It\u2019s no secret that the Cleveland Browns have to revamp the offensive line this offseason, and they\u2019ll have to attack it in both free agency and the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
Though everybody has been talking about Francis Mauigoa, Spencer Fano, and Monroe Freeling as of late, Florida\u2019s Austin Barber shouldn\u2019t be completely ignored. Barber was consistently rated as a top 40-50 player in the class heading into the 2025 season, and just because the Gators had a bad year this season, he\u2019s been completely forgotten about.<\/p>\n
Yes, he wasn\u2019t as good in 2025 as he was in 2024 (when he was one of the top offensive tackles in college football), but he was still just as dominant in most aspects.<\/p>\n
He has elite size and one of the most beautiful pass sets that you\u2019ll ever see, consistently keeping a wide base as he glides through 45-degree sets. His above-average grip strength and hand placement have been his calling cards throughout his collegiate career, being able to lock up edge rushers early on in the rep.<\/p>\n
His ability to consistently mirror defenders, despite being densely built is incredibly impressive, and he\u2019s one of the most fun left tackles to watch on film as a run blocker.<\/p>\n
Barber\u2019s an excellent zone blocker both in 1-on-1 situations and when comboing downfield. Having such a thick, stocky build makes this aspect even more impressive and speaks to his overall athleticism at the position.<\/p>\n
If things play out the way they\u2019re currently heading when it comes to where he could be available in April\u2019s draft, Cleveland might be able to find a starting-quality left tackle in Barber in the third round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s no secret that the Cleveland Browns have to revamp the offensive line this offseason, and they\u2019ll have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2054],"tags":[86,85,54,91914,4397,2337,7,781,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-752372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-browns","8":"tag-browns","9":"tag-cleveland","10":"tag-cleveland-browns","11":"tag-cleveland-browns-analysis","12":"tag-cleveland-browns-draft","13":"tag-clevelandbrowns","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-general","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752372","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=752372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}