2025 Draft Profile - Ryan Kalkbrenner

The Ringer - May 27th: "Kalkbrenner has legitimate size, he’s a hassle to navigate around as a screener, he’s deceptively nimble when getting to the rim on drives, and he has a simple and effective enough repertoire around the rim to garner attention."

NBA Draft Room - May 22nd: "It’s easy to imagine Kalkbrenner playing meaningful minutes off the bench for a good NBA team early in his career and developing into a starter in a few years. He’s not a spectacular player but he’s really solid, fundamentally sound, highly efficient and plays solid D."

Kevin O'Connor - Yahoo! Sports - May 12th: "Kalkbrenner is a throwback 7-footer who owns the paint, swatting shots with his giant wingspan and dunking everything in sight. It’s a bit strange he isn’t a better rebounder. But as a super senior, he’s also developed some sneaky passing and shooting skills that hint at higher upside."

Jeremy Woo - ESPN - March 25th: "Kalkbrenner's five-year Creighton career ended with a second-round loss to Auburn, sending him into the draft as a reliable, if unspectacular, contributor. Some NBA team will likely value having a depth center who can run the floor, play drop coverage, hit the occasional open shot, and help in emergency minutes."

NBA Draft Room - March 22nd: "One of the best shot blockers in college basketball. An old school big who rebounds and guards the paint. Could fill a role as a back-up big at the NBA level."

Jeremy Woo - ESPN - March 13th: "He has been one of the most productive players in college basketball, offering reliable finishing at the rim and quality paint protection, a recipe that hasn't changed much. At his age, there's not much perception of upside left to glean from his profile, but a team in search of backup center depth at a lower cost might see value in him as high as the late first round."

Jonathan Wasserman - Bleacher Report - March 11th: "The scouting report hasn't changed much on Ryan Kalkbrenner from one year to the next, although he has delivered a few more dominant performances this year, including a 49-point season opener, a game with 29 points, six blocks and three threes versus Butler, a 29-point showing against Xavier and last month's 35-point eruption at Providence."

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