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As OTAs near, teams will begin evaluations regarding roles for rookie offensive linemen \u2014 and potential veteran relocations stemming from draft decisions. A couple of changes figure to come out of the Commanders\u2018 Josh Conerly Jr.<\/a> draft choice. The Browns and Texans attempted to trade up for Conerly<\/a>, but the Commanders ended up with the two-year Oregon left tackle starter at No. 29. Washington GM Adam Peters said (via ESPN.com\u2019s John Keim<\/a>) Conerly could play tackle or guard as a rookie.<\/p>\n

Washington, which let Cornelius Lucas<\/a> walk in free agency (to Cleveland), had already planned to move primary 2024 LT<\/a> Brandon Coleman<\/a> to RT before the draft. Two-year RT starter Andrew Wylie<\/a> accepted a pay cut this offseason<\/a>, and his past as a guard could become relevant again. Wylie has only played RT over the past four seasons, but the ex-Chief worked almost exclusively at guard from 2018-20. Wylie and potentially Coleman could be in the guard mix if Conerly stays at tackle opposite new LT Laremy Tunsil<\/a>. The Commanders have ex-Chief Nick Allegretti<\/a> at LG and a rehabbing Sam Cosmi<\/a> at RG; the latter\u2019s spot obviously will not be in jeopardy once he recovers from his January ACL tear<\/a>, but he will not be a lock to avoid the PUP list to open the season.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest from O-lines around the league:<\/p>\n

The Dolphins are slotting second-round pick Jonah Savaiinaea<\/a> at guard, per GM Chris Grier, who expects (via the Miami Herald\u2019s Barry Jackson<\/a>) the No. 37 overall pick to start from Day 1. Miami traded up for the Arizona product<\/a>, outflanking the Patriots, who were (via the Boston Sports Journal\u2019s Greg Bedard<\/a>) believed to be eyeing him at No. 38. Savaiinaea will likely be set to displace Liam Eichenberg<\/a>, who played all five O-line spots during his Dolphins rookie deal. Eichenberg, a 2021 second-round pick who re-signed on a one-year deal worth $2.23MM<\/a>, is now set to operate as a swingman behind new starters Savaiinaea and James Daniels<\/a>.
\nSeattle will use its first-round pick, Grey Zabel, at guard, The Athletic\u2019s Michael-Shawn Dugar notes<\/a>. As our Ely Allen noted in his mock draft<\/a>, the North Dakota State product played across the O-line with the Bison. Zabel saw time at both guard spots and each tackle position in college, and a center NFL future came up as well. The Seahawks, who did not allocate much in the way of resources to guard following Damien Lewis<\/a>\u2018 2024 exit, are set to place Zabel at LG, per Hall of Fame ex-Seahawk guard Steve Hutchinson (h\/t ESPN.com\u2019s Brady Henderson<\/a>). Zabel would replace Laken Tomlinson<\/a> at LG, while Henderson adds<\/a> primary 2024 RG starter Anthony Bradford<\/a> competes with 2024 third-rounder Christian Haynes<\/a>, Sataoa Laumea<\/a> and rookie sixth-rounder Bryce Cabeldue at the other guard post.
\nAs Evan Neal<\/a> transitions to guard<\/a>, a player viewed as a potential Giants guard starter \u2014 fifth-round rookie Marcus Mbow<\/a> \u2014 will begin his career at tackle, Brian Daboll said (via the New York Post\u2019s Paul Schwartz<\/a>). Mbow was a full-time guard starter at Purdue in 2022, while he finished his career as the Boilermakers\u2019 starting right tackle. Mbow will begin his career behind Andrew Thomas<\/a> and Jermaine Eluemunor<\/a>. The latter being in a contract year opens the door for an early-career move into the starting lineup, should Mbow prove ready.
\nBears second-round pick Ozzy Trapilo<\/a> served as Boston College\u2019s RT starter in 2023 and \u201924. Chicago choosing Trapilo at No. 56<\/a> points to him being eyed as a 2026 starter, as LT starter Braxton Jones<\/a> is in a contract year. Ryan Poles said during a Kap & J-Hood ESPN 1000 interview (h\/t ESPN.com\u2019s Courtney Cronin<\/a>) the Bears will begin Trapilo at LT this offseason. That opens the door to starter work while Jones recovers from ankle surgery; Chicago\u2019s three-year LT is expected to miss training camp time<\/a>.
\nRob Havenstein<\/a> joins Jones in recovering from surgery, confirming (via The Athletic\u2019s Jourdan Rodrigue<\/a>) he underwent cleanup procedures on both shoulders. Havenstein, 33 next week, will miss some offseason time but is not expected to be sidelined to start training camp. Missing six games last season, Havenstein is going into his 11th year as<\/a> the Rams\u2018 RT starter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As OTAs near, teams will begin evaluations regarding roles for rookie offensive linemen \u2014 and potential veteran relocations…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[12025,12103,12104,391,12105,427,7,1502,576,2917,7563,58,251,249,56,6,8564,6821,12106,261,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-29094","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-andrew-wylie","9":"tag-anthony-bradford","10":"tag-brandon-coleman-tcu","11":"tag-chicago-bears","12":"tag-christian-haynes","13":"tag-commanders","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-grey-zabel","16":"tag-jonah-savaiinaea","17":"tag-josh-conerly-jr","18":"tag-liam-eichenberg","19":"tag-los-angeles-rams","20":"tag-miami-dolphins","21":"tag-new-england-patriots","22":"tag-new-york-giants","23":"tag-nfl","24":"tag-nick-allegretti","25":"tag-rob-havenstein","26":"tag-sataoa-laumea","27":"tag-seattle-seahawks","28":"tag-washington","29":"tag-washington-commanders","30":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114462492173529055","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}