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Hjalte Froholdt, interior offensive line
6’5” | 306 lbs | Arkansas
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Combine
| 40-yard dash | Bench Press | Vertical jump | Broad Jump | 3-Cone | 20-Yard Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-yard dash | Bench Press | Vertical jump | Broad Jump | 3-Cone | 20-Yard Shuttle |
| 5.2s | 31 reps | 27.5" | 105" | 7.51s | 4.54s |
Projected draft range: day three
I would take him in the: fourth round
One-sentence bio: Denmark native that was a highly-recruited defensive tackle entering college and didn’t switch to the offensive side of the ball until his sophomore year.
One-sentence scouting report: Raw technique gives a relatively blank slate to work with while the rare movement skills provide a high ceiling.
One play:
Hjalte Froholdt is elite athlete on the IOL and his movement skills show despite some rawness for the Denmark native
— Matt Lane (@ChiefinCarolina) April 5, 2019
- Skip pull w/ quick gather step
- Stays square to the LoS
- Angles to the hole and accelerates into it
- Clears first level def w/ hands
- Squares up 2nd def pic.twitter.com/snUoR05Tq2
How he fits in KC:
Froholdt is still a developing player along the offensive line and his rawness shows up in his game frequently. Where he makes up for that is in his elite athletic traits and movement ability on the field. Froholdt is a fluid mover, both laterally and linearly, with no difficulties breaking down in space and making blocks on the move. He has experience playing both offensive guard and center for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Froholdt fits a typical Andy Reid offensive line from a general perspective thanks to his size and movement skills. The Chiefs are a zone-rushing team, specifically running a lot of outside zone. They have traditionally asked for former center Mitch Morse to make some very long pulls. Not a ton of offensive coordinators in the NFL are capable of making the long pulls on runs or screens that the Chiefs have traditionally been asking, but Froholdt shows the ability to do so. He’s equally as good as climbing up to the second level and engaging defenders on inside zone and power runs that the Chiefs like to sprinkle in.
Froholdt does need some seasoning before he’s ready to jump into a starting lineup, especially on the mental side of the game and identifying and picking up blitzes. The Chiefs have Austin Reiter currently on the roster who showed to be a more than capable starter but may not have the top end movement skills Morse has shown or Froholdt showed in college. Allowing Froholdt to sit behind Reiter while further developing his mental game would be an ideal situation.
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