PFF's top-15 offensive tackles in the 2019 NFL Draft

PFF's top-15 offensive tackles in the 2019 NFL Draft
BY PFF ANALYSIS TEAM • APR 15, 2019

With the tackle-needy teams seemingly growing year after year, they’re finally in luck. Five guys are likely to end up in the first round with a few more possible to sneak in the back. Jonah Williams is unquestionably our top guy after three years of superb grading at Alabama, although some may see him as a guard. The No. 2 spot on the list is more hotly contested, but Andre Dillard’s NCAA leading pass-blocking grade gets the nod. Jawaan Taylor, Dalton Risner and Cody Ford round out the likely first rounders and all have excelled in the PFF grading system.

1. OT JONAH WILLIAMS, ALABAMA
The Alabama left tackle was the second-highest graded tackle in the nation despite facing stout SEC competition and allowed only 12 pressures.

2. OT ANDRE DILLARD, WASHINGTON STATE
Dillard had the highest pass-protection grade of any starting tackle in the country at 94.0 this past season.

3. OT JAWAAN TAYLOR, FLORIDA
Taylor came into his own on the right side for Florida this past season and finished with the third-highest run-blocking grade among starting Power-5 tackles.

4. OT DALTON RISNER, KANSAS STATE
Risner started all four seasons at Kansas State, and his lowest single-season grade was 87.9 overall.

5. OT CODY FORD, OKLAHOMA
In Ford’s lone season as a starter, he allowed all of seven pressures all season long and didn’t allow a sack until the playoffs.

6. OT GREG LITTLE, OLE MISS
Over the past two seasons, Little allowed all of 26 total pressures on 993 pass-blocking snaps.

7. OT MAX SCHARPING, NORTHERN ILLINOIS
The four-year starter had pass protection grades above 87.0 every season of his career.

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