Rutledge's NFL Potential: Powerful, Tough Lineman

0:00It's April 21st. This is NFL News Today football coverage, powered by AI. Keelan Rutledge, the 6 foot 3 and 5-8 inch, 316lb senior interior offensive lineman from Georgia Tech, put up. Solid numbers at the combine. He clocked a 5.05 second 40 yard dash with a 1.81 split in the 10, jumped 32 and a half inches vertically, and hit 8 feet 8 inches broad. His three cone was 7.54 seconds, short shuttle 4.54. He started as a three star recruit from Georgia, played two seasons at Middle Tennessee State, then transferred to Georgia Tech as the 39th. Interior lineman in the portal. Over his career, he started three and a half years, mostly a ride guard, allowing just 36 pressures and two sacks and hundreds of. Pass blocking reps with only 12 pressures in his two tech seasons. Folks love his toughness. He was team captain at both schools, earned first team all American honors back to back,

1:00the first yellow jacket since Calvin, Johnson, and snagged the ACC's Piccolo award for most courageous player. Tech coach Brent Key calls him the toughest dude he's ever coached. Rutledge shines as a violent run blocker, mauling defenders with elite power, quick feet, and finishing intensity, especially on the move in combo, blocks. Central is solid with a strong anchor, but he plays a bit high, lacks bend, and missed some twists, plus the left foot injury from a 2024. Car accident needed two surgeries, overall he's a tone setter who could start early despite some stiffness, grading out at 6.49 as an above average NFL prospect ready to. Bring that Georgia grit to the next level.