The Las Vegas Raiders should still have a wide range of elite prospects to choose from if they were to prioritize finding an offensive tackle in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft.
offensive tackling Missouri’s Javon Foster has been one of the most reliable offensive linemen in college football for the last three years, but it’s likely that his name won’t be called until the fourth round. This past season, Foster started all 13 games for Missouri at left tackle, guiding the Tigers to an 11-2 record that included a 14-3 Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State.
With a field goal or touchdown on 56 of their 58 trips to the red zone, he and Missouri’s offense concluded the 2023 college football season ranked No. 28 in the country in total offense (434.3 yards per game) and third in red-zone offense.
The young offensive tackle was selected to the Associated Press third-team All-American squad and honored on the All-SEC First Team.
Foster, a redshirt senior, started every game for the Tigers in the previous season. In the 2021 season, he also started every game, helping Missouri have one of its best running seasons ever.
Foster is an Honorable Mention All-SEC selection and is ranked third among starting tackles by Pro Football Focus in terms of run blocking. Foster played five years and spent a total of six years at Missouri. For the 2023 season, Foster had the following grades from PFF: 84.8 overall, 86.5 for run blocking, 80.9 for pass blocking, and 91.3 for zone blocking.
The NFL Scouting Combine will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, from February 27 to March 4, 2024.
The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 25–27, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan. The No. 13 overall pick is presently in the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders. To ensure that you never miss another breaking news item, make sure to follow @HondoCarpenter on Twitter and @HondoSr on Instagram.
