Brenden
Jaimes.
Brenden
Jaimes.
Nebraska· 6'5"· 298 lb
"A 6-5, 298-pound Nebraska tackle with 42 career starts across both sides and a 9.61 RAS built on movement, not power — a Round-5 swing-tackle/interior convert projection with a tight-end frame and 25 bench reps."Pre-draft read
This offensive lineman functions as a zone-scheme swing tackle, excelling when his movement traits allow him to operate in space. His foot quickness out of a two-point stance enables him to execute reach blocks, advance to the second level on combination blocks, and mirror speed rushers effectively. His pass-set posture is disciplined, with quick inside hands and a consistent hip sink on kick-slides.
He struggled when absorbing power; at 298 pounds, his anchor against long-arms and bull rushes was inconsistent, often leading to him losing leverage. In the run game, he can successfully execute reach and cutoff blocks in outside zone concepts. However, he does not consistently displace defenders on gap and duo schemes. His recovery quickness is average once his set is compromised by stunts.
Joe Lombardi's outside zone scheme emphasizes movement, speed, and athleticism on the offensive line, maximizing Jaimes's best traits.
Rotational swing tackle in Year 1, with a ceiling as a starting left or right tackle if he gains functional mass.
Gap/duo power run games where he would be forced to consistently drive block and absorb power at the point of attack.
Jaimes projects best to schemes that leverage his exceptional athletic profile and zone-blocking ability, rather than requiring him to be a power-blocking specialist.
NFL Draft Profile: Film Room Session with Brenden Jaimes, OT, Nebraska
Pre-draft technical film room breaking down the pass sets, hand quickness and anchor concerns that framed his Day-3 grade.
Brenden Jaimes, Offensive Tackle, Nebraska - East-West Shrine Bowl
Shrine Bowl reps that reinforced the zone-scheme swing-tackle projection against fellow Senior-week competition.
HOL HD: Nebraska Pro Day - Brenden Jaimes
On-camera Pro Day workout in Lincoln — the movement and lower-body explosion that drove the 9.61 RAS.
This offensive line prospect projects as a developmental zone-scheme swing tackle, with his 9.61 RAS athletic profile underscoring his movement traits. A team acquiring him expected to invest in his physical tools, recognizing he might need to add mass or be scheme-specific to thrive. His pass-set discipline and ability to mirror speed rushers were key assets for his projection.
He started 42 games at Nebraska, splitting time between right and left tackle. Despite the extensive starting experience, his college career was marked by four different coordinators, which created an inconsistent development environment and made evaluating scheme fit challenging. His performance at the East-West Shrine reinforced his pass-set discipline, a trait visible on Big Ten film.
Evaluators noted his sub-300 pound playing weight and 25 bench reps as potential liabilities against NFL power, limiting his appeal as a full-time starter. Despite these flags, he was consistently graded as a mid-Day 3 prospect, with some viewing a plausible kick inside to guard. He was drafted in the fifth round, 159th overall, by the Chargers, aligning with his consensus projection.
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Movement traits
A 7.50 three-cone and 4.51 shuttle at 298 pounds indicate legitimate zone-scheme athleticism, appearing on reach blocks and second-level climbs.
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Pass-set discipline
Consistently sinks hips on kick-slides and maintains squared posture, providing a solid foundation for a swing-tackle role.
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Starting sample
42 career starts at both right and left tackle in the Big Ten provide a deep body of work, with significant experience against competitive fronts.
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Foot quickness vs. speed
Efficiently mirrors edge speed on wide-set alignments, using his range to keep rushers outside rather than engaging in power contests.
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Hand quickness inside
Frequently beats defenders to the inside hand, rarely conceding a free interior lane, which prevented catastrophic reps in college.
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Playing weight
At 298 pounds with a lean frame, he is below the typical NFL tackle baseline and may need to add functional mass for sustained starting roles.
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Anchor vs. power
His 25 bench reps correlate to on-field struggles, as long-arms and bull rushes often compromise his lower body, pushing him into the quarterback.
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Drive-block displacement
While effective on reach and cutoff blocks, he does not consistently move NFL-caliber defensive linemen off the ball in gap and duo schemes.
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Recovery quickness
Struggles to reset his feet quickly enough to regain interior positioning once his initial pass set is disrupted by stunts or games.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- —s
- Vertical
- 30.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 112inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.50sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.51sp50
- Bench
- 25repp50
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nebraska | 12 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 12 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 12 |
| 2020 | Nebraska | 7 |
| Career | — | 43 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
The realistic outcome: a swing-tackle depth piece who bounces between the active roster and the practice squad, plays spot-duty snaps late in games and lives on one-year minimums.
The ceiling: a developmental Day-3 tackle who eventually starts through injury attrition on the right side in a zone scheme, then settles into a swing role. Same frame concerns, same movement traits.
The floor without a positional kick inside: a light-framed tackle whose anchor problems keep him inactive on gamedays, cycled through waivers rather than developing into a fixed depth piece.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Solid role hit. Journeyman swing OL through four seasons in Los Angeles, occasional spot-starts at multiple positions. Signed 1-year deal with the Ravens in 2025 as depth.
Pre-draft context. Jaimes left Lincoln as one of the most-started offensive linemen in Nebraska history: 42 career starts across four seasons, primarily at left tackle after opening his career at right tackle, in a program that cycled coordinators and never gave him a stable scheme. At his Pro Day he measured 6-5 and 298 pounds — light for the position — with a 30.5-inch vertical, 112-inch broad, 7.50 three-cone, 4.51 short shuttle and 25 bench reps, producing a 9.61 RAS driven by movement and lower-body explosion. He performed well at the East-West Shrine and drew Senior-Bowl-adjacent reviews as a zone tackle. Consensus boards had him as a mid-Day-3 developmental swing tackle, with a plausible kick inside to guard given the sub-300 frame.
NFL fit — Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers took him at 159 to add depth behind Rashawn Slater and Storm Norton, in a Joe Lombardi scheme that leaned outside-zone and could hide a lighter-framed tackle on movement. He played sparingly as a rookie, most of his snaps coming late in blowouts and in relief interior work, and did not carve out a rotational role in Year 2 before Los Angeles waived him.
Retrospective. He was claimed by Indianapolis and spent time on the Colts' active roster and practice squad through 2022-2023 as a swing depth tackle without an established starting projection. By 2024 he was out of league headlines — the classic Day-3 developmental tackle whose frame and anchor never caught up to the athletic profile that got him drafted.