futurescout
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This is absolutely correct. It's why I don't subscribe to the theory that Ja'Wuan James was this tremendous reach at #19 while in the same breath a kid like Ogbuehi is a top 10 pick. Dee Ford devastated Cedric Ogbuehi... while Ja'Wuan James completely neutralized Ford one-on-one. I hear a lot of folks talk about a kid like Joel Bitonio as if he's somehow in the same class as Ja'Wuan James in pass protection, but he's just not. This was made clear at the Senior Bowl. You're talking about a kid who's even built like a guard and moves like a guard rather than an offensive tackle.
Brandon Scherff is the head of the class in my opinion for the 2015 class of offensive tackles. Love the way this kid plays.
I had James #24 overall, and currently have a 3rd round grade on Ogbuehi. He looks like a swing tackle to me, with added versatility to play both guard spots.
I love Brandon Scherff, just not on the left side. He's a mauling run blocker. Drove Shazier into the sideline on back to back plays to open the game. He oversets to often, and lacks the foot quickness to mirror top of the line edge rushers on the left side. But I like him a lot on the right.
Andrus Peat is my clear cut #1 tackle. He spends way to much time on the ground in the run game, especially vs USC. Over extends and not a fluid 2nd level blocker. But as a pass protector, I only charted two sacks and no other pressures in 5 games. Both times he overset and gave up the inside rush lane. Doesn't have elite foot quickness, but mirrors extremely well and does a great job utilizing his outstanding length.
I'm about half way through a list of top 25 players for next draft. It's extremely fluid, because there will be a player come out of nowhere and be a top 10 pick, which happens almost every year. But it's a good way to kick start the next draft.