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#5 Offensive Tackle – Ryan Ramczyk
While it has been tough to get Pro Bowl votes in the NFC due to guys like Tyron Smith, David Bakhtiari, Lane Johnson and still recently Trent Williams, there have been some mistakes for that third spot at least. Saints left tackle Terron Armstead has been a Pro Bowler these last two years despite being outplayed by the opposite book-end and playing in eight fewer games than him.
According to Pro Football Focus, Ryan Ramczyk is the second-highest graded offensive tackle in the league behind only Lane Johnson. He hasn’t allowed a single sack on almost 1000 total snaps and ball-carriers average a league-high 6.5 yards running off right tackle for the Saints. Coming out of Wisconsin, this young man was ready technically and physically to step into the league and play, which he did when he took over for long-time veteran Zach Strief in the season-opener as a rookie in 2017.
After starting four games at left tackle, Ramczyk moved to the right side and he has missed just one game since then. Since the NFL changed the All-Pro format to true left and right tackles recently, the then second-year guy received some second-team recognition, but I still don’t believe people give him the credit he deserves.
There is him, Lane Johnson and Mitchell Schwartz that are in the race for the best RT in the game today and there isn’t really anybody else in that conversation for me. Ramczyk is even more important to the Saints’ success when you consider the way they have run the ball behind him and that the O-line has kept both their quarterbacks clean since they both operate mostly from within the pocket.
Honorable mentions: Ronnie Stanley, Brian O’Neill, and Matt Feiler
