 Kelly Thomas and Ken Kaplan were huge offensive tackles with great upper body strength.Thomas, who McKay said would make the team unless he were to drop dead, was believed to potentially be comparable to his USC teammates Bruce Matthews and Don Mosebar, but had been overlooked due to having been an offensive lineman for only three years.Tony Chickillo was a defensive tackle who had fought back from a crushed pelvis to become a starter for the University of Miami.