McGlinchey finished second to only teammate, Smith saw action in only two games last year due to injury, and it was a notable loss for the Cowboys. The . The new right-side tandem of Wirfs and. "Mean" Joe Greene, Bruce Smith and Howie Long are some of the most popular players in Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders history. Ron Yary played with the Minnesota Vikings from 1968-1981 and the Los Angeles Rams in 1982. Only 557 of his 2,768 career snaps have come at tackle, and the vast majority of those tackle snaps (495) came last season at left tackle. . He was a strong pass-blocker in his first two years as a starter but wasnt performing up to snuff in the run game. Bolles followed up that second-team All-Pro performance in 2020 with another solid showing last year, and hes recorded fewer than 10 penalties in each of the last two seasons after leading the league in that category in his first three NFL seasons (46). Sewell is still just 21 years old, and another offseason with some positional continuity should only help him rise up these rankings as he enters his second season. Over the last three seasons, Conklin ranks in the 95th percentile of qualifying tackles in the percentage of run-blocking plays that earned a positive grade. Two offseasons ago, there were some questions about how Williams would bounce back from multiple injury-plagued campaigns and a full year missed during the 2019 season due to a dispute with Washington. His last two seasons in 2019 and 2021 both resulted in PFF run-blocking grades above 89.0. A tackle like him can get away with such flaws in Kyle Shanahans offense, though. 15. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'fanrankings_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_9',136,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-fanrankings_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0'); Munoz didnt collect accolades as some of the other greats to play positions that built up statistics, he did however help block from some great Bengals teams including teams that made the Super Bowl twice. The Titans will need a healthy Lewan to get back to pre-2020 form to repeat as the No. Many of these defensive tackles have taken their place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, proving how valuable they were to their team's successes. Mailata was forced into action (733 offensive snaps) following a slew of injuries for Philadelphia in 2020, and he won the starting left tackle job outright over former first-round selection, Sewell didnt have the smoothest rookie season imaginable. The Greatest Defensive Tackles of All Time, Please rank the players based on their career accomplishments, Charles Edward Greene (born September 5, 1946), better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football, Reginald Howard White (December 19, 1961 December 26, 2004) was an American professional football player who played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons during the, David D. "Deacon" Jones (December 9, 1938 June 3, 2013) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and the Washington, Aaron Charles Donald (born May 23, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). His career-low in snaps came as a rookie in 2014 (955), and hes played at least 1,000 offensive snaps in seven consecutive seasons since that point. You dont want to make a habit of asking top-10 draft picks to change positions once they get to the NFL, but the Lions made that decision with. Top NFL offensive tackles in 2022 1) Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers Trent Williams was always a superb left tackle when he played for Washington from 2010 to 2018, but he's taken his play to a new level since joining the 49ers in 2020. At the same time, though, McGlinchey ranked fifth-to-last in true pass set grade. 10 free agent signings that make sense after the 2022 NFL Draft via Ben Linsey. Jones was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and seven-time All-Pro. Decker has earned PFF grades above 75.0 in four of his six NFL seasons, including each of the last three years. His 91.6 pass-block grade ranked No. Brown would be a staple of the Giants offensive line after being selected by the team during the 1953 NFL draft. Brown was selected as a First-Team All-Pro in six seasons while making nine Pro Bowl teams. For an optimal experience please rotate your device to portrait mode, Swipe for Offensive Tackles Fan Rankings and follow. Wirfs held his own against several top-notch pass-rushers, including Cameron Jordan and Joey Bosa, and is bound to continue to find success moving forward. However, Smith has managed to gradually increase his PFF grade in each of his seven NFL seasons, improving it from 62.5 as a rookie in 2015 to a career-best 80.5 overall grade in 2021. They got that and then some. Additionally, It's still undetermined whether Green Bay Packers OL Elgton Jenkins will start at tackle, guard or center this season. Nonetheless, its worth betting on Jenkins ability to play at a high level wherever hes asked to. