Saints offensive lineman James Hurst had officially became the most vital piece to the unit in 2021. Not only was he consistently a fresh body throughout the season (2nd on the team with 940 snaps), Hurst excelled in multiple starting roles for the team. To be exact, Hurst started in 15 of 17 games all in which were at the left tackle, left guard or right tackle positions.
In doing so, Hurst managed to chalk up a 69.8 Pro Football Focus grade, good for 12th in the league among offensive tackles.
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