| Phil Steele Blog • March 16, 2017 |
|---|
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 |