Erik McCoy's Arm Length

Could he be All Pro as a rookie? Sure, but its incredibly unlikely. However, That is not what I am saying at all. First, I am describing his weakness listed in scouting reports as it relates to his performance evaluation against college competition. Battles with NFL competition could, and should, identify other areas of weakness that could be improved. Second, he's not top 5 in arm length across the entire pool of NFL interior linemen. I am certain i could easily find more than 5 interior linemen, specifically centers, across the league with longer arms. It is just that one of his weakest traits identified from NCAA reps (length) happens to be a weakness shared many other highly successful interior NFL linemen in general, because said weakness is less impactfull at those positions. The top NFL Centers tend to share that same weakness because other attributes at that position carry more value, and if they were very good across the board in addition to having 35+ inch arms, they wouldn't be playing Center. If length wasn't a weakness of his as a player, he probably have been a first round pick given his other traits while probably playing OT at Texas AM.
We'll have to agree to disagree. I just don't consider it a weakness. Maybe the ability to block defenders who are good at using their length to their advantage, but I think that is due to technique or skill which can be improved. His arm length isn't going to change, but I don't consider length a weakness for every center with less than 34" arms (which would be every center except for one that I know of).

Ryan Ramczyk's arms are 33 3/4" and Armstead's are 34". If you have around 34" arms at OT, you are good. 33" arms at G is good. 32" arms at center is good.

And yes, he is top 5 in arm length at HIS position.