College Football: Top 10 returning interior offensive linemen for the 2024 season

[Motley Tide]

No surprise that all 3 of The King of CFB's are listed in the top 10

1. PARKER BRAILSFORD, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE​

For the first time in these position rankings, the top returning player will be playing for a new school in 2024. Brailsford followed head coach Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama after a fantastic redshirt freshman season.

He finished 2023 as the second-most valuable center in the nation, according to PFF’s wins above average metric. Brailsford’s 80.7 run-blocking grade ranked second among Power Five centers, trailing only a projected first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft (Oregon’s Jackson Powers-Johnson). He’s at his best when he can utilize his elite athleticism out in space, leading all FBS centers in 2023 with a 90.7 grade on zone runs.

3. TYLER BOOKER, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE​

Booker saw immediate playing time at Alabama, playing 427 snaps as a true freshman at left and right guard. The former five-star recruit earned an 89.0 pass-blocking grade that season, tying for fourth among FBS guards.

He was the Crimson Tide’s full-time starter at left guard as a sophomore and made major strides in the run game, improving his run-blocking grade by more than 10 points (71.2 in 2023 compared to 59.6 in 2022).

7. JAEDEN ROBERTS, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE​

All three of Alabama’s projected 2024 interior offensive line starters land in the top seven of this list, showing how dominant the Crimson Tide should be in the trenches.

Roberts took full advantage of his first season as a starter, earning a 78.3 grade that tied for fourth among Power Five guards. The redshirt sophomore was a people-mover in the run game, pacing all Power Five guards in 2023 with a 78.9 run-blocking grade on gap runs.


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College Football: Top 10 returning interior offensive linemen for the 2024 season

Alabama's Parker Brailsford tops the list of the best interior offensive linemen returning to college football in 2024.

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[Bigwilly64]

Going to be some hurt feelings this year for folks who think Alabama is just going to fall off.

 

[ButMizzouDoe]

Going to be some hurt feelings this year for folks who think Alabama is just going to fall off.

Bama has already fell off from where they were.

At one point they were winning a natty every other year with Saban.

Now they’re entering year 4 without a natty, and Kalen DeBoer is the coach.

Hell even if that’s the only place they’ve fell off, there is no denying that place is the HC position.

 

[Bigwilly64]

Bama has already fell off from where they were.

At one point they were winning a natty every other year with Saban.

Now they’re entering year 4 without a natty, and Kalen DeBoer is the coach.

Hell even if that’s the only place they’ve fell off, there is no denying that place is the HC position.

Any coach would be a “fall off” from Saban. Here is the fallacy in your argument: you are comparing DeBoer and Alabama to Saban’s Alabama teams when that is not who they will be playing.

 

[ButMizzouDoe]

Any coach would be a “fall off” from Saban. Here is the fallacy in your argument: you are comparing DeBoer and Alabama to Saban’s Alabama teams when that is not who they will be playing.

So if any coach would be a fall off that debunks your whole “ppl expecting a fall off are going to get their feelings hurt”.

What you said is factually incorrect and it isn’t a fallacy.

Even the fact that Bama no longer wins a natty every other year debunks your insinuation as well…

 

[Bigwilly64]

So if any coach would be a fall off that debunks your whole “ppl expecting a fall off are going to get their feelings hurt”.

What you said is factually incorrect and it isn’t a fallacy.

Even the fact that Bama no longer wins a natty every other year debunks your insinuation as well…

Alabama could technically be a “worse team” this year and still go 10-2, make the playoffs and win it. Though this team likely won’t be as good as Saban teams, and thus would be a “fall off”, they would still be NCs. Serious question- are you autistic? You have a very black and white view on everything.

 

[ButMizzouDoe]

Alabama could technically be a “worse team” this year and still go 10-2, make the playoffs and win it. Though this team likely won’t be as good as Saban teams, and thus would be a “fall off”, they would still be NCs. Serious question- are you autistic? You have a very black and white view on everything.

Just pointing out a few facts that’s all…