Former MSU star Jack Conklin named First Team All-Pro by PFF

As Laremy Tunsil - projected to the be the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft - tumbled down draft boards after a video appeared on Twitter of the Mississippi offensive lineman taking a bong hit while wearing a gas mask, some believed the Tennessee Titans would take him after trading up to the No. 8 spot.

The Titans, after all, were heavily reported to be looking at an offensive lineman. Instead, they took Michigan State offensive lineman Jack Conklin.

And if you ask Pro Football Focus, it might have been the best pick outside of Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott in this year's draft.

Former MSU standout Jack Conklin barrels into the NFL

PFF is one of the most popular football analytics websites and grades every player in every NFL game throughout the season. And on Wednesday, the site - whose majority owner is Sunday Night Football color commentator Cris Collinsworth - announced its All-Pro team for the 2016 season.

The first-team choice at right tackle? Conklin. Not bad for a rookie.

PFF chose Conklin - who it graded out as the No. 5 offensive tackle and No. 1 RT this season - over New England's Marcus Cannon, New Orleans' Zach Streif, Atlanta's Ryan Schrader and Green Bay's Bryan Bulaga.

Wrote Sam Monson:

The performance of Jack Conklin has been remarkable at a position where rookies traditionally struggle. Conklin (and teammate Taylor Lewan on the other side) do get more help than most tackles in Tennessee’s scheme, but in the end, the difference in production between Conklin and the next right tackle was too large to ignore. He surrendered only two sacks all season and was flagged only twice, while showing some powerful run blocking.

PFF also said Conklin was the NFL's third-best rookie this year behind the aforementioned Cowboys duo.

After two years of dominant grades at left tackle for Michigan State, Conklin picked up where he left off at right tackle for the Titans. He ... helped transform Tennessee’s offensive line into one of the league’s best units. For the year, he surrendered only four combined sacks and hits, the second-fewest of any starting offensive tackle.

Fellow Spartan Le'Veon Bell was an honorable mention choice at running back for Pittsburgh.

Will Conklin receive more accolades before awards season is over? It's entirely possible.

Not bad for a former walk-on.

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