Wednesday, April 05, 2006

[Pasquarelli] Justice, pair of guards impress scouts - ESPN
Since 1970, Southern California has supplied 17 first-round offensive linemen to the NFL draft. But the Trojans haven't had a first-round blocker since 1996 and none of note since 1995...

...But this is the year the unusual drought ends for the Trojans. And the year in which the proud tradition of producing quality offensive linemen -- guys such as Pro Football Hall of Fame member Anthony Munoz, Bruce Matthews, Keith Van Horne, Marvin Powell, Ken Ruettgers and Don Mosebar -- is revisited.

In behemoth offensive tackle Winston Justice, clearly the prospect whose draft stock was most enhanced by Sunday afternoon's pro day workouts, the Trojans will have their first top-round offensive line pick since Green Bay selected John Michels in 1996...

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