Also ranks #7 on The Greatest Defensive Tackles of All Time 38 Jim Otto Age: 86 3,110 votes A tenacious and dominant center, Jim Otto was the lynchpin of the Oakland Raiders' offensive line during the team's early years in the AFL/NFL. With a tireless work ethic and commitment t...
Taking the field right out of the gates as a rookie, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound edge finished out his career with 138 tackles, 20 sacks, 25.5. tackles for a loss, 11 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, and an interception as one of the most decorated players in program history. Will...
That brings us to the 2020 draft class. This is a very rare class of offensive tackles with four currently expected to go in the top half of the first round and another wave of potential long term starters behind them. The interior offensive line class...
Latu is a polished pass-rusher who knows how to use his hands and has a knack for slipping by offensive tackles. What I like, too, is that he understands that a sack is great but a strip sack is even better; he had three of those in 2022 and one ...
Robert Stanford Brown (born December 8, 1941), nicknamed "The Boomer" is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League from 1964 through 1973. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as the second overall pick in the 1964 NFL draft. He played for the Eagles ...
BFL right now because of what he looks like at his best. Taylor is an explosive runner and in Shane Steichen’s offense, he can be just as dangerous as an offensive weapon. Besides, even in ‘down years’, Taylor is still averaging 4.5 yards per carry and over 75 rushing yards per ...
Our positional rankings shift focus to the offensive line this week. First up are the tackles. Laremy Tunsil is the consensus top dog and is in play for the first overall pick in the draft. The talent runs deep though as there are multiple day one starters in this class. Let's take a...
That level of play isn't always apparent, though. He has the power to play through bigger and longer offensive tackles. He simply needs to be more consistent as a pass-rusher to elevate his draft status. Even now, he's already in the first-round conversation despite...
Both were taken in the third round. And second-round pick Steve Avila was the starter all year at left guard for a surprisingly capable offensive line. Seventh-round punter Ethan Evans is part of the terrible Rams special teams unit, but his numbers are just a little below average. The ...
“He is the right-sided version of Trent Williams,” former NFL quarterback and analyst Dan Orlovsky said. For those unaware of the trench monster legend, Williams is considered one of the best offensive tackles of all time, making an appearance in eleven Pro Bowls a...