Collin Sadler, OT, Clemson: 2027 NFL Draft Prospect Profile & Scouting Report
1. General Information
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Name |
Collin Sadler |
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Position |
Offensive Tackle (OT) |
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Number |
50 |
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Class |
Senior |
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School |
Clemson |
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Height / Weight |
6’6″ / 310 lbs |
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Hometown / HS |
Inman, S.C. / Greenville Senior HS |
2. Career Statistical Breakdown
Offensive Line Performance & Snap Logs
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**Season** |
**Team** |
**G** |
**Snaps** |
**Sacks** |
**Hits** |
**Press** |
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2022 |
Clemson |
3 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2023 |
Clemson |
13 |
548 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
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2024 |
Clemson |
14 |
832 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
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2025 |
Clemson |
13 |
785 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
**Total** |
**43** |
**2,183** |
**4** |
**2** |
**25** |
3. NFL Combine Testing Projections
Projected metrics for the 2027 NFL Draft cycle based on high school athletic history and verified linear flexibility.
- 40-Yard Dash: 5.14 – 5.24s
- Vertical Jump: 28.5″ – 30.5″
- Broad Jump: 8’9″ – 9’1″
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.60 – 4.72s
- 3-Cone Drill: 7.65 – 7.78s
4. Scouting & Transfer Notes
Background Profile
Sadler arrived at Clemson as a highly celebrated four-star recruit and a top-100 national offensive line prospect out of Greenville Senior High School. After utilizing a brief true freshman redshirt window in 2022, Sadler immediately became a permanent fixture up front for Dabo Swinney. Displaying high-tier adaptability, he spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons splitting crucial starting assignments across both guard and tackle positions to cover structural injuries.
By his redshirt junior season in 2025, Sadler fully settled in as a premier anchor, logging extensive snaps and anchoring the front lines for an explosive Clemson offense. Electing to return to the Tigers for his fifth-year senior campaign in 2026, Sadler projects as one of the most battle-tested, positionally fluid blockers in the nation.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional Cross-Positional Utility: Showcases extensive, elite starting experience at both guard and tackle against premium ACC defensive line designs, offering high-end multi-role value for NFL war rooms.
- Imposing, Thick-Set Frame: Features a massive 6’6″, 310-pound architectural blueprint with outstanding mass distribution and functional length that neutralizes standard edge speed.
- Unyielding Core Anchor Mechanics: Displays excellent lower-body strength and wide-base stability, letting him sit down instantly on interior power elements and stonewall heavy bull rushes.
- High-Volume CFB Pedigree: Enters the draft process with a wealth of structural game experience, yielding a highly disciplined penalty track history over 2,000 live snaps.
Developmental Focus
Because he possesses long levers, Sadler can occasionally let his pad level rise from his initial stance, allowing lower-leverage interior defensive linemen to crowd his chest. NFL scouts will closely analyze his 2026 film to track his functional lateral foot quickness when isolated on an island against speed-to-power edge variants, and to ensure he continues sharpening his hand placement to eliminate grab flags when edge rushers threaten his outside shoulder.
Draft Countdown Film Notes
- 9/5/26: Did not play in the opener against LSU. “He just wasn’t quite able to get there,” Dabo Swinney said. “A fluke thing in the weight room. But he is going to be back.”
All-Star Game Notes
*pending*
Combine/Pro Day Measurables
*pending*