Editor's Note: Former Chiefs RT and current free agent Mitchell Schwartz was not considered due to the uncertainty of his playing future and health. Moton provides at least some level of stability for Carolina as the offensive line introduces newcomers such as first-round pick Ikem Ekwonu and free agents Bradley Bozeman and Austin Corbett. He ranks fourth among all tackles in true pass set grade since entering the league in 2016, and he jumps to first when looking at just the past two seasons. However, that's with exception of his run-blocking in 2020, as his grade fell outside the top 10 among tackles for just the second time in his NFL career. That rate of 113 snaps per knockdown ranks seventh among 49 tackles with at least 1,000 pass-blocking snaps since 2019. Munoz, who was selected third overall by the Bengals during the 1980 NFL draft dominated the position from his start to his finish after the 1992 NFL season. Munoz, who was selected third overall by the Bengals during the 1980 NFL draft dominated the position from his start to his finish after the 1992 NFL season. , but he settled in as the season progressed. He posted a 91.8 PFF grade last season, marking the third time in the past four years where he ranked second among offensive tackles in PFF grade. Brian Sipe 81. Ryan Clady, Denver Broncos 1 of 25. Fan Rankings is a registered trademark of Fan Rankings LLC. Smith has only gotten better in pass protection, too. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers desperately needed 13th overall pick Tristan Wirfs to step in as the starting right tackle and provide strong play right away. However, Thomas' improvement down the stretch in 2020 gave reason for optimism that he would come back a better player in 2021. His run blocking has been shakier, but he was more impactful in that facet in 2020 than in the two seasons prior to that. It remains to be seen whether that carries over on the right side, or if the Packers even decide to start Jenkins at right tackle when he returns from his ACL injury. Hubbard was named to four All-Pro teams and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. He might not be all that bulky, but he carries his weight where needed and can move just well enough to be a nice pass protector who can work on either side. But after Decker missed the first half of 2017, it took him until 2020 to reach the same heights. That year, he produced an 81.9 PFF grade that ranked 14th among all tackles and still stands as the seventh-best mark PFF has seen from a rookie. He started the preseason at right tackle a positional change from his time spent on the left side at Oregon before kicking back to fill in at left tackle for an injured. In fact, Brown was the only tackle overall in 2020 to start all 16 games and not once record a single-game PFF grade below 60.0. A Hall of Famer, Sapp played college football for the University of Miami, where he was recognized as a, Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is a former professional American football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He hasnt played fewer than 1,000 offensive snaps in any season since 2018, nor has he earned an overall PFF grade below 75.0. Pro Football Network analyst Matt Valdovinos ranks the top 25 offensive tackles in the NFL. Subscribe to The 33-year old Williams 96.9 PFF grade since 2020 ranks first among tackles by nearly five points, and you can make the case that he was the, in 2021 an award typically reserved for, Bakhtiari held the throne as the top pass-protecting tackle in the NFL during the five-year stretch from 2016 to 2020, prior to a 2021 season lost almost entirely to injury. That 2021 season might have come with a Pro Bowl berth, but Humphries actually deserved the Pro Bowl appearance in 2020. Luckily for the Green Bay Packers, the team had Forrest Gregg on their roster to help anchor down the tackle position while helping to allow the Packers to have the success they were able to achieve. Rayfield Wright was the linchpin of the Dallas Cowboys' offensive line from 1967-1979. Jenkins has done a little bit of everything on the Packers offensive line since he was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, making him difficult to place on this list of tackles. Roaf who would go on to play nine seasons with the Saints before finishing the next four seasons with the Chiefs. Over his career, Roaf dominance was showcased at a high level during his entire playing career. Then in 2020, Miller came out a far more polished pass-blocker. Lewan played in just five games this past season due to injuries, and he was clearly not the same player of the past, notching just a 61.8 PFF grade across his 239 snaps. He will be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame very soon. The 33-year old Williams 96.9 PFF grade since 2020 ranks first among tackles by nearly five points, and you can make the case that he was the best player in the NFL regardless of position in 2021 an award typically reserved for Aaron Donald. The new right-side tandem of Wirfs and Shaq Mason in Tampa Bay has a strong case as the best in the NFL. McGlinchey finished second to only teammate Trent Williams in run-blocking grade among tackles in 2020 (91.3). The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Related Links:if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'fanrankings_com-leader-2','ezslot_10',137,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-fanrankings_com-leader-2-0'); For new posts and be up to date to win $50 to Fanatics or Amazon. He went on to record an 88.3 overall PFF grade second among qualifying left tackles in his first season as a full-time starter last year. After a dreadful offensive line performance cost