This is a ranking of the best offensive linemen right now, not entirely based on past or future success. LT George Fant | 71.1 Its the highest single-season grade PFF has ever given to an offensive lineman, and the next best marks belong to Hall of Famers Jonathan Ogden and Joe Thomas. Motons 76.3 run-blocking grade in 2020 was nearly 10 points higher than his previous career-high mark of 67.4 in 2019. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Seattle Seahawks 23. LG Rodger Saffold | 69.2 Last season, tackles Jedrick Wills Jr. and Jack Conklin played only 763 and 361 snaps, respectively. Williams had a strong year at right tackle with the Panthers in 2017, but an injury-shortened 2018 campaign followed by a down year in 2019 across all four guard and tackle positions allowed the Bills to take a chance on Williams in free agency on just a one-year, $2.25 million contract. Few lines were as good in the run game, with Wyatt Teller backing up his breakout season last year with an 84.4 overall PFF grade this year and an 87.7 mark as a run-blocker. The New England offense didnt have a whole lot going for it in 2020, but the offensive line is an area that they can count as a strength on that side of the football. Elijah Wilkinson produced just a 52.4 grade at the right tackle position in the second consecutive season that the Broncos missed right tackle JaWuan James, as well. Unaddressed holes up front will come to roost. Assuch, their offensive line play in 2020 wasnt an accurate representation of the talent they have on the roster. Raiders finish at No. They ranked 19th in yards before contact per carry as a team (1.2), and, There were games this season in which the Chicago offensive line couldnt block anybody, but overall it wasnt as bad as those low moments. LG Ali Marpet | 84.0 Ravens, Packers, Chiefs, Falcons round out top five: Baltimore climbed two spots to end the year, while Kansas City fell two spots. LT Christian Darrisaw | 71.8 RG Max Scharping | 60.0 Norwell finished 13th on the list. Fant allowed 18 pressures in 15 games and across almost 600 pass-blocking snaps. RG Austin Corbett | 69.6 Each starter played at least 1,036 of a possible 1,182 snaps over the season, with Ali Marpet the only one to miss a game. Its no coincidence that the last time we saw, This could sneakily be the best offensive line of quarterback, Its scary to think that the Jaguars fielded one of the worst offensive lines in the league last year and then lost their best lineman to retirement this offseason in center. There was no weak link on the unit, especially in pass protection, and even the players who replaced injured starters acquitted themselves well. Pittsburgh's line ranks eighth in PFF pass-blocking efficiency over the season," Monson writes regarding the Steelers' offensive line following the Week 12 win over the Colts. Detroit will return their entire starting offensive line from 2021 and hope that Ragnow, arguably one of the best centers in the NFL, stays healthy. RG Brandon Scherff | 73.7 The former four-star recruit pairs that lower-body strength with Deontay Wilder-esque power in his hands, as he routinely bludgeons offensive linemen on contact, putting himself in a great position to stack and shed blocks with ease against the run. The interior offensive line could be an area that the 49ers look to upgrade this offseason, but all in all, it was an impressive showing for the offensive line this season. 17 overall in the NFL, according to PFF's Sam. He was also penalized nine times and recorded a lowly 27.6 pass-blocking grade. There were shuffling pieces along the line this season, but the play from both Ragnow and left tackle Taylor Decker (82.0 PFF grade) fresh off a contract extension this offseason helped stabilize the group. From Thursday to Saturday, 259 prospects will hear their names called as the NFL welcomes its newest influx of new stars. RT Patrick Mekari | 66.1. Raiders finish in top 10 despite tough start: Las Vegas placed No. Its not a surprise that many Cincinnati fans have their sights set on Oregon tackle prospect Penei Sewell in the 2021 NFL Draft. The trenches. The New England Patriots are one of the few NFL teams with both a good starting five on the offensive line and backup talent on the bench. Dion Dawkins was the best player on the line at left tackle, allowing 25 pressures across 16 games. Elgton Jenkins is still working his way back through an ACL tear himself that he suffered in Week 11 against the Vikings. Using those grades as a guide, this is where each teams offensive line stacked up during the 2020 regular season, with the important caveat that this list is meant to reflect how each group played this season rather than serve as a projection of future performance or talent. The offensive line's ultimate performance will obviously depend a lot on how quickly rookie Ikem Ekwonu can adjust to pass protecting at the NFL level after he earned only a 78.3 pass-blocking grade last season for N.C. State. The Eagles will hope that 2021 brings some more stability, giving whoever is back at quarterback for the offense a few more clean pockets to work from. The new gold standard at the center position when it comes to run blocking, Creed Humphrey also didnt give up a sack all season and earned a 79.7 PFF pass-blocking grade. Offensive line coach Bill Callahan deserves a lot of credit for the job he has done with this group this season. This is one of the most veteran-laden offensive lines in the NFL. They ranked 19th in yards before contact per carry as a team (1.2), and Melvin Gordon III and Javonte Williams broke a combined 108 tackles on the season. Joe Noteboom has never been a full-time starter for Los Angeles, but hes been fantastic whenever on the field. