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    Welcome to the Denver Broncos, Henry Byrd, OG, Princeton

    Henry Byrd, Offensive Tackle / Guard, Princeton

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    Height: 6050 ✅
    Weight: 310 ✅
    Hand: 948
    Arm: 3358 ✅
    40-yard dash: 5.21 ✅
    10-Yard Split: 1.79 ✅
    Bench: 32 ✅ ✅
    3-Cone: 7.80
    Shuttle: 4.67 ✅
    Vertical: 33" ✅ ✅
    Broad: 9' 07" ✅ ✅
    R.A.S.: 9.68 ✅ ✅
    Age: 23.82 years old​

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    30 game starter
    2022 First Team All-Ivy
    2021 First Team All-Ivy
    2019 Second Team All-Ivy

    Prospect Summary from Dane Brugler of The Athletic
    ​Henry Byrd was a three-sport standout (basketball, football, lacrosse) at Ensworth High, where he played left tackle, right tackle and defensive tackle. His father (William) played football at Vanderbilt in the mid-70s. A two-star recruit, Henry was just 260 pounds and committed to Princeton over Air Force and several other Ivy League programs. He was pushed into action in the final game of the 2018 season at right tackle and then moved to left tackle for his final three seasons, earning All-Ivy League honors each year. Byrd is quick out of his stance with the agility and body control to answer edge speed and adjust to moving targets. His Ivy League education translates to the field in his ability to quickly process and sort everything. He is strong but not always stout, and he needs to make some technical fixes. Overall, Byrd is viewed as a guard/center prospect, but regardless of where he plays, he has the intelligence and athletic tools worth developing.

    GRADE: Priority Free Agent

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          Offensive Lineman Henry Byrd ’23 Sets Sights on the NFL

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          Byrd was a three-sport athlete when he performed in his Nashville, Tennessee, high school’s 2018 spring show. Byrd took Dance for Athletes 1 to fulfill The Ensworth School’s art requirement and liked tap so much that he signed up for Dance for Athletes 2. Beyond that, he had to take an honors dance class to continue.
          Tap may give Byrd, an NFL draft prospect, an edge as he strives to go pro. He has shaped himself into a 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive tackle with still-fast-stepping feet.

          “I feel like it’s got a decent crossover for football,” said Byrd, who pointed to his balance, footspeed, and footwork as some of his greatest strengths. “A lot of it is cross training with lacrosse and basketball and playing a million sports, but I think a big part of it is learning that control and learning that timing through tap dancing. It really helped me.”
          Most freshmen struggle with adjusting to college, said Princeton head coach Bob Surace ’90. “For Henry, nothing fazes him. He’s so mature, so rock solid. He’s a quick learner and he’s very smart. Technically, he was just ahead of the curve.”
          Byrd has built size and strength each year, not in one big jump, but in steady increments that suggest they will continue.

          “He has long arms,” said Surace, a former Tigers center who coached in the NFL. “He has the ability and feet to play tackle. We’ve never played him anywhere else, but he has the intelligence to play anywhere, and I tell the scouts that.”
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              Maybe... Just maybe... A very good Olineman.

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                  you can see him playing LT in the highlights here for the WR that was a bigger prospect. At 1:42 he breaks his stance with a big left leg back step, is that good technique for those in the know? He seems to do it without putting himself out of balance.
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                    • #6
                      Wow I got a feeling this might be a sleeper pick that actually makes it

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                          Originally posted by uplink
                          you can see him playing LT in the highlights here for the WR that was a bigger prospect. At 1:42 he breaks his stance with a big left leg back step, is that good technique for those in the know? He seems to do it without putting himself out of balance.
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR-mSZIZ8sc&t=173s
                          Well, yes the kick step is possibly the most important part of pass pro if it is done while retaining balance and control (with the ability to redirect forward if necessary). He obviously neutralized the speed rush by cutting it off easily and kept a solid mirror position. I don’t “love” how his arms collapsed at the end of the sequence - letting the pass rusher into your body is a way to get redirected very quickly. Can’t tell if that was just a bad finish, or an upper body strength issue.

                          He’s super smooth. He has things that can’t be taught, and the problems can be fixed.

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                              Interview with Ross Tucker.

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