Watching the small sample of preseason it is pretty clear we still have work to do on the offensive line, I really have no idea what next years crop looks like but I do think it is something we should watch closely this season
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Here are a few centers. The same site also lists some guards and tackles.
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://aheadofthepac.com/2014/07/22/2015-draft-prospects-preview-centers/'>http://aheadofthepac.com/2014/07/22/2015-draft-prospects-preview-centers/</a>[/quote
http://m.auburntigers.com/m/sports/m-foo...42484.html
Would love to see us grab Cedric Ogbuehi (TAMU) and place him at RT/RG and hope that Paztor shows he is above average at the other position.
We hopefully won't be in a position to draft him though....
I can see Linder actually taking over the C position down the line (next year) so that would leave the line of:
Joekel...Beadles...Linder...???//Paztor....Paztor//???
Ogbuehi could play either spot at a very high level.
Other OL I like:
Brandon Scherff - Iowa
Hronnis Grasu - Oregon
Andus Peat - Stanford
Spencer Drango - Baylor (If back checks out)
Issac Seumalo - Oregon State
Stay Away:
La'el Collins - LSU (scheme fit)
Reese Dismukes - Auburn (racial comments)
Can Paztor play guard efficiently? Beauty of us needing a guard and/or center is that if we finish in thr top ten we could trade down, collect more picks and get our new starter. Dismukes is a beast, but it's just so hard to truly gauge his full skill set in Auburn's system.
Isaac Seumalo from Oregon State.
Big fan of Oregon's Center Hronnis Grasu
A.J. Cann from South Carolina also.
No mention of the FSU guards?! Two of the top four guard prospects in the country. Both are over 330 pound maulers and some opposing coaches have said they've never seen interior lineman that get to the second level more quickly.
Sorry for being a homer, but these are two players to be excited about.
Josue Matias - 6'6 331 lb
Tre Jackson - 6'4 339 lb
I like Josue Matias better as a prospect. I think Jackson's weight will be a concern.
Quote:Would love to see us grab Cedric Ogbuehi (TAMU) and place him at RT/RG and hope that Paztor shows he is above average at the other position.
We hopefully won't be in a position to draft him though....
That is what I was going to say. He's projected as a top 5 pick.
It's too bad the Browns matched the offer to Alex Mack. I think the o-line would be pretty solid if not for that position. I'm pretty certain Caldwell will address the offensive line next offseason the way they did the defensive line this past offseason. Luckily for us, you only need a couple of offensive linemen as opposed to the d-line where you bring them in waves. Depth is good to have on the offensive line but it's not nearly as essential as it is on the d-line.
Quote:It's too bad the Browns matched the offer to Alex Mack. I think the o-line would be pretty solid if not for that position. I'm pretty certain Caldwell will address the offensive line next offseason the way they did the defensive line this past offseason. Luckily for us, you only need a couple of offensive linemen as opposed to the d-line where you bring them in waves. Depth is good to have on the offensive line but it's not nearly as essential as it is on the d-line.
Would have been so nice
Joeckel (future pro bowler)
Beadles (former pro bowler)
Mack (current pro bowler)
That's your left side of the line. Nasty!
Reese Dismukes - Auburn
Remember this guy. Look at FSU Nose tackle at the end of the game. He will wear you down as the game goes by. You must be a bammer fan if you think he is a racist.Yes he called a bammer recruit the n. word.With the whole offensive line standing behind him.(all black) Most loved player and by far leader of Auburns great offense.Makes calls on the line to move into spread or Zone read. 4 year starter in the SEC!!!!!
2014 | Named to Rimington Trophy watch list for 2014, after being a finalist last season ... Lindy's, Sporting News, CFB Matrix first team preseason All-America ... Athlon, Phil Steele, Sports Illustrated second team preseason All-America ... preseason first team all-SEC (SEC media, Athlon, Phil Steele, Birmingham News, Lindy's, Sporting News, CFB Matrix, CBS Sports) ... Outland Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award watch lists ... represented Auburn at SEC Media Days
2013 | Third-year starter at center ... Rimington Trophy finalist ... Sporting News third team All-American ... first team All-SEC center ... 37 career starts ... 124 knockdowns and graded more than 90% for season ... SEC offensive lineman of the week (Georgia) ... preseason second team all-SEC (SEC coaches, SEC media) ... Phil Steele midseason 3rd team all-SEC... game captain every game ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Ken Rice Award as Auburn's best blocking lineman
2012 | Second-year starting center ... 23 career starts ... missed the Clemson game ... returned to starting lineup at Mississippi State ... injury kept him out of Ole Miss game ... Rimington Trophy watch list ... preseason all-SEC 2nd team (SEC media, Birmingham News)
2011 | SEC Coaches' All-Freshman Team ... CBS Sports Freshman All-American ... started all 13 games at center ... first true freshman to start at center for Auburn since Ryan Pugh in 2007... one of two Auburn offensive players to start every game and the only to start all 13 at the same position ... part of an offensive line that paved the way Auburn ground game to finish fourth in SEC in rushing ... also helped lead the way for running back Michael Dyer to rush for the second-highest total in the SEC ... started at center in his first collegiate game against Utah State
Quote:Can Paztor play guard efficiently? Beauty of us needing a guard and/or center is that if we finish in thr top ten we could trade down, collect more picks and get our new starter. Dismukes is a beast, but it's just so hard to truly gauge his full skill set in Auburn's system.
Auburn is moving to a passing attack this year. It will be good to see how Dismukes handles it.
Quote:Reese Dismukes - Auburn
Remember this guy. Look at FSU Nose tackle at the end of the game. He will wear you down as the game goes by. You must be a bammer fan if you think he is a racist.Yes he called a bammer recruit the n. word.With the whole offensive line standing behind him.(all black) Most loved player and by far leader of Auburns great offense.Makes calls on the line to move into spread or Zone read. 4 year starter in the SEC!!!!!
Lol I think we understand you're an Auburn fan...
I'm not a Alabama fan by any means but I do think that showed a big mental lapse to call a 17/18 year old a racial name in front of many other 17/18 year olds when you are a "leader".
It will be nice to see if they move to a passing attack because watching Auburn I still wonder how they managed 200+ pass attempts..some games felt like there was only 5 pass attempts with the way the running game was churning.
Quote:Reese Dismukes - Auburn
Remember this guy. Look at FSU Nose tackle at the end of the game. He will wear you down as the game goes by. You must be a bammer fan if you think he is a racist.Yes he called a bammer recruit the n. word.With the whole offensive line standing behind him.(all black) Most loved player and by far leader of Auburns great offense.Makes calls on the line to move into spread or Zone read. 4 year starter in the SEC!!!!!
Yeah, clearly. Must be a "bammer fan".
OK I guess the coffee was a little strong this morning. All is cool and football is finally here
Quote:Would love to see us grab Cedric Ogbuehi (TAMU) and place him at RT/RG and hope that Paztor shows he is above average at the other position.
We hopefully won't be in a position to draft him though....
I can see Linder actually taking over the C position down the line (next year) so that would leave the line of:
Joekel...Beadles...Linder...???//Paztor....Paztor//???
Ogbuehi could play either spot at a very high level.
Other OL I like:
Brandon Scherff - Iowa
Hronnis Grasu - Oregon
Andus Peat - Stanford
Spencer Drango - Baylor (If back checks out)
Issac Seumalo - Oregon State
Stay Away:
La'el Collins - LSU (scheme fit)
Reese Dismukes - Auburn (racial comments)
Man why do Centers always have weird names haha.
I really like La'el Collins.