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Top-Rated Offensive Linemen
The NFL draft is just around the corner, which means it is time to shift our focus to the next wave of impact players that will be entering the NFL ranks. Skill positions will (rightfully) get all the love in fantasy football circles, but there are plenty of players who can also make an impact in the trenches that need to get some love.
The 2024 draft class is especially deep on the offensive line. It would not be surprising if we see eight or nine tackles come off the board in the first round of the NFL draft. Additionally, some interior offensive line prospects have an excellent chance of being drafted in the first round and making an immediate impact, which means nearly a third of the first round could be centered around the offensive line.
The combine is on the horizon, so all heights and weights listed below are unofficial. But below are the top-15 offensive linemen entering the 2024 NFL draft (with a few names to watch as Day 2 or 3 picks).
1. Olumuyiwa (Olu) Fashanu, Tackle | Penn State
6-6, 319-pounds. 21.2 years old. Redshirt Junior.
Olumuyiwa Fashanu was widely considered a top-10 pick in the 2023 draft class (and in the conversation for OT1) before he shocked the world and decided to return for his redshirt junior season.
The move ultimately paid off with Fashanu once again considered a top-10 pick and in the conversation for OT1 in the 2024 class. Fashanu is the prototype build for left tackles in the NFL today and will likely test as an elite athlete for his size at the combine. His mobility allows him to win with athleticism in the passing game and gives him the ability to get to the second level or reach defenders as a run blocker.
While Fashanu ultimately showed improvements in his game, the extra year in college did reveal some concerns that may not have been in his profile after the 2023 season. Fashanu allowed 10 pressures in his final season with the Nittany Lions thanks to a poor performance against Ohio State (six pressures on 51 pass attempts). Fashanu struggles to keep his pad level down at times which hinders his ability to get immediate movement in the run game and makes him susceptible to power moves from opposing pass rushers.
Still, Fashanu enters the 2024 draft class at the age of 21 with four years of college experience and zero career sacks in 733 pass-blocking reps. While there are some flaws in his game on tape, he has all the makings of a top-end offensive lineman with the athletic ability to eventually become a franchise-level player. That upside is why he comes in as the top offensive lineman in this class.
2. Joe Alt, Tackle | Notre Dame
6-8, 322-pounds. 20.9 years old. Junior.
There probably isn’t a more technically sound offensive lineman in the 2024 class than Notre Dame’s Joe Alt. Alt anchored the left side of the offensive line for the Fighting Irish in each of the last three seasons. Alt finished his collegiate career with 2,214 snaps played and allowed just one sack and 24 pressures on 1,103 pass-blocking snaps.
Alt will have no problem slotting in as a left tackle in the NFL thanks to his combination of size and strong footwork. There are timeswhen Alt lunges out of his set, which allows defenders to shed him in the run game or get around him as a pass defender. He also gets his hands wide on his punch on occasion, giving up his chest to an opposing defensive lineman.
Thankfully, those are technical issues that can certainly be cleaned up at the next level.
Alt played tight end in high school, which means there is still growth potential in his game. As of now, he profiles more like a plug-and-play left tackle (who can play on the right side) that your team drafts and you don’t think about for the next 10 years.
3. Taliese Fuaga, Tackle | Oregon State
6-6, 334-pounds. 21.8 years old. Redshirt Junior.
Taliese Fuaga checks in as the third-ranked offensive lineman in the draft class and the top pure right tackle prospect in the 2024 draft class.
Fuaga, a two-year starter for Oregon State, is an extremely powerful offensive lineman who doesn’t lose reps in pass protection or run blocking if he’s able to get his hands on the defender. Fuaga’s power in the run game puts him squarely in the conversation of the best run blockers in the class.
One area that separates Fuaga from the top two prospects on this list (and limits him to a right tackle only) is his lack of initial quickness out of his stance. Speed rushers gave the tackle issues throughout his collegiate career (and even showed up at times during the Senior Bowl). That lack of quickness forced Fuaga to adjust his set by oversetting defenders and opening him up to opportunities to let opposing defensive linemen cross his face.
Some believe that issue makes Fuaga a candidate to move to guard at the NFL level, but ultimately he should get a shot at right tackle given his size and power. He’s got an excellent shot to be picked as high as 10th overall in the 2024 NFL draft and shouldn’t fall out of the teens.
4. Troy Fautanu, Tackle/Guard | Washington
6-4, 317-pounds. 23.3 years old. Redshirt Senior.
Troy Fautanu joins the likes of Rashawn Slater and Peter Skoronski as collegiate left tackles that lack the ideal size of the NFL prototype. Both Slater and Skoronski were first round picks with divergent paths. Slater was kept at left tackle and has developed into one of the better young tackles in the league. Skoronski was moved inside to left guard and had a solid rookie season despite losing time thanks to an appendectomy early in the year.
Time will tell how the league views Fautanu, although the consensus heading into the draft is that he’s destined to move inside thanks to short arms. Fautanu was a two-year starter for the Washington Huskies, playing 2,155 offensive snaps in his career with two sacks and 35 pressures surrendered.
