Gophers offensive line at a glance

August 28, 2021 at 9:10PM
Gophers offensive lineman Daniel Faalele (78) joked with his teammates as he sat out practice Saturday. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com
Massive tackle Daniel Faalele (78) is back with the Gophers after sitting out last season. (Anthony Soufflé, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Gophers offensive line has six players who have made regular starts, a group that has an average size of 6-foot-5 and 336 pounds. A closer look:

LT Sam Schlueter

6-6, 325, redshirt senior

33 career starts, 23 at left tackle

LG Connor Olson

6-5, 310, redshirt senior

45 career starts, six shy of the school record of 51

C John Michael Schmitz

6-4, 320, redshirt senior

10 career starts, all at center

RG Blaise Andries

6-6, 335, redshirt senior

33 career starts at four different positions

RT Daniel Faalele

6-9, 380, senior

19 career starts; returns after sitting out '20 season

RG Curtis Dunlap Jr.

6-5, 345, redshirt junior

13 career starts; returns after missing '20 because of injury

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Chip Scoggins

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Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has worked at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2000 and previously covered the Vikings, Gophers football, Wild, Wolves and high school sports.

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