While hosting ESPNU Radio’s “The First Team” Tuesday morning on Sirius XM, former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy talked offensive tackles and who he’d name the best in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs, Alabama’s Jedrick Wills, Louisville’s Mekhi Becton and Georgia’s Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson are all viewed as the top offensive tackle prospects in this month’s draft, and all could go in the first round on April 23rd.
However, one of these guys has to go first. So who will that be?
Former college and NFL coach Charlie Weiss joined McElroy’s show and asked him for some assistance in separating the tackles from one another.
McElroy took a while, but he eventually answered the question, stating that Thomas is the best answer longterm.
McElroy’s response:
“The guy that I have legitimate questions about is Mekhi Becton. So basically, I’m good with any of the first round tackles (excluding Becton), whatever order you want to have them in. I think Wills is probably the best run blocker of the bunch, but I don’t think he’s a Left Tackle under any circumstance. So I think both he and Wirfs are both very, very solid, but the guy, if I had to play one on the left side, it would be Andrew Thomas, he’s the one I’d feel good about longterm.”
Andrew Thomas’ Georgia career:
Thomas was named to Freshman All-America Teams by ESPN, USA Today and the Football Writers Association of America in 2017. He played in all 15 games, making 15 starts as a true freshman at right tackle. Additionally, he was one of three offensive Newcomers of the Year.
During his sophomore year, He switched to left tackle and earned second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-SEC honors after starting 13 games.
In 2019, he started 13 games at left tackle and was awarded first-team Associated Press All-American and first-team all-conference honors.
