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Current Undrafted Offensive Linemen

There are currently (7/3/09) about 161 undrafted free agent (UDFA) offensive linemen (OL) on NFL team rosters. OLs that played in games amounted to 49 of this total and 37 of these players started at least one game. The 2009 rookie UDFA were 67 and many of which will become part practice squads after 9/1/09.
There were another 45 UDFA OL that did not play in 2008 and a lot of them came into the league in 2008.

NFC East
Team………………….....Total…..Rookies…..Played in 2008…..Other
Dallas Cowboys………….6……….3…………….1.(1)………….2
New York Giants……….....6……….1…………….2.(2)………….3
Philadelphia Eagles……..5……….1……………..3.(3)………….1
Washington Redskins…...6……….2……………..2(1)………….2

Most significant UDFA in the NFC East:
The Cowboys have Cory Procter ( #71, guard, 16 games and 11starts in 2008) signed in 2005 by Detroit Lions.
The Giants have (#60 ,center, signe in 2000 by Cleveland Browns) and Rich Seubert ( #69, guard) originally signed in 2001 by the New York Giants.
The Eagles have guard Nick Cole | #59 | a 2006 signing with the team who played in 16 games and started 5 in 2008; center Jamaal Jackson | #67 | a 2003 UDFA who started all regular season games; and most recently, tackle Jason Peters | #71 | , a 2004 Buffalo Bills’UDFA, (originally a tight end).
Devin Clark | #62 | (tackle signed in 2008 by the Washington Redskins) played in 2 games and Stephen Heyer, a 2008 Skins UDFA, who played in 9 games and started 7in 2008.

One of the most significant turn around offensive linemen in 2008 was Ike Ndukwe Dolphins guard, http://www.nfl.com/players/ikendukwe/profile?id=NDU355964.
Season…Team………….. . .G………GS
2008……Miami Dolphins…16………15
2007……Miami Dolphins ....0………. .0
2007……Baltimore Ravens.. 0……….0
2006……Baltimore Ravens..5………..0
2006……Wash. Redskins….0………..0
2005……Wash. Redskins….0………..0
TOTAL ……………………......21……...15