NFL Draft
4/15/25
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Bryce Cabeldue 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Kansas Jayhawks OL
Height: 6046 (verified)
Weight: 306lbs (verified)
Year: Redshirt Senior
Pro Comparison: Parker Ehringer
Scouting Overview
Kansas Jayhawks offensive tackle Bryce Cabeldue projects as a developmental zone blocker at the NFL level. He lacks prototypical offensive tackle length and is likely destined to play on the interior at the next level, but his breakout campaign in 2024 came courtesy of a move to left tackle.
He’s got an attractive resume in a diverse run scheme. Kansas ran gap and zone-heavy rushing offenses during his time with the Jayhawks, which provides him with notable experience executing all kinds of concepts that should give him a little something for everyone at the next level.
2025 NFL Combine Results
DNP
Positives
- Illustrates a firm sense of point-of-attack leverage and positioning to win gaps and seal defenders
- Possesses desirable lateral mobility to flow with the point of attack and stretch defensive fronts
- Illustrates good foot speed for track adjustments on the fly
Negatives
- Must work on better focus and discipline as a blocker — was flagged a total of 18 times during his four seasons as a starter
- Missing NFL tackle caliber arm-length to win knockback with hand power consistently
- Major projection to the interior with just five reps at guard across five seasons of play
Background
Cabeldue is from Clovis, NM, and played high school football for Clovis HS. There, he was a multi-sport athlete who also lettered in baseball and basketball. On the gridiron, Cabeldue was underrecruited as a 2-star recruit (247 Sports) and signed with Kansas as a member of the school’s 2020 recruiting class.
Cabeldue played in four of the team’s final five games as a true freshman in 2020 before assuming a full-time starting tackle role for the team in 2021. He started 33 consecutive games for Kansas from 2021 to 2023 before a season-ending ankle injury against Kansas State cost him the end of his regular season.
He would return triumphantly to the lineup in 2024, albeit at left tackle. He started all 12 games of the season during his fifth year of college play before accepting an invitation to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.
Tale Of The Tape
Cabeldue is facing a projection inside at the NFL level but boasts enough evidence to suggest he’s capable of making the transition and becoming a starter down the line. He offers good linear athleticism to burst out of his stance and attack leverage on defensive linemen in the run game.
He’s been widely exposed to gap and scheme designs, but his hand leveraging and short-area quickness set the stage for him to become an effective zone blocker who can stick and plaster defenders at the point of attack.
A college tackle, Cabeldue is missing the length that would make him a slam dunk projection on the edge. He measured at the Shrine with 32.5-inch arms, which checks out based on his tape and how he can give up first contact when playing passively and be subject to getting outreached at the point of attack. Zone schemes will allow him to block bodies as they come and try to fight his pressure while allowing the back to make reads and cuts off of his leverage.
Cabeldue’s pad level and overall flexibility are modest, which can potentially be compounded inside if he’s playing too light in the trunk. Still, he showcased good natural hand/grip and core strength at Kansas and should be well-equipped to hold up. His play against less athletic interior blockers on the inside will also give him an extra leg up to win reps and body positioning early.
There’s sufficient range to climb to the second level. He’s not a violently explosive athlete, but Cabeldue offers enough range to be considered capable of executing assignments off of combo blocks or attacking linebackers when left uncapped at the point of attack.
As a pass protector, Cabeldue shows sufficient anchor but can be guilty of giving up first contact. His ability to handle power rushes is a major variable in what kind of success he will have at the pro level after kicking inside to play guard. That said, play-action-heavy schemes will be attracted to his aggressive approach and likely be more capable of catering to his strengths.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Cabeldue projects as a developmental guard with starting potential at the next level. His foot speed, blocking-in-space ability, and ability to press the point of attack all project best into an outside zone-heavy rushing scheme.
Grade: 69.50/100.00, Sixth Round Value
Big Board Rank: 207
Position Rank: OT15
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