Jake Fisher OT Oregon #75
Wt: 306
Size/Athleticism: Ideal height and adequate length, although arms are shorter than expected considering his height (33 3/4″). Impressive athlete for a lineman and ideal for Oregon’s scheme. Asked to block on the move on a regular basis and clearly has the mobility to handle everything that would be asked of him at the next level. Played tight end in high school.
Pass Protection: Athletic enough to mirror edge rushers. Does extremely well in isolation on the edge. Quick dropping back off the snap and rarely beat off the edge. Quick reaction skills to shut down counter moves. Not really a finisher, but plays more of a bend but don’t break style. Plays on his heels a lot and is rarely the aggressor in pass protection—braces for impact rather than trying to lock on to his assignment. Tends to panic when he starts to lose balance and gets called for too many holding penalties.
Run Blocking: Asked to do a ton of blocking on the move in Oregon’s scheme. Moved extremely well and easily gets to the second level. Not asked to do a ton of power run blocking, so that’s an incomplete grade in the resume.
Intangibles: Has a mean streak and always fights through the whistle.
Durability: Missed one game in 2013 with undisclosed leg injury. Made smooth transition from right to left tackle in 2014.
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Overview: Fisher is perfect for a zone blocking scheme and could receive first-round grades from certain teams based on his effectiveness in space. However, he isn’t really built for the power running game so other teams may have no interest at all. He doesn’t really have the strength to dominate, and he needs to clean up some sloppy mistakes in his game, but he clearly has starter potential at left or right tackle in a zone blocking scheme.
