Daily Blog - Tuesday June 2nd

The fifth and final category of this years brand new and improved experience chart is ready for your perusal. When most folks judge a team for the upcoming season they look at the QB, RB and WR's that are returning. A few may take the time to look at star defensive players that are back (those with a lot of sacks or interceptions). Very few look at the offensive line and yet the team that controls the line of scrimmage wins the game more often than not. Now experience on the Oline is not the only criteria for an offensive lines potential for the next year. You have to add in Blue Chips, how last years line performed (YPC rushing and sacks allowed), size, etc.

The big name teams that have the most career starts returning are Notre Dame with 100 career starts, Iowa with 99, Georgia with 99, Texas with 91 and USC with 91 and Virginia Tech with 90.

The big name teams with the fewest career starts returning are Oregon with just 20 and Oklahoma with 32.

Here are the career starts returning for all 120 teams offensive line.

1 Colorado St 129 31 Rutgers 80 61 Air Force 63 91 Michigan St 52
2 Wake Forest 119 32 Lsu 79 62 Ohio State 62 92 Kent St 50
3 E Carolina 114 33 Clemson 79 63 Marshall 61 93 Illinois 49
4 Louisiana 113 34 Stanford 78 64 Unlv 61 94 Syracuse 49
5 Uab 108 35 Michigan 76 65 Buffalo 61 95 Wisconsin 49
6 FIU 108 36 Temple 75 66 Nebraska 61 96 Smu 48
7 N Texas 103 37 Wyoming 75 67 Georgia Tech 60 97 Houston 47
8 Minnesota 102 38 Utah 74 68 N Carolina St 60 98 New Mexico 45
9 Notre Dame 100 39 Washington 71 69 Auburn 59 99 Tulsa 45
10 Iowa 99 40 W Michigan 71 70 Tulane 59 100 Usf 43
11 Middle Tenn 99 41 Iowa St 70 71 Arizona St 59 101 Ohio U 40
12 Georgia 99 42 W Kentucky 70 72 Texas Tech 59 102 Boise St 40
13 Toledo 97 43 Texas A&M 69 73 Southern Miss 58 103 Penn St 39
14 San Jose St 93 44 Virginia 69 74 Utah St 58 104 Louisville 38
15 La Tech 91 45 Cincinnati 68 75 Kansas St 58 105 Oregon St 37
16 Oklahoma St 91 46 Purdue 68 76 Tcu 57 106 Navy 36
17 Texas 91 47 Ucla 67 77 Florida 56 107 Oklahoma 32
18 Usc 91 48 Nevada 67 78 California 56 108 West Virginia 31
19 E Michigan 90 49 Vanderbilt 67 79 N Mexico St 56 109 Rice 31
20 Virginia Tech 90 50 Miss St 67 80 Missouri 56 110 Ball St 31
21 Connecticut 90 51 Mississippi 66 81 C Michigan 54 111 Ucf 28
22 Florida St 89 52 Colorado 66 82 Troy 54 112 Memphis 28
23 N Illinois 88 53 N Carolina 66 83 Idaho 54 113 Miami Oh 27
24 Wash St 87 54 Arizona 66 84 Baylor 53 114 Maryland 27
25 Utep 86 55 ULM 65 85 San Diego St 53 115 Kansas 26
26 Kentucky 86 56 Miami FL 65 86 Fresno St 53 116 Duke 25
27 Akron 85 57 Hawaii 65 87 Arkansas 52 117 Byu 23
28 Indiana 84 58 S Carolina 65 88 Alabama 52 118 Oregon 20
29 Boston College 84 59 Northwestern 64 89 Bowling Green 52 119 Arkansas St 19
30 Tennessee 80 60 Pittsburgh 63 90 FAU 52 120 Army 19