Football games are won and lost in the trenches. The battles taking place at the line of scrimmage often dictate the outcome, because they make the run and pass game go.
Sun Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde believes you can wait until the later rounds to select an offensive guard.
While that can be the case for some teams — generally teams with top quarterbacks — I’d like to point out that good offensive guards are typically taken in the early rounds.
Five interior offensive linemen were taken in the first two rounds in the 2016 draft: Ryan Kelly (No.