2011 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Offensive Tackles

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1. Tyron Smith, USC- 1st round
2. Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin-1st round
3. Anthony Castonzo, Boston College- 1st round
4. Derek Sherrod, Miss. State- 1st round
5. Nate Solder, Colorado- 1st round
6. Ben Ijalana, Villanova- 1st-2nd round (also listed as a guard)
7. James Carpenter, Alabama- 2nd round
8. Marcus Cannon, TCU- 2nd round (also listed as a guard)
9. James Brewer, Indiana- 2nd-3rd round
10. Marcus Gilbert, Florida- 2nd-3rd round
11. Joseph Barksdale, LSU- 3rd round
12. Chris Hairston, Clemson- 3rd-4th round
13. Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh- 3rd-4th round (also listed as a guard)
14. Derek Newton, Arkansas St.- 4th round
15. DeMarcus Love, Arkansas- 4th-5th round (also listed as a guard)
16. Jah Reid, UCF- 5th round
17. Lee Ziemba, Auburn- 5th round (also listed as a guard)
18. Byron Stingily, Louisville- 5th-6th round
19. Willie Smith, East Carolina- 5th-6th round
20. Derek Hall, Stanford-6th round
21. Darius Morris, Temple-6th round
22. David Mims, Virginia Union- 6th-7th round
23. Jarriel King, South Carolina- 7th round
24. Kyle Hix, Texas-7th round
25. Adam Grant, Arizona- 7th round
26. Johnny Culbreath, South Carolina State- 7th-undrafted
27. Nick Claytor, Georgia Tech- 7th-undrafted

Overview:

While most people will say there isn’t a franchise tackle in this class, I think that is an oversimplification as there looks to be some very good talent in this group. I think any of the first 3 guys can be stars at the position. The rest of the top 15 should produce a number of quality starters, including some LT’s. Beyond them there are a number of raw prospects with solid upside, whom at the very least should be capable backups. Is there a Walter Jones or Jake Long in this group? No, but I think there is still a good bit of talent here.