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There are people who can't accept the fact Guards can be drafted high.  Those same people projected DeCastro to be a 2nd round pick.  He was #24.  I'm guessing Garnett will be taken around the same time, and maybe by the Steelers too!

Late first versus second round is not a large miss by any stretch.  Jonathan Martin had been projected as a late first rounder and wound up going 42nd.

Generally speaking though, guards are not as commonly drafted in the first round as left tackles.  Garnett will be drafted but his position will depend on team needs.  FWIW, the last two interior offensive linemen who won the Outland award were drafted in the seventh round (Greg Eslinger, C, 2005; Aaron Taylor, G, 1997).  Last year, the top Guard prospect was Laken Tomlinson, taken with the 28th pick of the first round).  Two guards were taken in the second round, and three in the third.

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There are people who can't accept the fact Guards can be drafted high.  Those same people projected DeCastro to be a 2nd round pick.  He was #24.  I'm guessing Garnett will be taken around the same time, and maybe by the Steelers too!

Late first versus second round is not a large miss by any stretch.  Jonathan Martin had been projected as a late first rounder and wound up going 42nd.

Generally speaking though, guards are not as commonly drafted in the first round as left tackles.  Garnett will be drafted but his position will depend on team needs.  FWIW, the last two interior offensive linemen who won the Outland award were drafted in the seventh round (Greg Eslinger, C, 2005; Aaron Taylor, G, 1997).  Last year, the top Guard prospect was Laken Tomlinson, taken with the 28th pick of the first round).  Two guards were taken in the second round, and three in the third.

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