Would it be too premature to say that Joe Alt will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after two games? Yes. But Greg Roman would not be surprised if that’s how it all pans out for Alt.
Roman compared Alt’s career path to Jonathan Ogden, one of his players when he was the Ravens’ assistant offensive line coach in 2006.
The potential is limitless. I was with Jonathan Ogden many years ago, and he has a chance to touch that stratosphere. But that’s a lot of work, a lot of time, a lot of knowledge, a lot of experience away. Right now he is battling every day to get everything down, learn — empirical data is the best data and his ability to learn from experience has been great so far. His ability to file things away and move on to the next thing is very big.
Ogden was a cornerstone of the Ravens over 12 seasons. Except for his rookie year, he was named to the Pro Bowl in every season of his career. Ogden helped Baltimore to a Super Bowl victory in 2001.
You couldn’t have asked for a better start to Alt’s professional career.
Alt was tasked with blocking Maxx Crosby in his first regular season game, and he exceeded expectations. Alt allowed zero quarterback pressures in 11 pass-block snaps against Crosby, who had not been held to zero pressures against an offensive lineman since Week 9 of the 2022 season.
In Week 2, Alt gave former first-round pick Jadeveon Clowney the lowest overall game grade by Pro Football Focus of his decade-long career.
Now, Alt will get another premier edge rusher in T.J. Watt this weekend.
“Crosby Week One, now you’ve got T.J. Watt, Merry Christmas,” Roman said.