Brian Martin
It’s February, meaning the NFL draft season is heating up. In just a few days time (February 24-March 1) the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine kicks off and then after that it’s just Pro Days and private workouts leading up to the NFL Draft in April. Before you know it, the Dallas Cowboys and the rest of the league will have made their draft selections. My how quickly time passes.
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves though, I thought it was as good a time as any to share with you my top-10 Positional Rankings for each group. As I continued to watch film and evaluate these prospects, expect these rankings to shift and evolve leading up to Draft Day.
Today, let’s take a look at the offensive tackle position.
POSITIONAL RANKINGS
(Updated 3/16/2020)
Offense: QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | IOL
Defense: EDGE | IDL | LB | CB | S
| PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mekhi Becton | OT | Louisville |
| 2. | Tristan Wirfs | OT | Iowa |
| 3. | Jedrick Willis | OT | Alabama |
| 4. | Andrew Thomas | OT | Georgia |
| 5. | Josh Jones | OT | Houston |
| 6. | Lucas Niang | OT | TCU |
| 7. | Ezra Cleveland | OT | Boise State |
| 8. | Austin Jackson | OT | USC |
| 9. | Prince Tega Wanogho | OT | Auburn |
| 10. | Saahdiq Charles | OT | LSU |
I really wish we had taken Thornhill last year instead of Hill. That way our safety position would be in much nether shape and we could spend a high draft pick on one of these talented offensive tackles. I feel like we need to start looking for Tyron’s replacement, and this class is deep enough that would could get one with our second pick to groom for the future. Unfortunately our needs are too great at S, DT, TE, DE, etc to warrant a high pick on the o-line.
I don’t think drafting Hill over Thornhill as anything to do with not drafting an offensive tackle early this year. There’s a very real possibility on the top OTs are there for the Cowboys and that could be the top player ranked on their board at the time. If that’s the case, I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the direction they went. They could then flip Tyron Smith or La’el Collins for more draft capital if they wanted.