Charles Grant NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Las Vegas Raiders OT

The Las Vegas Raiders selected William & Mary OT Charles Grant with the No. 99 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Charles Grant is a three-year starter at left tackle inside William and Mary's run-heavy (65-35 run-pass split), zone-based scheme. Grant has a lean, muscular build with solid arm length, play strength and very good athletic ability.

Grant is an efficient zone run blocker with the burst, quickness, and timing to cut off the backside, secure and climb on combinations, and erase second-level targets. He does a very good job of maintaining control of defenders once latched due to excellent effort and strain, combined with a physical demeanor to consistently take the fight to the opponent. His lack of sand and mass will likely limit his scheme versatility as competition significantly ramps up at the next level.

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In pass protection, Grant is a loose, twitchy mover with the range to and redirect skills to mirror and protect his edges with a good understanding of how to play long, keep rushers at his fingertips, and keep his head out of the block. Grant shows strong hands to clench with very good lower-half mobility to get into his anchor. He will drift and get manipulated out of position by stutters and hesitations due to still raw, jerky footwork.

Overall, Grant is a very athletic, skilled zone run blocker with very good physicality, effort and strain to stick on blocks once latched. His lack of mass and impending jump in competition calls into question his projection to the NFL, putting his all-star circuit performance at the forefront of his final grade.

MEASUREMENT AND WORKOUT RESULTS

HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 311

HAND: 10¼"

ARM: 34¾"

WINGSPAN: 81⅞"

40-YARD DASH: 5.09

3-CONE: 7.88

SHUTTLE: 4.95

VERTICAL: 27"

BROAD: 8'11"

POSITIVES

— Firm understanding of how to play long, keeping defenders at his fingertips and maintaining a flat-back posture to keep his head out of the block

— Loose, fluid mover with very good lower-half mobility, burst and quickness

— Has the range needed to expand his set points, redirect and protect his edges in pass protection

— Efficient zone run blocker with the quicks, timing and feel to cut-off the backside, work combinations, timely release and pick off backers at the second-level

— Plays with an edge and consistently works to drive, strain and finish blocks with enough power to generate knockdowns

NEGATIVES

— Lean build with middling sand and mass

— Shows some jerky, rigid footwork in his pass sets that leave him vulnerable to being manipulated out of position by stutters and hesitations

— Has faced subpar competition throughout his college career

NOTES

— Unranked recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— 2023: Second-team FCS All-American

— All-state high school wrestler in Virginia

— 41 career starts at left tackle

— Attended the 2024 OL Masterminds summit in Frisco, Texas

GRADE: 7.0 (High-Level Backup/Potential Starter — 3rd Round )

OVERALL RANK: 103

POSITION RANK: OT8

PRO COMPARISON: Terron Armstead

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn