Player: Joe Tippmann
School: Wisconsin
Measurables:
- Height: 6’6” (NFL Combine)
- Weight: 313 (NFL Combine)
- 40: DNP
- 10 Yard Split: DNP
- Bench: DNP
- Vertical Jump: DNP
- Broad Jump: DNP
- 3 Cone: DNP
- 20 Yard Shuttle: DNP
- Other Notes: Didn’t participate at Combine due to a hamstring injury. Reports stated that Tippmann would participate at the pro day, although he ended up not. After research the results are mixed. One article stated he didn’t even show up to the Pro Day, one article stated that he was still dealing with the hamstring injury, but not much more than that. Not quite sure what to think of the whole situation.
Graded Offensive Line Traits:
- First-Level Run Blocking: 8.5/10
- Second-Level Run Blocking: 8.25/10
- Pass Blocking: 8/10
- Blitz/Stunt Pickup: 7.75/10
- Pulling(if applicable): 8/10
- Footwork: 8/10
- Hands: 7.5/10
- Initial Contact: 7.5/10
Prospect Grade: 63.5/80; 79.4%- Perennial Pro Bowler with All-Pro Potential
Projected Draft Day: Mid-Late Round 1
Player Comparison: Mix between Creed Humphrey and Corey Linsley
Player Summary:
Tippmann is your old school center. He didn’t test at the Combine or the Wisconsin Pro Day, but he doesn’t really seem like the prospect that’s going to showcase flashy athleticism. He’s also not the type of lineman who’s really going to blow anyone up and have a highlight reel. Tippmann though is consistent and he’s a reliable anchor for an offensive line.
Tippmann does everything really well from a technical standpoint and a product on the field stand point. Is he perfect? No, but he’s the type of player I would want anchoring my offensive line. He comes from a very heavy run offense in Wisconsin that features one of the nation’s best backs in Braelon Allen. Tippmann was only in pass protection on 338 snaps this year, which to me is fine because most of what I saw was consistent in a positive way.
The few notes I have on Tippmann are that he will bend at his hips every so often causing lean in his upper body. He struggles a little bit more against speed than power, particularly when that speed is crossing face although it’s not a glaring issue. Finally, he lets people get in on him. He needs to work on striking and getting extension to not let people in on him.