Offensive Lineman · Indianapolis Colts

Bernhard Raimann

No. 79 · 5th season

The guy protecting everyone's blind side just got noticed by his peers

Left tackle is one of those jobs where doing it well means nobody talks about you. The quarterback stays clean, the offense moves, and the big person at the edge of the line goes quietly uncelebrated.

Bernhard Raimann has been holding that corner for the Indianapolis Colts. And this year, the people who know the position best — other players in the league — voted him into the conversation for a top-ten ranking among the best at his job. That's an ESPN survey where players grade players. No coaches spinning it, no front office spin. Peers.

For a left tackle, that kind of recognition lands differently. The whole point of the job is to be invisible. When votes come in saying your name belongs near the top of the list, it means something got through.

Raimann is still building. The ranking isn't final, the acknowledgment isn't a crown. But the people lining up across from him every week have clearly started to notice.

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