One reason the SEC will receive acclaim as a defense-first league this season is that the league is filled with exceptional defensive talent. Another reason is all that exceptional defensive talent will be going against offensive talent that isn’t all that exceptional.
Oh, there are some big-time offensive players in the SEC – just not nearly as many as there are on defense. That fact is driven home when you look at SEC offensive lines. Truthfully, none could be considered elite going into the season because there really aren’t that many high-level offensive linemen returning this fall.
We have ranked the SEC’s offensive lines, from first through 14th.