Monday, January 23, 2012

2012 Top 10 Offensive Tackle Prospects

Lapeer East's Jake Long, Flint Carman-Ainsworth's Jon Runyan, Rockford's Joe Staley, Detroit Southwestern's Luis Sharpe and Clawson's Jon Jansen are just a few of the best offensive tackles ever to line up from the state of Michigan.  The Great Lakes State has a long and storied history of producing top quality offensive tackles. To prove that fact, of the four offensive tackles selected to start the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl, two hail from Michigan -- Long (for the AFC) and Staley (for the NFC).

This season, the smart college football recruiter found a bevy of talented offensive tackles to choose from for the Class of 2012. Here are the top 10 offensive tackle prospects for 2012 from the state of Michigan --

Top 10 Offensive Tackle Prospects --
1. Ben Braden-6-6, 315-Rockford
2. Kodi Kieler-6-5, 305-Gibraltar Carlson
3. Taylor Moton-6-5, 280-Okemos
4. Dan Gibbs-6-8, 320-Birmingham Seaholm
5. Kellen Sorenson-6-6, 305-Carleton Airport
6. Drake Miller-6-6, 270-Sturgis
7. Robert Riche-6-6, 265-Plymouth
8. Andrew Wylie-6-6, 285-Midland
9. Jack Conklin-6-6, 280-Plainwell
10. Sam Tate-6-5, 285-Detroit King

*Others of note include Chase Deback-6-7, 300-Charlotte, Chauncey Briggs-6-6, 330-West Bloomfield (SMU verbal), Brandon Brown-6-6, 295-Bath, Collin Goetz-6-7, 260-Oxford (CMU verbal) and Griffen Dean-6-7, 255-Gaylord.

Check back later this week for the top 10 offensive guard prospects for the Class of 2012.

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