Its going to be nearly impossible for any offensive line to lose all that talent and still produce at a high level. Another year, another season of improved play from Frank Ragnow, who is asserting himself as one of the leagues top young interior offensive linemen. It may not be sexy, but its been the cornerstone of countless championship NFL teams over the years. It creates an interesting situation for the Bears this offseason with James Daniels the teams starting left guard at the beginning of the season returning from injury. The New York Giants' offensive line was terrible in 2021 so bad that PFF had the Giants 30th in their end-of-season rankings. LT Alejandro Villanueva | 65.1 RG Quinn Meinerz | 67.4 Christian Darrisaw of the Minnesota Vikings takes the top spot with a grade of 89.8. