STRENGTHS
Ikem has excellent athletic talent and size to be an impact starting Left Tackle for the team that selects him. He has the quick feet, lateral agility, long arms, and overall size that teams look for in a player who will be called upon to protect the blind side of the quarterback. Ikem has the mentality of a warrior, strong, powerful, and through his play on the field, a leader of men. He can be nasty and when he run blocks he will punish his opponent and finish his blocks until he hears the whistle. Ikem has the athletic talent to play multiple positions on the offensive line. He reminds me a lot of former Bills/Eagles Left Tackle Jason Peters.
CONCERNS
Ikem has to get in better football shape and watch his weight. He gets too heavy and he seems to get sloppy with his techniques and moving his feet. He has a nasty streak and that can be a gift and a curse.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.44
As I stated before, Ikem reminds me a lot of former Bills/Eagles Left Tackle Jason Peters. Because of Ikem’s quickness off the snap, he can be used inside or outside as a guard or tackle. That being said, he has the potential to be a franchise Left Tackle in any style of offensive system so I doubt teams are going to think of him as a guard unless they have a franchise Left Tackle right now. For me personally, I don’t pass on offensive line talent like this even if I do have a proven franchise left tackle on the roster. I believe you build from the lines out and selecting Ikem and adding this type of talent to your offensive line is a no-brainer to me. I would suspect that Ikem will be selected very early in this draft. As far as I’m concerned, in any draft, Ikem is a top 10/top 15 pick and if a bad team in the top 10 passes on him then trust me, they will be picking in the top 10 in the next draft too.
