Starting OTs in the NFL and where they were drafted

[tiger7_88]

32 teams, 64 starting OTs (including those drafted this weekend slotted into their probable starting positions.

Here is the breakdown of where those OTs were drafted (by round):

1st - 31

2nd - 8

3rd - 4

4th - 4

5th - 3

6th - none

7th - 4

UDFA - 10

31 of 64 (48%) starting OTs in the league were selected in the 1st round. Of those 31, 14 (22%) were Top 10 selections in the 1st round.

[bLACKpANTHER]

how many are good?

[PantherWake]

I hope OT is as deep next year as WR was this year.

[csx]

So you are better going with an UDFA than a second rounder.....weird

[tiger7_88]

how many are good?

All are good enough to start for a particular NFL franchise.

You want to micro-analyze each individual player? Feel free to do the work.

[Captain Morgan]

how many are good?

 

 

 

well, one of the UFA's is Byron Bell, so....

[tiger7_88]

So you are better going with an UDFA than a second rounder.....weird

A full 20% of the UDFA category is accounted for by one team. :(

[Carolina Crazy V2]

I'm going to go ahead and say that if you analyzed any position like this, you would get similar results. 

[csx]

On the positive side, the guys available when we drafted at 28 shouldn't have been first rounders regardless of our need for them to be. It's the whole dropoff thing Gettleman mentioned.

[rayzor]

now tell me how many teams have no starting OTs that were drafted....

[csx]

now tell me how many teams have no starting OTs that were drafted....

 

Do your own research ;)

[csx]

Interesting...

 

http://mmqb.si.com/2013/10/30/nfl-offensive-tackles-rethinking-the-blind-side-and-position-value/

[carolina-chuck]

I hope OT is as deep next year as WR was this year.

I'm not sure how many other guys will eventually rise up, but as of right now I truly believe that it will be a much better class of OTs next year.

My favorite "Cameron Erving", Cedric Ogbuehi, Brandon Scherff, and La'el Collins. All of those guys could've came out this year and been 1st rounders.

[PantherWake]

I'm not sure how many other guys will eventually rise up, but as of right now I truly believe that it will be a much better class of OTs next year.

My favorite "Cameron Erving", Cedric Ogbuehi, Brandon Scherff, and La'el Collins. All of those guys could've came out this year and been 1st rounders.

Well thats good to hear. I hope we pick up Collins since he has played with Turner.