With the great tradition established by tackles Daryn Colledge, Ryan Clady and now Nate Potter, it is obvious that a starting tackle for Boise State is going to get noticed by the pros.
Colledge set a record for consecutive starts at Boise State, was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, and now has a consecutive games streak there as well. Colledge won the 2007 Special Achievement Award at the Lee Remmel Awards in Wisconsin and his blocking of Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu was a major reason that the Packers were able to come away with the trophy in the most recent Super Bowl.
Clady was placed on several All-America lists at Boise State, was a first-round choice by the Denver Broncos in the 2008 NFL Draft and became an All-Pro in only his second season.
Potter is now following in the footsteps of those two great offensive linemen by being named to the GoDaddy.com preseason All-America team.
So it should come as no surprise that given that track record, the nation's top tackles are vying for a place in the 2012 Boise State recruiting Class. Zach Banner, Max Tuerk, Travis Averill, Gavin Andrews and Arthur Flores have all attracted the attention of Bronco head man Chris Peterson and his staff.
It will be interesting to see which of the above will earn the right to get a ticket to the NFL.
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