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I think it will be hard for the team to find someone who can come in and make immediate contributions at tackle; however, there might be some solid value left toward the end of the third round or in the first half of the third day. Someone like Kyle Murphy could make sense. While he's not great from an athletic or length standpoint, he has experience on both sides of the line and as a jumbo (third) lineman. He doesn't always make it look pretty, but he can get the job done often enough to consider in the third or fourth.
Two guys from smaller schools, Joe Haeg and Willie Beavers, also look athletic enough to consider around the fourth round if possible. Spencer Drango has kind of a weird body for a tackle, but reminds me a little bit of Logan Mankins and could move inside to guard if he doesn't succeed outside; it looks like he's also considered more of a fourth-round pick. I like Cole Toner from Harvard in the same fourth/fifth range.
As an outside-the-box option, how about Max Tuerk from Southern California? Very tall and very athletic center who started five games at left tackle, one at right tackle, and fourteen at left guard in addition to center duties. His size might make him someone to consider for a conversion back outside, and his recent ACL tear could cause him to be available later than his talent would warrant.
Good stuff. Like you website too. Are you planning on doing a post about offensive blocking schemes like your NFL Defensive Scheme Notes. That's something I'm looking for.
I like the depth at OT in this draft but I'm less enamoured by the options at 60. Unless there's a mid 2nd round run on OTs, there's an excellent opportunity to take a different position at 60 (CB/DE/DT/LB) and then trade back into the third and pick up the OT there if we like a Clark/Coleman or Hawkins. The more I think about it though, Joe Haeg is quickly becoming my current favourite of the available OTs. Murphy is interesting and the Stanford thing makes him a possibility but I could never get onboard with his tape. A decent swing tackle at the end of the 3rd or preferrably 4th round for me.