2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Saahdiq Charles | LSU | OT

WORLDWIDE RAMS

Ed "Pi Double I" Henderson

Player Bio: Saahdiq Charles prepped at Madison Ridgeland Academy in Madison, MS. 
As a youth, his family fell victim to Hurricane Katrina, which left them displaced. They spent time living in Houston, Georgia, and Alabama before securing housing in Madison. There he was a great defensive lineman in his junior before switching over to the offensive line. His senior year, Charles regarded it as the most dominating offensive in Mississippi. He was named the 2016 Dandy Dozen List and rated as the #7 overall prospect from the state of Mississippi. At LSU, he received a six-game suspension for violation of the drug policy after testing positive for marijuana.​

ACCOLADES
2020 NFL Combine Participant
2019 Joe Moore Award Winner 
2017 All-SEC Freshman Team

SAAHDIQ CHARLES
TACKLE

HOMETOWN                    |           CLASS
JACKSON, MI                   |           JUNIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: YES




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SCHOOL:  LSU                           |      CONFERENCE:  SEC 
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  6-4 / 321         ARMS: 32 1/4"                HANDS: 9 7/8”       PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.65         

COMBINE RESULTS
BENCH    |    40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP    |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL    |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE
​   DNP      |          5.05           |               33”             |            DNP           |            DNP            |            DNP               |             N/A

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH    |    40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP    |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL    |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE 
​   N/A      |          N/A            |              N/A              |           N/A            |            N/A            |              N/A              |             N/A
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GAME FILM
​#77 SAAHDIQ CHARLES VS Alabama (2019)

Strengths: He is a versatile lineman who can play at either guard or tackle positions. He has good feet for the run game that keeps his body at a right pad level. He is so aggressive with the ability to block down to the next gap, combination blocks and double-teams. He uses good leverage with a sharp bend in his knees as a pass protector. Pilates training served him well as he looseness in the knees and ankles shows in his dropping anchor.

Weaknesses: He needs better concentration skills with pre-snap, not in sync with the snap count. At the snap, his reaction is a slight too slow given up ground to the rusher. That allows the defender to set up with outside moves to exploit inside gaps for penetration. He will drop anchor too soon and set up for counter moves. Zone-run offenses are not exactly a good fit for is play as he cannot get out in time. Will struggle to get out to the second level.​

Draft Grade: 6.20

Draft Projection: 3rd round

NFL Comparison: ​Le'Raven Clark

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