This is what I think will shake out as the best 5 and my concerns:
LT - Cam Robinson - Freshman, but nothing other than the fact he has no experience However, he seems to have come in and impressed enough to get a ton of reps with the 1's if he has not locked up the position entirely.
LG - Arie Kouandjio - he didn't exactly look great last year, but I actually think he will be one of the strengths this year.
C - Ryan Kelly - It is kind of hard to tell how much the injuries last year really had to do with his play. What is behind the fact that he seems to always talk about communication?
RG - Alphonse Taylor - From what I have been hearing he has been doing very well.
RT - Austin Shepherd - From what I have been hearing he has emerged as a vocal leader.
It appears that any others that possibly would have broken in as a top 5 guy have been dealing with injuries. I have been hearing that the chemistry is starting to come together, but there is no way of knowing until they are in the heat of a battle. Again, Kelly still seems to talk about communication an awful lot. I am not sure if he means that players were not doing what they were told, not knowing the checks, not knowing what to do when a check happens or what. Just the fact that he has said that multiple times gives me some pause.
With all that said, I believe we will have a very good OL this year. It may not be the best unit on our team, but I don't see them being so bad as to cost us losses.