Kansas City a shot at winning Super Bowl 55, the team made a power play for Orlando Brown Jr., trading away its 2021 first-round pick, among others. Bakhtiaris run blocking was far better than anything he previously showed, as he shattered his career-high grade in that facet by 17 grading points (86.7). But in 2020, he became the all-around player the Panthers had been hoping for, posting grades above 76.0 in both facets. He was voted to three All-Pro teams and six Pro Bowls. Ogden played for the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-2007. Bakhtiari held the throne as the top pass-protecting tackle in the NFL during the five-year stretch from 2016 to 2020, prior to a 2021 season lost almost entirely to injury. During his career, Jones allowed just 23 total sacks in 180 career starts while also helping to form one of the best offensive lines in the NFL. Offensive tackles will be scarce, as usual. Ranked based on how good . Something clicked in Humphries game in Week 5 of 2020. His lowest-graded game of 2020 would have been his third-highest-graded performance of 2019. Bruce Matthews played every offensive line position at some point in his career. Lincoln weighs in on all this, how he got his nickname and more! One of those players as a right tackle is the great Ron Yary who was a key member of the Giants and was also the first offensive lineman to ever be selected number one overall after putting together a tremendous career with the USC Trojans. Jon Kitna 80. Thomas uninspiring rookie season in 2020 was made worse by the fact that a tackle drafted behind him, Tristan Wirfs, looked like a perennial All-Pro candidate. Here is a list of the best offensive tackles in the history of the NFL. While current star Aaron Donald continues to climb the rankings. This list of the top offensive tackles in American football includes all the greats from both the NFL and college football. Kirven. The NFL's top 12 offensive tackles Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Colts Jaguars Texans Titans AFC West Broncos Chargers Chiefs. Everyone sees and values things differently. Join the contest by ranking below. Slaters 3.7% pressure rate tied Wills 2020 mark for the lowest pressure rate allowed by a rookie left tackle with at least 250 pass-blocking snaps in a season since 2010. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. After tearing his MCL during the 2020 season and making a return in the postseason just a few months later the 39-year-old Andrew Whitworth is coming back for Year 17 in 2021. Thomas was selected third overall by the Browns during the 2007 NFL career and eventually would spend his entire NFL career with the club. Common sense would suggest that Duane Brown was embarking on a late-career decline in 2019 after producing one of the three lowest PFF grades of his career at 34 years old. Okereke's market will be interesting after having 151 tackles last season while Campbell finally had a healthy season for the first time in his career. One of our representatives will be in touch shortly. A minimal downfield threat in 2022, he ranked 32nd in PFF's big-time throws metric, completing fewer (eight) than Carolina's P.J. which is used by all 32 NFL teams we can easily evaluate the big men trying to protect their quarterbacks and open lanes in the run game. Joe Stydahar 4 Time NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1946, 1951) Baltimore smartly avoided having to pay Orlando Brown Jr., offloaded him for major draft capital and then signed an average, veteran offensive lineman to replace him. Vitality walked away as winners at the 2022 BLAST Premier, but they've struggled to make much of an impression at events like the Intel Extreme Masters. As was the case with Smith above, there are no durability concerns with Matthews. Player profiles compiled by Free Press sports writers Greg Levinsky and J.L. Still, since entering the league in 2017, Ramczyk has been the most valuable tackle by a substantial margin. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. He was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1971-1983. Tunsil has been a standout pass-blocker but a middling run-blocker in every season of his NFL career. 1 Joe Greene 3,939 votes Charles Edward Greene (born September 5, 1946), better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football .more #1208 of 1,316 The Best Athletes Of All Time #11 of 25 Old Athletes You Didn't Realize Are Still Alive #1 of 146 Outside of an uncharacteristically poor showing in 2019, Havenstein has been a reliable starter at right tackle for the Rams in Sean McVays offense. Decker has earned PFF grades above 75.0 in four of his six NFL seasons, including each of the last three years. because of Deckers track record at left tackle since the Lions drafted him in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He impressed there, ending the year with an 81.4 PFF grade at right tackle that ranked fifth among qualifiers at the position. Moton provides at least some level of stability for Carolina as the offensive line introduces newcomers such as first-round pick, Tunsil stepped into the NFL as a reliable pass protector, and hes developed into one of the best pass protecting tackles in the NFL in the six years since he was drafted 13th overall by the, Collins represents the Bengals' biggest addition in their offseason efforts to rebuild their offensive line and do a better job of protecting, The former Cowboys right tackle certainly offers a higher floor in pass protection than the. Part of that can be attributed to Lamar Jacksons unique skill set at quarterback and the hesitancy shown by defenses to pin their ears back and send pressure. They got that and then some. He was voted to 11 Pro Bowls and named to four All-Pro teams. