He’s earned an above-average grade on true pass sets and has avoided negatively graded run blocks at an above-average rate, too — both of these are stable metrics for offensive tackles. This past year, Brown produced the eighth-best on true pass sets and was 14th in negatively graded run block rate among NFL tackles.Just like Brown, Whitworth has been among the best tackles PFF has seen, and the 38-year-old is still performing at an exceptional level in pass-protection. Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys. Nonetheless, these 25 tackles have put their offenses in positions to consistently succeed. Tyron Smith is the most talented tackle in the NFL. Isaiah Wynn was a first-round selection for the Patriots in the 2018 NFL Draft. That is part of the reason why 25% of the top 20 picks in the 2020 NFL Draft were offensive tackles. His pass-protection isn’t nearly as good as some around him on this list, but it's well above-average and far from a liability.The soon-to-be 35-year-old is one of the best tackles we have ever seen in the PFF era. https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2019/06/19/the-nfls-11-best-offensive-tackles/

Draft Board Rank: 9th. and had multiple seasons in the top three. Just a couple of years into his NFL career, the former third-round pick has made his name known as one of the future stars at the position. Still, his pass-blocking is some of the best we have ever seen in the PFF era. He has produced the first-, second- and eighth-best single-season in the PFF era (all of which came from 2016-18) and still ranked second among tackles in 2019 in . You can add former Indianapolis Colts star Pat McAfee to those who have played the game ... extremely well.McAfee has been doing announcing for WWE as one of the numerous jobs he has had post-football.The punter put his NFL skills to good use Wednesday as he connected with a stellar boot to WWE NXT star Adam Cole, leaving him, um, out cold.Oh, and WWE had the big guns out, too, as you can see company exec and former in-ring star Triple H present during the altercation.A couple of the bigger legs in the NFL have a chance to be the toast of their cities if they can set the mark for longest field goal in league history.Bud Light is open to buying a beer for everyone of age (21-plus) if Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus can set the mark.It would mean the veteran would likely have to take advantage of the Mile High air -- or the road -- to kick a 65-year field goal.I have a big leg, and I've always wanted to have my name etched in history," said McManus, whose long...Matt Stafford was declared to have a false positive for COVID-19 Tuesday after supposedly testing positive Saturday.

JAKE MATTHEWS, ATLANTA FALCONS. He produced an 88.8 , ranking second in the NFL. Carolina has a sneaky great tackle duo in Moton and The Chargers were in dire need of help at tackle entering this offseason — their tackle unit ranked second-to-last among the 32 teams in . From Week 4 and on, though, he had the best run of his six-year career, slotting in as the in that span. That year, he ranked second in both at the position (90.4). To take that a step further, Johnson played 2018 with a couple of nagging injuries and still managed to produce like a top-10 tackle.Smith is coming off a bit of a down year in 2019 after producing the second-lowest , but the former mark was still good enough to rank 14th among tackles. 11.

His pressure rate allowed in that span is the best in the NFL (3.7%), just a few tenths of a percentage point better than Ramczyk in second. His in that span is the 13th-best among qualifying tackles. Poor play at the position is a hindrance to both the quarterback — especially less-experienced ones — and the offense as a whole. When talking about the NFL’s best offensive tackles in today’s game, there’s one thing that’s perfectly clear: The distinction between the left tackle and right tackle positions is basically out the door. His season have ranged from 78.6 to 85.3, forming a career pass-block that ranks 16th among 119 qualifying tackles. Matthews got off to a rough start in 2019, posting his three worst single-game grades of the year in Weeks 1, 2 and 3. When looking at the top 20 offensive tackles, guards and centers entering the 2020 season, nearly half (28) played for a playoff team last season.

1 level with his well-balanced play, as he proved in 2018. His 84.7 was the seventh-best at the position, making it 11 straight years in which he has produced a top 10 (every year since he moved to full-time tackle with the Bengals in 2009). But despite that, he’s still a top-10 tackle.The 32-year-old Castonzo got paid this offseason (two years, $33 million) — and rightfully so. The past two years, specifically, are the key reason why he ranks atop this list. But he doesn't get enough credit for what he does for the Colts’ rushing attack. In his two years prior to 2019 with the Chargers, Okung produced an above-average And Brown is a right tackle. He improved his to 89.0, ranking behind only Stanley and Bakhtiari for the best in the NFL.