Offensive Line Preview

Losing two NFL caliber offensive linemen in back-to-back years is never easy to recover from but the talent is in place for the Bulldogs to piece together a serviceable line. Michael Bennett should hold down the Right Tackle spot after an Honorable Mention All-Ivy season a year ago. Bennett is just a junior and appears that he could develop into a special talent. Three guards return with starting experience in Charron, Sullivan and Karhu, so it will be interesting to see who wins the starting spots and whether there is an opportunity for one of them to potentially flex out to the Left Tackle spot. Karhu was out with an injury for all of 2023 after solid play in 2022, while Charron and Sullivan started at Right Guard and Left Guard in 2023 respectively. Left Tackle and Center are the largest areas of concern along the front heading into the season. The graduation of Mendoza (now at Louisville) is the toughest loss as the team had to find a way to cope without Amegadjie early on in the season last year. Amegadjie is currently the backup left tackle for the Chicago Bears after a long recovery from his injury kept him out of action for much of the preseason. Bluhm filled in at Center due to injuries a year ago but without a magician at QB this year, his snapping issues could be amplified if they are not corrected. Seniors Connor Smith and Bennie Anderson saw substantial action last year and should vie for more playing time with strong camps. There is a slew of sophomores that could make an impact such as St. Aubyn, Lewis, Garrity or Avera. Reno brought in three freshmen offensive linemen in Bennett Anderson, Kevin Cassidy and Charlie Humphreys. Anderson was one the top recruits in the entire class and looked like a pancaking machine at the high school level. Cassidy is very athletic for a 300-pounder playing defensive end and tackle in high school. Humphreys hails from a football family in Texas and gives Coach Wheeler another athletic lineman to mold.

We are now just 15 days out from the start of the season! See below for our preseason rankings excluding the Bulldogs:

Harvard

Penn

Dartmouth

Princeton

Cornell

Brown

Columbia