Dylan McMahon NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for North Carolina State IOL

HEIGHT: 6'3"

WEIGHT: 299

HAND: 9⅜"

ARM: 31¾"

WINGSPAN: 75⅛"

40-YARD DASH: 5.10

3-CONE: 7.26

SHUTTLE: 4.33

VERTICAL: 33"

BROAD: 9'7"

POSITIVES

— Solid redirect skills to slide, mirror and slow down moves across his face.

— Can timely sort and work off multiple threats in pass protection against stunts and line games.

— Enough quickness to get to landmarks on reach and cut-off blocks.

— Easy mover up to the second level allows him to locate targets.

NEGATIVES

— Lacks the play strength or length needed to hold the point of attack.

— Easily stacked, shed and slipped by the push-pull technique.

— Slight frame and build make him a liability against pick attempts

2023 STATISTICS

— 11 starts at center

— Team captain

NOTES

— Born January 22, 2001

— 3-star recruit from the 2019 class, per 247Sports

— Lettered in wrestling and track, finishing second in the state of Georgia as a junior in the shot put and discus

— Missed two games in 2023 due to a knee sprain

— 44 career starts at right guard (22), center (14) and left guard (eight)

— Accepted his invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl

OVERALL

Dylan McMahon is a four-year starter with at least eight starts at each of the three interior line spots, including 11 starts at center last season in NC State's run-first (56-44 run-pass split), zone-based run scheme with gap concepts sprinkled in. McMahon has a slight, lean frame and build with marginal arm length, play strength and solid athletic ability.

McMahon is quick out of his stance with the movement skills and aiming points to reach his landmarks in the zone run game and locate second-level targets. However, he lacks the functional strength to hold the point and execute gap concepts, making him highly scheme-dependent.

In pass protection, McMahon slides and mirrors well enough to get to spots on time and redirect to stay in the fight against counters. But his marginal length and stopping power will be difficult to overcome in the NFL.

Overall, McMahon is a solid athlete who can function in a zone-heavy scheme at the pivot. He'd be worth bringing in as an undrafted free agent. But his lack of play strength is a limiting factor in his overall ability to control/sustain blocks that will make it difficult for him to stick in the NFL long-term.

GRADE: 5.4 (Backup/UDFA with Roster Potential — UDFA)

OVERALL RANK: 253

POSITION RANK: IOL36

PRO COMPARISON: Gabe Ikard

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

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