| Markus Zusevics Scouting Report |
| Markus Zusevics - Iowa (HT: 6-5 - WT: 303) |
Positives -- NFL ready body, he has already added over 75 pounds to his frame since his freshman year of college... One of most consistent natural benders in the draft... Good kick slide with exceptional lateral movement skills... Plays with good balance; rarely lunges and rarely gets caught leaning
and falling off blocks... Light on his feet, shows quickness and agility in open space... Gets to the second level quickly; also has the agility to cover up quicker defenders... Has very good technique with his hand placement, regularly gets his hands inside on the defender first... Shows a strong punch, has the ability to knock defenders back... Flashes the strength to create movement in the run game... Has good awareness with blitz pick up, handles stunts very well... Showed a good work ethic to add a substantial amount of weight and develop his body... Developed his technique with a top offensive line program in Iowa... Takes coaching very well and development of his technique should continue at the next level.
Negatives -- Started the last two seasons at right tackle but could be asked to move inside at the next level; has very little college experience playing inside... Doesn't have the strength to anchor against bull rushes; tries to sink his hips to hold up against bigger defenders but just gets stood up... Lacks the strength to drive defenders down field in the run game; not a mauler, more of a positional and angle run blocker... Doesn't show the nastiness you want to see in an interior lineman... Needs to continue adding bulk to be stronger at the point of attack... Has a low ceiling even with continued development.
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At Iowa -- (Official School Bio) 2011: started all 13 games at right tackle... started at right tackle in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh as offense gained 475 yards total offense... started at right tackle in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe as offense gained 453 yards total offense and allowed no sacks... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 13-3 loss at Penn State... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 41-31 win over Northwestern as offense gained 379 yards total offense... started at right tackle in 45-24 win over Indiana as offense gained 456 yards total offense... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 22-21 loss at Minnesota as offense gained 446 yards total offense... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 37-21 loss to Michigan State... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 31-21 win at Purdue as offense gained 408 yards total offense... started at right tackle and played every offensive down in 20-7 loss at Nebraska... started at right tackle in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma... honorable mention all-Big Ten by both league coaches and media.
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