Fautanu’s calling card in college was his quickness and athleticism, which helped him mitigate the size concerns against college edge rushers. This also showed in the run game, where he was an aggressive run blocker.
Whether he ultimately gets a shot at tackle or immediately kicks inside to the guard position, Fautanu can contribute to an NFL team as a Day 1 starter and should comfortably be taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
5. J.C. Latham, Tackle | Alabama
6-6, 360-pounds. 21.0 years old.
Physically, J.C. Latham is the cookie cutter mold for right tackles in the NFL today. Latham was a two-year starter at Alabama, playing 1,891 snaps in three seasons while allowing just two sacks and 30 pressures on 1,016 pass-pro snaps.
Latham does have some concerns with foot speed (it is still well above average for somebody who is his size), which causes him to lean during blocks. That will need to be cleaned up in the NFL but is hardly a major deterrent.
He’s a Day 1 starter for any team in need of a right tackle. He could easily jump Fuaga as the top right tackle in the class with a great combine performance.
6. Jackson Powers-Johnson, Center/Guard | Oregon
6-3, 320-pounds. 21.0 years old. Junior.
The first prospect with zero experience at tackle is center Jackson Powers-Johnson. Powers-Johnson played 1,355 career snaps at Oregon (primarily at center) but logged just one year as a full-time starter. It is hard to fault him for lack of experience considering he parlayed that one year as a starter into a Rimington Award for the best center in the country.
Powers-Johnson mixes excellent size with elite foot speed and quickness. The former Oregon Duck is extremely aggressive in the run game on the first level and has the athletic ability to get to linebackers on the second level with ease. He tends to fire up instead of out in his stance, but is at least powerful enough to prevent defensive linemen from getting upfield in a stalemate.
Powers-Johnson took snaps at both guard and center during the Senior Bowl and could serve either purpose at the NFL level thanks to his strength and quickness. He’s the best center in the draft class, but that versatility opens him up to every possibility in the back end of the first round of the NFL draft (starting with the Rams at 19).
7. Graham Barton, Guard/Center/Tackle | Duke
6-5, 314-pounds. 21.7 years old. Senior.
Graham Barton finished his career at Duke with 39 career starts, 34 at left tackle, and five at center in his freshman season. The experienced offensive lineman struggled with injuries his final season with the Blue Devils but still logged 2,569 career snaps at the college level.
The lack of size forced Barton to become an excellent technician, especially when facing lengthy edge rushers in the ACC. Barton had a rough acclimation to the left tackle position in 2021 (six sacks and 20 pressures) before allowing just four sacks and 21 total pressures in his last two starting seasons combined.
Barton won’t get much consideration as a tackle in the NFL thanks to short arms, but he could play the position in a pinch. Realistically, he figures to be a Day 1 starter at guard or center thanks to his excellent technique, power, and athleticism. He’s one of the best technicians in this class and has a great chance to hear his name called on Day 1 of the draft.
8. Amarius Mims, Tackle | Georgia
6-7, 340-pounds. 21.3 years old. Junior.
On paper, Amarius Mims has the makings of an elite NFL tackle. Mims is a put-together 6-7, 340-pounds with excellent quickness and athleticism. He was a five star recruit in high school. However, Mims started only one season at Georgia and missed a good portion of that with an ankle injury. He played just 803 snaps in his career and never logged more than 385 snaps in a single season.
That lack of experience shows up frequently on film. Mims is far from a technician and relies on his massive size and quickness to win. He struggles with his pad level getting out of his stance, which causes him to lose blocks or give up power rush moves.
However, the times when the technique comes together are devastating for opposing defenders. Ultimately, teams will need to gamble on how Mims’ physical gifts balance out his lack of experience to hopefully secure a franchise-level player on the right side of the line. Traits alone mean his name should be called on the first night of the NFL draft.
9. Tyler Guyton, Tackle, Oklahoma
6-7, 327-pounds. Age not listed. Redshirt Junior.
Like Mims, Oklahoma’s Tyler Guyton has the build of a prototypical right tackle without the requisite experience. Guyton initially started his college career at TCU before transferring to Oklahoma in 2022. Unfortunately, that meant he sat behind Wanya Morris and Anton Harrison for a year, two players who started NFL games in their 2023 rookie seasons.
Guyton flashed great athleticism in his lone season starting at right tackle in Oklahoma, allowing zero sacks and 12 pressures in 663 snaps. His technique is raw, but his build and athleticism will play at the NFL level. Guyton has a chance to find himself in the first round of the NFL draft based on tools alone, but needs some game experience (or patient development) to truly reach the potential his build suggests he can hit.
10. Jordan Morgan, Tackle | Arizona
6-6, 320-pounds. 22.5 years old. Redshirt Senior.
Jordan Morgan seldomly played his first two seasons at Arizona before becoming a three-year starter on the left side of the offensive line. When all was said and done, he logged over 2,400 snaps in his college career.
