Who are the top offensive linemen in 2024 NFL Draft? Notre Dame's Joe Alt leads deep group

Austin Curtright, USA TODAY NETWORK

Former Notre Dame football offensive lineman Joe Alt is widely considered the top tackle available in the 2024 NFL Draft and is projected to be a top-10 pick.

Alt headlines a deep group of offensive linemen in 2024, which includes numerous projected first-round picks.

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The 6-foot-9, 321-pound lineman was a unanimous All-American selection last season, and is the son of John Alt, who was selected in the first round out of Iowa in the 1984 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Alt started 33 games in three seasons with the Fighting Irish.

Offensive linemen are never the flashiest first-round picks, but are obviously an essential part of every offense.

Here's the top-ranked offensive linemen in the 2024 NFL Draft:

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Top offensive lineman in 2024 NFL Draft

Here are the offensive linemen projected to be selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, according to USA TODAY's latest mock draft:

  • OT Joe Alt, Notre Dame: No. 7 overall to Tennessee Titans

  • OTTaliese Fuaga, Oregon State: No. 11 overall to Los Angeles Chargers

  • OTOluwuyima Fashanu, Penn State: No. 14 overall to New Orleans Saints

  • OTTroy Fautanu, Washington: No. 16 overall to Seattle Seahawks

  • OTJC Latham, Alabama: No. 20 overall to Pittsburgh Steelers

  • OTTyler Guyton, Oklahoma: No. 22 overall to Philadelphia Eagles

  • OTAmarius Mims, Georgia: No. 24 overall to Dallas Cowboys

  • OG/C Graham Barton, Duke: No. 25 overall to Green Bay Packers

  • OT Jordan Morgan, Arizona: No. 30 overall to Baltimore Ravens

Joe Alt NFL draft profile

NFL.com compares Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt to San Francisco offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey, a fellow Fighting Irish alum who was selected ninth overall in the 2018 draft.

NFL.com gave Alt a 6.49 prospect rating, which ranks 13th among all prospects. The rating places Alt in the category that projects him to be a "good starter within two years."

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Joe Alt NFL combine

Here's how Joe Alt performed at the NFL combine:

  • 40-yard dash: 5.05 seconds

  • 10-yard split: 1.73 seconds

  • Vertical jump: 28 inches

  • Broad jump: 9 feet, 4 inches

  • 3-cone drill: 7.31 seconds

  • 20-yard shuttle: 4.51 seconds

  • Bench press: 27 reps

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Who are the top offensive linemen in NFL draft? Notre Dame's Joe Alt leads way

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