2023 OL preview post

August 16, 2022

2023 offensive line preview … It should be another good year for teams looking to find reinforcements along their offensive line at the 2023 draft, although it may not quite as good as last year when 8 OL were selected in the opening round, including three in the Top 10. However, there is still a better than even chance that an offensive lineman will be selected in the first ten picks as both of OTs Paris Johnson of Ohio State and Northwestern’s Peter Skoronski currently have really good grades. What makes the OT class really interesting, though, is that there currently as many as a dozen solid second-round type prospects each of whom has the physical potential to move up into the opening ground, including several  with the skills to move way up. In contrast to the situation at OT where the number of players with potential top 100 grades is easily in double figures, the pickings could be leaner among the interior offensive linemen. Indeed, there’s a chance no C or OG is selected in the opening round next April, but there are several solid mid-second type guys. Read more