NFL Draft
4/1/25
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Dylan Fairchild 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Georgia Bulldogs OG
Height: 6052 (verified)
Weight: 318lbs (verified)
Year: Redshirt Junior
Pro Comparison: Clint Boling
Scouting Overview
Georgia Bulldogs offensive guard Dylan Fairchild is a former state champion wrestler who knows how to play the leverage game in the trenches. He uses quick hands and feet to win and seal gaps despite not having notable amounts of power or displacement ability in the run game.
He offers enough length and strength to be a viable pass protector at the NFL level as well, but he must gain more experience to see rush structures developing and ensure he’s well-balanced and framed to protect his quarterback.
2025 NFL Combine Results
| Position | Name | School | 40-Yard Dash | 10-Yard Split | Broad Jump | Vertical Jump | 3-Cone Drill | 20-Yard Shuttle | Bench Press |
| OL | Dylan Fairchild | Georgia | 111 | 27.5 |
Positives
- Wrestling background is underscored by quick hands and nifty leverage work to gain gaps
- Showcases good functional athleticism to play in space as a second-level or open-field blocker
- Offers quick feet and good lateral mobility
Negatives
- Can get overpowered at times by power rushes, catching too many heavy blows that roll his pads
- Is more of a gap sealer than a crease creator who doesn’t maul the point of attack
- Would benefit from a heavier punch to help him offset rushes or create POA knockback at first contact
Background
Fairchild is from Cumming, GA, and played high school football at West Forsyth HS. There, he was a state champion wrestler and 4-star football recruit (247 Sports) who collected interest from a number of programs before ultimately settling on the Bulldogs as a member of their 2021 recruiting class.
Fairchild redshirted his true freshman season in 2021, making a brief cameo appearance against Charleston Southern. He was then a reserve offensive lineman for the Bulldogs in 2022 and assumed a primary starting role for the team in 2023. Fairchild started 10 of 14 games that season.
He returned in 2024 as a full-time starter and was named Second Team All-SEC for his play while also being named Second Team AP All-American.
He declared for the 2025 NFL Draft and bypassed his final season of college eligibility.
Tale Of The Tape
Fairchild is a high-potential offensive guard who should continue to ascend during his transition to the NFL thanks to a number of translatable traits that he can continue to lean on. As a two-year starter, Fairchild is fairly underrepped as a four-year member of the Bulldogs — he comes to the NFL with less than 1,500 snaps to his name.
Athletically, he showcases good initial quickness out of his stance as a release player when uncovered or when having to move horizontally to attack the shoulder of a defender, capping him at the line of scrimmage. He’s light on his feet and showcases body control in these initial moments of a rep to meet and frame a defender with his chest and hands.
The wrestling background pops at first contact with quick hands that secure firm and manipulate the point of attack. He’s savvy with sliding his feet opposite his hands to create torque and turn — this is how he’s most consistently winning gaps and creases in the run game.
Fairchild does not have the same appeal as a drive blocker or in vertical run game. He’s more of a technique winner than a raw power imposer. That said, he offers sufficient density for the position and shows the needed foot activity to help sustain contact, and he can create adequate movement on double teams.
As a pass protector, more often than not, it feels like his warts come from not seeing it fast enough. He’s been a productive and proficient pass protector with quick feet to protect his edges, good length to play on the interior away from his frame, and good body posture in his set to stay balanced and ready to move his base.
But there are times when he’s eaten up by power conversions that roll into his frame and test his core strength and ability to absorb contact. These reps will roll his pads back and force him upright, which he can then be pinballed off of while also collapsing the inside of the pocket.
Feeling and anticipating power rushes a little sooner seems like the solution. Fairchild can also be tested by assignments against exotic fronts and rush games. The film shows some communication breakdowns that seem to suggest not everyone is pushing to the same landmarks. He can also be late to process late declaring rushers from depth or looping around the front.
With less than two full seasons of starting experience, the upside is easy to trust and buy into — but regardless, the execution offers room for growth.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Fairchild projects as a zone scheme blocker thanks to good foot speed and sufficient hand usage to torque and seal gaps.
He’s got the makings of an effective pass protector but will need to see, feel, and frame games along the point in a more timely manner before he’s ready to be the best version of himself as a starter in the pros.
Grade: 71.50/100.00, Fifth Round Value
Big Board Rank: 150
Position Rank: OG12
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