Coming out of Tyler Lee High School in Tyler TX, Beaux Limmer was a three-star recruit, ranking as the No. 8 center prospect in the country, per 247Sports. Limmer held offers from Baylor, Houston, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt before committing to Arkansas.
In 2022, Limmer was named second-team All-SEC at guard. In 2023, he didn't receive all-conference honors. Limmer started 41 of his 50 games played for the Razorbacks with 33 snaps at left guard, 868 snaps at center, and 2,018 snaps at right guard. Additionally, Limmer is considered one of the strongest players on the Arkansas football team, squatting 605 pounds and benching a team-best 445 pounds.
According to PFF, Limmer allowed 12 pressures and three sacks across 422 pass-blocking snaps in 2023. He allowed 12 pressures and four sacks on 451 pass-blocking snaps in 2022.
Among 131 FBS centers to play at least 500 snaps in 2023, Limmer had the 17th-best overall PFF grade, the ninth-best run-blocking grade, and the 100th-best pass-blocking grade. Additionally, he ranked 71st in pass-block efficiency. While his pass-blocking grades aren't impressive, I feel the tape supports his pass-blocking abilities better than his grades.
Boy, am I excited to tell you about Arkansas C Beaux Limmer.
— Quinten Krzysko (@ButkusStats) February 11, 2024
✅Absolute grinder who is mad that you would even think to exist on the same football field as him
✅Understands pressure points, angles, and leverage at a high level
❌Tends to be a step slow when defenders cross face… pic.twitter.com/dVWLqpP3Si
When I watch Beaux Limmer's tape, I get hyped up. I see his ranking on other big boards outside the top 100, which surprises me. I have to believe that Limmer will be a riser come draft day. He's one of the players who improved his draft stock the most at the Senior Bowl.
One of my favorite reps of the day was Beaux Limmer getting under/inside and displacing Sweat off the ball despite giving up 50+ pounds. #leverage pic.twitter.com/EzAPPBNfty
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) January 31, 2024
Limmer currently has a top-75 grade from our team, which puts four centers inside our top 75 players, along with Jackson Powers-Johnson, Zach Frazier, and Sedrick Van Pran. A lot stands to change still, and the NFL Combine will surely impact our rankings. But if Limmer falls outside the top 100, I'm confident in saying that he'll be a steal come draft day.
Limmer is a player who's angry that you'd even think about lining up across from him. While he lacks ideal girth, he makes up for that with his aggressive play style and outstanding technique. There are some areas to clean up, such as lunging and the ability to hold up against initial contact. But he plays such a clean and determined style of football that I believe he'll have a long NFL career (barring injury).
Best case, I see Limmer becoming a key contributor to an NFL team. Not quite a Pro Bowl-caliber player, but a consistently better-than-average starter. At the least, I see Limmer being a swing offensive lineman who can fill in at any spot along the interior. That versatility to play guard is extremely valuable because there's not much demand in the NFL for backup centers who don't have positional versatility in their toolbox.
Limmer could be a fit for the Chicago Bears in the second half of Day 2. He's best suited for a zone-run scheme similar to what the Bears will run under new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. With all the centers I've discussed though, the thing with projecting the to the Bears is that Chicago will likely have a rookie quarterback under center.
While don't love the idea of starting Limmer right away, I do love the idea of taking him in the fourth round as a swing interior lineman who can start if an injury hits. Then, in a year or two, the Bears could look to him to become the starter at any spot along the interior. That sounds like a solid third-round pick to me.
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