Gareth Warren, Lindenwood: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Warren was a recruit from Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in the class of 2021

Lindenwood’s Gareth Warren turned heads early during the week at the East-West Shrine Bowl. He’s well-built and meets all of the league’s size thresholds, but inconsistent technique and a lack of dominant down-to-down play suggest he’ll go undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft.

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Gareth Warren, G Lindenwood: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Senior left tackle from Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Background: Warren was a recruit from Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in the class of 2021. He earned All-Conference honors as a junior. Warren took part in the Polynesian Bowl National Combine and Showcase as a sophomore and later was part of the All-Hawaii Bowl.

Injuries & Off-Field: N/A

Awards: 2021 Third Team All-GLVC, 2022 Second Team All-Big South OVC, 2024 First Team All-Big South OVC

Pros: Starting experience at left tackle and left guard, impressive size and frame, thick and muscular build, arm length, quick and natural slide into pass set, swipes down the rusher’s hands, strong arms to withstand chops, length helps keep his frame clean, some sudden strikes, flashes of punches re-routing rushers, quick punches with decent power popped vs. Kansas (2024), full body mass to stall speed to power rushes, power to wash away 4i and 3-techs on angle blocks, significant displacement on combo blocks and duo, enough giddy up for gap runs

Cons: Penalized six times in 2024, competition level, underachieved for a player his size at that competitive level, high-hipped, lack of explosive initial kick step softens outside shoulder, lacks offensive tackle range in pass pro, hand placement and strike timing are inconsistent, late hands occasionally expose chest, some overextending on initial punch, needs to reset hands faster to protect against spins and B-gap counters, lacks corrective twitch, late to redirect inside and close the B-gap, David Walker ran through him with a bull rush for a sack (2024), needs to sink butt lower in set to improve anchor, anchor isn’t as dominant as it should be, pad level gives up leverage in the run game, struggles to stay attached to blocks in run game, too many reps on the ground, lacks a mauling mentality

Overview: Warren has starting experience at left tackle and left guard and an impressive NFL-sized 6'5 1/8", 330 lb. frame with 33 5/8" arms. He’s thickly built but is slightly high-hipped. He quickly gets out of his stance and into his pass set but lacks the explosive kick step to protect his outside shoulder against explosive or wide-alignment rushers. His limited range makes a transition inside to guard inevitable. Warren’s strong arms withstand chops and attacks from defenders, and his length keeps pass rushers from accessing his frame. He unleashes some sudden strikes that re-route defenders. His strike power popped a few times throughout the Kansas game (2024). However, Warren’s hand placement and strike timing are inconsistent. He punches late, which exposes his chest, and overextends when attempting to initiate contact. The Hawaii native needs to reset his hands faster to keep the block framed. He’s late to redirect inside and close the B-gap. Warren’s frame is powerful enough to stall bull rushes, but his anchor didn’t dominate at Lindenwood. This is disappointing considering the limited competition level. Warren suffered some significant losses against bull rushes when he ran into an NFL-caliber pass rusher in Central Arkansas’ David Walker (2024). Warren uses his power to wash away defenders on angle blocks, and he generates significant displacement on combo and duo blocks. He offers enough speed and burst to pull in a gap scheme. His high pad level gives up leverage in the run game. Warren struggles to latch and stay attached to blocks in the run game, sometimes falling off and stumbling to the ground. He lacks the aggression to maul smaller defenders.

Overall, Warren possesses the physical tools to make a practice squad and might eventually develop into a back-of-the-roster player. He underachieved in college for a player with his size but put together a strong week at the Shrine Bowl. Warren needs to refine his inconsistent hand usage, learn to maximize his anchor, and showcase more aggression in the run game.

Role & Scheme: Left guard in an inside zone scheme

Round Grade: Priority UDFA

Size: 6'5 1/8", 330 lbs. (Shrine Bowl)

Submitted: 03-28-25