Phil Steele Blog • March 16, 2017

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2016 Top 50 True Freshman OL's and their Impact on the season.

We will continue on with my 2016 Top 50 True Freshman and their impact on the season with the Offensive Linemen. Here we will measure their impact on the season by how many games they started this past year.

On my 2016 Top 50 offensive linemen list only 9 (18%) of  the players had at least 1 start on the season. Out of those 9, only 4 were in my Top 10. Also, of the Top 50, only 12 played in at least 1 game last year, and 6  linemen played in every game for their team.

Lets take a look at the only two OL that started every game for their team. PS#2 Jonah Williams of Alabama started all 15 games and made my 2016 Postseason All SEC 3rd Team. PS#17 Michael Jordan of Ohio St started all 13 games and became their 1st true freshman to start on the offensive line since Orlando Pace in 1994.

Here is the complete list of my Top 50 True Freshman Offensive Linemen from last year. We have listed whether a player red shirted or transferred during the season. Also listed below is my Top 50 Offensive Linemen for the 2017 class. On Saturday we will continue on with my 2016 Top 50 Freshman Defensive Linemen.

TOP       Games Games  
50 RS NAME TEAM Played Started OTHER Info
1   Greg Little Mississippi 12 5  
2 Jonah Williams Alabama 15 15  
3 RS Tommy Kraemer Notre Dame 0 0  
4 RS Patrick Hudson Baylor 0 0 Trans to Texas
5 Ben Bredeson Michigan 13 8  
6 RS Ben Cleveland Georgia 0 0  
7 RS Willie Allen LSU 0 0  
8 RS Michal Menet Penn State 0 0  
9 Landon Dickerson Florida State 8 8  
10 RS Baveon Johnson Florida State 0 0  
11 EJ Price USC 0 0 Left Tm after Season Started
12 Terrance Davis Maryland 13 9  
13 Landon Young Kentucky 11 3  
14 RS Liam Eichenberg Notre Dame 0 0  
15 Michael Onwenu Michigan 8 0  
16 RS John Raridon Nebraska 0 0  
17 Michael Jordan Ohio State 13 13 Played Guard
18 RS Jauan Williams Florida State 0 0  
19 RS Frank Martin USC 0 0  
20 RS Erik Swenson Oklahoma 0 0  
21 Donavaughn Campbell LSU 4 0  
22 RS Kellen Diesch Texas A&M 0 0  
23 RS Cole Van Lanen Wisconsin 0 0  
24 RS Richard Merritt Maryland 0 0  
25 RS Drake Jackson Kentucky 0 0  
26 RS Josh Ball Florida State 0 0  
27 RS Parker Boudreaux Notre Dame 0 0  
28 RS Ryan Johnson Tennessee 0 0  
29 Connor McGovern Penn State 13 9  
30 Jean Delance Texas 2 0  
31 RS Stewart Reese Mississippi State 0 0  
32 RS Devery Hamilton Stanford 0 0  
33 Sean Pollard Clemson 12 7  
34 RS Deonte Brown Alabama 0 0  
35 RS Tyler Gerald Ohio State 0 0  
36 RS Nathan Smith USC 0 0  
37 RS Sean Foster Iowa State 0 0  
38 RS Michael Eletise Arizona 0 0  
39 RS Bryce Mathews Mississippi 0 0  
40 RS JP Urquidez Baylor 0 0 Trans to Texas
41 RS Chris Owens Alabama 0 0  
42 RS Scott Lashley Alabama 0 0  
43 RS John Simpson Clemson 0 0  
44 Javon Kinlaw Jones County JC 0 0 Moved to DE,Trans to South carolina
45 RS Clark Yarbrough Stanford 0 0  
46 RS Matt Farniok Nebraska 0 0  
47 RS Luke Wattenberg Washington 0 0  
48 RS Austin Myers TCU 0 0  
49 RS Robert Kraeling Duke 0 0  
50 RS Jake Heinrich (Jacob) Arkansas 0 0  

Here are the Top 50 Rated freshman offensive linemen for 2017.

2017    
Top 50 Player Team
1 Foster Sarell Stanford
2 Josh Myers Ohio State
3 Wyatt Davis Ohio State
4 Isaiah Wilson Georgia
5 Calvin Ashley Auburn
6 Alex Leatherwood Alabama
7 Trey Smith (Henry) Tennessee
8 Jedrick Wills Alabama
9 Walker Little Stanford
10 Austin Jackson USC
11 Austin Deculus LSU
12 Cesar Ruiz Michigan
13 Tedarrell Slaton Florida
14 Jack Anderson Texas Tech
15 Andrew Thomas Georgia
16 Jacob Moretti Colorado
17 Austin Troxell Auburn
18 Robert Hainsey Notre Dame
19 Alijah Vera-Tucker USC
20 Tyrese Robinson Oklahoma
21 Netori Johnson Georgia
22 Tony Gray Mississippi
23 Jonah Melton North Carolina
24 Navaughn Donaldson Miami (FL)
25 D'antne Demery Georgia
26 Micah Clark Rutgers
27 Aaron Banks Notre Dame
28 Chuck Filiaga Michigan
29 Kayden Lyles Wisconsin
30 Josh Lugg Notre Dame
31 Brett Neilon USC
32 Adrian Ealy Oklahoma
33 Henry Bainivalu Washington
34 CJ Thorpe (Chris) Penn State
35 Wes Harris TCU
36 Marcus Minor Maryland
37 Kai-Leon Herbert Miami (FL)
38 TJ Moore (Travaris) Florida
39 Edward Ingram LSU
40 Obinna Eze Memphis
41 Kendall Randolph (KD) Alabama
42 Kevin Jarvis Michigan State
43 Grayson Reed Texas A&M
44 Matt Bockhorst Clemson
45 Ja'Raymond Hall Michigan
46 Nick Brahms Auburn
47 Jordan McNair Maryland
48 Kadeem Telfort Florida
49 Tyler Beach (Michael) Wisconsin
50 Creed Humphrey Oklahoma