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#72 Overall, Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans Saints, Right Tackle, #12 Offensive Lineman
2023 Pre-Season Rank #94, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #88, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #98, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #107. Peak Period: 2017-21
Ramcyzk is well over the AV/G for his position and, for a brief time, could claim to be the most underrated Tackle in football (2018-20). The last two seasons have been pedestrian by his standards, and he only has one First Team All-Pro and two Second Team All-Pros as accolades.
Without building on that resume, Ramcyck will be forgotten among institutions other than the Saints Hall of Fame.
#29 Overall, Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts, Left Guard, #5 Offensive Lineman
2023 Pre-Season Rank #42, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #51, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #78, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #89. Peak Period: 2018-22
No other Offensive Linemen who debuted in 2018 have been as good as Nelson. Six years don’t make the Hall for an O-Lineman (well, it did for Tony Boselli), but when you lay out a three-year streak of First Team All-Pro with a Pro Bowl every year, this bodes well for a bust in Canton. Nelson’s AV/G is well over the MPA, which is very impressive.
#30 Overall, David Bahktiari, Free Agent, Left Tackle, #6 Offensive Lineman
2023 Pre-Season Rank #27, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #30, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #58, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #56. Peak Period: 2016-2020
Bakhtiari was Aaron Rodger's top Offensive Lineman for years, and for a time, it looked like he was criminally disrespected by Pro Bowl and All-Pro voters. That would change, but shortly after his injuries held him to 13 Games from 2021 to 2023. He is now a Free Agent and might never play another down in the NFL. If that is the case, did he do enough?
It's likely not, as the logjam for Offensive Linemen is looking a lot like Wide Receivers, and the road will be hard. Bakhtiari will, though, enter the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame early, and hopefully, he will do one of his beer speed chugs.
#105 Overall, Zach Ertz, Washington Commanders, #5 Tight End
2023 Pre-Season Rank #99, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #103, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #119, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #106.
Zach Ertz joins the Washington Commanders this year after his lowest season of productivity (187 RY/1 TD) in Arizona. Ertz had a great run earlier in his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he went to three straight Pro Bowls, but that was a long time ago.
The Hall is looking out of his reach, but he did win a Super Bowl with the Eagles, and their Hall looks like a nice fit for the Tight End.