Aireontae Ersery NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for Minnesota OT

HEIGHT: 6'6"

WEIGHT: 339

HAND: 9⅜"

ARM: 34"

WINGSPAN: 81⅛"

POSITIVES

— Does a nice job in his angled, 45-degree set working vertically and expanding his set points against high-side rushes.

— Has good arm length with a stiff, powerful punch to stun and keep rushers at his fingertips.

— Carries a low, active inside hand to 'catch' and close off inside counters.

— Clear eyes and good spatial awareness to handle basic line games and stunts.

— Shows solid athletic ability and burst to pull, lead and line up backers on the move.

— Proficient zone run blocker with a firm understanding of the play's intent to work combos with proper timing, feel and pace.

NEGATIVES

— Tardy strike timing leaves him vulnerable to getting edged quickly against swipes and chops and caught off guard against speed to power.

— Susceptible to take the bait and get set up against stutters and hesitations, creating a soft outside shoulder and short corner.

— Has a tendency of two-hand striking, dropping his eyes and lunging into contact on angle-drive blocks that can get him beat across his face.

— Upright playing style saps some of his leverage and ability to sustain power late in the rep.

NOTES

— 3-star recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— Competed in track and field team in shot put, discus and javelin

— 2023: AP First-Team All-Big Ten

OVERALL

Aireronte Ersery is a three-year starter at left tackle inside Minnesota's balanced, zone-based run scheme. Ersery has a well-rounded, lean build with long limbs, good play strength and solid athletic ability.

Ersery is a well-versed zone run blocker with good pace and feel on combo blocks to get into proper fits, overtake and release on time. He shows solid athletic ability to gain ground laterally to cut off the backside, line up backers on climbs and pulls around the edge. Ersery shows good competitive toughness and physicality as a finisher to strain and set the tone. He will get over-aggressive, two-hand strike and overextend on kick-out blocks that stutters and slants across his face can slip by with ease.

In pass protection Ersery has good footwork in his sets to work at a 45-degree angle, get vertical and expand his set points against upfield, high-side rushes and power step with an effective 'catch' hand to close the door on inside counters. Ersery quickly sorts basic line games and stunts with proper spacing and timing. He also flashes the snatch-trap technique to defeat the long-arm and circle punch technique to work around swipes/chops to the outside. While Ersery can defeat outside swipes/cross-chops, he can be late with his strike and is susceptible to being set up and baited by tempo, stutters and hesitations that creates a short corner.

Overall, Ersery is a long, tactful blocker with good play strength, competitive toughness, and enough athletic ability to stick at tackle in the NFL. However, his upright playing style and average athletic ability likely cap his ceiling as a middle-of-the-pack starter.

GRADE: 7.4 (High-Level Backup/Potential Starter — Late 2nd Round/Early 3rd Round)

OVERALL RANK: 65

POSITION RANK: OT4

PRO COMPARISON: Bobby Massie

Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

Prospect workout numbers, measurables (40-yard dash, hand size, etc.) and 2024 statistics will be added at a later date.