McCoy started 39 games at Texas A&M- 2 at Guard and 37 at Center.
Ruiz started 31 games at Michigan- 5 at Right Guard and 26 at Center.
They signed Easton in free agency (before the draft) because they couldn’t go into the season without a center on the team, but then jumped at the chance to trade up for McCoy especially with Easton’s injury history. McCoy wasn’t primarily a Guard in college.