2024 NFL Draft Bible: Offensive Tackles

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RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | FORTY | PROJECTION

1. Joe Alt, Jr, Notre Dame, 6-9, 321, 5.05, Rd1

A projected top-five selection, Alt remains a dark horse option for the Patriots at number three. He checks all the boxes with his ginormous size, length, technique and agility. Alt is the whole package, one of the youngest prospects in this year's draft (will be 21-year old rookie) and is an instant plug-and-play starting left tackle for the next decade. He looks to follow in the steps of hid father, John Alt, a first-round pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. 

"My dad did the same thing, tight end his first two years of college [at Iowa} and ended up playing on the O-line," Alt stated. "He's the one who told me to play tight end to keep the game fun and get my foot speed. We kind of knew my game was going to be transformed to tackle, just the way my body was growing."

2. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State, 6-6, 312, 5.11, Rd1

Many were surprised a year ago when Fashanu opted to return to Happy Valley. He posted another All-Big Ten campaign and has allowed just one sack on 680 pass-protection snaps over the past two seasons. However, a tweaked hamstring injury, which occurred on his first forty attempt at the combine slowed Fashanu during the draft process, as he was limited at pro day. His lack of availability may have hurt his stock some but Fashanu owns all the tools to be a starting left tackle on the big stage. Expect to hear his name called within the top half of the first round. 

"In the NFL, I could point out a guy like Maxx Crosby [of Las Vegas] who will get a lot of wins with his first pass rush," Fashanu said. "A lot of success comes with the second move. They get off the ball, the O-lineman has hands on him, he gets the hands off and finishes the play or makes the sack. The way I counter those high-energy guys has to do with my grip strength. Once I get my hands on the D-lineman, the play is not over until that ball's in the air."

3. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State, 6-6, 324, 5.13, Rd1

An uber-aggressive blocker who plays with a mean streak, Fuaga needs to learn how to harness some of his emotions, as he was flagged for six false starts this past season and eight penalties overall. Known as a pure bully in the run game, Fuaga held up well in pass protection at the Senior Bowl, solidifying his status as a bonafide first round talent. He owns the skill-set to start at any tackle or guard spot in the NFL, so his versatility brings added value. 

“All my siblings went here,” Fuaga told the Tacoma News-Tribune in 2019. “It’s like a home for me. The losing, it’s difficult to overcome. I come from a school that doesn’t win a lot, but I’m trying to change that.”