09-29-2020, 01:07 PM
(09-28-2020, 04:51 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: While he's really good, Clemson just doesn't have a great track record of OL doing well in the pros. Their last 3 are:
- John Simpson (drafted this year, 4th round, Raiders). Jury, of course, is still out.
- Taylor Hearn (UDFA from 2018, played 4 games and is out of football). 'nuff said.
- Tyler Shatley (UDFA from 2014, has started a few games here and there for Jags). Is the Jags version of Scott Kooistra, only he plays G rather than T.
Again, I'm not saying Carman can't be a good player in the league, but if I'm drafting someone high from Clemson, it is a defensive player or a WR and I'll try and snag OL 3rd round or later.
EDIT*** Just revisiting this now; if not for the fact that Sewell is BEYOND dominant, a sure thing and a complete force at OT, I would've shied away from him as well, as Oregon has similarly not produced a good Olineman since, well, ever lol. Ok fine, Max Unger in 2009, but that's it (Kyle Long was NEVER good and only got by on his name; I still can't believe he made 3 PBs...).
If Jackson Carman went to Ohio State like he was supposed too we would be talking about him as a first round guy right now lol. He's from Fairfield just north of Cincy (good chance he grew up a Bengals fan lol) and was the #1 ranked player in Ohio in 2018.
Carman is going to be a guy that rises through the draft process.