DRAFT Welcome to New England, Missouri OT Marcus Bryant

[jmt57]

Mizzou Offensive Lineman Marcus Bryant Selected in Round 7 of NFL Draft

Make that the third Missouri Tiger who heard his name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. Former Missouri offensive tackle Marcus Bryant was selected by the New Engl

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Patriots select Missouri tackle Marcus Bryant with 220th pick in NFL Draft

The Patriots selected another offensive tackle with one of their final picks in the 2025 draft, taking a flyer on Bryant out of Mizzou.

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Bryant is one of the bigger tackle prospects in the draft class, standing at 6-foot-7 and 320 pounds. He played 975 career snaps for Missouri, including starts in all 13 games at left tackle in 2024.

NFL.com's Lance Zierlein says in his scouting report that Bryant "has the tools to provide pass protection in the NFL, but he needs to keep working on the consistency of his technique." He provides depth behind projected starting left tackle Will Campbell and should bring legitimate competition for a backup spot with Vederian Lowe.

Marcus Bryant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile | NFL.com

Strengths​

Nice blend of size, length and athletic ability.​

Powerful upper body mitigates his lack of bend.​

Uses length to land and stay connected as a run blocker.​

Good quickness in his initial slide steps to race out to the rusher.​

Throws punch with good timing to alter the rusher’s plan.​

Has the feet to mirror rushers up and around the arc.​

Weaknesses​

Strikes with his hands but doesn’t cinch-up and control defenders.​

Tall pad level hinders ability getting to back-side and second-level cut-offs.​

Below-average timing getting from one block to the next.​

Lacks ideal instincts to recognize twist games in pass protection.​

Below-average command with his hands and punch in pass pro.​

Needs to eliminate excessive waist-bending and leaning.​

 

[Mack Herron]

For the wingspan crowd.

 

[Toofy]

Nice competition for vederian Lowe . Should make him perform much better on camp and preseason . Another step towards removing entitlement . All jobs are up for grabs...

 

[manxman2601]

It was the plan all along. Draft the LG at 4 and the LT at 220

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

It was the plan all along. Draft the LG at 4 and the LT at 220

You might have that exactly backwards. Bryant has great straight line athleticism but lacks lateral agility. Tackles need lateral agility, guards don't. Onwenu is due $17.5M next year so someone will have to replace Onwenu in 2026. Bryant? Wallace? I have a hard time believing Bryant is Lowe competition.

 

[DaBruinz]

Interesting thing about Bryant. He was a backup swing tackle for Mizzou. He backed up Membou

 

[Triumph]

His arms are too long.

Missouri is putting out some good players.

 

[BTTA]

So the best defensive player in the SEC said he was the best OT in the SEC. Hmmm.

 

[DaBruinz]

Bryant was a transfer from SMU. He has experience at both LT and RT..

 

[DaBruinz]

You might have that exactly backwards. Bryant has great straight line athleticism but lacks lateral agility. Tackles need lateral agility, guards don't. Onwenu is due $17.5M next year so someone will have to replace Onwenu in 2026. Bryant? Wallace? I have a hard time believing Bryant is Lowe competition.

You probably should sit it out because you missed the sarcasm.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

You probably should sit it out because you missed the sarcasm.

I didn't miss it. You are completely out of step with the board discussion as always.

 

[Sect140]

Interesting thing about Bryant. He was a backup swing tackle for Mizzou. He backed up Membou

Didn’t he start 13 games at left tackle for Missouri this season?

 

[tigerjohn]

Missouri fan here. I hope he can develop as he has good physical tools. However, he’s one of the reasons our QB was under pressure this season (unlike the previous year where we were top 10 and would have made the playoff if it were 12 teams like last year). Decent run blocker IMO.

 

[Flash]

This is good. Worth taking a flyer on an athletic beast this late. If he pans out, great, if he doesn't, oh well.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

I already like this guy. I’m a tall guy with tiny hands (6’6, 8 3/4) so I have to stick together with his 6’7, 8 7/8

 

[Triumph]

Missouri fan here. I hope he can develop as he has good physical tools. However, he’s one of the reasons our QB was under pressure this season (unlike the previous year where we were top 10 and would have made the playoff if it were 12 teams like last year). Decent run blocker IMO.

My buddy graduated Law school there and teaches part time at UMKC.

Diehard Mizzou.

 

[State]

I already like this guy. I’m a tall guy with tiny hands (6’6, 8 3/4) so I have to stick together with his 6’7, 8 7/8

Yeah, I noticed that too. Tiny hands. From his write up at nfl.com it’s starting to make sense

Strikes with his hands but doesn’t cinch-up and control defenders.

 

[scott99]

This guy is a big beast. Love the pick. Great depth pick. Just a massive dude.

So big, reminds me of a Rodney Dangerfield joke, about a fat girl. “I met her because I hit her with my car, she said, why didn’t you go around me ? Rodney said, because I didn’t think I had enough gas.”

This guy is like that, tough to get around.

 

[Dragda]

Road grader. If he makes the 53, he might have a role in short yardage as an extra lineman.