By Scott Hansen
MaxPreps.com
Football is the ultimate struggle. That struggle begins up front on the offensive line.
It’s all guts, no glory for the players in the trenches as skill positions get most of the credit. But these skilled giants can make or break aspirations for any team.
Here are the top offensive linemen in the state of Texas heading into the 2008 season:
Committed Offensive Tackles in Texas
Josh Aladenoye, North Mesquite (6-5, 350)
Committed to Oklahoma
Thomas Ashcraft, Cedar Hill (6-5, 290)
Committed to Texas
Stephen Barrera, Houston Clear Lake (6-5, 280)
Committed to Texas A&M
Kyle Clark, Denton Guyer (6-5, 270)
Committed to Texas Tech
Bryan Collins, Keller (6-3, 255)
Committed to SMU
Jon Hodde, Burton (6-6, 280)
Committed to Rice
Ty Horn, Waco Midway (6-5, 285)
Committed to TCU
Bobby Janisch, Houston Jersey Village (6-6, 290)
Committed to Rice
Paden Kelley, Austin Lake Travis (6-6, 280)
Committed to Texas
Christian Miller, Aledo (6-5, 270)
Committed to SMU
Aaron Moore, Frisco Centennial (6-5, 255)
Committed to Auburn
Clint Naron, Klein Oak (6-6, 290)
Committed to Texas A&M
Garrett Porter, Odessa Permian (6-6, 310)
Committed to Texas
Rhontae Scales, Killeen (6-6, 300)
Committed to Texas A&M
Cade Shaw, Corpus Christi Calallen (6-5, 280)
Committed to Rice
John Wooldridge, Bellaire Episcopal (6-5, 290)
Committed to TCU
Committed Offensive Guards in Texas
Chris Atchison, DeSoto (6-1, 255)
Committed to SMU
Ty Cloud, Flower Mound Marcus (6-4, 285)
Committed to Kansas
Wayne Frazier, Refugio (6-5, 315)
Committed to SMU
Alex Lowry, Caddo Mills (6-2, 290)
Committed to Rice
Ralph Oragwu, Fort Bend Marshall (6-4, 255)
Committed to Houston
Ivory Wade, Dickinson (6-5, 305)
Committed to Texas A&M
Committed Centers in Texas
Ben Hughes, Fort Bend Austin (6-5, 245)
Committed to SMU
Mason Walters, Wolfforth Frenship (6-6, 290)
Committed to Texas
Top Uncommitted Senior Offensive Linemen in Texas
Michael Brown, Lexington (6-6, 310)
Considering: Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Stanford, Texas A&M amongst others
Jess Coffey, Denton Guyer (6-7, 270)
Considering: Arkansas, Nebraska, Utah, Washington State amongst others
Joel Gray, Lewisville Hebron (6-6, 290)
Considering: Arkansas, Florida State, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, UCLA amongst others
Stavion Lowe, Brownwood (6-6, 295)
Considering: Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech amongst others
Jeramie Roberts, South Garland (6-4, 305)
Considering: Miami, Baylor, Colorado amongst others
Fono Vakalahi, Bryan (6-4, 315)
Considering: Arizona State, BYU, Oregon