2024 Rankings Update: Top 10 OL

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 Rankings have been updated for the final time of their cycle and nearly 300 new names have been added! There are now almost 400 names in our 2024 Rankings with PRZ WV ranking every senior prospect that had film on their HUDL to evaluate. Here are the Top 10 offensive linemen in the 2024 class!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["370280"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Huntington offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='370280' first='Robby' last='Martin'] remains our #1 ranked prospect in the 2024 class and #1 offensive lineman. The 6'4 275 big man signed with NC State this past Wednesday and was one of five 2024 prospects to sign with a P5 program in the WV 2024 class. Martin has anchored the Highlanders' offensive line for the past few seasons and has been playing on varsity since he was a freshman. Martin is a great athlete for a lineman who has very good feet and agility for an athlete his size. He has the frame to be able to add another 25-30 pounds which will greatly benefit him in the future playing at the P5 level. Martin has good bend and physical strength that will only continue to increase once he's in a P5 strength and conditioning program. WV has produced some elite offensive linemen in the past decade and Martin has the opportunity to add to that number in the future.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["370381"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"The second offensive lineman that signed with an FBS program is Princeton's [player_tooltip player_id='370381' first='Eli' last='Campbell'] who has also been one of the state's best big men the past few years. Campbell will further his academic and athletic career at the Air Force Academy and take his talents out west. If Prep Redzone broke up the offensive linemen positions in our rankings he would be the #1 ranked interior lineman prospect in the 2024 class. Campbell is a dominant guard for the Tigers and has been since he was a freshman. He's a powerful and nasty player that plays with great leverage. His run-blocking play is the best in the state and he overpowered some of the best defensive linemen in the state this season. Campbell is dominant at the point of attack and blows defenders off the line of scrimmage. He does a great job with his hand use and they are violent. Campbell will fit in perfectly in Air Force's scheme and may just have the best college career out of any of the 2024 offensive linemen.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["884178"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"John Marshall has a pair of D1-level offensive linemen that made it difficult to rank one over the other. Ultimately, we placed guard [player_tooltip player_id='884178' first='Caleb' last='Yates'] at the #3 OL spot in the 2024 class as he will head to D1 Ivy League member Brown University. The 6'4 320 big man really developed the past two seasons for the Monarchs and worked himself into being a D1 prospect. With a 4.375 GPA and his play on the field, it's not a surprise why an Ivy League school would make him a priority in the recruiting process. Yates would be in contention for the strongest athlete in the state this year and is a monster in the weight room. That strength from the weight room translates to the football field and you see it right away when watching his film. Yates is a mauler at the guard position and is a dominant run blocker. He's very physical at the point of attack and does a great job using his size and power to his advantage showing a nasty streak in his game.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["884177"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"The second Monarch to make our Top 5 for offensive linemen is tackle [player_tooltip player_id='884177' first='Andreas' last='Hunter'] who comes in at #4 in the 2024 OL class. Hunter has prototypical offensive tackle size at 6'5 300 and has the athleticism to pair with it. He's still a raw prospect but has no doubt D1 traits and ability. He's currently committed to WVU as a preferred walk-on but has some known offers from FCS schools. Hunter has a very high ceiling if he continues to develop and maybe second in athleticism for an offensive lineman behind only #1 ranked [player_tooltip player_id='370280' first='Robby' last='Martin'] in this class. Spending a couple of years developing at a D1 program will greatly benefit him, and if he puts the work in he will have a very successful college career.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["370279"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Unfortunately, Morgantown High offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='370279' first='Braylon' last='Brown'] missed half of his senior season due to injury but still ranks as a Top 5 offensive lineman in the 2024 class. Brown is one of the nastiest offensive linemen in the state which I've seen firsthand at games, camps, and on film. He's just a very physical player who loves asserting his dominance on opposing players which is exactly what you want in a lineman. Great run blocker who plays with very good leverage and is very physical at the point of attack. Brown is also quite athletic for a big man which he's shown from playing tackle in high school at 6'2. He's also a very fundamentally and technically sound player which is no surprise given that he's the son of WVU Co-DC and secondary coach ShaDon Brown. Brown has D1 ability and if he were a bit longer I think he would be a no-doubt D1 player and is on that D1/D2 prospect line right now.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["370362"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"WVU is getting some great preferred offensive line walk-ons in their 2024 walk-on class and Martinsburg offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='370362' first='Wes' last='Hancock'] is one of them. The 6'4 300 big man played mostly right tackle for the state champion Bulldogs but I think he'll slide inside at the next level. Hancock does show pretty good feet on film though and can move around for an athlete his size. I think all of the current WVU preferred walk-on offensive linemen from WV have a good chance of earning scholarships in the future either at WVU or another program with further development. Hancock was a PRZ WV Class AAA First Team All-State selection this season.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["370291"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"Speaking of WVU's preferred walk-on offensive linemen, George Washington center [player_tooltip player_id='370291' first='Aiden' last='Ellis'] is another who could earn a scholarship from the Mountaineers in the future. Ellis earned PRZ WV Class AAA First Team All-State honors for his play this season for the Patriots. He has great size at 6'4 310 for a center and has played tackle in the past making him a versatile offensive lineman who could likely play guard as well. He'd be our #1 ranked center prospect in the 2024 class if we broke up the offensive line positionally and one of the state's best ranking as our #7 offensive lineman for this class.","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["370363"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"Coming in at our #8 spot in the 2024 offensive line class is Point Pleasant's [player_tooltip player_id='370363' first='Kolton' last='Weaver']. The 6'4 290 tackle is quiet on Twitter so it's tough to say where his recruitment is right now but he's a D2 prospect at the very least. Weaver was the Class AA-A 285-pound state wrestling champion as a junior and will look to repeat that honor this season. That high-level wrestling background greatly benefits him on the football field and Weaver is a very physical player. He earned First Team All-State honors from PRZ WV on our Class AA team and has been a mainstay on the Big Blacks' offensive line for years. Whether Weaver wrestles or plays football in college remains to be seen but his play on the gridiron warranted a Top 10 ranking in the 2024 offensive line class.","_player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_8_player":["884179"],"_player_evaluations_8_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"One of the biggest athletes in WV this year was Buckhannon-Upshur's [player_tooltip player_id='884179' first='Ryan' last='Kelley'] who measures in at 6'7 345 pounds. For being that size, Kelley moves his feet pretty well and isn't a statue. Playing in a predominately running scheme makes it difficult to evaluate his pass-blocking abilities but Kelley is a very good run blocker. His size alone should get him some D2 offers although his recruitment has been quiet on Twitter. Had he had some pass set highlights available he may have been ranked even higher but still ranks in the Top 10 of 2024 offensive linemen.","_player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_9_player":["950989"],"_player_evaluations_9_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"Probably the highest offensive line stock riser in the 2024 class this season was North Marion guard [player_tooltip player_id='950989' first='Nathan' last='Miller'] who led the way for the Huskies to the state championship game. Miller is new to our rankings and rounds out our Top 10 offensive linemen and is the #60 overall prospect in the class. Miller paved the way for 1,800-yard rusher [player_tooltip player_id='866532' first='Aaron' last='Hoffman'] this season and nearly secured a state championship ring in his final season of high school. Miller is a physical run blocker with great drive and power. He often overmatches his man and opens up some big holes on the left side of the Huskies' offensive line. His feet and bend are decent but an area that could be improved. Miller should sign with a D2 school in February and is a scholarship-graded athlete by us.","_player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":10,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6585fd25bc715"} /-->