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2019 NFL Draft: Top 5 offensive tackle rankings

By Brooks Austin

GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Feleipe Franks #13 of the Florida Gators attempts a pass during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Feleipe Franks #13 of the Florida Gators attempts a pass during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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WACO, TX – NOVEMBER 19: Alex Barnes #34 of the Kansas State Wildcats celebrates his touchdown with Dalton Risner #71 of the Kansas State Wildcats against the Baylor Bears at McLane Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
WACO, TX – NOVEMBER 19: Alex Barnes #34 of the Kansas State Wildcats celebrates his touchdown with Dalton Risner #71 of the Kansas State Wildcats against the Baylor Bears at McLane Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

4.) Dalton Risner, Kansas St.

I’ll be honest, I did not expect to see much from Risner when I turned on the tape.

It was late, I was about four hours deep into a YouTube game film wormhole, and then all of a sudden: BOOM. Dalton Risner pops up on my screen and for the first time in the 2019 NFL Draft class I saw an offensive lineman that was out for blood.

This is a young man whose primary concern is inflicting as much power and impact upon his opponent from the first snap.

Now, is Risner your prototypical NFL tackle in the sense that he’s 6’5″ 325 lbs? No, but he is no doubt the best run blocker in this draft. And for that reason I think he can stay at tackle in the NFL.

I have some clips of Risner doing what he does best, move people. First, here he is working against first-round prospect Montez Sweat. Here he is against Texas coming like a freight train.

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