High Praise For Tennant

Tennant took a beating from bloggers and armchair scouts during the weigh-in. He tipped the scales at 290, the lightest OL at the Senior Bowl. Despite the early hate, Tennant impressed a lot of people at the Senior Bowl and confirmed that BC is in fact O-Line U. Here are some quotables...

"It's not that I didn't know of Tennant before, having watched a good amount of BC games the past few years. It's just that I didn't know he was this good. It's so cliché and lazy to say this, but he really reminds me of Dan Koppen when he came out of Chestnut Hill several years ago. But then again, don't all those interior Boston College linemen have a similar type of build and game?"

-Eric Edholm, Pro Football Weekly

"I was a bit alarmed when Boston College center Matt Tennant tipped the scales at only 290 pounds at Monday morning’s weigh-in. But after watching him in practice later, he quickly made it clear he can anchor inside."

-Wes Bunting, National Football Post

"He reminds me of former B.C. center Tom Nalen, who came to the Senior Bowl and impressed coaches the same way Tennant is doing."

-Pat Kirwan, NFL.com

"At times it is easy to see why some scouts are very high on Tennant. The center plays bigger than his 290 pounds would indicate. He is able to play at this level due to consistently good hand play and low pad level. He is also a better than average athlete at the position which gives him a natural advantage off the snap. Matt Tennant did nothing to dispel the notion he is the top senior prospect snapping the football and should be a solid second round option."

-TFY Draft Insider

Tennant will be continuing his path to the Draft at the NFL Combine, where he will join teammate Mike McLaughlin.