Buday noted that Sewell, the Vikings division rival, “showed significant improvement during the 2023 season.” He received a 95.1 run-blocking grade and 92.8 overall grade, both of which ranked first among tackles.
Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata rounded out Buday’s top five.
Vikings right tackle Brian O’Neill also was featured among Buday’s top tackles, but he did slide a bit in the rankings after missing three games to injury last season. O’Neill came in at No. 23 after playing 884 snaps at right tackle.
O’Neill was slowed down by injuries in 2023 and was not able to replicate his amazing 2022 season, but he still put together a solid campaign. He finished top-25 in both pass-blocking and run-blocking grades and was just one of 15 players at the position to earn 70.0-plus grades in both facets of the game.
All in all, six NFC North tackles made it onto the list of the top 32:
Buday said the following of Tom, whom Green Bay drafted 140th overall in 2022:
While he had to play at four different positions along the offensive line as a rookie in 2022, Tom’s performance was still very promising. However, he improved when he got the chance to play right tackle exclusively in 2023. In fact, his overall grade of 79.7 ranked seventh among all right tackles last season, while his 81.2 run-blocking grade ranked sixth among all players at the position.
