Austin Siereveld

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#41 · Jun 8#42 · now

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Scouting Report

A thick, powerful Buckeye lineman whose path from overlooked recruit to team captain tells the story of a steady, ascending evaluation. Siereveld redshirted in 2023, then filled in at both guard spots during Ohio State's 2024 national title run before sliding out to left tackle full time in 2025, where he handled the blindside transition with understated confidence. ESPN's Matt Miller slots him as a Round 2 prospect who did not allow a sack in 13 starts this season, while FantasyPros' Matthew Jones grades him a Round 3 player and notes he surrendered just three sacks across roughly 495 guard snaps the prior year. NFLDraftBuzz hands him an 84.9/100 player rating and ranks him the No. 10 offensive lineman in the class. He wins with functional strength, a thudding anchor, accurate hands and a genuinely nasty finishing temperament that shows up in the run game. His diagnostic skills against stunts and twists are advanced for a first-year tackle, and he keeps a wide, stable base in pass protection. The knocks are consistent across sources: below-average arm length for tackle, only adequate athleticism in space, and a tendency to bend at the waist that longer rushers like Penn State's Dani Dennis-Sutton exploited. Most evaluators believe his long-term NFL home is at guard, where his phone-booth power, grip and physicality fit a gap-scheme, smashmouth identity. He chose to return to Columbus for 2026, betting that another year of tackle reps cements him in the early-round conversation. The combination of position flex, leadership and championship-level reps against elite competition gives him a high floor as a multi-position interior starter.

Strengths

  • No sacks allowed in 13 starts at left tackle in 2025 per ESPN's Matt Miller
  • strong anchor that holds ground and resets the line of scrimmage against bull rushes
  • violent, accurate hands with very good grip strength to land and sustain blocks
  • nasty finishing temperament that puts defenders on the ground and sustains blocks past the whistle
  • advanced pre-snap processing of stunts, twists and blitzes that young tackles rarely show
  • rare position versatility with legitimate starts at left guard, right guard and left tackle across 1,102 career snaps
  • consistent low pad level and leverage off the ball
  • wide, stable base and early anchor drop against power rushes

Weaknesses

  • Below-average arm length for the tackle position that longer edge rushers exploit
  • only adequate athleticism and limited range when asked to work in space or on the move
  • tends to bend at the waist in pass sets, leaving him vulnerable to length
  • beaten quickly by sudden inside counter moves
  • limited lateral quickness to gain depth against wide-aligned speed rushers
  • recovery speed when beaten around the corner needs work
  • inconsistent kick-slide depth and timing
  • build resembles a guard more than a tackle, so many project a kick back inside

NFL Comparison

Trent Brown (massive interior-style frame who can man tackle but profiles cleaner inside, wins with power over length); Wyatt Teller (gap-scheme guard with a nasty, finishing run-blocking temperament and strong anchor); Kevin Zeitler (technically sound, durable interior starter who wins with hands, leverage and intelligence rather than elite length)

College Stats

Career (through 2025, per Yahoo/Bucs Wire): 30 games, 1,305 snaps, 606 run-block snaps, 699 pass-block snaps, 3 sacks allowed, 4 penalties; PFF career 72.1 run-block grade, 67.4 pass-block grade, 26 pressures allowed, 3.7% pressure rate; 2024 (guard): ~495 snaps over six starts, 3 sacks and 11 combined sacks-hits-pressures; 2025 (LT): 13 starts, 0 sacks allowed, 11 combined hits and hurries through Big Ten title game; NFLDraftBuzz 1,102 career snaps and 84.9/100 player rating

Measurables

Height
6-5
Weight
325

Awards & Honors

Second-Team All-Big Ten (2025); back-to-back Iron Buckeye honors; Ohio State team captain; Academic All-Big Ten; ESPN Round 2 / top-50 board grade (Matt Miller, Dec 2025); FantasyPros Round 3 projection; NFLDraftBuzz No. 10 OL; mocked Round 2 (No. 51, Sam Teets) and Round 1 (No. 20, Bleacher Report 2027); four-star recruit and three-time All-Southwest District / All-Greater Miami Conference in high school