Best Offensive Linemen Of The CSRA

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Brothers Jenison graduated from South Aiken and are all now off to Anderson University to continue their college careers. The triplets (Will, Reece and Brooks) paved the way for one of the most dynamic rushing seasons in school history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's the good news: The CSRA's offensive hopes didn't graduate with them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seven linemen in particular still have at least a year of eligibility left and have proved they're not even close to done piling up pancakes. Here, we're going to let you know which big dogs are ready to keep eating.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272706' first='Garris' last='Chambers']</strong> Silver Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers has started games center, guard and tackle in his two-plus years with the Bulldogs' top squad. That includes during the end of his freshman season, when he was pulled up to help during the teams' run to the state championship. This time around, he's slated to begin the year at right guard to space out the team's experience on the line. For Chambers, it's just the next task at hand. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139306' first='Christian' last='Echols']</strong> Silver Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Charleston Southern verbal commitment is about to enter his third year as a varsity starter after opening his coaching staff's eyes while starting on the junior varsity team as a freshman. Toward the end of that season, he started to get taller by the month and is now 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds. Echols' wing span alone is worth its weight in gold to a mobile Silver Bluff offense and he's just as likely to pull to the right as he is to pummel a linebacker trying to clip the edge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='267450' first='Braydn' last='Kesselring']</strong> Midland Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leading off another pair of teammates on this list is Kesselring, Midland Valley's 6-foot-3, 265-pound left tackle. A starter since the beginning of his sophomore season, Kesselring was a huge part of the start-from-scratch rebuild in Graniteville. As players have come and gone, there was Kesselring, continued to improve his own abilities, not to mention his worth to a team that went from one win to potential region title contender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142590' first='Ashton' last='Mozone']</strong> Midland Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mozone name is one of the more influential in the CSRA right now, and Ashton is ready to do his part to back it up. After starting at left guard last season, he's taking over for his big brother, Arian, at right tackle. That ensures the bookends of the Mustangs' line remains strong for a backfield that will now feature top-flight tailback [player_tooltip player_id='91348' first='Traevon' last='Dunbar'] as the No. 1 priority on Midland Valley's offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='997142' first='Brandon' last='Pontoon']</strong> Wagener-Salley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6-foot-2, 295-pound tackle earned a Class A All-State nod for his role on the Eagles' line (and probably could have on defense, too). He's sporting a 6-foot-2, 295-pound body and while he knows how to throw his size around, his footwork is what stands out the most. He stands up opposing defensive linemen and has a tendency to make them dance a good bit. Often to no avail.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='997315' first='Slaton' last='Ragsdale']</strong> Barnwell</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ragsdale (pictured) certainly doesn't move like someone who is 6-foot-1 and 310 pounds. The Warhorses' right tackle settled into that spot during his sophomore season in 2021, right about the time we started to hear the name <strong>Tyler J Smith</strong> over and over again. Behind the big lineman, Jones rushed for just shy of 3,000 yards last year. Smith graduated along with most of last year's Barnwell stars. But Ragsdale's got one more year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HD Yonce</strong> Strom Thurmond</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, there's a reason college recruiters' eyes are already drifting to Strom Thurmond's left tackle. There are 280 pounders galore at the position. But that height lends itself to even more weight that Yonce is currently carrying. He moves extremely well in close quarters and seals the edge just as efficiently. If he keeps defenders off quarterback <strong>Quan Edmond</strong> this year, the attention will be confirmed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->