2026 Senior Bowl Preview: Top offensive linemen to know this week in Mobile who have the chance to rise most in the 2026 NFL Draft

Top 2026 NFL Draft offensive linemen to watch at the Panini Senior Bowl

Ryan Roberts National College Football Writer
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Sep 13, 2025; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Gennings Dunker (67) looks on before the game against the Massachusetts Minutemen at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

The 2026 Panini Senior Bowl is set to kick off this week in Mobile, Alabama. While the name doesn’t quite roll off the tongue as well as the Reese’s variety, over 100 of the top 2026 NFL Draft prospects will be heading down to the event to showcase their talents in front of all 32 NFL teams. It is not a very good 2026 class overall, but as always, there will always be talent to be found. That happens every year.

Like the entire 2026 class, the offensive line group leaves a lot to be desired. That does leave some opportunity for several top offensive linemen to rise during a solid week of practice. Here is every offensive lineman who is going to be in Mobile, including the standouts who have the biggest chance to impress NFL scouts.

Max Iheanachor (Arizona State) 

Of the entire offensive line crop set to participate at the Senior Bowl, Iheanachor has the biggest opportunity to rise. Blessed with an NFL frame with plenty of length, the former Arizona State right tackle has plenty of fans around the league. Iheanachor has the chance to leave Mobile as a huge winner this week, potentially catapulting himself inside the top 50 overall selections. 

Gennings Dunker (Iowa) 

While Dunker has an NFL body and length on paper, there are many who believe that he will need to flex inside on the next level. The Senior Bowl presents a great opportunity to prove that Dunker can stay at right tackle or prove the doubters right. Dunker’s ability as a run blocker is evident, but whether he will be able to thrive in pass protection could make or break his prospects of going early. 

Kage Casey (Boise State) 

A left tackle at Boise State, Casey will be making the move inside on the NFL level. His skill set appears to be a better fit on the interior, but this will be everyone’s first taste of what it looks like. Casey feels like a player who could rise substantially up boards, or one who could just settle into early day three. That’s what is on the line this week. 

Austin Barber (Florida) 

Barber is a little bit stiff, but he is very experienced with a massive frame. The 2026 offensive tackle class is very poor on paper, so players like Barber have a chance to rise. How the former Florida standout handles twitchy outside pass rushers will be the key to just how high he goes in April. 

Jude Bowry (Boston College) 

Bowry is one of the bigger wildcards in the offensive tackle class. He has some desirable traits as a blindside protector, but his film is maddeningly inconsistent. There’s some hope that draft prep has helped some of those technical issues you see on film. Bowry is either going to leave Mobile as a major winner or fade off into the sunset of Day Three developmental offensive linemen. 

The rest of the offensive line group 

Here is the rest of the offensive line group that will be competing this week in Mobile. 

Trey Zuhn III (Texas A&M) 

Jake Slaughter (Florida) 

Dametrious Crownover (Texas A&M) 

Markel Bell (Miami) 

Beau Stephens (Iowa) 

JC Davis (Illinois) 

Fernando Carmona (Arkansas) 

Samuel Hecht (Kansas State) 

Keylan Rutledge (Georgia Tech) 

James Brockermeyer (Miami) 

Jeremiah Wright (Auburn) 

Alan Herron (Maryland) 

Logan Taylor (Boston College) 

Ethan Onianwa (Ohio State) 

Jalen Farmer (Kentucky) 

Carver Willis (Washington) 

Delby Lemieux (Dartmouth)