Joe Alt, the Notre Dame OL, sits at No. 3 on the consensus board across 29 public boards. The tier model reads him as an impact starter — 55% elite, 26% starter.
Character
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Long-limbed team captain with NFL-quality tackle play coursing through his veins.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Alt plays a disciplined brand of football, avoiding penalties and working with fluid transitions from entry to sustain to finish as a run blocker.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Alt is a capable drive blocker with the foot quickness to play onto the second level.”
Athleticism
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Alt is a polished technician with outstanding balance, body control and lateral quickness.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a left-tackle.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Long-limbed team captain with NFL-quality tackle play coursing through his veins. Alt plays a disciplined brand of football, avoiding penalties and working with fluid transitions from entry to sustain to finish as a run blocker. Alt is a capable drive blocker with the foot quickness to play onto the second level. He struggles to bend enough to compensate for his height and ends up playing with waist-bending and forwa…”
“…Alt is a polished technician with outstanding balance, body control and lateral quickness. Standing 6-8 5/8 and weighing 321 pounds, he deftly shadowboxes defenders on the edge, exhibiting nearly flawless technique while pitching shutouts in pass protection.…”
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