Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers with special gifts tend to stand out — even to untrained eyes.
But discovering, evaluating and recruiting offensive linemen can be much trickier, and you won’t find any disagreement on that theory from FIU position coach Allen Mogridge.
“If I throw you a ball, and you catch it and run with it, and you can make people miss, that’s an easy evaluation,” said Mogridge, whose official title is assistant head coach/offensive line.
“With offensive linemen, there’s a measurable part of it — big people beat up smaller people. But you try to evaluate their ability to bend.