Took all guys rated 4-stars or better - that's how I arrived at 25.
This may be the worst offensive guard list on record.
Seven of these guys made the Rivals 100 list, and only four of those guys were starting for FBS programs in 2017.
Of the remaining 18 guys on the list, only one (1) was a full-time starter in 2017. That's abysmal.
None of these guys has ever made 1st- or 2nd-team all-conference - again, that's pathetic.
The #1 guy on the list failed out of LSU - as an LSU alum, I can personally attest to the fact that failing out of LSU is nearly impossible.
Four of the top 25 guys are no longer playing football. One guy never even enrolled in college, after his mother died just before 2015 fall camp started.
Nebraska signed the #25 and #48 guys on this list. The #48 guy did quite well before going down with a knee injury; the #25 guy has an affinity for stuffing his maw.
Spent 2017 at FCS Southeastern Louisiana after failing out of LSU
1.) Maea Teuhema, Louisiana State; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #29 on the Rivals 100, 3rd-best prospect in Texas; Spent 2017 at FCS Southeastern Louisiana and declared early for the 2018 NFL Draft after the season; Started 11 games at left tackle for LSU in 2015 as a true freshman, and started 10 games at right tackle in 2016, but failed out of LSU before the 2017 season.
Clay Helton's starting right tackle in 2017
2.) Chuma Edoga, Southern Cal; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #35 on the Rivals 100, 3rd-best prospect in Georgia; USC's starting right tackle in 2017; Reserve in both 2015 and 2016 who started two games in 2015 and another two games in 2016, both at right tackle.
Starting RG for the 2017 National Champions
3.) Lester Cotton, Alabama; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #46 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in Alabama; Starting right guard for the 2017 National Champions; Started five games in 2016 and was a reserve tackle in 2015 as a true freshman.
4.) Richie Petitbon, Alabama; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #51 on the Rivals 100; Has appeared in four games as a backup offensive guard over the past two seasons; Redshirted in 2015; Tore his ACL in the spring of 2016; Grandson of the former Washington Redskins' head coach with the same name.
Three-year starter
5.) Zack Bailey, South Carolina; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #72 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in South Carolina; Three-year starter for the Gamecocks; Has started games at right tackle, left guard, and center; Is returning to Columbia for his senior season.
Three-year starter
6.) Javon Patterson, Ole Miss; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #74 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in Mississippi; Three-year starter for the Rebels; Primarily a left guard, but has also started at right guard and center in his career.
7.) Tyler Carr, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #81 on the Rivals 100, 4th-best prospect in Alabama; Backup in 2016 and 2017 who was not on Auburn's two-deep; Redshirted in 2015.
8.) Josh Wariboko-Alali, UCLA; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #104 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Oklahoma; Reserve offensive guard and special teams player in 2016 and 2017; Started two games in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
9.) Nick Wilson, Stanford; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #154 on the Rivals 250, 14th-best prospect in Georgia; Second-string right guard who has appeared in all 27 of Stanford's games in 2016 and 2017; Redshirted in 2015.
10.) Matthew Burrell, Ohio State; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #155 on the Rivals 250, 8th-best prospect in Virginia; Second-string right guard for the Buckeyes in 2016 and 2017; Redshirted in 2015.
11.) Venzell Boulware, Tennessee; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #181 on the Rivals 250, 17th-best prospect in Georgia; Is transferring to Miami for the 2018 season; Started four games during his career in Knoxville, but abruptly quit the team last October, citing that he wanted to go in another direction with his career.
Three-year starter for the Longhorns
12.) Patrick Vahe, Texas; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #183 on the Rivals 250, 25th-best prospect in Texas; Three-year starter at left guard for the Longhorns; Honorable-mention All-Big 12 in 2015 and 2017.
13.) Dallas Warmack, Alabama; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #197 on the Rivals 250, 18th-best prospect in Georgia; Did not see the field in 2017; Appeared in nine games as a reserve in 2016 and seven games in 2015; Opened 2018 Spring ball as the Crimson Tide's second-string left guard.
14.) Jalen Merrick, Arkansas; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #203 on the Rivals 250, 35th-best prospect in Florida; Second-string left guard for the Hogs in 2017; Appeared in nine games in 2016 on Arkansas' place-kicking squad; Redshirted in 2015.
15.) Quarvez Boulware, Maryland; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #205 on the Rivals 250; No longer in football, having quit the team after the 2016 season; Appeared in six games in 2016 and made one start that year; Redshirted in 2015.
