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5 Day 2 offensive tackles to keep an eye on

April 18, 2024

NCAA Football: Texas Tech at Brigham Young — Kingsley Suamataia | Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports

Keep tabs on these offensive tackles during the NFL Draft

Previously, we dove into a few Day 2 cornerback options for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2024 NFL Draft. But this year’s offensive tackle class is pretty deep, so the second and third rounds could be a good spot for the Raiders to address the trenches as well.

Below is a look at five draft prospects to keep an eye on who are ranked within the top 33 to 100 players on NFL Mock Draft Database’s consensus big board. Also included are a few notes from each tackle’s scouting reports, their RAS and some numbers from Pro Football Focus.

Jordan Morgan, Arizona

Rank: 36th overall

RAS: 9.24

Morgan has been excellent in pass protection over the last two seasons. In 2022, he allowed 17 pressures on 418 opportunities and earned the second-highest pas-blocking grade (82.0) among Pac-12 offensive tackles. This past season was even better as not only did he surrender three fewer pressures on over 40 more opportunities, but his 87.3 mark was seventh-best in the FBS. Granted, the former Wildcat’s experience is exclusively on the left side, so he would have to switch positions in Las Vegas.

Scouting report via NFL.com (full report):

Three-year starter who displayed his resilience and work ethic by coming back and playing good football after suffering a torn ACL late in the 2022 season. Morgan is both fluid and flexible in space, with the ability to help spring running plays with second-level blocks and play-side lead blocking. He fails to secure back-side cutoffs too frequently, but improving his pad level and landmarks might fix that issue. His punch approach diminishes his pass protection length and causes him to lose connection at the top of the rush. He will need to get his hands and feet synced up in order to improve his balance and consistency against athletic rushers. He’s a capable run blocker and pass protector, and he features projectable upside with more work. Morgan has the traits and talent to become a solid starting left tackle.

Kingsley Suamataia, BYU

Rank: 44th overall

RAS: 9.40

Something that could pique the Raiders’ interest in Suamataia is that he has experience playing at both tackle spots. Also, he graded significantly higher as a run blocker on the right side with a mark of 74.2 in 2022 before an over 20-point drop off this past season at 52.9. Meanwhile, he’s been consistently productive in pass protection, surrendering 11 pressures at right tackle and 13 on the left.

Scouting report via Bleacher Report (full report):

Overall, Suamataia has the physical tools of a starting tackle with an unrefined skill set that is built on flashes rather than proven consistency. But he’ll be only 21 when he gets drafted, and he has the runway to add polish to his game and bridge that gap within his first contract in an RPO/play-action based system that can help bring him along slowly.

Patrick Paul, Houston

NCAA Football: Houston at Texas Tech — Patrick Paul

Rank: 65th overall

RAS: 9.67

While Paul’s experience is exclusively at left tackle, he is an impressive athlete who could potentially switch sides in Las Vegas. He has a great track record of success in pass protection after surrendering just nine pressures on nearly 500 snaps as a pass-blocker this past fall. That led to him leading all FBS tackles with a PFF pass-blocking grade of 91.5, one spot ahead of Joe Alt. The Houston product does have an underwhelming mark in the ground game though at 69.4, which was a career-high.

Scouting report via B/R (full report):

Paul is an effective combo and climb zone run-blocker with the ability to feed the first-level defender over before intersecting and sealing off second-level targets. He can torque and initially kick out the frontside defensive end, but he quickly loses leverage in the second phase of the block due to persistently wide and high hand placement, negating his leverage and sustain ability. He also has a bad habit of either dipping his head into contact and/or peaking back to the ball on the front side of runs, resulting in too many quick sheds.

Kiran Amegadjie, Yale

Rank: 70th overall

RAS: N/A (did not test, quad injury)

Unfortunately, the quad injury limited Amegadjie to just four games this past season, meaning his 2023 stats and grades aren’t very relevant given the small sample size. According to Draft Wire’s Jeff Risdon, the Yale product had surgery in October which is the reason why he hasn’t been able to participate in any pre-draft events outside of interviews or meetings with teams. But the 6-foot-5 and 323-pounder with over 36-inch arms has a great frame that offensive line coaches would love to work with, and it helps that he has experience playing guard as well.

Scouting report via NFL.com (full report):

With a rare blend of athletic traits and eye-popping length, it might be a mistake to bet against the high number of boxes Amegadjie checks. His hand usage is a work in progress, and he hasn’t learned to consistently get into blocks with proper footwork and body control, but both issues are coachable and likely to be corrected. Provided he improves his punch-timing and placement, his ability to keep rushers at the end of his length could become a big advantage. Amegadjie already possesses impressive explosiveness as a drive blocker and could become a quality NFL starter once his tutelage is complete.

Blake Fisher, Notre Dame

Rank: 90th overall

RAS: 7.72

Fisher is a pure right tackle prospect with nearly 1,700 career snaps on the right edge at Notre Dame. However, his college numbers are underwhelming after giving up 15 pressures on just 345 opportunities, including three sacks last season. The year before was worse with 17 pressures, 388 opportunities and five sacks. Also, his run-blocking grade topped out at 71.8 in 2022.