NFL Draft Profile: Brian Anderson, Offensive Lineman, UNC Tar Heels
#68
Pos: iOL
Ht: 6021
Wt: 305
40: 5.24
DOB: 05/07/
Hometown: Montgomery, AL
High School: Montgomery Catholic
Eligibility: 2023
Brian Anderson
UNC Tar Heels
One-Liner:
Center with solid size who lacks required functional strength or desirable athleticism to get beyond training camp.
Evaluation:
Experienced center with solid size. Anderson snaps the football accurately and consistently. He gets out of his stance quickly and urgently while maintaining a wide base. He can work to the second level with above-average locating skills and close-quarter quickness. Anderson possesses below-average functional strength, letting defenders enforce their will on him. He fails to create movement in the run game, merely attempting to seal lanes. Anderson frequently oversteps his marks in the run game, allowing opponents to go backdoor on him. He gets his chest attacked and bull-rushed, failing to anchor. Not seeing second-level blitzes, he does not react quickly enough to get in front of them. He does not recognize overloads pre-snap. Anderson lunges at the point of attack when his punch gets swept. He pass protects narrowly. Bad grip strength means he can not sustain blocks on linebackers. Anderson’s initial blows carry below-average force. Starting center who snaps the football accurately and is quick out of his stance. Anderson lacks functional strength to anchor or create movement in the run game. He leaves his chest open and does not pass protect with enough width. Anderson projects as a potential CFL center who has little chance of making it past an NFL training camp.
Grade:
UDFA
Background:
Brian Anderson is looking to improve on his already solid career at North Carolina. He has been a reliable center for the team where he has played double digit games each season from 2019-2021. In high school, he was ranked as the sixth best center in the nation and twenty ninth best player in Alabama. Anderson was born on May 7th and is the son of Linda and Charles Anderson.
