2013 NFL Draft: OL Rankings

The college football season is coming to a close and that means that the NFL draft will be coming up sooner than we think. Earlier this month KrisZ took a look at an early first round mock draft and Zach previewed the QB, RB and WR/TE positions by giving his rankings. Now let's take a look at the hogmollies as Zach ranks the most under appreciated players on the team, the offensive linemen.

Tackle

Name	College	Height	Weight	Round Projection
Luke Joeckel	Texas  A&M	6'6	310 LBs	Top 8
Taylor Lewan	Michigan	6'8	308 LBs	Top 20
Jake Matthews	Texas A&M	6'5	305 LBs	Top 25
Eric Fisher	CMU	6'8	305 LBs	1st
Justin Pugh	Syracuse	6'6	305 LBs	Late 1st-Early 2nd
Dallas Thomas	Tennessee	6'5	305 LBs	Early-Mid 2nd
D.J. Fluker	Alabama	6'6	335 LBs	Early-Mid 2nd
Brennan Williams	North Carolina	6'7	315 LBs	Mid-Late 2nd
Ricky Wagner	Wisconsin	6'6	320 LBs	Mid-Late 2nd
Oday Aboushi	Virginia	6'6	310 LBs	Late 2nd-Mid 3rd
Cyril Richardson	Baylor	6'5	335 LBs	Late 3rd-Early 4th
Tanner Hawkinson	Kansas	6'6	295 LBs	Early-Late 4th
Terron Armstead	Ark Pine-Bluff	6'5	305 LBs	Early-Late 5th
Brian Winters	Kent State	6'5	310 LBs	Mid-Late 5th
John Wetzel	Boston College	6'8	302 LBs	Late 5th-Early 6th
Manase Foketi	W Texas A&M	6'5	320 LBs	Early-Mid 6th
Lane Johnson	Oklahoma	6'7	303 LBs	Mid 6th-Early 7th
Elvis Fisher	Missouri	6'5	300 LBs	Late 6th-Mid 7th
LaAdrian Waddle	Texas Tech	6'6	330 LBs	Early 7th-UDFA
Alex Hurst	LSU	6'6	340 LBs	Early 7th-UDFA
Jeff Braun	West Virginia	6'5	316 LBs	Mid 7th-UDFA
Xavier Nixon	Florida	6'6	314 LBs	Mid 7th-UDFA

 

Guard

Name	College	Height	Weight	Round Projection
Chance Warmack	Alabama	6'3	320 LBs	Top 25
Barrett Jones	Alabama	6'5	311 LBs	1st Round
Jonathan Cooper	UNC	6'3	310 LBs	Late 1st-Early 2nd
D.J. Fluker	Alabama	6'6	335 LBs	Late 1st-Early 2nd
Larry Warford	Kentucky	6'3	340 LBs	Mid-Late 2nd
Travis Frederick	Wisconsin	6'4	338 LBs	Late 2nd-Early 3rd
Cyril Richardson	Baylor	6'5	335 LBs	Early-Mid 3rd
Blaize Foltz	TCU	6'4	310 LBs	Late 3rd-Early 4th
Omoregie Uzzi	Georgia Tech	6'3	300 LBs	Early-Late 4th
Kyle Long	Oregon	6'7	311 LBs	Early-Mid 5th
Branden Hansen	BYU	6'6	313 LBs	Late 5th-Mid 6th
Chris Watt	Notre Dame	6'3	310 LBs	Mid-Late 6th
Kenarious Gates	Georgia	6'4	320 LBs	Early 7th-UDFA
Travis Bond	UNC	6'7	345 LBs	Early 7th-UDFA

 

Center

Name	College	Height	Weight	Round Projection
Barrett Jones	Alabama	6'5	311 LBs	Late 1st-Early 2nd
Khaled Holmes	USC	6'4	305 LBs	Late 2nd-Mid 3rd
Mario Benavides	Louisville	6'4	300 LBs	Mid 3rd-Early 4th
Dalton Freeman	Clemson	6'5	285 LBs	Late 3rd-Mid 4th
Graham Pocic	Illinois	6'5	305 LBs	Late 4th-Early 5th
Braxton Cave	Notre Dame	6'3	303 LBs	Mid-Late 5th
James Ferentz	Iowa	6'2	284 LBs	Late 5th-Early 6th
Sam Schwartzstein	Stanford	6'3	290 LBs	6th Round
Joe Madsen	WVU	6'4	310 LBs	Early 7th-UDFA

 

Zach Kidd writes for Bloguin's Atlanta Falcons blog The Grits Blitz and Scar Draft. Follow him on Twitter @GBBZach if you are a fan of college or NFL football.