OL Nick Gates (56)
Again, this isn’t a scenario where we expected to see Nick Gates earn an 80s rating or even a high 70s rating, but being slapped with an overall rating of 56 seems like a swing and a miss.
A quality utility lineman, Gates can play both tackle positions and both guard positions in a pinch, and has even practiced his snapping a bit. Oh, and did we mention he’s also a go-to in jumbo TE sets?
Due to injuries, Gates was forced into playing 290 snaps in 2019, and surrendered just a single sack over that span. He was not called for a single penalty and earned an overall grade of 77.0 from Pro Football Focus, including a 71.5 pass blocking grade and a 75.9 run blocking grade.