Dametrious
Crownover.
Dametrious
Crownover.
Texas A&M· 6'7"· 319 lb· 5.14s 40
R6 · #196 · New England Patriots"Two-year SEC right tackle built on length and finish — 35 3/8-inch arms, a top-60 national run-blocking grade and 26 straight starts against the best edge rushers in the country; the senior-year slide in pass protection and 11 penalties are what pushed a starting-caliber frame into the sixth round."Pre-draft read
Plays right tackle in a gap-and-power system. He fires off the line with good initial angles and gets extension with his arms, turning his back at the appropriate moment to wall off defenders in the run game. He finishes blocks to the ground, is comfortable on combination blocks, and maintains awareness for second-level defenders. He moves out on screens with ease for his size.
In pass protection, he establishes adequate depth in his sets and is solid against inside counters. However, his pad level rises as reps extend, and if a rusher gets under his chest, he loses his anchor and reaches. His initial hand placement often lands wide, on the shoulder rather than the chest plate, and his lateral quickness against wide-nine speed rushers is average.
New England's blocking scheme is a diverse blend of gap, power, and pin-and-pull concepts that also integrates elements of outside zone for varied run-game looks.
Year 1 depth tackle providing immediate value in run-heavy packages, with a ceiling to develop into a starting right tackle in a power/gap scheme.
A pass-heavy Air Raid offense or a system that exclusively utilizes wide-9 speed rushers that require elite lateral quickness.
Crownover's exceptional length and temperament make him an ideal fit for a power/gap run scheme, though his pass protection issues require significant development.
Dametrious Crownover — Texas A&M college highlights
Team-produced reel of his right tackle work at Texas A&M after the sixth-round selection.
2025 season and NFL Draft tape
Senior-season cutups with the pass-protection reps that defined his fall down boards.
Texas A&M offensive line vs. Auburn defensive front (2025)
Full-unit all-22 style look at an SEC game, useful for isolating his run-game angles and stunt pickups.
Crownover projects as a long-levered, developmental right tackle, with teams buying into his physical tools and run-blocking prowess for a future starting role. His movement skills, confirmed by a 5.14 forty at the Combine, stood out for a player of his size. His ability to finish blocks and understand angles in the run game suggests he can contribute early in specific situations.
The context of his college career is vital: he arrived as a tight end and spent a redshirt year converting to offensive line. While his run-blocking tape is good, his pass protection as a senior regressed, with a jump from three to eleven penalties and 27 pressures allowed. This raised concerns about his ongoing technical development, especially as his college team's run-blocking efficiency declined.
Evaluators were wary of his pass protection and a 24-year-old draft age, which shortened his perceived development window. Consensus projected him in the fourth or fifth round for a developmental starting tackle role. The New England Patriots ultimately drafted him with the 196th pick, prioritizing his length and playing temperament.
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Exceptional Length
Utilizes 35 3/8-inch arms effectively to keep defenders at bay in run blocking and prevent shed attempts.
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Advanced Run Blocker
Displays an NFL-ready run-blocking trait, built on strong angles and consistent finishing of blocks.
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High Football IQ
Recognizes and passes off stunts cleanly, consistently identifying second-level defenders effectively.
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Elite Movement Skills
Shows quickness for his 319-pound frame to get upfield on screens and climb to the second level easily.
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Consistent Durability
Played 47 career games and made 26 consecutive starts at right tackle without a known injury history.
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Pass Protection Regression
Pass protection declined significantly as a senior, allowing 27 pressures and 23 hurries after zero sacks the previous year.
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Inconsistent Pad Level
Plays with high pad level, allowing rushers to get under his chest, compromising his anchor and causing him to be pushed back.
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Poor Hand Placement
Initial hand placement often lands wide or on the shoulders, leading to grabby play and a significant increase in penalties.
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Limited Lateral Quickness
Lateral quickness leaves him vulnerable against wide-nine speed rushers; he lacks recovery athleticism once beaten outside.
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| Yr | Team | G |
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| 2021 | Texas A&M | 0 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 8 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 13 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 13 |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 13 |
| Career | — | 47 |
Games and starts per Texas A&M releases and Wikipedia; protection charting and penalty counts per PFF via Steelers Depot. Offensive linemen have no counting statistics, so games, starts and charting are the production record.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Honors
- Two-year starting right tackle at Texas A&M (2024-2025), 26 consecutive starts
- Senior Bowl invitee (2026)
- PFF run-blocking grade of 72.4 in 2025, 60th of 632 qualifying tackles
- Did not allow a sack in 2024
- Never missed a game in four playing seasons (47 appearances)
A swing tackle who holds up in the run game, starts a handful of games a year and survives on length and effort in protection.
The realistic ceiling is a long, mean right tackle who becomes a competent multi-year starter once the hand technique catches up to the frame.
If the pad level never comes down, he stalls as a run-heavy sixth lineman whose pass sets keep him off the field on third down.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
New England took him with the 196th pick as a developmental right tackle, the kind of Day 3 lineman a team drafts for length, availability and disposition rather than for a Week 1 job. The immediate role projects as a swing tackle and a jumbo run-package body while the technique gets rebuilt from the ground up — literally, since the fix list starts with pad level and stance and works up through hand placement. There is no urgency to rush him: he already knows how to read a stunt and finish a run block, which is the harder half to teach, and the half he lacks is the half that offensive line instructors actually get paid to install.
The evaluation was never about whether the tools were there. Teams saw the arms, the frame, the clean 5.14 and four years of availability, and still let him fall to the sixth round because the senior tape moved backward at the exact moment it needed to move forward. That is the honest read on a converted tight end who ran out of college years before he ran out of development: the ceiling is a starting right tackle, the floor is a run-game specialist who never gets trusted on obvious passing downs, and the deciding variable is whether an NFL position instructor can lower his pads before the league finds out he plays tall.
Data note: Games and starts per Texas A&M releases and Wikipedia; protection charting and penalty counts per PFF via Steelers Depot. Offensive linemen have no counting statistics, so games, starts and charting are the production record.