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones also publicly gave the thumbs up on Collins being ready for the 2021 season. Matthews loses reps too often in the run game, but he has consistently been one of the better pass protectors at left tackle over the course of his career. Bob St. Clair played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1953-1963. Season 9 contains classic episodes, including the Emmy-winning "Best Friends Forever", as well as one of the highest-rated episodes on IMDb, "The Death of Eric . Lincoln weighs in on all this, how he got his nickname and more! Like several other players in this tier, Smith is a right tackle who provides most of his value in the run game. . He has looked just like the guy who ranked fifth in pass-blocking grade among tackles from 2011 to '18. . Ryan Fitzpatrick 83. Whats important is that hes now holding his own in the passing game and keeping Derek Carr worry-free about his blindside. He was named to the first team All-Pro team five times and voted to six Pro Bowls. He was voted to 11 Pro Bowls and named to four All-Pro teams. Brown did have the best season of his short three-year NFL career in 2020. Dierdorf was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996. They got that and then some. Last year was Williams unofficial redshirt rookie year after he missed all of his first season in the Queen City due to injury, and he performed quite well when it came to protecting the quarterback. Browns success in pass protection with the Ravens came with the caveat that defenses have to alter how they rush the passer against. Munoz, who was selected third overall by the Bengals during the 1980 NFL draft dominated the position from his start to his finish after the 1992 NFL season. Andy Dalton 76. Along with a superstar receiving cores with Art Monk, Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders, the Commanders won three Super Bowl titles in nine seasons from 1982-1991. Decker may not be in the Pro Bowl conversation every year, but he is an important part of Detroits efforts to rebuild their roster through the trenches. Joe Stydahar 4 Time NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1946, 1951) Last season represented a breakout for the 6-foot-8, 346-pound Mailata, who only began focusing on football in 2018 following a rugby career in Australia. Art Shell was the anchor of the Oakland offensive line for over a decade. Ogden played for the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-2007. Both Bolles and former offensive line coach Mike Munchak, who started working with the Broncos in 2019, deserve credit for the improvements that Bolles has made these last few years. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff product is the third-highest-graded left tackle and the sixth-most valuable tackle overall over the past seven years. Image Via Paramount. Matthews loses reps too often in the run game, but he has consistently been one of the better pass protectors at left tackle over the course of his career. Theres a good chance that Browns 71.5 PFF grade in 2021 the lowest mark hes recorded since his rookie season in 2008 is the start of the decline for the 36-year-old, though. Join the contest by ranking below. , and is bound to continue to find success moving forward. He led all tackles on the year in total starts with one or fewer pressures allowed (12) and ranked third among that group in negatively graded run-block rate. Ryan Clady, Denver Broncos 1 of 25. There have been many legendary offensive tackles in the NFL and NCAA, and you'll find all of them on this list below. Pair that with a strong showing on the ground, and its easy to get excited about the future of the left tackle position in Los Angeles. He slides a bit on this list because he hasnt been a dominant run blocker (no single-season run-blocking grades above 70.0 in six NFL seasons) and did miss time in 2021. From the college perspective, the top offensive tackles in the 2021 NFL Draft are . Before he went down in 2019, causing him to miss the last few weeks of the season, Johnson was the second-highest-graded tackle in the NFL. Top Offensive Guards of All Time: Lincoln believes Will Shields should be higher on the list. Hes managed to overcome arms that fall below the traditional length thresholds just over 32 inches to rank as the eighth-most valuable tackle in the league since 2018, per PFF WAR. According to Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones, Smith is healthy and ready to roll in 2021, which is good news for Dallas and quarterback, Then in 2020, Miller came out a far more polished pass-blocker. Bolles was a top performer week after week, cut down on his penalties significantly and provided clean play at the position. The Greatest Defensive Tackles of All Time. Tunsil's price tag in his trade to Houston was clearly too high, but his pass-blocking prowess easily makes him a top-10 tackle. The Best Miami Football Players of All Time. If this new Humphries is here to stay, you can bet on him climbing up this list, but it is obviously no guarantee given what we saw from him up until that point in his career. I have all the confidence in the world in Sewell eventually climbing into the top 10 on this list, but we are ranking these tackles based on things as they stand not the future. Brown had to make adjustments in Kansas City after some early-season struggles, notably in Week 1 against. 