Otis77 said:
Anyone who describes the oline as fine has neither played or coached this position. They maybe big, but they are not athletic. Watch the technique and blocking schemes of NDSU, SDSU or kitties. These are athletes who can block with power on the inside and quickness on the edge. As Hauck said, everyone in the country has talented big guys on the radar. The state of this university and program will not be attractive to these guys.
Walker is certainly athletic. The Griz have returning first and third team all-conference players. The first teamer is a pre-season first team pick for this season too.
"Montana offensive tackle Chris Walker added to his NFL bonafides Wednesday with a place on the 11th annual Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list, which tracks prospects eligible to compete in the most prestigious postseason all-star game in college football.
Walker was one of just five players from the Big Sky Conference to earn a place on the 720-man list compiled by a professional scouting team that “works to identify the best of the best draft prospects at every level of college football for the 2024 NFL Draft,” according to a release.
The selection marks the second preseason all-star game watch list the senior from Lincoln, Nebraska, has landed on, having already earned a place on the East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000 in July.
The imposing 6-foot-6, 304-pound tackle also earned a place among college football’s most NFL-ready prospects earlier in August when Bruce Feldman, one of the nation’s top analysts, included Walker in his annual “College Football Freaks list.
The Senior Bowl is considered the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama, for the past 74 years. Last year, the game produced 100 total picks for the third straight year, representing 40 percent of the entire NFL draft, including 40 selected on the first two days.
Only two Grizzlies in program history have earned an invitation to the Senior Bowl. Scott Gragg played in the 1994 edition, and Jordan Tripp played in the 2014 game."