Armand Membou NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for Missouri OT

HEIGHT: 6'4"

WEIGHT: 332

HAND: 9⅝"

ARM: 34"

WINGSPAN: 81"

POSITIVES

— Twitched up, explosive mover with a dense, thick build

— Excellent raw strength and natural power

— Shows the range to beat widely aligned rushers to the spot, expand and remain balanced at the top of the QB's drop

— Has the length to establish first meaningful contact on defenders to clench and end reps quickly

— Excels widening out, hooking and displacing the frontside end on wide zone runs

— Brings an imposing demeanor with the sustain skills and power to deliver body blows as a finisher

— Notable linear improvement in technique as the 2024 season progressed

NEGATIVES

— Will get caught short on his aiming points in the run game and/or overrun his target, allowing quick penetration on combo overtakes and reach blocks

— Tends to drop his eyes as defenders work off and attempt to slip his drive blocks leaving him overextended and off balance

— Will be tardy with strike timing against speed to power that exposes his chest and saps his anchor

NOTES

— Born March 27, 2004

— 4-star recruit from the 2022 class, per 247Sports

— 2024 AP Second Team All-SEC

— 30 career starts at right tackle

— Son of Cameroonian immigrants

OVERALL

Armand Membou is a two-year starter at right tackle inside Missouri's 57-43 run-pass split, zone-based run scheme. Membou turns 21 years old a month before the 2025 NFL Draft. Membou has a dense, thick build with very good arm length, athletic ability, power and competitive toughness.

Membou operated inside of a zone-based run scheme at Mizzou, where he excelled using very good quickness and his big body to cover up the frontside end, work his hips around to seal and kick out when necessary. He has the body control, jarring power and nasty demeanor to sustain, displace and dump defenders in the second and third phase of a block. Membou does show inconsistency in his aiming points on backside combination blocks where he will work too short or overrun his target, which leads to penetration. He also is susceptible to being over-aggressive on backside cut-offs, allowing slants and gap exchanges to cross his face.

In pass protection Membou glides out of his stance with the fluidity to expand his set points and maintain his balance up the arc to widen the corner with control against widely-aligned, high-side rushes with the redirect ability to cut-off inside counters. He shows good length and flashes of proper strike timing to establish first meaningful contact with his punch and anchor on command but will also get caught off-guard against speed to power, usually due to tardy hands.

Overall, Membou is a young prospect who is a loose, explosive mover with a dense, powerful build, good length, and a rugged demeanor that allows him to match up on an island in pass protection and deliver body blows as a finisher. There are rough edges with his aiming points and hands that lead to penetration and falling off of blocks that will need to get cleaned up. Still, his physical tools, pass protection skills and demeanor signal a year one starter with the runway to become an impact player at tackle or guard.

GRADE: 8.2 (Year 1 Starter — 1st Round)

OVERALL RANK: 11

POSITION RANK: OT1

PRO COMPARISON: Ickey Ekwonu

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.