2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Nash Jones, OG, Texas State

• Name: Nash Jones #76
• School: TASW
• Position: OG
• Ht/Wt: 6’5-320
• Class: Senior

Strengths: Foot speed, instincts, run blocker

Weaknesses: Pillar / anchor strength, hand use, pass protection

Summary: Senior.  Starts at LG.  Played LT last year before moving inside, where he looks more comfortable.  Has a wide can, appears to have thin ankles/balled up calves with broad shoulders and plenty of arm length, based on film view.  Above-average run blocker, average in pass protection.  As a run blocker he is above average.  Has a quick first step and fires forward nicely to the second level. Runs feet on contact, flashes being a mauler, effective around the goal line.  Is a very good puller who can open-pull and shoot through gaps to LB’s.  Has streaky hand use – good strike timing but frequently outside the pads, struggles to latch on and really drive defenders off the ball.  Tends to bend at the waist which causes him to get overextended.  In pass protection, he is average.  Plays with good effort and has good instincts; reads and reacts to twists/stunts.  Has a good lateral set.  Pillar strength is primary concern; gets walked back too easily and put up on his toes. Outside hand placement causes him to expose his chest, making him easier to shed. Lunges in his posture and overextends instead of sitting on a stool.  Could widen out his base more.   

Nash is a high Day Three pick.  He has the raw tools, including the size and arm length and foot speed, necessary to be a legitimate prospect.  His fundamentals can be fixed with good coaching.