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NFL free agency 2019: Top 50 available players

By Conor Myles

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 31: Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (90) lines up before the snap during the NFL game between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans on December 31, 2017, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 31: Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (90) lines up before the snap during the NFL game between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans on December 31, 2017, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 18: Donovan Smith #76 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the sidelines during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium during week 2 of the preseason on August 18, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Buccaneers defeated the Titans 30-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 18: Donovan Smith #76 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the sidelines during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium during week 2 of the preseason on August 18, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Buccaneers defeated the Titans 30-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

28. Donovan Smith, T

Smith isn’t an elite tackle in any shape or form, but he can be a reliable starter on an already established offensive line. Smith has started every game at left tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after they made him their second-round pick of the 2015 NFL draft.

His ability to stay on the field protecting the quarterback’s blindside should attract teams in need of a left tackle on the open market. Smith struggled to defend his quarterbacks in 2018, allowing eight sacks, but it’s fair to question how much was on him or the statues in the pocket he was guarding.

Smith should get looks from teams looking for a reliable offensive tackle. The 25-year-old still has his best football ahead of him, and a return to Tampa Bay with a new head coach in Bruce Arians could bring that out of him.

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