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McClendon

McClendon (6’4/306) was a 4-star recruit, and the 20th-ranked Offensive Tackle, from Brunswick, Georgia in the 2019 recruiting class, according to 247 Sports. He has been a mainstay in Athens, starting at least 85 percent of the offensive snaps at right tackle each of the last three years. In 2020, McClendon was voted to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America team, while last year he was named to the preseason All-SEC team. Some evaluators have expressed concerns about McClendon’s movement skills, leading many to project him to the interior. Despite those valid concerns, the Georgia RT earned a strong 82.1 PFF pass block grade in 2022 while allowing just 16 pressures in 822 pass reps. Though he possesses NFL-caliber physical measurements, he isn’t athletic enough to consistently take advantage. However, it may be too hasty to write off McClendon as a bookend tackle at the next level. The two-time national champion has more than held his own through a tough strength of schedule in college competing in the hallowed SEC East. With plus to plus-plus play strength, once McClendon can size up a defender he is more than capable of winning the body leverage battle. Additionally, his hand placement leads to fairly consistent victories in that area as well. While his IQ is more than sufficient to think that McClendon is a blue-chip prospect in the draft class, the movement skills make it difficult to be able to gain the play leverage he conceptually understands.