1) Cody Whitehair
Experience: Senior
Height/Weight: 6-4/301 LBS
Projected Round: 1st
Career Summary: Four-year starter at left guard, right tackle and left tackle; 2012 Second Team Honorable Mention All-Big 12; 2013 and 2014 Second Team All-Big 12; 2015 First Team All-Big 12; 2015 Outland Trophy Watch List and Lombardi Award Watch List
Cody Whitehair is the unanimous best offensive guard prospect coming into this draft and is nearly certain to be picked in the first round. Many people have him being picked in the top 15, and nearly everyone has him picked by the end of the first.
Whitehair is a very versatile player, starting at right tackle, left guard and left tackle in his four years at KSU. Whitehair is a team-first guy who has an incredible work ethic and is physically gifted. Whitehair is able to do pre-snap reads and has great awareness on the field. He also has great hands, footwork and movement along the line.
The only downside with Whitehair is he can sometimes hold onto blocks for too long and gets called for holding penalties occasionally. This is a problem that he can be coached out of and is not a major concern at all.
There is a chance that Whitehair could fall to the Broncos at 31, but if they really want him, they may need to trade up to get him. He is a day one starter that would instantly upgrade the offensive line for years to come.