18 in NFL Network's Top 100 Players list in 2017 Has started all 105 career games played, Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, 1960-1969; Oakland Raiders 1971 Voted to eight AFL all-star games, First Team All-AFL eight times Appeared in five AFL title games Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Minnesota Vikings, 1986-1992; Denver Broncos, 1993-1997 Voted to nine Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times One-time Super Bowl champion Made 169 consecutive starts Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Jacksonville Jaguars, 1995-2001 Voted to five Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times Drafted with the Jaguars' first-ever pick, New Orleans Saints, 1993-2001; Kansas City Chiefs 2002-2005 Voted to 11 Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times One of 13 players to be named to multiple all-decades team (90s and 2000s) Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, New York Giants, 1953-1965 Voted to nine Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro six times One-time NFL champion Named NFL's Lineman of Year, 1956 Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Philadelphia Eagles, 1964-1968; Los Angeles Rams, 1969-1970; Oakland Raiders, 1971-1973 Voted to six Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro five times Selected to All-Decade Team of the 1960s Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Los Angeles/St. Fan Rankings is a registered trademark of Fan Rankings LLC. Munoz, who was selected third overall by the Bengals during the 1980 NFL draft dominated the position from his start to his finish after the 1992 NFL season. Munoz was a nine time First Team All-Pro and 11 time Pro Bowler during his playing career. This is the first of many attempts at PFF over the next few months to answer those questions and rank the top players at their respective positions, starting with the top 32 offensive tackles entering the 2022 season. Mix who had the six and strength dominated opposing defensive lines while allowing the Chargers offensive attack a chance to make the big play. Those results are made more impressive by what Tunsil was asked to do in pass protection in an offense that didnt get the ball out quickly or slow down opposing pass rushes with play-action or screens. While the offensive tackle was overshadowed during the early days of football, the importance of the position was one that has always been there. While Boseli has yet to be named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he is considered one of the best tackles of his generation and was named to the 1990s All-Decade team. Meanwhile Shell was an eight time Pro Bowler and two time First-Team All-Pro during his career with the team between 1968 to 1982. Jones was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. For reference, Lewans lowest-graded season in his six NFL seasons before that was 76.3 (2015). Dates: April 19-20, 1997. His run-blocking grade for the year spiked nearly 40 grading points from 2019. Moton has quietly morphed into one of the NFL's top tackles. The 2015 undrafted free agent moved from guard to tackle in 2017 and struggled out of the gate, but he showed modest growth as reflected in his three-year PFF grades of 63.3, 71.9 and 86.4. But in 2020, he became the all-around player the Panthers had been hoping for, posting grades above 76.0 in both facets. Ron Mix played for the Los Angeles Chargers, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. The 30-year-old out of Texas A&M has graded out in the 92nd percentile among all tackles in pass-blocking grade on, ONeill has been a bright spot in an oft-criticized Vikings offensive line. The former first-round pick out of Utah rose to the pressure and delivered a career-best 90.6 PFF grade. The new right-side tandem of Wirfs and Shaq Mason in Tampa Bay has a strong case as the best in the NFL. Everyone sees and values things differently. in 2019, but he made up for it with a career year in 2020. Thomas improved his PFF grade from 62.4 in 2020 to 78.9 last season with the Giants, buoyed largely by a nearly 30-point jump in pass-blocking grade. Top 10 Offensive Tackles Willie Roaf Team (s): New Orleans Saints & Kansas City Chiefs "Nasty" was the eight pick overall during the 1993 NFL draft out of Louisiana Tech to the home team New Orleans Saints. But his 2020 campaign indicated otherwise. He has been named to one All-Pro team and one Pro Bowl. Thats not quite where PFF grading saw Slater in 2021, but it was still an extremely impressive rookie campaign after Slater opted out of his 2020 season at Northwestern. Editor's Note: Former Chiefs RT and current free agent Mitchell Schwartz was not considered due to the uncertainty of his playing future and health. He hasnt played fewer than 1,000 offensive snaps in any season since 2018, nor has he earned an overall PFF grade below 75.0. to start the year. Among every tackle since 2006, when PFF began grading, only legendary Cleveland Brown, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers desperately needed 13th overall pick Tristan Wirfs to step in as the starting right tackle and provide strong play right away. During his career, Jones allowed just 23 total sacks in 180 career starts while also helping to form one of the best offensive lines in the NFL. One name that can be slotted in the Top 10 Offensive Tackle All-Time is the former Oakland Raiders great Art Shell. Bectons true pass set grade ranked 13th among left tackles in his rookie campaign. Hes still worth a shot on a short-term deal with a team with a need at tackle