16.) Zach Robertson, Arizona State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #206 on the Rivals 250, 29th-best prospect in California; Second-string right tackle for the Sun Devils in 2017; Started five games at left tackle in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
17.) Zach Okun, Oregon; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #235 on the Rivals 250, 33rd-best prospect in California; No longer in football, having appeared in one game; Retired in 2016, citing severe anxiety and depression conditions.
18.) Tevita Halalito, UCLA; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 47th-best prospect in California; No longer in football; Appeared in one game as a true freshman in 2015 and broke his ankle in that game; Needed another surgical procedure on that ankle the following spring and left the team.
19.) Marquel Harrell, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 24th-best prospect in Georgia; Started six games at offensive guard for Auburn in 2017; Appeared in four games as a backup in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
20.) Kaleb Kim, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 27th-best prospect in Georgia; Backup center in 2016 and 2017, appearing in 10 games over two seasons; Redshirted in 2015.
21.) Zach Stewart, Tennessee; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 13th-best prospect in Tennessee; Never played a down of college football; Was set to enroll at Tennessee in the summer of 2015, but his mother died and he decided to forego attending school.
22.) Cody Ford, Oklahoma; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 14th-best prospect in Louisiana; Started four games at left guard for the Sooners in 2017; Opened the 2016 season as the starting left guard but broke his fibula in the Ohio State game, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season; Redshirted in 2015.
23.) A.J. Harris, Missouri; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #1-overall prospect in Kansas; Reserve who appeared in seven games in 2017; Member of Missouri's place-kicking squad in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
24.) Kyonta Stallworth, Michigan State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 4th-best prospect in Michigan; A defensive tackle, Stallworth appeared in 5 games in 2017 and had 11 tackles on the season; Appeared in two games in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
"I have what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem"
25.) Jalin Barnett, Nebraska; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 5th-best prospect in Oklahoma; Did not see the field in 2017; Appeared in 11 games in 2016 on the Huskers' place-kicking unit; Redshirted in 2015.
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Overall O-line play seemed to improve significantly when he was in the lineup
48.) Michael Decker, Nebraska; 3-stars, 5.6 RR, 2nd-best prospect in Nebraska; Started five games at center in place of Cole Conrad in 2017 and O-line play improved significantly when he was in the lineup; Injured his knee midway through the season; Appeared in 13 games in 2016, mostly on NU's place-kicking team; Redshirted in 2015.
Rivals' list of offensive guards in the 2015 recruiting class
This may be the worst offensive guard list on record.
Seven of these guys made the Rivals 100 list, and only four of those guys were starting for FBS programs in 2017.
Of the remaining 18 guys on the list, only one (1) was a full-time starter in 2017. That's abysmal.
None of these guys has ever made 1st- or 2nd-team all-conference - again, that's pathetic.
The #1 guy on the list failed out of LSU - as an LSU alum, I can personally attest to the fact that failing out of LSU is nearly impossible.
Four of the top 25 guys are no longer playing football. One guy never even enrolled in college, after his mother died just before 2015 fall camp started.
Nebraska signed the #25 and #48 guys on this list. The #48 guy did quite well before going down with a knee injury; the #25 guy has an affinity for stuffing his maw.
Spent 2017 at FCS Southeastern Louisiana after failing out of LSU
1.) Maea Teuhema, Louisiana State; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #29 on the Rivals 100, 3rd-best prospect in Texas; Spent 2017 at FCS Southeastern Louisiana and declared early for the 2018 NFL Draft after the season; Started 11 games at left tackle for LSU in 2015 as a true freshman, and started 10 games at right tackle in 2016, but failed out of LSU before the 2017 season.
Clay Helton's starting right tackle in 2017
2.) Chuma Edoga, Southern Cal; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #35 on the Rivals 100, 3rd-best prospect in Georgia; USC's starting right tackle in 2017; Reserve in both 2015 and 2016 who started two games in 2015 and another two games in 2016, both at right tackle.
Starting RG for the 2017 National Champions
3.) Lester Cotton, Alabama; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #46 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in Alabama; Starting right guard for the 2017 National Champions; Started five games in 2016 and was a reserve tackle in 2015 as a true freshman.
4.) Richie Petitbon, Alabama; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #51 on the Rivals 100; Has appeared in four games as a backup offensive guard over the past two seasons; Redshirted in 2015; Tore his ACL in the spring of 2016; Grandson of the former Washington Redskins' head coach with the same name.
Three-year starter
5.) Zack Bailey, South Carolina; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #72 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in South Carolina; Three-year starter for the Gamecocks; Has started games at right tackle, left guard, and center; Is returning to Columbia for his senior season.
Three-year starter
6.) Javon Patterson, Ole Miss; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #74 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in Mississippi; Three-year starter for the Rebels; Primarily a left guard, but has also started at right guard and center in his career.
