Jude
Bowry.
Jude
Bowry.
Boston College· 6'5"· 314 lb· 5.08s 40
"Four-year Boston College left tackle with rare-for-a-tackle vertical-broad testing and 33¾″ length, but a wobbly kick-slide and late-hand timing cap him at a Day-3 developmental swing."Pre-draft read
This left tackle plays with a wide, patient two-point stance, using his arms to lock rushers out of his chest once engaged. His explosive lower half shows on down blocks and short pulls, uncoiling into the second level to climb to moving linebackers without stalling. In pass protection, he aims to catch, extend, and steer; when his inside hand lands first, he anchors and mirrors comfortably against long-strider speed.
Problems arise when his set becomes vertical: his post foot leaks upfield, his hip flip is late, and true edge benders can loop him as his weight shifts to his toes. His hands can arrive late, turning clean reps into holds or resets. The run game showcases his strengths; he is quick off the ball, finishes through the whistle, and mauls on gap-scheme angles.
This prospect best fits a gap/duo power run game due to his drive-blocking prowess, finishing mentality, and climbing ability.
Bowry projects as a Year 1 swing tackle with the upside to develop into a starting left tackle who excels in a run-heavy scheme.
He would struggle as a blind-side protector in a vertical pass-heavy Big Play Action or Air Raid scheme that asks him to sustain long pass sets against elite edge rushers.
A powerful run blocker who projects to be scheme-dependent due to his struggles in pass protection against speed-to-power conversions.
Jude Bowry Highlights | Boston College OT | 2026 NFL Draft Tape
Full draft-tape cut with the run-game finishing reps that anchor the projection.
Jude Bowry Senior Bowl 2026 Highlights
Mobile one-on-ones vs Day-1/Day-2 edges that stabilized his board grade.
Boston College OT Jude Bowry | 2026 NFL Draft Tape
ACC in-season cut showing the kick-slide balance issues and the length recoveries.
Jude Bowry projects as a developmental offensive tackle with a clear path to contributing as a run-blocking specialist, offering a solid floor as a sixth offensive lineman. His elite lower-body explosion, evidenced by a 34½-inch vertical jump, suggests an athletic profile capable of developing into a starting-caliber player, particularly in schemes that prioritize movement and power in the run game.
Bowry played left tackle for four years at Boston College, starting 22 of 31 career games. After a shortened 2023 season, he played a full 2024, attracting Senior Bowl attention. His 2025 season saw him earn a 66.8 PFF grade, with a stronger run-block grade of 69.5 than his pass-block grade. Evaluators noted inconsistent kick-slide balance against ACC edge rushers, but his performance at the Senior Bowl, particularly his anchor reps, helped stabilize his draft projection.
Evaluators flagged his inconsistent pass protection and balance against speed rushers, contrasting with his strong run-blocking performance. This trade-off led to a consensus projection in the third-to-fourth-round range. He was ultimately drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round, 102nd overall, as a developmental swing tackle.
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Wide, patient stance
He uses his arms to lock rushers out of his chest once engaged; his explosive lower half shows on down blocks and short pulls.
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Pass protection method
In pass protection, he aims to catch, extend, and steer; he anchors and mirrors comfortably when his inside hand lands first.
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Quick off the ball
Bowry played left tackle for four years at Boston College, starting 22 of 31 career games and finishing through the whistle.
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PFF run-block grade
His 2025 season earned him a 66.8 PFF grade, with a stronger run-block grade of 69.5 than his pass-block grade.
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Alleviated Senior Bowl concerns
His performance at the Senior Bowl, particularly his anchor reps, helped stabilize his draft projection against perceived issues.
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Set becomes vertical
When his set becomes vertical, his post foot leaks upfield, his hip flip is late, and true edge benders can loop him.
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Hands can arrive late
His hands can arrive late, turning clean reps into holds or resets, which impacts his pass-block efficiency.
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Inconsistent kick-slide balance
Evaluators noted inconsistent kick-slide balance against ACC edge rushers, often leading to off-platform catches.
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Lagging pass-block grade
His pass protection and balance against speed rushers were inconsistent, contrasting with his strong run-blocking performance.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.08sp50
- Vertical
- 34.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 115inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College | 7 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 3 |
| 2024 | Boston College | 12 |
| 2025 | Boston College | 9 |
| Career | — | 31 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Long-armed developmental tackle who carved out a real swing-tackle career on the strength of run-scheme value and special-teams snaps.
Length-plus-explosion left tackle who lived on his run-game floor while the pass-pro balance caught up over three seasons.
Toolsy ACC tackle whose testing outran the tape and never solved NFL-speed edge benders on the practice-squad shuttle.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Pre-draft context
Jude Bowry followed the St. Frances Academy pipeline to Boston College and spent four years turning length and lower-body pop into a starting left tackle job. A lost 2023 (three games) reset his timeline, but a full 2024 got him on Senior Bowl watch lists and a 2025 that ended at 66.8 PFF pushed him into Round 3–4 board territory. The Combine — 5.08 forty, 34½″ vertical, 115″ broad, 33¾″ arms — matched the flashes on tape and gave evaluators an athletic reason to bet on the pass-pro fix.
NFL fit — Bills
Buffalo took him 102 in the fourth round as a swing-tackle developmental piece behind their veteran bookends. The Bills' outside-zone and gap-hybrid rushing scheme leans on tackles who can climb and finish, which is exactly Bowry's college floor. Year one projects as a tackle-eligible package and rotational sixth lineman while the position coaches work on the kick-slide balance and hand timing that showed up in Mobile. Long-term, the path is right tackle where the vertical-set demands are slightly softer and his length plays.
Retrospective
Too early to write — he hasn't taken an NFL snap. What we already know: the pre-draft evaluation split cleanly into a run-game-plus, pass-pro-question player, and Buffalo is a developmental landing spot with the coaching infrastructure to move the needle. Check back at the end of the 2027 season.