By Mike Farrell
The rating of the top offensive linemen entering any season is always an annual treat. Sometimes they pan out, and sometimes they flip. Who is this year’s slam dunk, and which guy on this list will make me look dumb? Here’s my top 50 in order and ranked in tiers — it’s called the Farrell 50, and I’ve been doing it since 2010.
Tier One
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame
2. JC Latham, Alabama
3. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
4. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
5. Zak Zinter, Michigan
6. Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
7. Christian Mahogany, Boston College
Tier Two
8. Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
9. Jonah Monheim, USC
10. Beaux Limmer, Arkansas
11. Sataoa Laumea, Utah
12. Drake Nugent, Michigan
13. Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
14. Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
15. Javon Foster, Missouri
16. Christian Haynes, UConn
17. Will Campbell, LSU
18. Jordan Morgan, Arizona
19. Trevor Keegan, Michigan
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20. Zach Frazier, West Virginia
21. Troy Fautanu, Washington
Tier Three
22. Bryan Hudson, Louisville
23. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
24. Connor Colby, Iowa
25. Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
26. Isaiah Adams, Illinois
27. Javion Cohen, Miami
28. Will Putnam, Clemson
29. Robert Scott, Florida State
30. Mike Novitsky, Kansas
31. Jack Nelson, Wisconsin
Tier Four
32. Matt Goncalves, Pitt
33. Brady Latham, Arkansas
34. Bryce Foster, Texas A&M
35. Marcellus Marshall, UCF
36. Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane
37. Blake Miller, Clemson
38. Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
39. Kenneth Horsey, Kentucky
40. Walker Parks, Clemson
41. Tate Ratledge, Georgia
42. Jeremiah Byers, Florida State
43. Matt Jones, Ohio State
44. Lokahi Pauole, UCF
45. Cam’Ron Johnson, Missouri
46. Garrett Curran, Boise State
47. Brandon Coleman, TCU
