🦒= length 🦶= footwork 🦡= toughness 🧱= pass pro

🚜= run blockin 🛰= open field ⚖️ = balance 🏋️= strength

tackle /ˈtak(ə)l/

a player positioned toward the outside of the offensive line

1. darnell wright • tennessee

#13 overall // style comparison: jason peters

Grade: 9

RAS: 9.78

Strengths: 🦶 🦡 🧱 🚜 🛰 ⚖️ 🏋️

Turn on the tape and watch him match Will Anderson. This guy is a natural mover on the right side who is so comfortable there it’s like he’s in a tempurpedic commercial. For a guy who checks all the boxes as a traditional mauler at RT, he moves his feet like a blindsider. There are times he reaches the edge that make you seriously question physics, even pogo-ing off his inside foot multiple times without sacrificing balance or speed. If he gets his hands on you, you’re done. Just ask one of the best pass rushers in the game. He improved massively from 2021 to 2022.

2. peter skoronski • northwestern

#14 overall // style comparison: jon stinchcomb

Grade: 9

RAS: 9.30

Strengths: 🦶 🦡 🧱 🚜 🛰 ⚖️ 🏋️

This guy is solid. I mean, he’s just impenetrable. There is no weakness to his game in the way he plays. Need him to get to the second level and clear a lane? Done. Need him to be a mirror against a speedy edge rusher? Done. Need a stalwart against a power rusher? Done. He’s not the world’s best athlete, but his technique is sound from his hand placement to his vision to his footwork, there is no wasted effort or movement anywhere. He’s thick and sturdy, and although his arm length can allow defenders to get in closer than you’d love, he doesn’t give up an inch. It’s like watching Mac crash that car into the wall in Always Sunny. Good luck. If he had longer limbs, he’d be a top five pick, and although scouting helmets can be dangerous, it’s hard not to see some of the same upside as Rashawn Slater, who did have an extra 3/4 of an inch on him.

3. broderick jones • georgia

#18 overall // style comparison: evan neal

Grade: 8.5

RAS: 9.57

Strengths: 🦒 🦡 🧱 🚜 🛰 🏋️

Nothing wrong with giving up zero sacks for back-to-back title teams. Jones is a lean, athletic, modern tackle prospect with nice natural athleticism and toughness. He’s young, and it shows at times in his raw technique and a tendency to try to out-athlete everyone. His feet can get a little sloppy and he overextends at times, but this is the highest ceiling OT in the class, and he’s so natural and fluid on the left side, you kind of forget he can get better with more experience and better coaching.

4. paris johnson • ohio state

#21 overall // style comparison: charles cross

Grade: 8.5

RAS: 8

Strengths: 🦒 🦡 🧱 🛰 ⚖️ 🏋️

Turn on the tape against Georgia’s excellent front, and walk away telling me you’re not impressed by what Johnson can do. He’s a natural left tackle with excellent length for the position and athleticism to develop into a shutdown guy on the blindside. He’s not there yet - there are plenty of lapses as a run blocker, and he’s a bit of a waist-bender right now, but there’s nothing about his profile that can’t be improved by good coaching and a better weight room program. Once he gets stronger, learns to play with a better base, and wins initially rather than relying on his uncanny ability to recover, he’ll be a long-time starter on the left side.

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5. anton harrison // oklahoma // grade: 6.5 // #56 overall

6. dawand jones // ohio state // grade: 6.5 // #64 overall

7. blake freeland // byu // grade: 6.5 // #71 overall

8. tyler steen // alabama // grade: 6.5 // #72 overall

9. matt bergeron // syracuse // grade: 6 // #89 overall

10. jaelyn duncan // maryland // grade: 5.5

11. carter warren // pitt // grade: 5

12. asim richards // unc // grade: 4

13. braeden daniels // utah // grade: 4

14. ryan hayes // michigan // grade: 4

15. tj bass // oregon // grade: 4

16. warren mcclendon // georgia // grade: 4

17. richard gouraige // florida // grade: 4

18. nick saldiveri // old dominion // grade: 3

19. john ojukwu // boise state // grade: 3

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