The 2024 NFL draft is just a few months away. Prospects have begun training for their individual workouts, and the NFL scouting combine. The highest-rated prospect for the Oklahoma Sooners this draft cycle is offensive tackle [autotag]Tyler Guyton[/autotag].
Guyton has a chance to be selected in the first round this April. In Mel Kiper’s first mock draft for ESPN (ESPN+) on the 2024 NFL draft, he has Guyton joining former Oklahoma Sooners [autotag]Kyler Murray[/autotag], [autotag]Marquise Brown[/autotag], and [autotag]Marquis Hayes[/autotag] in Arizona.
We’re finally back to Arizona, which almost certainly thought this pick would be much higher when it made the trade with Houston last April. I gave the Cardinals a WR1 at No. 4 overall, and this pick could be a way to solidify their bookends, as they drafted Paris Johnson Jr. at No. 6 a year ago. Johnson spent his rookie season on the right side, but he’s suited to play left tackle, as that’s where he played his final season at Ohio State. Guyton, however, spent almost all of his time at right tackle for the Sooners; he allowed zero sacks in 2023.
As I wrote in my scouting report on Guyton, NFL teams will covet his physical tools, even though he started just 15 games in college. – Kiper, ESPN
Kiper’s doing what he can to provide Kyler Murray with the tools to take the next step in his career with the Arizona Cardinals. Providing Murray with Marvin Harrison Jr. at No. 4 overall gives the Cardinals another fantastic wide receiver threat that can do it all. Guyton to Arizona gives Murray an ascending tackle who excels as a pass protector.
Guyton would be the second Sooner in as many drafts to be selected in the first round, following [autotag]Anton Harrison[/autotag]’s selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 27 overall last year.
It would be quite the feather in the cap for offensive line coach [autotag]Bill Bedenbaugh[/autotag]. [autotag]Tyler Guyton[/autotag] started his career as a defensive lineman before switching to tight end at TCU and then offensive tackle. When he arrived in Norman, he was a raw but superb athlete who transformed into a starting offensive tackle for one of the nation’s best offenses.
Any concern about Bedenbaugh’s ability to recruit and develop is unmerited as he continues to help offensive linemen find their way to the NFL.
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