So we’re in the midst of an interesting proposition here — looking back at how the best incoming (according to 247sports.com’s ranking) SEC recruits at their position work out for each year of the 2010s.

There’s good news and bad news on the offensive line. The good news is this isn’t a terribly volatile group. Nobody has transferred, everybody stayed at least 3 years and only 1 guy who has entered the NFL failed to get drafted within the first 2 rounds.

The bad news is that, well, it isn’t an especially productive group, at least not in terms of next-level talent. There’s 1 Pro Bowl selection in the group. And while there are several NCAA All-Americans, many of these guys seem destined to be remembered as good but not great players. Bearing in mind that some of these guys are still very much active and thus hard to project, here’s where they stand:

10. Jamaree Salyer (2018, Georgia, No. 2 national OL, No. 10 overall player)

Unlike most of the players on this list, Salyer was slated to play guard. In 2 seasons at Georgia, he has been something of a utility player. Salyer started 2 games in 2019. He’s played center and right tackle, and earned team honors for his work on punt coverage teams in Georgia’s post-season awards.

It’s still early, but it’s far from certain that Salyer will be a star or an NFL player. His ceiling is lower than most of the players on this list, but he’ll keep grinding away in 2020.

9. Martez Ivey (2015, Florida, No. 1 OL, No. 2 overall player)

Unlike most of the players on this list, Ivey’s best days may well have been behind him when he picked a college, choosing to play for his home-state Gators. He played 4 seasons at UF, and while he did pick up a few honors (Freshman All-SEC in 2015, 2nd-team All-SEC in 2017 and 2018), he never developed into the dominant player many expected.

Ivey wasn’t selected in the NFL Draft, and signed with the New England Patriots, but was cut before the season. He was a 2nd-round draft choice of the XFL Tampa Bay Vipers in 2020.

8. D.J. Humphries (2012, Florida, No. 1 OL, No. 3 overall player)

Humphries played at Florida as a true freshman and might have done some of his best work then, earning recognition as Freshman All-American by The Sporting News. He missed roughly half of his sophomore season and 2 games in his junior season due to injury.

Humphries went pro after his junior year, and was taken by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1st round of the 2015 NFL Draft (24th overall). He didn’t impress as a rookie, getting nicknamed “Knee-Deep” by head coach Bruce Arians, who commented that Humphries needed “a knee in his a— every day” to be motivated to play. Humphries was inactive for the entire season, although he has started 43 games for the Cardinals since.

7. Evan Neal (2019, Alabama, No. 1 OL, No. 7 overall player)

A massive physical specimen from IMG Academy, Neal started at left guard as a true freshman for the Tide and generally excelled. He earned freshman All-American honors from several sources and might move outside to tackle as his career in Tuscaloosa continues.

6. Ja’Wuan James (2010, Tennessee, No. 2 OL, No. 28 overall player)

James started for 4 seasons at UT and parlayed a solid career in Knoxville into being a 1st-round pick of the Miami Dolphins (19th overall) in 2014. James has been solid in the NFL. He played for the Denver Broncos in 2019, although he missed most of the season due to injury.

5. Alex Leatherwood (2017, Alabama, No. 1 OL, No. 4 overall player)

Leatherwood was an early enrollee at Alabama, and he ended up playing in 7 games as a true freshman, seeing extensive time in the national championship game after an injury to Jonah Williams. He moved to right tackle and then right guard during the 2018  season, earning 2nd-team All-SEC honors from the coaches. Leatherwood played left tackle in 2019, again at an All-SEC level.

Leatherwood opted to return to Alabama for his senior season, and he figures to be a key component for the Tide in 2020.

4. Cyrus Kouandijo (2011, Alabama, No. 1 OL, No. 2 overall player)

Kouandijo was born in Cameroon. His massive size (6-7, 322) translated well into his play at tackle. In 3 seasons at Alabama, he became a consensus All-American before going pro and being drafted in the 2nd round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Kouandijo has been somewhat underwhelming in the NFL. He played only 30 NFL games, getting 8 total starts, with his last action coming in 2018 with the Denver Broncos. He was selected in the XFL Draft in 2020.

3. Greg Little (2016, Ole Miss, No. 1 OL, No. 3 overall player)

Little was a Texas product who chose Ole Miss, spending his freshman season ultimately replacing fellow top OL Laremy Tunsil during his NCAA suspension. Little was chosen 2nd-team All-SEC as a sophomore and 1st-team as a junior. He left school after his junior season and was drafted early in the 2nd round of the 2019 NFL Draft (No. 37) by the Carolina Panthers.

Injuries cut Little’s first NFL campaign short, as he played in just 4 games. Concussion and ankle problems kept him from playing more, but Little should be ready to go in 2020.

2. Cam Robinson (2014, Alabama, No. 1 OL, No. 4 overall player)

Robinson was a highly decorated star at Alabama, being the Tide’s first true freshman starter at left tackle since Andre Smith. He was a Freshman All-American pick by the Football Writers Association of America, giving up only 3 sacks all season. In his junior season, Robinson was 1st-team All-SEC and won the Outland and Jacobs Trophies.

Robinson went pro after his junior season and was taken at the top of the 2nd round of the NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Robinson missed virtually the entire 2018 season (his second) with an ACL injury and hasn’t been a star in his young NFL career.

1. Laremy Tunsil (2013, Ole Miss, No. 1 OL, No. 4 overall player)

Tunsil starred from Day 1 in Oxford. The only hiccup of his college career came when he was held out of a game and then suspended by the NCAA in his junior season due to accepting improper benefits from an agent. Otherwise, he was solid, earning All-SEC honors as a sophomore.

Tunsil was a potential top overall pick until a bizarre video appeared on Twitter on the day of the NFL Draft which showed him smoking something from a bong. Tunsil slid to the Miami Dolphins with the 13th pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. Further complications arose when Tunsil admitted to receiving money from an Ole Miss coach during his time in Oxford.

Since that time, he’s been a steady performer with Miami and later the Houston Texans, earning an invite to the Pro Bowl in 2019.  Despite the off-field issues from his college days, Tunsil has started 58 games in 4 NFL seasons.