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May 12, 2024 · Ranking the Top 10 Offensive Tackles in NFL History. By Evan Bruner. Published 6 days ago. Offensive linemen often go underappreciated, but we've given these legendary tackles their just...
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NFL Media senior analyst and personnel guru Gil Brandt ranks the best offensive tackles in NFL history. Take a look at how they stack up. Gil Brandt. 1 / 22. 22. Art Shell. Oakland/Los...
Football games are won in the trenches, and the offensive tackles are the most important players on the offensive line because they protect the quarterback. Here is a list of the best...
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- Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers. It takes a lot to get to the NFC Championship game with your third quarterback as the 49ers did last season with Brock “Mr.
- Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles. Were it not for Trent Williams (justifiably) bogarting the top of everybody’s tackle lists over the last couple of seasons, Johnson might actually get his due as perhaps the finest right tackle of his era, and maybe one of the best at that position… well, ever.
- Terron Armstead, Miami Dolphins. Armstead benefited from one of the most amazing scouting combine performances in recent memory — after he ran a 4.79-second 40-yard dash with a 1.64-second 10-yard split at the 2013 event, it didn’t matter that he was from a smaller school (Arkansas-Pine Bluff), and the Saints took him in the third round of the 2013 draft.
- Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans. Not much about the Texans’ 2022 offense was remarkable — the team finished 30th in DVOA, 30th in Weighted DVOA, 29th in passing DVOA, and dead last in rushing DVOA.
- Anthony Munoz. Team(s): Cincinnati Bengals. While a few of the top offensive tackles on this list are well deserving of the top spot, it is hard to list any of those players above the Cincinnati Bengals great Anthony Munoz.
- Jonathan Ogden. Team(s): Baltimore Ravens. The Baltimore Ravens inaugural draft selection Jonathan Ogden didn’t let the organization down as he became a household name around the NFL while helping to block for a Ravens team that loved to run the football.
- Walter Jones. Team(s): Seattle Seahawks. A third left tackle that dominated on the field is the former Florida State Seminoles and Seattle Seahawks great Walter Jones.
- Art Shell. Team(s): Oakland Raiders. One name that can be slotted in the Top 10 Offensive Tackle All-Time is the former Oakland Raiders great Art Shell.
Mar 10, 2023 · Although he’s 34 years old and just wrapped up his 12th pro campaign, Trent Williams remains the best offensive tackle in the NFL. With 10 consecutive Pro Bowl berths under his belt, Williams is building a Hall of Fame résumé.
Aug 8, 2023 · Football. Greatest Offensive Lines in NFL History, Ranked. By Paul Ladewski, updated on August 8, 2023. AP Photo. There are metrics for just about everything in football these days, but that’s why I love offensive linemen. They are throwbacks to simpler days when the only criteria was simply whether you got the job done or not.
