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Edoga Among College Football’s top Pass Protectors

Looking to keep their former USC quarterback upright for years to come, the Jets drafted another Trojan with the 28th pick of the third round in selecting offensive tackle Chuma Edoga.

A player we projected to Gang Green in round four in our most recent mock draft, Edoga’s pro comparison according to NFL.com is current Jets left tackle Kelvin Beachum as a projected third-round pick. While his NFL.com draft profile suggests Edoga struggles in pass protection, here’s what pro football focus had to say after reviewing every one of his snaps:

Chuma Edoga, an athletic freak and USC’s primary right tackle for each of the past two seasons, allowed just four hurries across 304 pass-blocking snaps in 2018.