Jalen Travis NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Indianapolis Colts OT

The Indianapolis Colts selected Iowa State OT Jalen Travis with the No. 127 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Jalen Travis is a three-year starter primarily at left tackle including 11 starts on the blindside in 2024 inside Iowa State's balanced (52-48 run-pass split), RPO/play-action-based passing game and diverse run scheme. Travis has a lean, rocked up and well-rounded build with solid athletic ability and adequate play strength.

Travis executed a bit of everything as a run blocker this past season but excels most on zone concepts, cutting off the backside with snap timing and quickness while shielding and walling off the frontside on kick-outs using his size and length. Travis also has the burst to close space and intersect targets on leads and climbs. He runs into trouble once defenders can gain access into his frame due to an upright playing style and mediocre power that leaves him vulnerable to getting push-pulled and slipped.

Jalen Travis Highlights

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In pass protection Travis shows good timing and fluidity out of his stance to beat rushers to the spot with a firm understanding of when to choke down to stay inside-out against stutters. He has an effective flash technique to bait and disrupt the timing of rushers with the length to quickly latch and gain control of the block. Travis has erratic pad level with a tendency to play tall that can sap his anchor and get him edged quickly if his initial strike is off target.

Overall, Travis is a relatively untested tackle prospect with one year of experience in the Big 12 but has the body type of a starting tackle with solid athletic ability that offers a developmental toolkit to mold into a role player and possible spot starter down the road.

MEASUREMENT AND WORKOUT RESULTS

HEIGHT: 6'8"

WEIGHT: 339

HAND: 10½"

ARM: 34⅞"

WINGSPAN: 83½"

40-YARD DASH: 5.14

3-CONE: 8.08

SHUTTLE: 4.94

VERTICAL: 35"

BROAD: 9'4"

POSITIVES

— Good initial quickness out of his stance to beat rushers to the spot with efficient footwork and a good understanding of how to stay inside-out.

— Works in the flash technique to bait rushers and disrupt their timing.

— Clear eyes with proper timing and spacing to handle basic line games, stunts and dual reads.

— Has the giddy-up and burst to intersect targets on pulls, lead, and climbs.

— Times the snap well with the quicks to cut off backside 4/4i techniques and overtake on 'B' blocks.

NEGATIVES

— Upright playing style leads to a tardy anchor.

— Middling contact balance leaves him vulnerable to falling off of blocks vs. the push-pull technique.

— Below-average power results in him shielding rather than jolting or driving defenders on angle-drive blocks and double-team blocks.

NOTES

— 3-star recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— Committed to Princeton where he was started 16 games over two seasons right (10) and left (six) tackle. Travis graduated with a degree in anthropology before transferring to Iowa State for the 2024 season

— 27 career starts at left (17) and right (10) tackle

— Grew up primarily playing basketball before starting football during his junior year of high school. Both of his brothers played collegiate basketball at Harvard and Stanford

— Training under Duke Manyweather in preparation for the combine

— Accepted his invite to the 2025 Senior Bowl

GRADE: 6.4 (High-Level Developmental Prospect — Round 5)

OVERALL RANK: 177

POSITION RANK: OT13

PRO COMPARISON: Corey Robinson

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn