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Early 2026 NFL Draft Offensive Tackle Rankings

·1 hr 37 min·5 clips

Markel Bell’s 6-foot-9, 346-pound frame can either overwhelm defenders or get forklifted backward.

The room starts loose. Trevor Sikkema and Connor Rogers open with the usual live-show chaos, joking through name by name run-throughs and single-cam bits before settling into offensive tackle rankings. Then the football talk takes over. They treat the position like a real board exercise, weighing size, athleticism, violence, and projection against the kind of consistency NFL teams actually need. The hands matter a lot. They spend real time on wide hands, active hands, and whether a tackle resets cleanly instead of reaching and grabbing. Penalties matter too. False starts and holding calls come up as signs that a player is still learning how to trust his athleticism without overcooking the first step. Run blocking is part of the argument. They dig into whether a lineman can sustain blocks, land on the target on the move, and stay useful when working to the second level. Kelvin Banks becomes a helpful reference point. He is used to show the difference between a big, aggressive finisher and a player who still has to decide when to strike and when to stay square. The conversation keeps circling that tension. A prospect can have violent intent and excellent tools and still need more discipline to turn flashes into dependable reps. Senior Bowl work helps the case. They point to practice reps, especially one on ones, as proof that some of these tackles can absolutely look light and controlled even at 320 plus pounds. The rankings stay central. Rather than treating the list like a static reveal, they keep testing each slot against tape habits and how an NFL team might actually use the player. The pacing stays conversational. It feels like draft room friends working through a position nobody wants to get wrong, then wrapping by teeing up safeties next week and the free agency chaos after that.

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A tackle-ranking episode that mixes banter with grounded draft evaluation.

Trevor Sikkema and Connor Rogers turn a positional rankings episode into a lively tackle debate. The banter is loose at the start, but it settles into the draft-room kind of judgment the show does best, with the focus staying on where each tackle belongs.

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A tackle-nerd listen for your next board update.

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