2023 Draft Board: Offensive Lineman
The below information I included in the QB draft board yesterday, I'm going to include it for every board, but it will be identical on each.
If you've ever read one of my draft board articles before then you have an idea of what you'll see below, but there is a slight change. If you haven't read them, quick explanation, I use stats, athletic testing, past performance from current pro players, and formulas to try and determine the chances a prospect in the current draft has at succeeding as a pro. In the past I used a "PSR", and an "A Met" and "S Met" to give every player a round grade. I still use all three of those, but it's put into a formula to determine a Score, which is on a 0-100 scale. The scores differ by position, so before each draft board I will put what the high score was between the 2021 and 2022 drafts at that position. And at the bottom you will see a small blurb I wrote up for each position.
High Score for OT: 87.47
My OT Draft Board
| Players | College | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawand Jones | Ohio State | 72.89 | Day 1 |
| Blake Freeland | BYU | 72.73 | Day 1 |
| Peter Skoronski | Northwestern | 64.69 | Day 2 |
| Darnell Wright | Tennessee | 58.63 | Day 2 |
| Broderick Jones | Georgia | 54.94 | Day 3 |
| Paris Johnson Jr. | Ohio State | 54.82 | Day 3 |
| Matthew Bergeron | Syracuse | 53.96 | Day 3 |
| Dalton Wagner | Arkansas | 52.75 | Day 3 |
| Cody Mauch | North Dakota State | 52.38 | Day 3 |
| Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu | Oregon | 51.65 | Undrafted |
| Jaxson Kirkland | Washington | 51.30 | Undrafted |
| Wanya Morris | Oklahoma | 50.60 | Undrafted |
| Anton Harrison | Oklahoma | 50.21 | Undrafted |
| John Ojukwu | Boise State | 49.81 | Undrafted |
| Carter Warren | Pittsburgh | 45.74 | Undrafted |
| Richard Gouraige | Florida | 45.06 | Undrafted |
| Nick Saldiveri | Old Dominion | 43.64 | Undrafted |
| Earl Bostick Jr. | Kansas | 43.58 | Undrafted |
| Jaelyn Duncan | Maryland | 43.45 | Undrafted |
| McClendon Curtis | UT-Chattanooga | 42.88 | Undrafted |
| Warren McClendon | Georgia | 36.73 | Undrafted |
| Asim Richards | North Carolina | 0.00 | Undrafted |
| Braeden Daniels | Utah | 0.00 | Undrafted |
| Connor Galvin | Baylor | 0.00 | Undrafted |
High Score for OG: 89.42
My OG Draft Board
| Players | College | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McFadden | Clemson | 61.40 | Day 2 |
| O'Cyrus Torrence | Florida | 60.35 | Day 2 |
| Ryan Hayes | Michigan | 59.49 | Day 2 |
| Andrew Vorhees | USC | 58.61 | Day 2 |
| Jon Gaines II | UCLA | 53.26 | Day 3 |
| Tashawn Manning | Kentucky | 52.99 | Day 3 |
| T.J. Bass | Oregon | 52.69 | Day 3 |
| Steve Avila | TCU | 52.04 | Day 3 |
| Tyler Steen | Alabama | 49.39 | Day 3 |
| Anthony Bradford | LSU | 48.23 | Day 3 |
| Sidy Sow | Eastern Michigan | 45.59 | Undrafted |
| Nick Broeker | Ole Miss | 45.44 | Undrafted |
| Mark Evans II | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 40.31 | Undrafted |
| Emil Ekiyor Jr. | Alabama | 40.27 | Undrafted |
| Henry Bainivalu | Washington | 0.00 | Undrafted |
| Jake Andrews | Troy | 0.00 | Undrafted |
| Jovaughn Gwyn | South Carolina | 0.00 | Undrafted |
High Score for C: 85.79
My C Draft Board
| Players | College | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Stromberg | Arkansas | 84.32 | Day 1 |
| John Michael Schmitz | Minnesota | 74.38 | Day 1 |
| Olu Oluwatimi | Michigan | 64.85 | Day 2 |
| Luke Wypler | Ohio State | 63.81 | Day 3 |
| Joe Tipmann | Wisconsin | 55.01 | Day 3 |
| Juice Scruggs | Penn State | 52.76 | Undrafted |
| Jarrett Patterson | Notre Dame | 51.31 | Undrafted |
| Alan Ali | TCU | 50.81 | Undrafted |
| Alex Forsyth | Oregon | 49.41 | Undrafted |
| Brent Laing | UM-Duluth | 33.60 | Undrafted |
My Take:
The Guards: Vorhees' injury during the pre-draft process could result in someone getting a steal on day 3. They'll just have to be patient while they wait for him to get back to 100%. I really like McFadden out of Clemson (obviously), he's someone to keep an eye on.
And the Tackles. I don't understand why Freeland isn't being talked about more. He was incredibly good at BYU, he's got good size with room to grow, and he's ridiculously athletic. At this point, if I were running a team that needed O-Line help, I'd pass on all the guys that are in the first round conversation and I'd take Freeland in the second.