Offensive tackles can’t get drafted in fantasy football and don’t sell as many jerseys, which may be why Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt is viewed in a group below the truly elite skill position players in the 2024 NFL Draft. However, he has all the makings of an elite offensive line prospect, and shouldn’t be written off as a likely top-five pick just because he doesn’t catch or throw touchdowns.
Joe Alt scouting report
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Sep 9, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish tackle Joe Alt (76) during the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium. Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
College: Notre Dame
Age: 20 (turns 21 on February 28)
Height: 6’8
Weight: 322
Awards: Unanimous All-American (2023), First-Team All-American (2022)
Alt is the son of former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tackle John Alt, who played in the NFL from 1984-1996. Joe was a tight end in high school, but was recruited by Notre Dame as a tackle. 247 Sports had Alt ranked as the 20th tackle and 180th overall player in the class of 2021 coming out of Totino-Grace High School in Minnesota.
The move from tight end to tackle couldn’t have gone smoother for Alt. He began his true freshman season playing a handful of snaps over the first few games as a tackle-eligible tight end, but was named the starting left tackle for the Fighting Irish by Week 6. He never game the job up, starting every game at left tackle over the next two years for Notre Dame until opting out of their bowl game this year after declaring early for the Draft. In both seasons as a full-time starter, Alt was named an All-American (he couldn’t be named all-conference, with Notre Dame playing as an independent).
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