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Elite facial hair. The feet aren’t great and needs to learn where to put his hands. Should have drawn holding flag on 50% of his hudl snaps.

Elite facial hair and mane. He has a lot of options when the o-line decides on what their "look" is going to be for the season. Time honored tradition. EVERY offensive lineman needs to redshirt unless they are a portal guy that's been coached right. Even the Juco linemen need that year/

Eli Simonson started the first college game he ever appeared in, he never saw action at Nebraska. You might say he redshirted elsewhere, but I think you meant they needed a year in the system, or played at this level or higher. Going back a few years Jake Parks started as a true freshman here.

You're catching my drift; Simonson spent a year being coached by the Nebraska OL Coach, the Assistant OL Coach, and the OL GAs, meaning, he spent a year being coached at the highest level of college football whether he redshirted or not. I hear they're not bad in the weight room out there, either.

Parks is an outlier. Dudes like that are a rarity. Freshman all-American on two all-American teams. Long career with many starts. Hell of a player, college ready coming out of the best high school league in California, arguably the nation. He is the exception. And I know there have been others. But talk to Cody or any other OL coach in the country and they will likely agree that it would be a luxury to redshirt EVERY offensive lineman they sign.

Regarding a year in the system, perhaps. That helps with all the calls and communication, plus it gives them training camp to learn the techniques then go play scout team against the first D. From a strength and conditioning/physical standpoint, most big HS OL, as well as the bulk of transfers, need their body transformed in some way, shape, or form before they're "college ready". I would argue that the physical development, regardless of the measurables they come in with, is the #1 priority in developing young OL. The rest (system, communication, techniques) will follow with time.

Just my two cents, I love talking about the big fellas.

Who projects as the Ags starting Left Tackle in '26?

Looks like Parks is a lifer. Studded out in Finland, now with the Green Bay Blizzard and playing at 305 pounds.

https://greenbayblizzard.com/sports/football/roster/jake-parks/360

With that mullet he's looking a lot more Green Bay than Huntington Beach! I love the fact that he's still playing, why not?! We need some Blizzard #55 jerseys, or else something from the Helsinki Roosters. Thanks for the link, made my day!