Football Outsiders: Mankins best OL from 2005 draft

I’d add some commentary but the whole Mankins sitch is kinda nauseating so let’s just put what FO wrote:

Best player: Logan Mankins, Fresno State, 32nd overall to the Patriots. The back-to-back Super Bowl champions had a lot of positional flexibility with the last pick of the first round and used it wisely. The reason first-round guards tend to perform so well is because teams generally don’t draft guards in the first round unless they are exceptional prospects. Mankins was, and he has become one of the best guards in the league, even if his Pro Bowl nomination this year was ridiculous.