Rookie offensive tackle Caedan Wallace has a tough job ahead of him in New England: The Patriots want him to earn the starting left tackle job, having almost exclusively been a right tackle at Penn State.
Starting right tackle Mike Onwenwu will remain on that side, while Wallace, who played all but six of his college snaps at right tackle, is He is expected to move to left tackle.according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss.
Wallace said he is “super confident” in his ability to move to left tackle, and Patriots scouting director Eliot Wolf said Wallace is “athletic enough to make the switch” and a “really good pass protector.” “.
In the first round, the Patriots selected the player they hope will be their franchise quarterback in Drake Maye. They also expect Wallace, their third-round pick, to protect Maye’s blindside for years to come.
