Scouting Report: Penn State landed the best center in the draft class
Brock Riker is only a redshirt sophomore transfer from Texas State, but get on the wagon now.
Get to know Penn State center Brock Riker now, or get left in the dust. He is the perfect candidate for the next scouting report.
He’s only a Redshirt Sophomore and has never taken a snap as a Power Four starter, but the 6-foot-4 and 291-pound center (Penn State has told me he is up to 305 pounds now) has high-end tools and high-end tape to be considered as a key player in the 2027 NFL Draft class.
A former three-star recruit out of Brock, Texas (funny, given his name), Riker chose Texas State over Texas State and Arkansas State as his only FBS offers. His fortunes have changed two years later, re-entering the recruiting pool with much bigger sharks swarming the waters.
This time around, Penn State was able to beat out blue bloods like Alabama, Texas, National Championship runner-up Miami, and Ole Miss for his services. You might be wondering why a Group of 6, one-year starter was gathering so much heat out of the portal, and those questions are answered the moment the tape comes on.
So, let’s take a look at the tape and write up a scouting report on Riker. Again, I will be using my new grading scale and tiering system. The explanation of that new system can be found here.
Brock Riker Career Awards and Data Points
Riker was named as a Second-Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic for his efforts in 2025. Here is a snippet of his play that can be captured via data points:
Zero sacks allowed on 438 pass blocking reps
Allowed one QB hit and seven pressures all season long
97.6% pass blocking efficiency on true pass sets
12 career starts
Injury History
Riker has no known injury history outside of a 2023 car accident that resulted in five stitches in his finger.
