Draft Pick Profile – 4th Round Pick Drew Shelton
The man can move in space and solid run blocking, but there are significant concerns, too.
By the time you get to Day 3 of the NFL Draft, you are wise to start spamming picks on the premium positions. The pickings are slim by then – picks 112 and 114 in this case – but we saw the Cowboys go looking for offensive tackles and cornerbacks in 2026 in that 4th round when they had two picks in short succession.
We recently looked at the intriguing Devin Moore, the corner from Florida, and he went at 114. But, they grabbed the tackle before him, the left tackle from Penn State.
Nine different offensive linemen went in Round 1, including at least seven were offensive tackles. Ten more were taken on Day 2 in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, so by the time the Cowboys were on the clock on Saturday Morning, 22 OL were already gone. When you have hardly any picks on Day 2, then you are chomping at the bit to get to the podium if any of your Day 3 premium guys get to you.
We must assume Shelton was that guy for them.
No. 66 - Drew Shelton - Age 22 - SR - 6’5 - 313 - Penn State
Native of Downingtown, Pa and was rated a 4-star recruit and committed to Penn State in the class of 2022 after spending his final high school year at IMG Academy.
Was a back up to 1st rounder Olu Fashanu in his freshman year and then slid in as a sophomore.
Honorable Mention All Big 10 in 2024 and 2025 as he started 29 straight games at left tackle. All told, he played 2,100+ snaps, with 1,800 at LT with the remainder mostly at RT.
He was a decent athlete and rated at 8.49 RAS and easily fit in the top 20% of offensive line with his testing scores.
The size is not substantial, but those explosion numbers are appealing to many scouts and 80 and 87 percentile in the explosion and then the running was also solid.
But, he was not thought of as a top OL prospect, so this is my first look at him and we picked out three games that would provide good trench tests in Oregon, Iowa, and Ohio State. So, let’s get to that.
