The New York Giants entered the third day of the 2025 NFL Draft with two players on their mind for Pick No. 105: Cam Skattebo (RB, Arizona State) and Marcus Mbow (OL, Purdue). Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll discussed the decision in their post-draft press conference. They acknowledged that it was improbable both players would fall to their following selection at No. 154.
A tide could be turning, ladies and gentlemen, for Mbow fell to Pick No. 154. Mbow started 32 of 36 games through college and was a Second-Team Freshman All-American as a right guard. He’s played 668 snaps at right guard and 1,167 at right tackle. Mbow allowed just 51 pressures over 1,092 pass-blocking snaps, and he had just four sacks allowed.
The Giants coached Mbow at the Senior Bowl, where he was part of the National Team, led by coaches such as Mike Kafka (offensive coordinator) and James Ferentz (assistant offensive line coach), among other Giants’ coaches. The Giants also hosted Mbow for a Top-30 visit.
For what it’s worth, Mbow’s arms grew half an inch at his Pro Day. Here’s my scouting report and synopsis on Mbow:
Strengths
- Solid overall height
- Feather feet – moves smoothly
- Excellent athlete with good agility and change of direction
- Excellent closing burst and control as a mover
- Excellent reactive quickness and athletic ability
- Fluid hips to open/close
- Very explosive out of his stance
- Solid overall play strength and lower leg drive
- Good quick feet to position himself – frames blocks well
- Good overall pass protector who wins with positioning
- Lightning quick jump-set and vertical set
- Elite recovery to transition off hammer to looper on twists/stunts
- Heavy hands into contact as run blocker
- Excellent angle discernment into contact as a run blocker
- Takes elite angles up to the second level
- Quickly fires out of stance – good overall run blocker
- Moves well with offensive line unit as a zone blocker
- Smooth operator in space – weapon as a screen blocker
- Provides good force into contact – heavy into COMBO blocks
- Very smart and aware in the trenches
- Elite hustle through the whistle – very aggressive player
- There’s some positional versatility, although his arm length may hurt his ability to play tackle
Weaknesses
- Underweight – looks small for an offensive lineman
- Only 32” arms, short arms for an OL, especially an OT
- Must play with a lower center of gravity – especially due to lack of mass
- Hand timing/placement are still a work in progress
- Way too many penalties – had 7 in 2024 and 16 total
- False starts way too frequently
- Play strength is only solid – anchor could be a problem against elite competition
- Could be more patient in pass protection
- Does have elite recovery vs. twists/stunts BUT does get baited too far out of position
- Can –...
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