The Houston Texans have the best left tackle in the game in Laremy Tunsil.
According to analytics guru Cynthia Frelund at NFL.com, the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL is also the best blindside protector.
The tricky part about measuring production at any position on the O-line is that the sum influences each individual component. Sometimes this works in favor of my win-contribution metric, as one player really stands out, with his production shifting the output of the entire unit upward significantly. PFF rates Tunsil as the third-highest tackle in pass blocking (among those with a minimum of 300 snaps), having only allowed 29 pressures in 656 pass-pro snaps (including playoffs). My computer vision metrics add that his individual impact in pass and run snaps combined for the highest win-contribution metric among left tackles by a slim margin. This also increased the Texans’ overall O-line production according to my computer vision from right near the bottom in 2018 to 19th overall last season.
Speaking of “sum influences each individual component,” the Texans will benefit from having the sum total of their starting offensive line return in 2020. Tunsil shouldn’t be plagued with false starts now that he will have a full training camp to work with his teammates as opposed to one full week before the regular season.
