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College football: Pro Football Focus names top returning offensive tackles for 2023

Mt. Alt appears at the summit

It’s hard to find a place that compares to Notre Dame when it comes to putting elite offensive line talent into the NFL. [autotag]Zack Martin[/autotag], [autotag]Quenton Nelson[/autotag], [autotag]Ronnie Stanley[/autotag] and [autotag]Mike McGlinchey[/autotag] are some of the NFL stars (and well-paid ones at that) who once called Notre Dame home.

It would appear we’re not far off from another Notre Dame offensive lineman joining that club. Earlier this month our very own Mike Chen looked at the 2024 NFL mock drafts. Almost unanimously, left tackle Joe Alt was a projected top 10 pick.

Pro Football Focus shared its 10 highest-rated returning offensive linemen for 2023 over the weekend and wouldn’t you know it, Alt was atop the list.

Below are the 10 highest-rated returning offensive tackles according to Pro Football Focus. You’ll likely be interested to know that Notre Dame right tackle [autotag]Blake Fisher[/autotag] did not make the list. He checked in with a 72.9 grade over 13 games.

Morning mock draft: PFF predicts Zay Flowers to Bills

Morning mock draft: PFF predicts Zay Flowers to the #Bills:

Even with the addition of Deonte Harty, the Buffalo Bills could still stand to use another wide receiver on their offense.

That’s usually the case in most instances when a team has a quarterback that’s the caliber of Josh Allen.

If the Bills bring in another, Pro Football Focus uses a 2023 NFL draft mock to make the case for Zay Flowers. In a recent projection from the football analytics outlet, the Boston College wideout is the one Buffalo takes with their top selection at No. 27 overall.

Flowers is a player observers of the Bills are hopeful for ahead of the draft. It’s a logical selection as well because we already know Buffalo has interest.

At the 2023 combine, the Bills met with Flowers.

A senior last year, Flowers had his best college season in 2022. The 5-foot-10 playmaker recorded 78 catches for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns. All were far and away career-bests for Flowers.

Here’s how PFF breaks down the Bills’ selection of Flowers in their latest mock:

The Bills have been in on a handful of speedy wide receivers throughout the free-agent process, and they did come to terms with New Orleans Saints game-breaker Deonte Harty on a two-year pact, but here they continue to load up at the position with the smooth, sharp, sudden Boston College product.

With opposing defenses focusing their attention on Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis, Flowers will get open at will and could help Josh Allen mitigate some issues with running the ball too often. If he gets lost at the line, he’ll be walking in for six on a bomb from Allen. Or if he has enough room in space, he can zoom past defenders.

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