2012 NFL Draft guard rankings: College tackles Washington and Glenn look best
by Dan Kadar on Sep 19, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
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It's still early in the college football season, but now is as good of a time as any to update individual position rankings for the 2012 NFL Draft.
The two best guard prospects are playing left tackle this season, so that should say a little about the class. It should also say something about those players – Brandon Washington of Miami and Cordy Glenn of Georgia. Washington is a natural guard but playing tackle out of necessity. Glenn has played tackle more, but has shown he doesn't have the lateral agility to stat outside. The best pure guard is Stanford's David DeCastro, a mauling guard who is the lynchpin of the team's running game.
Note: The position rankings aren't currently in line with the site's top 200. After each position ranking is released, a new top 200 will be published.
| 1. Brandon Washington | 6'4, 320 pounds | OT/G | Miami (Fla.) *- Prospect notes |
| 2. Cordy Glenn | 6'5, 320 pounds | OT/G | Georgia - Prospect notes |
| 3. David DeCastro | 6'5, 312 pounds | G | Stanford *- Prospect notes |
| 4. Kevin Zeitler | 6'4, 315 pounds | G | Wisconsin |
| 5. Lucas Nix | 6'5, 310 pounds | G | Pittsburgh |
| 6. Larry Warford | 6'3, 340 pound | G | Kentucky * |
| 7. Stephen Good | 6'6, 292 pounds | G | Oklahoma |
| 8. Rokevious Watkins | 6'4, 325 pounds | G | South Carolina - Prospect notes |
| 9. Chris Jacobson 6'3, 290 pounds | G | Pittsburgh |
| 10. Joel Forman | 6'4, 310 pounds | | G | Michigan State |
| 11. Ryan Miller | 6'8, 310 pounds | G | Colorado - Prospect notes |
| 12. Derek Dennis | 6'3, 328 pounds | G | Temple |
| 13. Jaymes Brooks | 6'2, 312 pounds | G | Virginia Tech |
| 14. Antoine McClain | 6'5, 328 pounds | G | Clemson |
* denotes underclassman
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Glenn will be an early 2nd round pick at the latest.
Book it.
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by BigBlueIntervention on Sep 19, 2011 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
No Kelechi Osemele?
Or do you view him as a tackle prospect? I know he’s played tackle at Iowa State but the consensus is that he’ll play guard in the NFL.
A 6'8" guard at Colorado?
What is in the water up in Rockies? They have had some real behemoths on their O-line the last few years.
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by sportsfan4life2012 on Sep 19, 2011 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
Take it you have Barrett Jones at tackle?
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by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Sep 19, 2011 4:56 PM EDT reply actions
I know he's a junior
but UNC Jon Cooper is getting some Foles-level bias from me.
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