Checking in at 18th and 19th respectively (told you they crashed the top-20 party), Andrews gets some shout outs for his second-level blocking and playing much better against nose tackles that sometimes outweigh him by almost 60 pounds on a good day, while Mason gets the obvious props for run-blocking and credit for only giving up one sack in pass-blocking all season long. Lane Johnson (T, Eagles) - Round 1, Pick 4Īfter a few more of the usual suspects that tend to dominate these things, like Cleveland’s guard Joe Bitonio and Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth, we get to Andrews and Mason. Daryl Williams (T, Panthers) - Round 4, Pick 102ĩ. Travis Frederick (C, Cowboys) - Round 1, Pick 31Ĩ. Brandon Brooks (G, Eagles) - Round 3, Pick 76ħ. David Bakhtiari (T, Packers) - Round 4, Pick 109Ħ. Alex Mack (C, Falcons) - Round 1, Pick 21ĥ. Zack Martin (G, Cowboys) - Round 1, Pick 16Ĥ. David DeCastro (G, Steelers) - Round 1, Pick 24ģ. (Ok, so, Kelce is an exception like Mason and Andrews, not the rule. Jason Kelce (C, Eagles) - Round 6, Pick 191 That said, though, here’s the top end of PFF’s rankings with the round and pick they were drafted at:ġ. This point absolutely needs to be hammered, because for as often as we hear about college ball isn’t cranking out enough pro-ready offensive linemen, even first-round picks aren’t sure shots at this point. A fourth-round pick and an undrafted free agent sneaking on to a list like this, though? That’s borderline magic, or as they pronounce it in Massachusetts, “Dante Scarnecchia”. “Shaq Mason ran the triple-option offense at Georgia Tech” is basically the new “ Chris Hogan played lacrosse” at this point, so let’s just chill on that. After just a couple years and some change with the team, both Shaq and Andrews are hanging in some pretty exclusive company at PFF - namely, guys that were much, much hotter draft commodities than they were. That’s a bit of a stretch, given that David Andrews wasn’t actually drafted and signed with New England as an undrafted free agent in 2015, while Shaq Mason was drafted 131st overall in the ‘15 draft. A pair of Patriots offensive lineman are right in the mix of the league’s big-boy elite, according to Pro Football Focus and their “ Top 25 Offensive Linemen of the 2017 NFL Season” that came out this week.īoth Pats are in the top 20, actually, just to point that out. Right before arguably the most-hyped AFC heavyweight clash of the year with the Pittsburgh Steelers and their vastly improved defense that suddenly feels like a Steelers defense again, the Patriots offensive line has some bragging rights of their own.
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