NFL free agency 2019: Best offensive linemen available

KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 12: Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Mitch Morse (61) during the AFC Divisional Round game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Kansas City Chiefs on January 12, 2019, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City MO. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 20: New England Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown (77) before the snap in the third quarter of the AFC Championship Game game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs on January 20, 2019 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. T Trent Brown (New England Patriots)

It was a move that the New England Patriots likely needed to make given the fact that the club had lost tackles Nate Solder (New York Giants) and Cameron Fleming (Dallas Cowboys) to free agency. On the second day of the 2018 NFL Draft, the club dealt a third-round pick that year to the San Francisco 49ers for tackle Trent Brown and a fifth-round selection.

He would wind up being the club’s starting left tackle for all 19 games, including the postseason sweep of the Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams. He was part of an offensive front that opened the way for a running game that finished fifth in the NFL during the regular season while rolling up 161.7 yards per game on the ground in the playoffs. All told, New England allowed just 21 sacks in 16 regular-season games and one more in the postseason.

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A seventh-round pick by the Niners (244th overall) in 2015, the 6-foot-8, 380-pound wall of humanity has started at least 10 games each of these past three seasons. He’s currently the 32nd-ranked offensive tackle by Pro Football Focus. And you get the sense he may be just scratching the services in terms of potential. It would be somewhat of a surprise if the Patriots let him get away. In any case, he is certainly due for a raise regardless of who winds up footing the bill.

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