2022 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: William Waddell | Western Illinois | OG

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Player Bio: William Waddell attended Leon High School, located in Tallahassee, FL. A four-year starter earned the 2015 Tallahassee QB Club Vaughn Mancha Offensive Lineman of the Year Award, 2015 Bernard Miller Offensive Lineman of the Year, 2015 Florida Athletics Coaches Association First Team, All-Big Bend First Team, All-Northwest Florida First Team, and member of the Down Under Sports All-State Florida Football. He received an invite to be a Down Under Sports All-State Florida Football member.  

ACCOLADES
2022 Reece's Senior Bowl Participant
2020 MVFC Honorable Mention
2017 All-SWAC First-Team 
2017 BOXTOROW All-American Honorable Mention 
2017 HERO Sports All-American

WILLIAM WADDELL
OFFENSIVE GUARD
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
TALLASSEE, FL                 |           SENIOR (GR) 
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DRAFT YR:  2022              COMBINE INVITE: NO

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
 6' 2"                309lbs            32 ⅛"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 9 ⅞"                        5.40                       5.80

SCHOOL:  WESTERN ILLINOIS                    |                    CONFERENCE: MVFC
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​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       5.59        |               24                  |               22 ½”           |               81”          |              DNP            |              5.14           

#51 WILLIAM WADDELL HIGHLIGHTS

#75 william waddel highlights
grambling freshman year (2016)

Strengths

• He is a versatile lineman and has a nice wide-bodied stout frame.
• He can play both guards and the center positions.
• He is a cerebral player who studies his opponent and seizes their weakness with his leverage in the run game.
• He is experienced and handles all blocking schemes, whether in zone runs, the pro set runs, traps, and in pass pro, pull, and the screen game
• As a pass protector, he can drop back and recognizes stunts, twist, and blitzes

Weaknesses

• He lacks the flexibility and strength to bend and win movement with leverage battles consistently.
• His footwork can use work as he can overstep and need to redirect when beat.
• He will usually work, on occasion, misfire on his hand's placement.
• At times, he plays above pad level as speedy bull rushers will expose his late start.

Draft Projection: 7th Round - PFA (Priority Free Agent)
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NFL Comparison: Andrew Thomas (New York Giants)

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