Strengths

• Eases out of his stance and has a finisher's mentality. Bends his knees, has above-average mobility and keeps his base square to adjust to counters.
• Above-average football smarts and general intelligence. Plays with a nasty streak. Solid character and work ethic.
• Tall, long, athletic pass protector. Generally gets out of three-point stance with good knee bend and a wide base.
• If a scout were to draw up a starting NFL left tackle, the picture may look like a lot like Adams. His height, length and athletic build are prototypical for the position that helps protect the blind side of ultra-important starting quarterbacks.
• Solid positional run blocker who flashes the nasty demeanor and killer instinct scouts covet.

Weaknesses

• Needs to prove his worth in a straight-ahead running game.
• Heavy-footed with limited lateral quickness. Stiff and looks like he's moving in wet cement in the open field.
• Has inconsistent footwork and body positioning and needs to improve his blocking angles.
• Will punch at smaller defenders instead of latching on and is more of a mauler than mover in the running game. Can improve maintaining outside leverage when doubling the nose. Ducks his head and gets too upright, causing him to fall off second-level blocks.
• Isn't an elite quick-twitch blocker and his height causes him to be out-quicked. Leaks inside pressure when his technique gets sloppy.

Cade Mays percentiles vs other Offensive Guard's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)