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. The Hall of Famer had double-digit sacks in eight consecutive seasons from 1992-99. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. Over the last three seasons, Conklin ranks in the 95th percentile of qualifying tackles in the percentage of run-blocking plays that earned a positive grade. 90 and 71. The former first-round pick out of Utah rose to the pressure and delivered a career-best 90.6 PFF grade. He posted PFF grades in the low-to-mid 70s up to that point and played with notoriously bad discipline, leading his position with 46 penalties since 2017. His average depth of target (6. . in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft should have New Yorks offensive line in a much better spot entering next season. 1 seed in the AFC in 2022. combination that Cincinnati had at their disposal last season, but Collins is going to add the most of his value in the run game. Ogden was a key part of the offensive line that helped block for Jamal Lewis as well as a Ravens team that won Super Bowl XXXV. Moton has quietly morphed into one of the NFL's top tackles. Needless to say, it was a shock to see the 6-foot-7, 369-pound tackle outperform in pass protection as much as he did. He'd be ranked on any of our three OL lists (OT, OG, C) if set to a certain position. He notched a 91.8 PFF grade in San Francisco last season, leading all offensive tackles. He closed out his rookie regular season as the second-highest-graded right tackle in the NFL (82.2). And while that's a shame regardless of the circumstances, it's even more so considering he was fresh off a breakout year in 2019. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2023. 5. His last two seasons in 2019 and 2021 both resulted in PFF run-blocking grades above 89.0. Thats not quite where PFF grading saw Slater in 2021, but it was still an extremely impressive rookie campaign after Slater opted out of his 2020 season at Northwestern. The Baltimore Ravens inaugural draft selection Jonathan Ogden didnt let the organization down as he became a household name around the NFL while helping to block for a Ravens team that loved to run the football. He impressed there, ending the year with an 81.4 PFF grade at right tackle that ranked fifth among qualifiers at the position. Whats important is that hes now holding his own in the passing game and keeping. He was a nine-time Pro Bowler and voted to six All-Pro teams. Conklin should return to form in 2022 as a reliable pass protector and one of the leagues better run blockers at the position. 12 among tackles in the PFF era when looking at overall grade across one's first three NFL seasons. While he hadnt been performing as he did from 2013 through 2016, when he ranked seventh or higher in PFF grade each year, Smith was still producing at a high level before he went down. Hes like a guided missile with the way he tracks down defenders in space. His 91.6 pass-block grade ranked No. . His athleticism is put to use in Minnesotas outside zone-dominant rushing attack, and hes done a good job of limiting the hits on. Rank below to be added in the Power Rankings and to have a chance to win a gift card to LAZADA, Amazon, Fanatics.com, or more that is specific to you. And while there just one rookie appears on the list, it wouldnt be a surprise to see multiple first-year players rise up by the end of the year, considering it was one of the deepest tackle classes this century. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Where does Joe Thomas rank all time? No offensive tackle has logged more snaps than he has since 2015, and Smith underwhelmed for much of that span. Hes still worth a shot on a short-term deal with a team with a need at tackle like the Chicago Bears as the top tackle still available in free agency. Thats a reflection of two things availability and a well-rounded skill set. Last season, he cracked the top 10 in PFF grade with an 82.0 mark that was anchored by the fifth-best pass-blocking grade among tackles. Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1982, a five-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler. He comes in at No. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The 6-foot-8, 345-pound tackle out of Oklahoma finished the year with a 74.4 PFF pass-blocking grade the lowest of his career but still a respectable mark. Decker may not be in the Pro Bowl conversation every year, but he is an important part of Detroits efforts to rebuild their roster through the trenches. Over the past three years, Villanueva ranks 12th among left tackles in pass-blocking grade and has routinely done his job in the ground game, producing a negatively graded run-block rate that sits in the 82nd percentile at the position. PFF was higher on Bolles than most entering a pivotal 2020 season in which his future with Denver hung in the balance. Hes still worth a shot on a short-term deal with a team with a need at tackle like the. Just missing the cut is Ron Mix who dominated the AFL during his playing days while being a key member of the San Diego Chargers team that beat the Boston Patriots in the AFL Championship game in 1963. How would you rank the greatest Offensive Tackles in NFL history? Gregg helped guide the Packers to three Super Bowl titles and six NFL championships during his playing career while being selected as an All-Pro in nine different seasons. Meanwhile Shell was an eight time Pro Bowler and two time First-Team All-Pro during his career with the team between 1968 to 1982. Four offensive tackles make an appearance on the list, which is voted on by the players themselves, between Nos. 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