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The offensive tackle position serves as a microcosm of the 2005 draft class – void of blue-chip talent but lots of quality depth running into the second day.

There's a good chance, for the first time since 1999, the top 10 picks will go by without an offensive tackle hearing his name called. There are, however, as many as 12 tackle prospects who could come off the board between the middle of the first round and the end of the third.

Florida State's Alex Barron, Washington's Khalif Barnes and Oklahoma's Jammal Brown should all be gone by the end of the first round. Barron is clearly the most physically gifted of the group, as he has massive size (6-7 5/8, 320) and ran in the 4.9's in the 40-yard dash during his recent pro-timing day in Tallahassee.

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