NFL Experts: Penei Sewell becoming a legend overnight

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Renner: “He’s just ridiculous. He’s just utterly different than any other guy - even compared to last year’s tackle class. Like, you watch Jedrick Wills, freak. Andrew Thomas, a freak. Penei Sewell is athleticism, plus explosiveness, plus strength, plus size. Like, all of it, and then technique. ... He is as good as it gets at the tackle position that I’ve seen in college.”

Renner: “He’s a monster. Straight up, built different.”

PFF graded Sewell as college football’s No. 3 overall player during the 2019 season, and had this to say about his performance:

“There are few players who could influence a game like Sewell did in 2019. He finished the season as the highest-graded offensive player, regardless of position, and his incredible rise to the top of the charts is among the very best in PFF history. After finishing his true freshman season as the highest-graded true freshman tackle of the PFF College era, Sewell set the bar for a Power-5 tackle with his 95.5 overall grade that saw him reach an elite game grade in six outings and saw him grade lower than 73.3 just twice. He’s an elite pass protector and the best run-blocking offensive lineman we’ve seen, and given his rise from elite freshman to best sophomore to ever do it, his junior year could well be something even more special. Sewell gets our vote to head to New York for the 2020 Heisman Trophy ceremony if he can improve on what already seems like the single greatest season from an offensive lineman at the college level.”

“Sewell possesses strength, hand speed, elite sense of balance, bend, quickness and athleticism. Think of a word to describe an offensive lineman, and you can pencil Sewell’s name next to it as the definition. Think of a word to describe a defensive lineman, and he’s probably got that too. He’s a rare breed at left tackle, who gave up just seven total pressures on 491 pass-blocking snaps and should be more than just a name to know entering 2020 — he is the name to know.”

Sewell will be in the discussion to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, but with the NFL’s hyper-focus on the quarterback position, he’ll be in a tough battle with Lawrence, Fields and anyone else who emerges over the coming months.




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