Spring soccer has begun and can be in full swing throughout the nation quickly. This results in a have a look at the highest 10 gamers returning at every place, persevering with at this time with the offensive linemen.
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1. Paris Johnson, Ohio State
Johnson performed guard final yr for the Buckeyes and was merely dominant in each the run and cross sport. He’ll transfer again out to sort out this yr and can be among the many favorites for the Outland Trophy.
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2. Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
PFF has rated Skoronski within the high 15 of all offensive tackles over the past two years, and it is easy to see why. He is obtained wonderful athleticism for his dimension, and he strikes easily to forestall defenders from getting within the backfield.
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3. Andrew Voorhees, USC
The massive man from USC made a seamless transition from guard to sort out in the course of the 2021 season and he proved to be dominant at each positions. He was one of many solely gamers to grade above 90 in PFF’s rankings as each a cross and run blocker.
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4. Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
One other nice offensive lineman from the manufacturing unit in South Bend, Patterson assumes the mantle of the nation’s high heart with Tyler Linderbaum off to the professionals. He did not enable a single sack in 526 pass-blocking snaps final season.
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5. Connor Galvin, Baylor
Galvin allowed solely three pressures final season, and he helped lead Baylor to the Large 12 title. And he performed clear: He solely had one penalty all season.
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6. Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin
Tippmann received the Badgers‘ beginning heart job final yr in a little bit of a shock, however he wound up being one of the best participant on their complete offensive line. He is enormous for a middle at 6-foot-6, however he bends nicely and is a mauler within the run sport.
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7. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
Whereas a bit undersized for a left sort out at solely 6-3, Beebe made huge strides in 2021 and bumped his PFF grade to 85.4, good for a high 10 mark within the nation. He’ll look to develop much more in 2022.
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8. O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
Torrence adopted Billy Napier from Louisiana to Florida, and it is a good factor for the Gators that he did. He is allowed a complete of 17 pressures in three seasons for his profession and has by no means allowed a sack. He is on the quick checklist for finest guards in all of school soccer.
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9. Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
The Wolverines reload once more on their offensive line, getting the All-American heart from Virginia to hitch their ranks. He had the third-highest run blocking grade within the nation final yr amongst all facilities, per PFF.
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10. Zion Nelson, Miami
It was a little bit of a shock that he did not flip professional after an awesome 2021 season, nevertheless it’s nice information for QB Tyler Van Dyke and the remainder of the Hurricanes. Nelson is an outstanding cross blocker – he gave up solely six pressures and completed with PFF’s high pass-blocking grade amongst all Energy 5 tackles.
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