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Texas A&M OT, top draft prospect Cedric Ogbuehi tears ACL

By Patrick Schmidt

Nov 1, 2014; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi (70) vs Louisiana Monroe Warhawks during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Texas A&M Aggies won 21-16. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2014; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi (70) vs Louisiana Monroe Warhawks during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Texas A&M Aggies won 21-16. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Texas A&M offensive tackle and top NFL Draft prospect Cedric Ogbuehi tore his ACL in the Liberty Bowl victory but hopes to be ready for training camp.

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Cedric Ogbuehi hoped to follow in the footsteps of former teammates Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews and be a high first round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, but that hope appears lost after he tore his ACL in the Aggies win in the Liberty Bowl.

Yahoo Sports’ Rand Getlin tweeted he will have surgery soon and is expected to be ready for training camp for the NFL team that drafts him in the spring.

Ogbuehi bypasses the draft last year when he was projected as a possible late first round pick but his stock took a hit after he was moved from left tackle to right tackle and was given a fourth round grade by an NFL scout.

His injury will prevent him from working out at the NFL Scouting Combine next month and Texas A&M’s pro day in the spring, so where will the former potential first round pick be drafted now?

Bleacher Reports’s Matt Miller still viewed Ogbuehi as a first round talent prior to the injury despite the move to the right side and a senior season that largely failed to live up to expectations and thinks he falls in the third or fourth round range now.

Ogbuehi ranks as the second best offensive tackle behind Iowa’s Brandon Scherff and the No. 14 overall prospect and CBS Sports had him as the fifth best tackle and the No. 25 overall prospect entering the season, so that is the type of potential the 6-6, 300-pound lineman possesses.

Whoever drafts Ogbuehi could have a mid-round steal if they are able to take a deliberate approach to his rehab and give him the time he needs to get back to top form.

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