NFL Draft
3/24/25
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Jake Majors 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Texas Longhorns C
Height: 6030 (verified)
Weight: 306lbs (verified)
Year: Redshirt Senior
Pro Comparison: Matt Paradis
Scouting Overview
Texas Longhorns center Jake Majors projects as a potential developmental starter at the NFL level. He offers a sufficient amount of functional strength and versatility as a center while playing for Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns.
He’s been given positive reviews for his mastery of the assignments and front diagnosis — an important piece of the puzzle for any center looking to successfully make the leap to the pros. Majors is tough but lacks the tone-setting qualities to be a standout performer, but in the right scheme be a sturdy piece of a starting five.
2025 NFL Combine Results
| Position | Name | School | 40-Yard Dash | 10-Yard Split | Broad Jump | Vertical Jump | 3-Cone Drill | 20-Yard Shuttle | Bench Press |
| OL | Jake Majors | Texas | 25 |
Positives
- Plays with a toughness that transcends his build and frame at times
- Clearly a very sharp processor and plays with a highly keen eye on opposing fronts
- Showcases good balance in both framing of blocks and playing in space
Negatives
- Lacks ideal length and has been stacked at the point of attack by longer defenders
- Is missing some of the lateral burst and agility that could help him slam creases shut late in the rep
- Can provide soft edges for opposing pass rushers in part due to frame and in part due to lateral agility
Background
Majors is from Prosper, TX, and played high school football for Prosper HS. There, he was a 3-star recruit (247 Sports) who was named All-State and All-American by the end of his playing career with the program. Majors was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game and enrolled at Texas as a member of their 2020 recruiting class.
Majors played in three games with two starts during the COVID-19 pandemic season of 2020 before starting all 12 games for the Longhorns in 2021. Majors held a starting job for the team ever since. He posted 56 starts in 57 games total across his career for a Texas program that leaped back into the national landscape with back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff in 2023 and 2024.
He leaves the program with the most starts in school history and was named a finalist for the 2024 Campbell Trophy and the 2024 Joe Moore Award.
Tale Of The Tape
Majors won't win any beauty pageants among offensive line prospects, but there’s a foundation that is capable of serving as an NFL starter in the middle. When you can look past the modest length and the lack of elite athleticism, you’ll quickly find and appreciate endless examples of a player who sees the game at a high level and wins with technique, fundamentals, and high football IQ.
Majors is not a mauler in the middle despite the ability of the Longhorns to run the ball down nearly anyone’s throat during his time with the team. And for as much as Texas created quick-touch opportunities for its playmakers in space under Sarkisian, Majors isn’t necessarily an elite athlete to block on the second level or shine out by the numbers.
He is an angular blocker who wins with good releases and anticipation of landmarks. Majors shows accurate hand strikes that help him gain control of the gap. When he’s unable to successfully secure punches, he usually works his frame into a position that exists between the defender and the ball carrier’s track.
Majors has good balance in these instances, particularly when his hands are set. He can ride a defender's frame to wall off and create a firm crease. He plays with active feet and is capable of adjusting in real time to maintain his leverage.
Majors plays with a low set of pads, thanks to his compact frame, which makes him difficult to stand up and completely neutralize, even when Majors isn’t cleanly landing his first strike. As a shorter center, he isn’t often winning the first punch in head-up fits.
Majors is at his best in pass protection. He plays within himself on his sets and offers good punch power to offset upfield charges from pass rushers. Majors offers enough core strength to be able to absorb most power challenges he’ll face — illustrating the ability to sustain the depth of the pocket.
He boasts a good eye for recognizing depth pressure and will properly pass off rushers accordingly. He is a bit stagnant with his feet outside of his initial snap out of his set when playing in space, however.
Majors is not a twitched-up athlete, and those who boast explosiveness can get into his frame before he’s fully set. Additionally, he can be challenged at times with how well he redirects vs. late pressure or loopers, showing some tightness through his hips and only modest foot speed to shuffle and slide.
Majors is widely applauded for his football acumen, which puts him well-positioned to be an effective communicator and leader for the unit as he matures into a new scheme.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Majors is a developmental starter whose athleticism does not afford him vast margins for error on any given play. Once he has fully absorbed his NFL offense, he’ll be best implemented quarterbacking the line. He offers enough athleticism and strength to potentially project into any kind of scheme.
Grade: 70.50/100.00, Fifth Round Value
Big Board Rank: TBD
Position Rank: TBD
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