Final 2026 NFL Draft Interior OL Rankings: A dominant presence at the top of the draft pairs with some compelling tackle conversions in the middle rounds
Kyle Crabbs’ final 2026 NFL Draft interior OL rankings highlight the potential value of guards and centers in the 2026 NFL Draft. Penn State’s Olaivavega Ioane is the star — there’s other names to know, though.
The 2026 NFL Draft marks a rare opportunity for teams — getting starting offensive linemen at cost. Rookie contracts keep the dollars down, which is a sorely needed roster element given how well paid guards and centers have been on the open market in recent years. And so, with that in mind, let’s take a look at this year’s class of interior linemen.
Here are my 2026 NFL Draft interior OL rankings in full.
Kyle Crabbs’ Final 2026 NFL Draft Interior OL Rankings
1. Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State Nittany Lions: 84.00/100 (First Round Grade)
Ioane takes the top spot in my 2026 NFL Draft interior OL rankings and is one of the highest graded players in this class as a whole. Ioane has effective second-level ability, strong second-surge at the point of attack, and prototypical build. It’s paired with some of the best pass protection tape I’ve seen at guard in quite some time to create a complete player profile and someone I anticipate will be a quality starter very early on.
2. Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M Aggies: 77.50/100 (Second Round Grade)
Bisontis is a good athlete with good size. He’s light on his feet but also tough. The last game of his college resume left a sour note — but I do believe Bisontis has the makings of an eventual quality starter. He puts his foot speed to good use and it’s a needed element to his game; Bisontis is lacking in length and it can get him in trouble intermittently. This is a three-year starter in the SEC, so Bisontis is well-equipped for the rigors of the NFL.
3. Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon Ducks: 77.50/100 (Second Round Grade)
If you like powerful, long guard, Pregnon is going to be your cup of tea. He’s got easy power at the point of attack and wide edges that allow him to get hefty chunks of blockers and create displacement. Pregnon has logged stops in Wyoming and USC before spending 2025 with the Ducks. He will be an older rookie and is guard exclusive, so take that for better or for worse among this year’s class.
4. Jalen Farmer, Kentucky Wildcats: 77.00/100 (Second Round Grade)
Speaking of powerful, long guards. Farmer isn’t quite as consistent as Pregnon but for my money he’s got just as exciting of highs on tape. He’s got awesome grip strength and a broad frame, which forces defensive linemen to play at steep angles to work off of his blocks. Farmer is a two year starter who reminds me of John Simpson coming out of Clemson.
5. Sam Hecht, Kansas State Wildcats (Center): 77.00/100 (Second Round Value)
Hecht is the first center in my 2026 NFL Draft interior OL rankings. I love his squatty leverage, ability to win a gap laterally, and his athleticism to play in space. He’s not a power center and teams that need someone to uproot an A-gap defender may go looking elsewhere. But Hecht has the makings of a multi-contract starter for a zone scheme.
The Rest Of The Top-100
| IOL | 6. | Gennings Dunker | Iowa | 76.50 (RD3) |
| IOL | 7. | Keagen Trost | Missouri | 76.00 (RD3) |
| IOL | 8. | Billy Schrauth | Notre Dame | 75.50 (RD3) |
| IOL | 9. | Connor Lew (Center) | Auburn | 75.50 (RD3) |
| IOL | 10. | Keylan Rutledge | Georgia Tech | 74.50 (RD3) |
| IOL | 11. | Brian Parker II (G/C) | Duke | 74.50 (RD3) |
I thought I liked Georgia Tech’s Keylan Rutledge and then the last two months happened. He’s firmly in the tier of Day 2 grades for me, along with a few tackle converts in Dunker, Trost, and Parker. Trost is going to be a 25 year old rookie but I thought his 2025 tape at Missouri was very good. He kind of reminded me of Caleb Rogers out of Texas Tech last year.
Medical questions will linger for Connor Lew and Billy Schrauth but if healthy, both are possible starters early on, too.
The Best Of The Rest
| IOL | 12. | Logan Jones (Center) | Iowa | 73.00 (RD4) |
| IOL | 13. | Jeremiah Wright | Auburn | 72.50 (RD4) |
| IOL | 14. | Jake Slaughter (Center) | Florida | 72.00 (RD4) |
| IOL | 15. | Micah Morris | Georgia | 71.50 (RD5) |
| IOL | 16. | Jaedan Roberts | Alabama | 71.50 (RD5) |
| IOL | 17. | Beau Stephens | Iowa | 71.00 (RD5) |
| IOL | 18. | Trey Zuhn (Center) | Texas A&M | 71.00 (RD5) |
| IOL | 19. | Ar’Maj Reed Adams | Texas A&M | 70.50 (RD5) |
| IOL | 20. | Matt Gulbin (Center) | Michigan State | 70.50 (RD5) |
| IOL | 21. | Febechi Nwaiwu | Oklahoma | 70.50 (RD5) |
| IOL | 22. | DJ Campbell | Texas | 70.00 (RD5) |
| IOL | 23. | Kage Casey | Boise State | 70.00 (RD5) |
| IOL | 24. | Pat Coogan (Center) | Indiana | 69.50 (RD6) |
| IOL | 25. | Parker Brailsford (Center) | Alabama | 69.50 (RD6) |
| IOL | 26. | Carver Willis | Washington | 69.50 (RD6) |
| IOL | 27. | Jager Burton (Center) | Kentucky | 69.50 (RD6) |
| IOL | 28. | Alex Harkey | Oregon | 69.00 (RD6) |
| IOL | 29. | Logan Taylor | Boston College | 68.50 (RD6) |
| IOL | 30. | Fernando Carmona | Arkansas | 68.50 (RD7) |
| IOL | 31. | Caden Barnett | Wyoming | 68.50 (RD7) |
| IOL | 32. | Anez Cooper | Miami | 68.00 (RD7) |
| IOL | 33. | James Brockermoyer (Center) | Miami | 68.00 (RD7) |
| IOL | 34. | Joshua Braun | Kentucky | 67.50 (UDFA) |
I think the fourth round bucket is a group that I’m comfortable with as eventual sufficient level starters, too. Trey Zuhn and Beau Stephens in the fifth round bucket could be winning picks in the right situation. For Stephens, it is an extension for the outside zone stuff that Iowa has become so good at developing talent for. And for Zuhn, it’s at center. He’s a big center but the time on task he logged at center this season is a promising omen for the future.
I struggled some with names like Kage Casey and Carver Willis, who were college tackles but both offered some shades of Wyatt Milum from last year.
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