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The offensive tackle position is next up in the Green Bay Packers "production benchmarks" series. There is no such thing as "production" for offensive linemen in the traditional sense or via the box score, but Green Bay still has standards for the position, specifically in terms of experience.
Since Brian Gutekunst took over as general manager in 2018, the Packers have drafted 11 players who were offensive tackles in college. On average, they had played 2,443 snaps before stepping up to the NFL.
The fewest number of snaps by one of their draft picks was Jon Runyan Jr., who was a sixth-round pick, and he was still a two-year starter at a premier program in Michigan, playing 1,628 snaps at left tackle.
Green Bay has historically coveted college left tackles specifically, using the logic that the left tackle is where most teams put their best offensive linemen. They have then often moved those players around after drafting them, kicking them over to the right side or inside to guard if necessary.
This process goes way back to the Ted Thompson days, but in Gutekunst’s tenure, Jordan Morgan, Anthony Belton, Sean Rhyan, Travis Glover and Rasheed Walker all played at least 2,100 snaps at left tackle before being drafted by the Packers.
Besides Runyan Jr., the likes of Zach Tom, Cole Van Lanen and John Williams were all multi-year starters at left tackle with at least 1,700 snaps there.
The only two tackles with little-to-no experience on the left side under Gutekunst have been Royce Newman and Cole Madison.
Newman had over 900 snaps at right tackle, over 750 at left guard, and had played four of the five O-line spots at one point or another, while Madison had over 3,800 snaps at right tackle. The versatility of a player like Newman is something that always appeals to Green Bay.
Using all that information and applying it to this year’s draft class, there are 14 college tackle prospects ranked between No. 30 and No. 300 on the consensus big board who fit the kind of criteria the Packers are looking for in terms of experience:
Brian Parker III from Duke, who is not named in the list above, played 1,951 snaps at right tackle, 379 on the left side, and is believed to be likely to convert to center at the next level. He is another name to keep an eye on. Zuhn III, who was listed, is another potential center-convert.
Another option could be Oregon’s Alex Harkey, who played 1,631 snaps at right tackle and 124 at right guard for the Ducks. On paper that is not the kind of profile the Packers have liked, but he is believed by some to have five-position versatility, and Green Bay met with him at his Pro Day.
If the Packers are going to add depth at offensive tackle in this draft, the players named above are very likely to be in the mix. Only Tiernan is ranked in the top 100 on the consensus big board, so these are more likely to be Day 3 picks who could serve as depth and hopefully develop.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: 16 offensive tackle prospects who fit Packers experience benchmarks
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Since Brian Gutekunst took over as general manager in 2018, the Packers have drafted 11 players who were offensive tackles in college. On average, they had played 2,443 snaps before stepping up to the NFL.
The fewest number of snaps by one of their draft picks was Jon Runyan Jr., who was a sixth-round pick, and he was still a two-year starter at a premier program in Michigan, playing 1,628 snaps at left tackle.
Green Bay has historically coveted college left tackles specifically, using the logic that the left tackle is where most teams put their best offensive linemen. They have then often moved those players around after drafting them, kicking them over to the right side or inside to guard if necessary.
This process goes way back to the Ted Thompson days, but in Gutekunst’s tenure, Jordan Morgan, Anthony Belton, Sean Rhyan, Travis Glover and Rasheed Walker all played at least 2,100 snaps at left tackle before being drafted by the Packers.
Besides Runyan Jr., the likes of Zach Tom, Cole Van Lanen and John Williams were all multi-year starters at left tackle with at least 1,700 snaps there.
The only two tackles with little-to-no experience on the left side under Gutekunst have been Royce Newman and Cole Madison.
Newman had over 900 snaps at right tackle, over 750 at left guard, and had played four of the five O-line spots at one point or another, while Madison had over 3,800 snaps at right tackle. The versatility of a player like Newman is something that always appeals to Green Bay.
Using all that information and applying it to this year’s draft class, there are 14 college tackle prospects ranked between No. 30 and No. 300 on the consensus big board who fit the kind of criteria the Packers are looking for in terms of experience:
- Caleb Tiernan - Northwestern (2,437 LT snaps, 502 RT)
- Kage Casey - Boise State (379 LT, 1,951 RT)
- Austin Barber - Florida (2,193 LT, 490 RT)
- Trey Zuhn III - Texas A&M (3,153 LT, 126 C)
- Drew Shelton - Penn State (2,126 LT, 241 RT)
- Diego Pounds - Ole Miss (2,651 LT)
- Isaiah World - Oregon (2,590 LT, 642 RT)
- J.C. Davis - Illinois (3,129 LT)
- Keagen Trost - Missouri (649 LT, 2,077 RT)
- Logan Taylor - Boston College (1,673 LT, 758 LG, 524 RG, 190 RT)
- Travis Burke - Memphis (1,805 LT, 1,129 RT)
- Carver Willis - Washington (639 LT, 1,217 RT)
- Fernando Carmona - Arkansas (2,480 LT, 790 LG)
- Enrique Cruz Jr. - Kansas (1,000 LT, 796 RT)
Brian Parker III from Duke, who is not named in the list above, played 1,951 snaps at right tackle, 379 on the left side, and is believed to be likely to convert to center at the next level. He is another name to keep an eye on. Zuhn III, who was listed, is another potential center-convert.
Another option could be Oregon’s Alex Harkey, who played 1,631 snaps at right tackle and 124 at right guard for the Ducks. On paper that is not the kind of profile the Packers have liked, but he is believed by some to have five-position versatility, and Green Bay met with him at his Pro Day.
If the Packers are going to add depth at offensive tackle in this draft, the players named above are very likely to be in the mix. Only Tiernan is ranked in the top 100 on the consensus big board, so these are more likely to be Day 3 picks who could serve as depth and hopefully develop.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: 16 offensive tackle prospects who fit Packers experience benchmarks
Continue reading...
