Top 10 offensive tackles in the On3 College Football Top 100

Few pieces of a college football offense are more important than tackles, where a stone wall of a blocker makes a world of difference for any quarterback. So, ahead of the 2023-24 season, On3 experts Charles Power and Clark Brooks broke down who they believe will be the best blockers at OT this fall as part of the On3 College Football Top 100.

This post will merely address the best tackles, but you can click that link above to view the entire top 100. For the best tackles and where they stand in relation to the overall rankings, read below:

On3 College Football Top 100: 10 best edge rushers

Player Name (Overall On3 100 Ranking) | School

1. Olu Fashanu (7th) | Penn State
2. Joe Alt (8th) | Notre Dame
3. Graham Barton (12th) | Duke
4. JC Latham (28th) | Alabama
5. Kingsley Suamataia (43rd) | BYU
6. Kelvin Banks (51st) | Texas
7. Will Campbell (57th) | LSU
8. Troy Fautanu (68th) | Washington
9. Amarius Mims (74th) | Georgia
10. Jordan Morgan (82nd) | Arizona

For context on the final rankings, here was what Power and Brooks had to say about the position group as a whole, starting with Charles:

“I also think the offensive tackle group is very strong. Olu Fashanu may have been the top offensive tackle in this year’s NFL Draft but opted to come back to Penn State. Joe Alt has been fantastic over two years at Notre Dame.”

Clark Brooks then added the following:

“Charles nailed it when it comes to the offensive tackles. I think this group is deep and uber-talented. Nothing against the previous crop, but even the top guys had serious hangups on their profiles. For 2023, really it’s 1A or 1B for preference for the top spot in my opinion. Joe Alt came on strong as one of the position’s best maulers while only giving up ONE pressure per 100 pass snaps on average last year. 

“Olu Fashanu squarely fits that mold. Despite only 9 career starts and missing the final month-plus of last year, he flashed brilliance. Neither Ohio State’s nor Michigan’s D-lines logged a single pressure against him. Duke’s Graham Barton and Alabama’s JC Latham are also high-potential blockers, assuming both can cut out logging penalties. Among the returning tackles, both rank inside the top seven in Total Pressure Rate allowed. But, don’t think of them as just passive setters or hand-fighters. The pair displayed talents carving up fronts when it came time to mash.”