ProFootballFocus tweeted the top four offensive tackle seasons of the decade according to PFF Wins Above Replacement yesterday and Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk fell at No. 2 on the list.
Best offensive tackle seasons of the decade, per PFF WAR
➤ Mitchell Schwartz 2019
➤ Ryan Ramczyk 2019
➤ Tyron Smith 2015
➤ Mitchell Schwartz 2018 pic.twitter.com/X5weZjKfo0— PFF (@PFF) July 14, 2020
PFF WAR is a statistic that looks at how good a player was over a certain period of time, maps that production into a “wins” value for his team, simulates the same team if a replacement-level player was at the position and creates a numerical value of how many wins above replacement the player is worth.
Broken down into a very simple sentence: Ryan Ramczyk’s 2019 season was the second best offensive tackle season of the decade.
The New Orleans Saints have gotten everything they asked for and more from the former Badger after selecting him with the No. 32 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Since entering the league Ramczyk has started 47 of a possible 48 games and has become a premier player at the right tackle position–earning honors including an All-Rookie team nod in 2017 and first-team All-Pro in 2019 when he recorded a PFF grade of 90.9 to go along with his WAR value.
The former Badger is under contract through the 2021 season though is set up to be starting on the Saints’ offensive line for years to come.