2026 positional previews: Finishing up the OL … We noted in the previous post that OT just might be the deepest position in the 2026 draft class, at least as it stands today. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case for the interior offensive line, but there is still some talent – and depth – among the OGs and centers. There is, for example, a better than even chance that at least one C or OG will be taken in the upcoming opening round which would continue a streak that began in 2021 including this past April when former Alabama OG Tyler Booker was taken with the 12th overall pick by Dallas; Booker, in fact, was the first of three guards picked in this past April’s opening round. At the same time, it seems unlikely that any interior offensive lineman will be selected quite as early as Booker this coming April, although Missouri OG Cayden Green would certainly appear to have the physical tools to figure somewhere in the middle of the opening round. Green is a 325-pound road-grader with decent mobility, but he’s just a 3rd year player who is more likely to stick with school and finish out his eligibility next fall.
However, even if Green were to opt to return to school for his senior season in 2026, there are still several other veteran interior offensive linemen who should at least get some later opening round consideration including OGs Ar’maj Reed-Adams of Texas A&M, DJ Campbell of Texas and 345-pound Olu Ioane of Penn State, along with C Jake Slaughter of Florida, a textbook technician with great feet, who heads a deep group of centers including Logan Jones of Iowa, Alabama’s Parker Brailsford, Bryce Foster of Kansas and Iapani Laloutu of Oregon, all of whom should get at least some second-day consideration. For the record, here is our listing/ranking of the top OG and center prospects for the upcoming draft.
