5) Joshua Garnett
Experience: Senior
Height/Weight: 6-4/312 LBS
Projected Round: 2nd/3rd
Career Summary: 2015 Outland Trophy recipient for the top interior offensive lineman in the country; started all four years after coming in mid-freshman year; team captain
Joshua Garnett leaves Stanford after having one of the best collegiate careers of this entire class of offensive lineman. Garnett started at left guard for the Cardinal and blocked for Heisman runner-up Christian McCaffrey in his spectacular 2015 season.
There isn’t much not to like about Garnett, as he has the guard experience and the ideal size for the Gary Kubiak offense. Garnett, being a tall and fit player for his height, would be able to step into this offense and feel comfortable with nearly everything asked of him.
Garnett’s major area of concern is his footwork and being too lazy with it at times. He has very strong arms and sometimes relies on his arm strength to make up for his slow footwork. Where that can work in college, he will not make it in the NFL if he doesn’t improve.
However, Garnett is a very smart and team-first player with a great work ethic, so his footwork can absolutely be improved with the right coaching. Garnett would come to the Broncos with the potential to play on day one and push Garcia and Sambrailo for their jobs.
