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not any that might knock him for his 32 3/8-inch inch arms.,womens Andy Dalton JerseyThe two-time All-American left guard from UTEP arrived in Mobile as one of the game’s more decorated and imposing linemen, yet still with a mission to remove any doubt about a Conference USA player’s ability to block the big boys — even if few of the more than 110 players here are bigger than Hernandez (6-2 ?,>340). He understands teams’ potential reservations about his small-school backgroundwomens Vontaze Burfict Jersey,

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“Maybe not fair is, I can’t do anything about my height and my arm length, so maybe saying that I can’t make certain blocks on somebody or I can’t get this block or this block because of my height or length.”,womens Tyler Eifert Jersey,

Ali Marpet of DIII Hobart (62nd overall pick in 2015) and even the MAC’s very own Eric Fisher of Central Michigan (1st overall to the Chiefs in 2013) are a few examples of players whose stock was sizzling after Senior Bowl week.,Let’s go with the small-school stigma first. Mobile, after all, has recently become a breeding ground for smaller school linemen to validate their invites and boost their draft stock by looking like they belong against many of the nation’s top seniors — regardless of conference. Forrest Lamp of Western Kentucky (38th overall last year to the Chargers)Authentic Vontaze Burfict Jersey

for example,“I’m absolutely aware of it, but now he can’t do it against,” said Hernandez of the recent small-schoolers making big names for themselves in Mobile. “That’s one of the reasons that I did come to the Senior Bowl. … [NFL evaluators] may be thinking this guy can do this against this school, an SEC school. So I’m just here to prove that he can do it against All-Conference USA players or SEC play.”Authentic A.J. Green Jersey

especially playing inside.,So far,womens Cedric Ogbuehi Jersey so good for Hernandez. He was one of Tuesday’s standouts, showing an awesome combination of power and finishing ability in one-on-one drills. We should note that Hernandez was dominant playing in a phone booth — we’ve yet to see him do a ton in space and try and reach second-level defenders — but the short-ish arm concern he mentioned doesn’t seem like it’ll be an issue,Authentic Paul Dawson Jersey

It wasn’t for LampAuthentic Tyler Kroft Jersey, a bit taller than Hernandez at 6-4 but with 32 ?-arms, as he showed more than enough to convince the Chargers to pounce on him early in Round 2 last spring. Is that the neighborhood Hernandez fits into this year?

to oversee their interior O-line,Hernandez seemed to pick his play up another level in team drills Wednesday, Sean Kugler,Authentic Tyler Eifert Jersey>, when he was on the winning end of numerous tussles inside. Having the luxury of playing for Vance Joseph’s Broncos,>Authentic John Ross Jersey who recently hired his head coach for four seasons at UTEP, clearly agrees with Hernandez.

” Hernandez said. “O-line is all technique — obviously you need some power in there — but technique is the most important thing.”,“[I’m] Learning a lot from coach Kuges, too, so that helps mewomens Paul Dawson Jersey,

Hernandez — who tries to model his game after a pair of Pro Bowlers in Buffalo’s Richie Incognito and Oakland’s Gabe Jackson — certainly channels their nastiness in looking to finish every block.Authentic Cedric Ogbuehi Jersey<

“Once I get my hands on a guy, it’s very hard for them to beat me,” he said.'womens Tyler Kroft Jersey,

If he isn’t motivated by the short arm talk, or someone, in particular, so I had a little bit of a tough time with them — are more than correctable. His work against Ohio State’s Jalyn Holmes, Hernandez is determined to show that some of the struggles he experienced vs. top competition last season — “Nos. 90 and 92 at Oklahoma were great players,Authentic Jake Fisher Jersey, shows he’s onto something, and he’s driving them off the ball.

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