7.) Tyler Carr, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #81 on the Rivals 100, 4th-best prospect in Alabama; Backup in 2016 and 2017 who was not on Auburn's two-deep; Redshirted in 2015.
8.) Josh Wariboko-Alali, UCLA; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #104 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Oklahoma; Reserve offensive guard and special teams player in 2016 and 2017; Started two games in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
9.) Nick Wilson, Stanford; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #154 on the Rivals 250, 14th-best prospect in Georgia; Second-string right guard who has appeared in all 27 of Stanford's games in 2016 and 2017; Redshirted in 2015.
10.) Matthew Burrell, Ohio State; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #155 on the Rivals 250, 8th-best prospect in Virginia; Second-string right guard for the Buckeyes in 2016 and 2017; Redshirted in 2015.
11.) Venzell Boulware, Tennessee; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #181 on the Rivals 250, 17th-best prospect in Georgia; Is transferring to Miami for the 2018 season; Started four games during his career in Knoxville, but abruptly quit the team last October, citing that he wanted to go in another direction with his career.
Three-year starter for the Longhorns
12.) Patrick Vahe, Texas; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #183 on the Rivals 250, 25th-best prospect in Texas; Three-year starter at left guard for the Longhorns; Honorable-mention All-Big 12 in 2015 and 2017.
13.) Dallas Warmack, Alabama; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #197 on the Rivals 250, 18th-best prospect in Georgia; Did not see the field in 2017; Appeared in nine games as a reserve in 2016 and seven games in 2015; Opened 2018 Spring ball as the Crimson Tide's second-string left guard.
14.) Jalen Merrick, Arkansas; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #203 on the Rivals 250, 35th-best prospect in Florida; Second-string left guard for the Hogs in 2017; Appeared in nine games in 2016 on Arkansas' place-kicking squad; Redshirted in 2015.
15.) Quarvez Boulware, Maryland; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #205 on the Rivals 250; No longer in football, having quit the team after the 2016 season; Appeared in six games in 2016 and made one start that year; Redshirted in 2015.
16.) Zach Robertson, Arizona State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #206 on the Rivals 250, 29th-best prospect in California; Second-string right tackle for the Sun Devils in 2017; Started five games at left tackle in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
17.) Zach Okun, Oregon; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #235 on the Rivals 250, 33rd-best prospect in California; No longer in football, having appeared in one game; Retired in 2016, citing severe anxiety and depression conditions.
18.) Tevita Halalito, UCLA; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 47th-best prospect in California; No longer in football; Appeared in one game as a true freshman in 2015 and broke his ankle in that game; Needed another surgical procedure on that ankle the following spring and left the team.
19.) Marquel Harrell, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 24th-best prospect in Georgia; Started six games at offensive guard for Auburn in 2017; Appeared in four games as a backup in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
20.) Kaleb Kim, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 27th-best prospect in Georgia; Backup center in 2016 and 2017, appearing in 10 games over two seasons; Redshirted in 2015.
21.) Zach Stewart, Tennessee; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 13th-best prospect in Tennessee; Never played a down of college football; Was set to enroll at Tennessee in the summer of 2015, but his mother died and he decided to forego attending school.
22.) Cody Ford, Oklahoma; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 14th-best prospect in Louisiana; Started four games at left guard for the Sooners in 2017; Opened the 2016 season as the starting left guard but broke his fibula in the Ohio State game, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season; Redshirted in 2015.
23.) A.J. Harris, Missouri; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #1-overall prospect in Kansas; Reserve who appeared in seven games in 2017; Member of Missouri's place-kicking squad in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
24.) Kyonta Stallworth, Michigan State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 4th-best prospect in Michigan; A defensive tackle, Stallworth appeared in 5 games in 2017 and had 11 tackles on the season; Appeared in two games in 2016; Redshirted in 2015.
"I have what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem"
25.) Jalin Barnett, Nebraska; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 5th-best prospect in Oklahoma; Did not see the field in 2017; Appeared in 11 games in 2016 on the Huskers' place-kicking unit; Redshirted in 2015.
****snip****
Overall O-line play seemed to improve significantly when he was in the lineup
48.) Michael Decker, Nebraska; 3-stars, 5.6 RR, 2nd-best prospect in Nebraska; Started five games at center in place of Cole Conrad in 2017 and O-line play improved significantly when he was in the lineup; Injured his knee midway through the season; Appeared in 13 games in 2016, mostly on NU's place-kicking team; Redshirted in 2015.
Rivals' list of offensive guards in the 2015 recruiting class
