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Oklahoma football: Top 7 offensive linemen in last 75 years of Sooner football

By Timothy Bailey

Oct 4, 2008; Waco, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Trent Williams (71) blocks Baylor Bears defensive end Leon Freeman (49) at Floyd Casey Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2008; Waco, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Trent Williams (71) blocks Baylor Bears defensive end Leon Freeman (49) at Floyd Casey Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports /
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NORMAN, OK – APRIL 24: An Oklahoma Sooners helmet sits in the end zone before the team’s spring game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on April 24, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – APRIL 24: An Oklahoma Sooners helmet sits in the end zone before the team’s spring game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on April 24, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

No. 3 — Jamal Brown (Tackle)

Jamal Brown was a unanimous All-American in 2004 and was an All-Big 12 selection three times. He won the Outland trophy a college football’s most outstanding interior lineman and was later drafted 13th overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2005 NFL Draft.

As a senior in 2004, he led an offensive line that cleared the way for Adrian Peterson to set an NCAA freshman record for the most rushing yardage in a single season.

In his rookie year in the NFL, he was on the All-Rookie Team as a right tackle, then switched to the left side and was an All-Pro immediately. He made two Pro Bowls in short succession and looked like he could be heading towards a Pro Hall of Fame career.

Unfortunately for Brown, the injury bug got him. He missed all of 2009 with an ACL injury. It was apparent often how much the Saints missed his presence, but overall the team was great and went on to win the Super Bowl without him.

Brown was traded to the Washington Redskins and moved back to right tackle. He was okay but was never the same as before the injury and retired after just two more injury-ridden seasons. Eventually, Brown will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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