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Let’s rank the best offensive tackles in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The 2024 NFL Draft arguably features the deepest group of offensive tackle prospects in recent memory. NFL teams searching for solutions at left and right tackle are overjoyed with the amount of instant contributors available all throughout the draft. Upwards of six-plus tackles are expected to be drafted within the opening 32 selections.
SB Nation polled several of its draft analysts to determine the consensus top-ranked offensive tackles. We identified the top-10 prospects by combining the consensus vote. They are as follows:
10. Patrick Paul, Houston
Paul combines 97th percentile arm length (36 ¼”) with a 96th percentile wingspan (84 ¼”). Paul also possesses 91st percentile height (6-7 ½”) and 87th percentile weight (331). You don’t think a general manager is betting on those traits with a top-75 selection? Paul must become more efficient with his footwork, but his size and athletic profile screams moldable traits.
9. Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
BYU continuously churns out athletic offensive tackles and Suamataia is next in line. Suamataia also possesses the length, size, and power to play both left and right tackle. NFL offensive coordinators will appreciate how Suamataia blends athleticism with an aggressive approach to displace defenders in the run game.
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8. Jordan Morgan, Arizona
Morgan isn’t the biggest or longest tackle in the class, but he’s among the most experienced and technically sound. Morgan started 37 career games for the Wildcats and faced a slew of high-end pass rushers this season including UCLA’s Laiatu Latu. Morgan pairs strength with enough foot quickness to thrive on an island at the next level.
7. Graham Barton, Duke
Barton is almost certain to kick inside to guard or center in the NFL. Much like Peter Skoronski last season, Barton primarily played tackle at Duke, but his 29th-percentile arm length (32 ⅞”) appears prohibitive to his chances of playing tackle at the next level despite him totaling 2,134 snaps on the blind side for the Blue Devils across the previous three campaigns. Perhaps Barton’s NFL club gives him an opportunity to prove he can continue playing tackle, but the Brentwood, Tennessee, native has been preparing to make a successful positional switch.
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6. Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
Guyton is another high-upside prospect that possesses raw technical traits. Hand placement and punch timing needs to improve, but Guyton is a 6-foot-7, 322-pound blocker with rare size, measurements, and athleticism. Guyton’s athletic profile was evident at the NFL Combine, where he leaped a 34.5-inch vertical. If Guyton lands with the right offensive line coach that’s capable of coaching him through his inconsistencies, the sky’s the limit.
5. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon St.
Fuaga placed third on one ballot, but as low as nine on another. No offensive tackle prospect had a broader range of votes. There’s been some discussion of Fuaga sliding to guard at the professional ranks, and his 33-inch arms (15th percentile) only enhanced those conversations. On tape, Fuaga is a physical blocker with a nasty demeanor that aims to punish opposing defenders as a high-upside run blocker.
4. Amarius Mims, Georgia
Mims arguably possesses the highest ceiling of any tackle prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. Mims has never played more than 385 snaps in a single season, and that number was actually 297 in 2023. The sample size is significantly smaller than desired, but Mims is a near 6-foot-8, 340-pound monster with a dreamy wingspan (86 ¾”) and length (36 ⅛”). Mims then leaped a 9-foot-3 broad at the NFL Combine. Mims checks the physical boxes teams covet in a franchise blocker.
3. JC Latham, Alabama
Our clear third-place vote-winner, Latham projects as an instant starter at right tackle. Latham’s decision to skip workouts at the NFL Combine and Pro Day raised some eyebrows over his athletic profile, but the tape paints a clear picture. Latham is a dominant mauler with 82nd-percentile or better measurements in weight (342), wingspan (84 ⅜”), arm length (35 ⅛”), and hand size (11 inches). Latham’s unteachables will endear themselves to NFL general managers.
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2. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
Only two tackle prospects received first and second-place votes. Fashanu earned one vote at the top of one ballot and the rest of the second-place votes. Fashanu began the 2023 college football campaign in a perceived race with Alt for OT1 bragging rights. Some technical (but fixable) warts popped on Fashanu’s tape this past campaign, but the Nittany Lions standout possesses rare movement skills, proven by his 5.11 40-yard dash and 32-inch vertical at the NFL Combine. Fashanu is a top-15 pick.
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame
Alt was our near-unanimous top player, with just a single second-place vote on the ledger. It’s understandable why. Alt is the most complete offensive tackle prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. Alt possesses the strength, physical build, and athleticism required to develop into an annual Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection as an elite blindside protector. Alt is plug-and-play at left tackle. His basement is the No. 7 overall pick, which is owned by the tackle-needy Tennessee Titans.