like the Chicago Bears as the top tackle still available in free agency. He was voted to 14 Pro Bowls and named to seven All-Pro teams. In the three years prior to 2020, he was the 12th-highest-graded tackle in the entire NFL. Five-star recruit Johnson is the more athletic of the two possessing massive upside - he's also . He posted an 83.1 pass-blocking grade and allowed only two pressures through his first six starts. If Lewan fully recovers and is back to his old form, hes close to a top-10 talent at the position. He was also voted into 11 Pro Bowls. McGlinchey drops a bit in this years rankings after a 2021 season cut short by injury in which McGlinchey was for the first time in his career a below-average run blocker at the position. Williams has put those questions to bed with his play in San Francisco over the last two seasons. Who Is The Best Wide Receiver In The NFL Right Now? McGlinchey finished second to only teammate Trent Williams in run-blocking grade among tackles in 2020 (91.3). Hes coming off a first-team All-Pro nod in 2021 that comes one year after recording one of the most impressive rookie seasons that PFF has seen since we began charting games in 2006. Where does Joe Thomas rank all time? The 6-foot-8, 345-pound tackle out of Oklahoma finished the year with a 74.4 PFF pass-blocking grade the lowest of his career but still a respectable mark. That success as a run blocker is reflected in the Colts average of 4.8 yards per run play when they run the ball to the B- or C-gap on Smiths side of the line (sixth out of 32 offenses). 30. His 81.0 pass-blocking grade is also the second-best mark in the PFF era (since 2006) by a rookie right tackle behind only Marshal Yanda in 2007. The NFL's top 12 offensive tackles Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Colts Jaguars Texans Titans AFC West Broncos Chargers Chiefs. Thomas is the only offensive lineman in NFL history to be voted to ten consecutive Pro Bowls. In fact, Brown was the only tackle overall in 2020 to start all 16 games and not once record a single-game PFF grade below 60.0. 16. Whitworth is defying Father Time in his 15th NFL season, ranking as one of the highest . That 2021 season might have come with a Pro Bowl berth, but Humphries actually deserved the Pro Bowl appearance in 2020. Brown was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. So, without further ado, lets dive into our top 32 offensive tackles ahead of the 2021 NFL season. Check out all the best photos from Super Bowl LVII! A Hall of Famer, Sapp played college football for the University of Miami, where he was recognized as a, Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is a former professional American football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. A Hall of Famer, Sapp played college football for the University of Miami, where he was recognized as a .more. Alex Leatherwood, Alabama PFF BIG BOARD RANK: 40 He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974. After a dreadful offensive line performance cost Kansas City a shot at winning Super Bowl 55, the team made a power play for Orlando Brown Jr., trading away its 2021 first-round pick, among others. These big, burly guys are the anchor of the defense. From the college perspective, here are all the top position players. And while there just one rookie appears on the list, it wouldnt be a surprise to see multiple first-year players rise up by the end of the year, considering it was one of the deepest tackle classes this century. The 33-year old Williams 96.9 PFF grade since 2020 ranks first among tackles by nearly five points, and you can make the case that he was the, in 2021 an award typically reserved for, Bakhtiari held the throne as the top pass-protecting tackle in the NFL during the five-year stretch from 2016 to 2020, prior to a 2021 season lost almost entirely to injury. Lewan ranks just 31st out of 41 qualifying left tackles in PFF grade since 2020. Roaf was selected to both the 1990s All-Decade team as well as the 2000s All-Decade team. The NFL Scouting Combine is nearly here, which means teams will soon be . St. Clair was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Injuries have certainly played a role in that dip with Lewan missing 15 games over the last two seasons. On plays where the quarterback gets rid of the ball within three seconds of the snap, Tunsil ranks second among tackles in pressure rate allowed. combination that Cincinnati had at their disposal last season, but Collins is going to add the most of his value in the run game. His 81.0 pass-blocking grade is also the second-best mark in the PFF era (since 2006) by a rookie right tackle behind only, in 2007. Four offensive tackles make an appearance on the list, which is voted on by the players themselves, between Nos. Pace was a seven-time Pro Bowler and three time First-Team All-Pro. Smith missed some time due to injury again in 2021 too common an occurrence of late but he still looked like one of the best left tackles in the league when on the field. Sewell didnt have the smoothest rookie season imaginable. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Armstead has established himself as a top tackle in the NFL ever since he took over as a starter on the left side in his 2014 sophomore campaign. Pace, who was selected number one overall by the St. Louis Rams during the 1997 NFL draft, helped build an offensive line that transformed the Rams into the greatest show on turf and a Super Bowl champion. The problem isnt what Wynn does when he's on the field it's actually getting on the field. Considering the sheer number of long-developing plays he has endured as a Texan, that is quite impressive. For a defense, the unsung hero down fighting in the frontlines is a defensive tackle. The key to a winning football games is winning the battle in the trenches. And through his first two seasons, he ranked second-to-last among all left tackles in PFF grade. Nicknamed "The Hogs," the Commanders teams of the 1980s had one of the best offensive lines in the league, and easily one of the most memorable nicknames ever. Everything came together for Stanleys fourth season out of Notre Dame in 2019. After an injury-plagued, up-and-down five-year stint with Carolina to begin his NFL career, Williams joined the Bills prior to the 2020 season to be their starting right tackle. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Hes paired that durability with consistency in pass protection and as a run blocker. He'd be ranked on any of our three OL lists (OT, OG, C) if set to a certain position. PFF was higher on Bolles than most entering a pivotal 2020 season in which his future with Denver hung in the balance. Among every tackle since 2006, when PFF began grading, only legendary Cleveland Brown Joe Thomas produced a higher PFF grade in his first four NFL seasons than Ramczyk. Link Lyman played from 1922-1934 for the Canton Bulldogs and Chicago Bears. Hes been a middle-of-the-road pass protector in his first three seasons, but he excels in the gap schemes that the Patriots rushing attack favors. As one NFL senior national scout pointed out, young offensive tackles come into the league with less refinement and skill because . When fully healthy, he is among the best at his craft. However, Thomas' improvement down the stretch in 2020 gave reason for optimism that he would come back a better player in 2021. LANE JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Johnson is the prototype for the kind of athlete that teams want at offensive tackle at 6-foot-6 with 35-plus inch arms and better than 90th percentile finishes in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump and change-of-direction drills coming out of Oklahoma. He was the most impressive pass protector in the league with a position-best 92.8 PFF pass-blocking grade and 1.4% pressure rate allowed that was less than half the next closest left tackle. Check out all the best photos from Rihanna's halftime performance! No offensive tackle has logged more snaps than he has since 2015, and Smith underwhelmed for much of that span. Here is a list of the best offensive tackles in the history of the NFL. The former top-five pick is coming off an 83.3 PFF grade in 2021 (third among qualifying right tackles behind just Wirfs and Ramczyk). He improved his run-blocking grade from 58.3 as a rookie to 70.2 in 2019 to a top-10 mark of 83.7 in 2020. Hes been one of the better left tackles in the NFL for over a decade across time spent with the Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks. The group is led by Northwestern's Peter Skoronski and Paris Johnson from Ohio State. He projects as a good, not great, starter for Kansas City, which makes the upcoming contract negotiation between the two sides an interesting one to follow. During his career with the Rams, no other team was able to rack up more offensive yards than his Rams teams. Jones, who was the sixth overall pick during the 1997 NFL draft, put together a stellar NFL career. The Jaguars star was a three time First-Team All-Pro and five time Pro Bowler. The Hall of Famer had double-digit sacks in eight consecutive seasons from 1992-99. He was a two-time All-Pro. 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. The 33-year old Williams 96.9 PFF grade since 2020 ranks first among tackles by nearly five points, and you can make the case that he was the best player in the NFL regardless of position in 2021 an award typically reserved for Aaron Donald. He was named to seven Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro six times. Jones had 47 tackles (24 solo, nine for a loss), 16 pressures, and 6.5 sacks, which . At the same time, he sits right at the 50th percentile in run-blocking grade at his position over the past couple of years. His average depth of target (6. . He has already been to three Pro Bowls and named to one All-Pro team. The NFL's best wide receivers against press coverage via Sam Monson. The Panthers offensive line was a weak point in 2021, but it certainly wasnt because of Moton. Common sense would suggest that Duane Brown was embarking on a late-career decline in 2019 after producing one of the three lowest PFF grades of his career at 34 years old. It may have taken him a few years, but Decker is finally back to the level of play from his rookie campaign in 2016. With the help of. Brian Sipe 81. Five of the top 10 offensive tackles are at least 30 years old. who did not play at all in 2022, has had time . He ranks fifth among all right tackles in PFF grade since 2019 and is second to only Ryan Ramczyk over that period in run-blocking grade. He had a heck of a career, being named to nine All-Pro teams and eight Pro Bowls. 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