More importantly, Morgan improved every year in college. Over his last two seasons with the Wildcats, Morgan had a PFF grade above 83.0, run-blocking grades of at least 77.0, and pass-blocking grades of at least 82.0. He allowed just three sacks and 31 pressures over his final two seasons. He should have no problem sticking at left tackle in the NFL and has the strength and agility to be a very good starter, but he lacks the upside of the top-end tackles in the class. It wouldn’t be shocking if teams didn’t value his explosiveness off the ball on the interior and work to transition him to guard once he is drafted.
Best of the Rest
11. Kingsley Suamataia, Tackle | BYU
6-6, 315-pounds. 21.1 years old. Redshirt Sophomore.
In terms of physical gifts, BYU’s Kingsley Suamataia is up there with any player in the class. The former five star recruit started his career at Oregon before transferring to BYU and playing as a two-year starter. He has experience playing on both sides of the line but has elite athleticism that should at least allow him a chance to hold down the blindside (he’s listed as one of The Athletic’s freak testers in college football).
There is a lot to clean up in his game, but his pedigree, size, and athletic gifts should make him an easy Day 2 selection (if not a backend first round draft pick). He will enter the NFL at 21 years old and could become an above-average starter with proper development.
12. Zach Frazier, Guard/Center | West Virginia
6-3, 310-pounds. Age not listed. Senior.
Zach Frazier enters this draft class as a four year starter at West Virginia with three years of experience as a center. Frazier had just one season with a PFF grade below 74.5 despite playing over 3,000 snaps for the Mountaineers.
Frazier’s background in wrestling makes him an excellent interior lineman due to his understanding of leverage, but he’s not a fantastic athlete against quicker interior defensive linemen. Frazier’s collegiate career ended with a leg injury, but he shouldn’t miss any time heading into camp.
He will be a day-one starter for a team at center, but won’t hear his name called until Day 2 of the NFL draft.
13. Patrick Paul, Tackle | Houston
6-7, 315-pounds. 23.3 years old. Redshirt Senior.
Patrick Paul logged 2,968 snaps at left tackle for the Houston Cougars, making 44 career starts. He’s got all the physical tools to develop into a league-average starter at left tackle but needs refinement in his technique. Paul surrendered five sacks and 51 pressures on 1,808 career pass-blocking snaps.
14. Kiran Amegadjie, Tackle | Yale
6-5, 318-pounds. Age not listed. Senior.
Kiran Amegadjie has all the physical gifts of an elite tackle prospect, especially in regards to his arm length (36 inches). In 2021, Amegadjie played 669 snaps at left guard before eventually transitioning to left tackle over his final two seasons. Unfortunately, a quad injury limited him to just 234 snaps in 2023.
The challenge is projecting Amegadije to the NFL. He dominated lesser competition playing in the Ivy League (10 pressures in 429 pass-blocking snaps in his last two seasons), but has very little experience playing against NFL-caliber players.
Teams who can be patient in developing him may be rewarded with a top-flight tackle. But he will need some seasoning and will wind up as a Day 2 pick thanks to his build and dominance at the FCS level.
15. Cooper Beebe, Guard, Kansas State
6-4, 335-pounds. 22.7 years old. Redshirt Senior.
Cooper Beebe is one of the most versatile offensive linemen in the 2024 draft class, logging 1,872 snaps at guard and 1,254 snaps at tackle in his five-year career. Beebe will be a solid NFL starter on the interior and has plenty of power to dominate players in the run game. His pass protection needs work against quicker defensive linemen, but that can be mitigated with strong players surrounding him on the interior.
He will be a Day 2 selection in the 2024 draft and should slot into a team’s starting lineup from the jump.
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Sedrick Van Pran, Center | Georgia
6-4, 310-pounds. 22.3 years old.
Sedrick Van Pran made 43 career starts for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning two national championships as the anchor of the offensive line. Van Pran enters the NFL with 2,746 snaps under his belt, allowing just one sack on 1,419 passing snaps.
Van Pran is a strong run blocker but has limitations redirecting in pass protection. He has a chance to develop into a quality starter at center but may struggle during the start of his career given the athletes on the interior of defensive lines.
Christian Haynes, Guard | UConn
6-2, 313-pounds. Age not listed.
Christian Haynes started four years for UConn, playing exclusively at right guard. His calling card in college was his excellent work in the run game, but there is plenty of room for growth as a pass protector. Haynes surrendered eight sacks and 48 pressures on 1,778 pass-blocking snaps.
He had a strong Senior Bowl and could have worked his way into the Day 2 conversation in the NFL draft as a developmental guard prospect.
Dominick Puni, Tackle, Kansas
6-5, 320-pounds. 22.4 years old.
Dominick Puni made the jump from Division II to Kansas in 2022, immediately becoming a starter at left tackle. Puni didn’t allow a sack in his two seasons with the Jayhawks, giving up just 16 pressures in 784 pass-blocking snaps.
Puni has the size and athleticism to develop into a solid left tackle at the NFL level but needs to clean up some technical aspects of his game like his high pad level.
Read Aaron St. Denis’ Scouting Combine Preview here: 2024 NFL Scouting Combine Preview
