2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jake Hornibrook, OG, Duke
Player Data
Name, Jersey # | Jake Hornibrook, #73 |
School (Code) | NCDU (prev. CAST) |
DOB, Class Yr | 9/6/2000, R-SR |
Height, Weight | 6051, 308 |
40 Yd Dash | 5.31e |
Position/Depth | LG 1 |
Honors/Captainship | PAC-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022) |
Season Viewed (yr) | 2022 |
Games Watched | ORST, @ INND, @ CALA |
Scout Name / Date | Elijah Ballew, 8/21/2023 |
Per Year Stats (Most Recent First)
2022 | 11 GS, 11 GP |
2021 | 6 GS, 12 GP |
2020 | 6 GP |
2019 | 6 GS, 7 GP |
Player Summary:
Jake Hornibrook graduated from Stanford after four years with the Cardinals and looks to play his 5th season for Duke as a graduate student. Hornibrook has started at both guard spots during his time at Stanford, but started all 12 games last year on the left side of the ball. He possesses an elite frame for a guard, albeit underweight for the position. Hornibrook utilizes sufficient get off with above-average leg drive at the snap. He shows his intelligence by keeping his punch between the shoulders in pass pro and accurately targeting the inside shoulder to create holes in the run game. However, he lacks high-level foot quickness and lateral COD, allowing him to get caught flat footed in pass pro by speed rushers trying to go around him. Hornibrook does not play with the desired violence for the position, which can be seen in his struggles securing 2nd level blocks or a lack of explosive play strength, but his elite frame and knowledge of the position make him a perfect target for a team’s reserve offensive line unit.
Scheme Fit:
Hornibrook’s versatility at either guard position would bolster the room of any run-heavy team if he can put on the weight to improve his play strength.
Power Statement:
Jake Hornibrook is a highly intelligent guard with an elite frame and experience on both sides of the center whose lack of foot quickness and explosive strength cap his ceiling at an NFL backup.
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