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I have a really hard time just projecting a guy to OG who has been so ****ing good at LT like Banks has been.
The accolades seem to support that he was considered pretty good: This year, he was a First-Team All-American, won the Lombardi Award, won the Outland Trophy, won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy (SEC), and was named First-Team All-SEC.
And then, if you're talking about Brugler, why would he put that guy behind Tyler Booker, who can't block beyond a small phone booth? Tyler Booker is nearly as overrated as Shemar Stewart.
What's the knock? Length? He is 6'5" 315 with 33-1/2" arms. Membou has 33-1/2" arms and has only ever played RT. Campbell has 33" arms. Ersery has 33-1/2" arms.
You mean to tell me he does any more body catching than those guys? Nah. He's less apt to be an OT and riskier on the edges to longer DEs in the NFL? Nah.
Do I think a team could pick Banks and put him at guard because of draft position and need, plus his ability to actually play OT and worries about their OTs? Yes. He could easily go to Miami at 13 or Seattle at 18. Hell, he could go to SF at 11 and play LG for a year then move to LT when Silverback retires.
I don't see him as a guard, though, and I truly don't think the NFL will see him only as a guard. My only knock on Banks is penalties. He had too many of those.
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