Free Agency 2022 – Offensive Tackles

March 4, 2022

By Noonefromtampa

Starting offensive tackles are not a critical need for Washington with the signing of Charles Leno Jr. to a three year, $37.5 million contract extension and drafting Sam Cosmi last year. Also under contract for next season are Saahdiq Charles, who has played some at both guard and tackles spots, plus David Steinmetz, who has played 9 snaps in two seasons. Cornelius Lucas, who filled the all-important swing tackle roster spot last year, is an unrestricted free agent. Overall depth at the position needs to be reinforced during the offseason either through free agency or the draft.

Top Tackle Candidates

Filtering the pool of unrestricted free agent tackles for players who are 31 years old or younger and who played at least 35% of their team’s offensive snaps in 2021 yields this list:

Player	Pos.	2021 Team	Type	Snaps	Age	PFF Grade
Cam Robinson	LT	Jaguars	UFA	79.00%	27	n/a
Terron Armstead	LT	Saints	UFA	42.80%	31	76.6
Trent Brown	RT	Patriots	UFA	44.30%	29	73.5
Eric Fisher	LT	Colts	UFA	78.50%	31	68.6
Brandon Shell	RT	Seahawks	UFA	55.60%	30	71.0
Germain Ifedi	RT	Bears	UFA	36.80%	28	61.8
Morgan Moses	RT	Jets	UFA	93.90%	31	70.9
Brandon Parker	RT	Raiders	UFA	77.40%	27	n/a
Geron Christian	LT	Texans	UFA	55.20%	26	n/a
Orlando Brown	LT	Chiefs	UFA	94.40%	26	74.6
Chukwuma Okorafor	RT	Steelers	UFA	92.00%	25	n/a

The most of the players on the list above will mainly be pursued for starting tackle positions. Washington’s immediate need is for a backup swing tackle, so they are not expected to sign any of this caliber of player. Washington will likely attempt to re-sign Lucas; or, if that fails, try to sign another veteran tackle to fill the roster spot. Some candidates available are Cameron Fleming, who was on the Broncos roster in 2021, Josh Wells from the Buccaneers, or Riley Reiff from the Bengals.

Sources: overthecap.com, pff.com