Are their any legit OTs in the transfer portal?

At least 7 NFL caliber OTs just transferring for no reason

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Chris Davenport was a 5 star DT who couldn’t crack the starting lineup at Tulane

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2013 (at Tulane): Started all 12 games he played in as a graduate student - nine at nose tackle and three at defensive end...named honorable-mention All-Conference USA after finishing tied for seventh on th eteam in pass break-ups (2), tied for eighth in sacks (1.5) and tied for 10th in tackles for loss (4.5) to go with 20 tackles (9 solo, 11 assists).

OT is not like QB where only one can play. If he is that good they have 5 spots on the Oline they can let someone play(obviously he might be better at OT, but you get my point)

There is really only one that was highly rated out of high school.

Drew Richmond - Tennessee (From Memphis)
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Here is the link to the transfer portal.
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I remember his recruitment. He was highly coveted. What happened?

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He started at Tennessee and supposedly wasnt good.

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Inconsistent is the word I would use. Some games he graded out as the best of the OL in pass blocking. Other times he stood out as a major disappointment. It's a huge flag to have such high highs and low lows- it is an indicator of something is really wrong.

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Richmond was benched in a cupcake game. Something happened at halftime and it turned into a doghouse/personal issue. So your comment about change of scenery just might be dead on.

Hence my thought of "wary".

A redshirt Jr, 4*, starting (2nd year), offensive tackle shouldn't be that inconsistent AND get benched against a non-P5 school. That's where all the pros vs cons regarding Richmond kind of come to a screeching halt. At that point, the risks far outweigh the rewards for 1 yr of OT.

I've watched some highlights and some lowlights of him (sparse data, I admit). I see someone who doesn't quite have the playbook down (very surprising) and lacks physical strength. He does move well, quite well, but lacks the technical expertise (technique) to sustain blocks. He's a world beater for 1.5 seconds, then falls apart at times.

Larry Boyd is a take, but I have no clue what he is looking to do.

What we need is a talented tackle who is not getting playing time and/or needs a change of scenery. Sometimes a player gets in a bad situation. His position coach is fired or moves on and he does not mesh well with the new guy. His team as a whole falls apart and his HC gets fired. Or, the HC just gets a better gig. Everything changes with the program for the worst for him and he wants out.

All sorts of legit examples for transferring without it being a head case / character issue. We just don't need a guy who is inconsistent because he does not have a strong enough work ethic to try to learn the position how it really needs to be played or to hone in on his skills. If he is a slow learner then hopefully he got enough training before he ends up in LSU.