Notre Dame's offensive line was a dominant force all season, something that Pro Football Focus has recognized all season.
The organization named Notre Dame senior left tackle Mike McGlinchey and senior left guard Quenton Nelson to its first-team All-American squad, something that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that follows its grading all season.
Each week during the regular season Pro Football Focus names an All-National team which consists of the highest graded players at each position. Nelson and McGlinchey were regulars on that list.
Nelson was the only Power Five offensive lineman in the country to be named to the Pro Football Focus weekly All-National team three times. McGlinchey was named to the all-national team two times.
Nelson earned the first, third and eight best overall grades of the season by any guard for his performances against North Carolina State, USC and Georgia, respectively. McGlinchey earned the fourth and eighth best single-game grades by an offensive tackle for his performance against USC and Stanford.
Nelson and McGlinchey were the only offensive linemen in the country to grade out with multiple top-10 single-game performances.
Nelson is a finalist for the Outland Trophy, which goes annually to the nation's most outstanding interior lineman on either side of the ball.
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