2015 class · 20 prospects

Offensive tackle OT

Athleticism + games started + Senior Bowl invite carry most of the weight — college stats say little about offensive line play.

Likeliest career, by the outcome model.

How many offensive tackles land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.

Elite
0
None in this class — the top is thin
Starter
14
Multi-year NFL starter
Role
6
Rotational / depth
Bust
0
Nobody here busts as his likeliest outcome — individual risk still varies, see the rows below
Likeliest career across the OT class
Elite
0
Starter
14
Role
6
Bust
0

The board.

All 20 offensive tackles with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2015 board, tier by tier.

Blue Chip0 players

The top shelf is bare: no offensive tackle in the 2015 class earns a blue-chip grade.

1st Round2 players

The first-round tier is a pair: D.J. Humphries out of Florida at No. 16, with Andrus Peat at No. 25 behind him. After Peat the board breathes — Cedric Ogbuehi projects 10 picks later. No red flags either — the tier's worst bust number is just 4 percent, from a model that reads offensive tackles well.

16
D.J. Humphries
Florida· 6'5" · 307 lb
A first-round grade, No. 16 on our board.
1st Round
bust risk 4%
25
Andrus Peat
Stanford· 6'7" · 313 lb
A first-round grade, No. 25 on our board.
1st Round
bust risk 4%
Day 213 players

This is where the class lives: 13 offensive tackles carry a Day 2 grade, with Cedric Ogbuehi out of Texas A&M at the front of the line at No. 35 overall. There is a real step down from there — Corey Robinson sits 19 projected picks behind Rodgers. Notably clean, too — nobody in the group trips the bust model, which has real signal at offensive tackle.

35
Cedric Ogbuehi
Texas A&M· 6'5" · 306 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 35 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 6%
43
Tyrus Thompson
Oklahoma· 6'5" · 324 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 43 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 6%
59
Ereck Flowers
Miami (FL)· 6'6" · 329 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 59 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 8%
65
Brandon Scherff
Iowa· 6'5" · 319 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 65 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 4%
68
Jake Fisher
Oregon· 6'6" · 306 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 68 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 6%
76
Laurence Gibson
Virginia Tech· 6'6" · 305 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 76 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 6%
77
Donovan Smith
Penn St.· 6'6" · 338 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 77 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 6%
78
Austin Shepherd
Alabama· 6'4" · 315 lb
A Day 2 grade, No. 78 on our board.
Day 2
bust risk 8%
Day 35 players

The Day 3 tier runs 5 deep, opening with Corey Robinson out of South Carolina at No. 123 and closing with Denzelle Good at No. 200. No red flags either — the tier's worst bust number is just 15 percent, from a model that reads offensive tackles well.