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He is and ESPN has him 3rd best available -
It’s gotta be RB or LB here. For all picks in round 5 I see LB, RB, and CB . -
Bout to be known the bottom line on NFL Network feed (3) times. CB: Hart Draine Brownlee RB: Estime Davis Tracy LB: Trotter Ulofoshio Jacobs WR: Rice Washington DL: Wingo -
This is where the GM and his scouts earn their keep. -
Dane Brugler's scouting report on Tanor Bortolini from his draft guide: 4. TANOR BORTOLINI | Wisconsin 6042 | 303 lbs. | 4JR Kewaunee, Wis. (Kewaunee) 6/18/2002 (age 21.85) #63 BACKGROUND: Tanor “Bort” Bortolini, the oldest of three children (two boys, one girl), grew up in the small town of Kewaunee (30 miles east of Green Bay on the shores of Lake Michigan). He grew up hunting, fishing and camping and was introduced to multiple sports throughout childhood, starting football at the pee-wee level (grew up a Green Bay Packers fan). Bortolini attended Kewaunee High School and started at left tackle on varsity as a freshman. He added defensive tackle responsibilities as a sophomore and played both ways his final three seasons. As a junior, Bortolini posted 69 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and two forced fumbles, including a fumble return for a 20-yard touchdown. He was named the conference’s Player of the Year on both the offensive and defensive lines and helped Kewaunee to an 11-1 record and conference title (only loss came in the playoff quarterfinals). As a senior, Bortolini earned first team All-State honors at left tackle (also played three games at center) and conference Defensive Player of the Year with 76 tackles and 16.0 tackles for loss. He also started on the basketball team and averaged 13.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game as a se nior. Bortolini joined the track team as a sophomore (ran the 100 meters his first year) and took fourth in the shot put (46 feet, 3 inches) at the Division II state track meet as a junior. A three-star recruit, Bortolini was the No. 64 offensive guard in the 2020 class and the No. 8 recruit in Wisconsin. Prior to his junior year of high school, he attended a recruiting camp at Wisconsin in June 2018, but at just 240 pounds was told by the coaches that he needed to add at least 20 pounds to be taken seriously as a Division I recruit. With a new diet and workout regiment, Bortolini reworked his body and received his first FCS offer (North Dakota) in January 2019. His first FBS offer arrived a month after that, from Syracuse, followed by several other FCS offers, like North Dakota State, South Dakota State and Illinois State. Bartolini grew up dreaming of playing for his home-state Badgers, but he was looking elsewhere because Wisconsin already had four offensive line commits in the 2020 class. However, the Wisconsin coaches were pleasantly surprised when Bortolini had bulked up to 275 pounds when they visited him in May 2019 and extended him an offer. Bortolini added offers from Iowa and Miami, but he couldn’t pass up the chance to stay home and play in Madison. He was the No. 11 recruit in former head coach Paul Chryst’s 2020 class. Bortolini elected to skip his final season of eligibility and enter the 2024 NFL Draft. He opted out of the 2023 bowl game and accepted his invitation to the 2024 Senior Bowl. STRENGTHS: Above-average burst and lateral quickness to rapidly reach his landmarks and position himself … fluid athlete in space with smooth redirect skills to access various outside zone blocks, pulls and screens … throws his large hands tight into the chest of gap rushers to clamp and drive them wide … able to refit and battle, keeping defenders from gaining the upper hand … competitive finisher who doesn’t take his foot off the pedal … smoothly picks up stunting games and A-gap blitzes … highly intelligent, on and off the field (graduated from high school with a 3.98 GPA and 30 ACT; recruited by Harvard and Yale) … comfortable communicating calls at the line (Bortolini: “I like being in charge and making the final call.”) … offers outstanding position flexibility — practiced at all five offensive line spots and logged starts at five different positions; his knowledge of every position’s assignment on each play makes him a better center … career snaps broken up by position: center (53.6 percent), left guard (23.8 percent), right tackle (11.6 percent), right guard (9.1 percent). WEAKNESSES: Short-armed blocker and often caught with his upper half overextended … mediocre square power and body mass and can be late establishing his anchor vs. bull rushers … guilty of hurrying his process and allowing his pads to rise, which forces himself to rec over from awkward angles … oversetting leaves him susceptible to counters … long-armed defenders are able to stack and punch off his frame, especially at the second level … suffered a partially torn meniscu s and damaged cartilage behind his right knee (Aug. 2022), requiring a minor procedure and sidelining him for the first two games of the 2022 season; missed three games in 2021 with a right knee sprain. SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Wisconsin, Bortolini (and his Joe Tippman-inspired mullet) played center this past season in offensive coordinator Phil Longo’s multiple run scheme. After filling in at tackle, guard and center his first few seasons in Madison, he expected a return to guard in 2023, but an injury pushed him inside to center,where he anchored a Badgers’ offensive line that had the same starting five for all 12 regular-season games. Bortolini, who broke Jason Kelce’s combine record with the best three-cone (7.16 seconds) among interior linemen, might have the best combination of athleticism and smarts in this draft class. He lacks ideal length to create separation and is guilty of excessive forward lean into contact, but he will strain to finish cutoffs and eventually settle versus power rushers. Overall, Bortolini had persistent hiccups on his 2023 tape, but the guard-to-center transition is rarely immediate, and he offers encouraging upside, thanks to his fluidity, intelligence and technical skill. He projects as an eventual NFL starter with position flexibility across the interior. GRADE: 3rd-4th Round
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