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. This marks the third consecutive full season of disappointing play from Robinson, but the bigger letdown for the Jaguars had to have been what they got out of Taylor in his second season out of Florida. Nine different offensive linemen played at least 100 offensive snaps throughout the regular season the same number as some of the more beat-up offensive lines in the league like Philadelphia and Dallas. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports. Theyll need to make enormous improvements for this to be an even average tackle duo. RG Trey Smith The, Trent Williams finished the year with the best PFF grade (98.3) in the NFL at any position. Terron Armstead at left tackle and Ryan Ramczyk at right tackle are both forces in the run game as well as in pass protection. In an exclusive interview with PFF, Newton revealed that he returned to Illinois partly because he wanted to be a first-round pick. LG John Simpson | 52.6 Only the Miami Dolphins recorded a worse pass-blocking efficiency score than the Titans' offensive line this season. That spot was such a point of contention for Los Angeles' offense last season and had to be completely schemed around. There really wasnt a whole lot of movement from the Rams this past offseason to add to the group, so the change centered around improvement from the players who were already on the roster. He allowed five or more pressures in three of his seven full games last season, so he'll need to improve to justify this ranking. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports. Nelson has given no reason to believe that he wont be one of the best interior offensive linemen in the NFL for the next decade-plus. Through 10 weeks of the season, Pro Football Focus revealed who their top-graded offensive lineman is. His size and athleticism allow him to do things in the run game that most tackles simply cant, and that was apparent again in San Francisco this season despite all the injuries they suffered. He has been a model of consistency in pass protection over the years, with pass-blocking grades of 77.0 or higher in every season since 2011 on at least 400 pass-blocking snaps. If Samuel Cosmi can build upon his 74.9 overall grade as a rookie, Washington will have itself a solid tackle duo. The answer, though, could also be Trey Pipkins, who looked much improved at the end of 2021 after enduring multiple rough starts in his first two NFL seasons. With one year in the books, the Giants cant be feeling good about their decision to take Andrew Thomas as the first tackle off the board in last years draft, given the season he had compared to the tackles selected after him. However, the team recognized it was time for a change and has . The Bucs pulled off the fleecing of the offseason in retooling what could have been a depleted interior offensive line. His spot is an obvious area for Kansas City to upgrade in 2023. 2 overall player on the PFF big board at Pick 9 is a huge win for the Philadelphia Eagles. In fact, Williams 91.9 PFF grade during the 2020 regular season was the best mark by any left tackle in the league. The best players on this line were better in pass protection than they were in run blocking, but they still topped out at above average. Only two of those seven players didnt play multiple positions. C Chase Roullier | 84.6 He's Dane Brugler's third-best guard, coming in at. LG Dalton Risner | 68.4 LT Trent Williams | 98.3 Taylor Moton earned a 77.8 PFF grade and was one of the better right tackles in the NFL, but he was the only one of 11 linemen to end with a grade above 67.0. 7 speaks to what we have come to expect from this unit. The Eagles offensive line went through the wringer this past season, as they were trotting out a new starting five up front seemingly every week due to injury. Darrisaw earned a 71.9 overall grade on 652 snaps last season and got stronger as the campaign wore on. A lot of things had to go poorly for the Texans for them to get the kind of season they did out of Deshaun Watson at quarterback yet still finish with four wins on the season. All five starters earned overall PFF grades of at least 70.8, and they were almost completely spared any missed time due to injury. The Browns closed the 2019 regular season ranked 23rd on this same list, and we jumped them to sixth in the league entering the 2020 season following the additions of Jedrick Wills Jr. in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and Jack Conklin in free agency. That falls back largely on the play of the offensive line. The Jets' offensive line overhaul has been a long-term process, but its starting to come together well even if its being undermined a little by the tendency of their rookie quarterback to hold the ball too long and work his way into trouble. