targets.

In pass protection, Pierce shows smooth initial footwork out of his stance with ready hands and timely strikes to weaponize his length and disrupt the timing of a rusher's move. Once his feet stop or rushers execute stutters and hesitations prior to attacking outside, Pierce uses his length to widen corners and widen the arc against high-side rushers. However, he shows marginal range to expand, quickly swinging open with late feet to short the corner.

Overall, Pierce is a chore to work around in pass protection when he has help to box rushers into his grasp, and he can trap and cover up targets in the run game to create seals and alleys. However, he will struggle to win leverage, sustain and recover with his head up. With his size, crafty approach and excellent intangibles, he should be able to stick as a long-term, quality backup tackle who can get a team out of a pinch.

GRADE: 5.8 (Backup/Draftable — 6th-7th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 265

POSITION RANK: OT19

PRO COMPARISON: Anim Dankwah

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn