I was under the impression that Schwartz was a pretty good player (1st team all Pac-12), but I was rather surprised to see him as a projected second-round pick on Todd McShay's latest mock draft. I think that's better than many expected of him.īerkelium97: I doubt I am alone in this, but I have had a hard time appreciating our linemen for the past couple seasons. Via Yellow Fever: For what it's worth, McShay has him going at the end of the second to the New York Giants. Right now, he's probably slated as a capable backup that teams love to have because he can fill in at either tackle. Considering his intelligence and experience playing under two different position coaches with NFL experience (Marshall, Michalczik), he's more ready to play than most rookie linemen. I would expect him to play right tackle in the NFL. If there's one area where he occasionally had difficulties, it's with pure speed rushers off the edge. In pass protection, he used his size (6'6) with decent arms and did a good job holding up against bull-rushes. He might not be ideally suited for pulling, but he's mobile enough to get outside on pitch or sweep plays. He's at his best as a run-blocker he definitely has a bit of mauler in him and has been known to pile-drive smaller defensive linemen in short-yardage situations. Even playing out of position, he was 1st-team all-conference as a senior.īesides being smart and tough, he was also disciplined and rarely got called for penalties. Adapting to new systems wasn't an issue for this cerebral player as evidenced by his all-conference 1st team academic honors.Īlthough more suited physically for right tackle than left, he was moved to left tackle because he was our best lineman and we simply didn't have any other options. To show such durability and versatility (played both sides) is rare.ĭuring his time at Cal, he had two different position coaches and three different offensive coordinators. It's unusual enough for a redshirt frosh to win a starting job. Wrap your head around that one for a second. Kodiak: Mitchell Schwartz started 51 consecutive games for the Cal Bears. That durability and versatility was part of the reason Schwartz was a three-time winner of the program's Brick Muller Award as Cal's most valuable offensive lineman. Schwartz started all 51 games possible from 2008 to 2011 at either left or right tackle. (For previous installments of our celebration of Cal seniors, click here for WR Marvin Jones and here for LB Mychal Kendricks.) Schwartz capped off his Cal career with first-team All Pac-12 honors in 2011 and also garnered first-team recognition on the Pac-12 All-Academic team. He joins a Chiefs team that has been to the playoffs in two of the last three years.Our celebration of the 2011 California Golden Bear football seniors continues with Mitchell Schwartz, the Bears' most consistent and solid offensive lineman. He will be 27 years old when the 2016 season gets underway, with plenty of football ahead of him. His value there was always greater than taking an extension with the Browns before seeing what kind of market there would be for him. Schwartz is a rare case of an above-average starting offensive tackle making it to the open market. He didn't make it very far downfield as an ineligible receiver, but it was still a good catch by the big guy. Schwartz got a little taste of the limelight in December when Johnny Manziel mistook him for a wideout. Add to that the lack of consistency that is the Browns, but Schwartz has consistency in spades. They noted dropbacks affecting his pressure totals, but those stats are outliers of overall efficiency. 33, for his reliability and pass protection ability. Schwartz was ranked among PFF's Top 75 free agents in 2016, coming in at No. The Browns already lost star center Alex Mack to the Atlanta Falcons earlier in the day. Schwartz hasn't missed a snap in four seasons with the team that drafted him in 2012 and became a real leader on the line, so much so that many felt the Browns would use the franchise tag on the key starter.īut instead, Cleveland let Schwartz reach free agency and reportedly pulled its offer Wednesday. Free agent offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz has signed a five-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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