With over a 100 different starters to play offensive line since 2000, it's borderline impossible to limit this to just 10. Here we go, my top 10 Lobo offensive lineman since 2000.
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Years: 2017-19
A 3 year starter, a state champion who was thrust into action his sophomore year when Kaylon Allen went down with an ankle injury. Cox battled that year helping lead Longview all the way to the 5th round. His junior year he started all 16 games en route to the State Championship, making 3rd team all-district in the process. As a senior, Parker performed brilliantly at times, an effort that led to an incredible honor of first team All-State.
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Year: 2014-15
As athletic as 5'11 290 can get. As a freshman he was a guard on the basketball team, (on the freshman team albeit) and that athleticism allowed him to flourish as an offensive lineman. His junior he started at center, and just like a predecessor, he was moved to tackle his senior year. His foot speed and quickness allowed him to secure edge blocks, and he could be as dominant as anyone in the run game. The best lineman on what I consider the best O-Line in Lobo History in 2015.
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Year: 2011-13
A 3 year starter, Hutchins was a very talented guard. He had quick get off, a strong punch, and was willing to finish the block, an art that seems to get lost nowadays. Vern was a staple of the offensive lines those years, and if he were 6'3, he'd been a division 1 football player.
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Years: 2008-10
A 3 Year starter and I hold the school record 47 starts in a row, and the best offensive lineman in 2010, a team that played 15 games. Sophomore season was nothing special, but at 5'8 215 pounds, was part of a special unit that led way for Tyler McCray to tie the then record 27 touchdowns. As a junior, honorable mention all-district, at 230 pounds. Apart of a unit that went back to the state championship game. Unanimous All-dstrict selection as a senior, at 225 pounds recorded 147 knockdown blocks, 88% blocking grade, one sack allowed.
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Years: 2008-09
An absolute dog. A fullback body, with hand time 4.7 speed, Tevin had the athleticism of a linebacker. He had real lower body strength and created surges off the offensive line playing next to Bryce Redman. At 5'8 205-215 pounds Tevin did some remarkable things at that size. Ratcliff was an honorable mention all-state left tackle his senior year, and started 30 games for the Lobos.
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Years: 2014-15
At 6'6 380 pounds, Tim Clay was larger than life. Whenever his mitts were on you there was nothing you could do about it. He struggled early as a sophomore and junior, but in 2015 Clay figured it all out. He had amazing feet for a man his size and finished his senior year first team all-district. With that size . He signed with Kilgore College out of high school.
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Year: 2014-15
College: Texas Tech
A 3 year letterman, 2 year starter for John King at Longview, Broderick Washington was an athletic blindside protector. Currently Washington is a defensive tackle for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, but at Longview he was a 2 time all district player. His senior he garnered honorable mention All-State honors when he finished the year with a 95% grade with 55 pancaked and 60 knockdown blocks.
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Years: 2002-03
College: Kilgore/Texas A&M Commerce
Sheppard started his career off at LHS as a tight end before moving to center his junior year. Turns out he made Coach King and Coach Collins look like geniuses. His junior year he exploded on the scene as an All-state selection and first team All District honors. His senior year he repeated the same, this time First Team All State to go along with First team All East Texas. He left Longview and went to Kilgore JC before becoming the Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the year at Commerce in 2007.
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Years: 2007-09
College: Houston
Bryce Redman started his sophomore season at Longview making him a 46 career game starter. That's good enough for second in school history behind me. That's the only thing I've got on him. Redman was a First Team All East Texas selection both his junior and senior years. His junior he was second team All-State, while his senior year he finished first team. He went on to have a great career at Houston, starting 39 games at center for Houston while also playing in all 14 games as a Jumbo packaged tight end.
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Years: 2004-05
College: Oklahoma
As a junior, Trent was a 2nd Team All-District tackle his junior season. The Lobos went 12-1 that year, losing to Lufkin at SFA. That improved his senior year as he was 1st Team All-District, All-East Texas and 2nd Team 5A All-State his senior year. In 2005, Longview lost to South Garland in the first round.
Trent went on to Oklahoma and balled like no other. At Oklahoma, in 2006 he was named a Freshman All-American after starting the last 6 games of the season. His sophomore year he spent time in and out of the starting line up, starting 6 games at right tackle. His junior Trent was First Team All Big 12 by the coaches after starting all 13 games and had a season-high 18 knockdowns in the National Championship against Florida. That year he finished with 131 knockdowns. Trent returned for his senior and was a First-Team All American and started 11/12 games missing one to injury.
Trent was drafted 4th overall by the Washington Redskins and has played for them and the San Francisco 49ers. He's a 4x All-Pro and one of the greatest tackles in Football history.
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