Penn State is expected to see one member of its offensive line be a lock for a first-round draft pick this spring with Olu Fashanu potentially going in the first 10 picks of the draft. But another member of the offensive line turned in a solid week in the East-West Shrine Bowl to see his chances of being drafted become more and more solid.
Caedan Wallace was a standout winner from this week’s Shrine Bowl according to some scouts and analysts attending the college football all-star game in Texas this week. Wallace was featured in some very positive highlights making the rounds on social media and he was singled out among 15 top performers from the week by Nick Baumgardner of The Athletic.
“He was consistently one of the quickest tackles off the snap in run drills early in the week with pads on, and while he’ll occasionally lunge or fall off a block in the run game, there’s a ton to like here,” Baumgardner said of Wallace in a story on The Athletic (subscription required). “Wallace measured in with 33 5/8-inch arms and 10 1/2-inch hands and showed the second-highest max acceleration GPS number of any offensive lineman.”
Wallace may not have proven to be an early-round draft pick off this one week, but the projected late-round pick may have helped solidify his chances of being drafted rather than risk floating into the undrafted free-agent pool.
Of course, Wallace will still have to prove himself a bit to cement himself as a draft pick this spring. He will get a chance to showcase his skills one more time at Penn State’s pro day, and potentially at the NFL Combine if he is fortunate to receive an invite to the NFL’s top scouting event leading up to the draft.
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(Both big fellas have had nice moments at @ShrineBowl) pic.twitter.com/yLGcgtsiRk— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) January 30, 2024
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