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. He allowed 19 pressures across 517 pass-blocking snaps. C Sam Mustipher | 51.8 Rodney Hudson at center has improved the overall cohesion of the group, even if his 60.3 PFF grade is the lowest of his impressive career. The teams biggest issue is that those who played the most earned some of the worst grades, with the unit's top three players by workload earning PFF grades between 51.9 and 60.0. LG Joe Thuney Cann made the cut. The Chiefs offensive line can be made out to look worse than it is in pass protection because of the way Patrick Mahomes plays the position and the deeper drops he takes. D.J. RT Ryan Ramczyk | 84.7. Like rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence, this is a unit that wasnt being helped by the scheme and situation around them, so the potential for quick improvement in 2022 is real. This is a conservative estimate for what was one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL last season but it's one that is now bursting with potential after multiple offseason moves. Clevelands starting five forms one of the best offensive lines in the game. C Tyler Linderbaum LG Calvin Throckmorton | 43.4 His 40% forced incompletion rate in 2022 led all Power Five cornerbacks. RT Lael Collins | 84.0. There were games this season in which the Chicago offensive line couldnt block anybody, but overall it wasnt as bad as those low moments. Other Ravens left tackles allowed six sacks combined. It is safe to say that the Rams got the bounce-back season they badly needed from their offensive line following the disaster that was the 2019 season for Los Angeles up front. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. That resurgence was driven by the return of some of its best players who have missed time with injuries or seen their play fall off because of them. Humphries | 67.8 LG Landon Dickerson | 67.3 Its a group that could be dealt a big loss in the form of Joe Thuney, however. Cincinnatis defensive front caused some issues for the Ravens in Week 18. The Eagles ended up using 15 different offensive linemen this season, so its not a surprise that it took them some time to process all the losses and get into their groove. Their final few games saw them slip from the top of the pass-blocking efficiency metrics to 11th by the regular season's end, allowing 144 pressures as a group on the season. The line wasnt creating many lanes in the run game, either. Despite being without Mekhi Becton for almost the entire year, this line had solid play across the board, with George Fant deserving real praise for his development as a tackle. The PFF grades are built to factor that in, however, and Pittsburghs offensive line still finished the regular season ranked fourth in pass-blocking grade. If Samuel Cosmi can build upon his 74.9 overall grade as a rookie, Washington will have itself a solid tackle duo. Geron Christian won the job and started there for six games before being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. The only question mark when fully healthy is Nick Harris, who has played only 211 snaps in his career while backing up current free agent J.C. Tretter. RT Brandon Shell | 67.6. The dynamics did shift a little with those injuries. Kolton Miller was impressive for the Raiders at left tackle, earning an 84.2 PFF grade and marks of at least 76.6 as a run-blocker and a pass-blocker. This line simply needs to stay healthy. LT Duane Brown | 72.0 LG Justin Pugh | 66.4 However, McGary still had his struggles in pass protection with a 58.2 pass-blocking grade this season. If they continue to succeed in full-time roles, the Colts will finish at a much higher ranking on this list. Washingtons offense should have been far better than it was this season given the platform the team was getting from its offensive line. Hell need to show signs of improvement there in 2021 to maintain his starting job. Key: Red text = weakest link 1. Baltimore has dealt with plenty of moving pieces beyond those two losses, as well. Losing Marshal Yanda to retirement in the offseason and Ronnie Stanley to injury midway through the 2020 season isnt going to come without its struggles. The Chiefs replacing their entire starting offensive line heading into the season and having it work out as well as it has is one of the most impressive personnel feats in the league. C Rodney Hudson | 60.3 C Matt Hennessy | 77.0 Those injuries all came after they lost projected starting left tackle Andre Dillard and right guard Brandon Brooks to injury before the season began. Mailata allowed 20 pressures in 14 starts. RG Wyatt Teller | 84.4 Green Bays offensive has had its best players picked off throughout the season. It would not be surprising to see the Bears address the interior line this offseason, either. Washingtons offense should have been far better than it was this season given the platform the team was getting from its offensive line. The former second-round pick took a sizable step back in pass protection from what he was able to showcase as a rookie, seeing his PFF pass-blocking grade fall from 69.0 in 2019 to 51.8 this season. Its hard to think that a reduction in holding penalties being called across the NFL didnt play some role in his breakout, but it was an impressive season for the fourth-year man out of Utah nonetheless a season that earned him a fresh, four-year contract extension with the team. Quenton Nelson is one of the best offensive linemen in all of football when healthy, but he earned a 69.7 overall PFF grade this year and a 62.0 pass-blocking mark. Denver Broncos 24. This is the most improved offensive line in the NFL, at least on paper. 1. That's why the PFF play-by-play grading gives us a unique perspective regarding offensive line play, as it separates the play of the offensive line from the play of the quarterback it is protecting or the runner it is blocking for. RG John Miller | 52.1 This line simply needs to stay healthy. According to PFF, Simmons allowed four sacks in 404 passing snaps. He earned an 87.3 pass-blocking grade after getting cut by the Bears in the offseason. The tackle earned an 89.4 overall grade back in 2019 but has played only 380 snaps in the two seasons since. Rookie Teven Jenkins struggled once he got his chance late in the season, allowing 11 pressures and being flagged seven times on 160 snaps. Wirfs and left guard Ali Marpet serve as the cornerstones for what should be one of the best offensive lines in the NFL moving forward. The tackle position was the biggest concern for the Titans this season, with off-the-field troubles putting a sizable blemish on the rookie season of first-round pick Isaiah Wilson and an injury to Taylor Lewan compounding the loss of Jack Conklin on the other side in free agency. Coming in at 29th on the preseason edition of these rankings, Washington presents one of the biggest surprises of the regular season with their play up front. That led to Fant having a career year at left tackle, recording a 75.1 pass-blocking grade and looking far better than he ever did on the right side. Unfortunately for the Packers, Jenkins may have to be called on once again to play out of position at left tackle for the injured David Bakhtiari in the postseason. Theres quite obviously a lot of hope for the future with the talent Seattle has brought into the fold, but this has crash-and-burn potential. LG Ereck Flowers | 72.0 Hes earned overall grades of 53.8 and 57.6 in his two NFL seasons, although he'll be only 23 years old at the start of the 2022 season. The Patriots personify the high floor aspect of this tier. Any time you can lose one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL for over half the season and keep your head above water as an offensive line, thats not a bad result. Yosh Nijman was benched during the game against Detroit after giving up multiple sacks. C Josh Myers RG Trai Turner | 69.4 It's not shocking USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the . Unfortunately for Denver, other pieces along the line didnt come close to meeting Bolles level of play. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. He'll get trial by fire in this regard next season, as few teams drafting early have great a offensive line. RT Riley Reiff | 67.3. What makes up an offensive lineman's overall score is a pass blocking grade and a run blocking grade. With the 2022 NFL regular season now over, here are the final rankings and each unit's best player. Shaq Mason at right guard was back to being one of the best run-blocking players in the league, allowing 15 pressures in 15 games. The biggest weak link was Matt Nelson at right tackle, and that resolved with the return of Taylor Decker. Carter played 392 snaps in 2022 and earned a 92.3 PFF grade that led all Power Five interior defenders. Offensive linemen often dont get the recognition they deserve because its a difficult position to evaluate one without readily available statistics to pull up in seconds. RG Jack Driscoll | 70.4 In 2020, Patriots running backs picked up at least two yards before contact on 51% of their carries, the third-highest rate in the league. Theres no completely replacing the retired Andrew Whitworth for the Rams' offensive line, but one of the most underrated offensive linemen in the NFL is taking his place. LG Jon Runyan | 65.0 Humphries showed his importance when he missed a game and forced a reshuffle on the line. LG Cody Whitehair | 66.0 C Lucas Patrick | 57.6
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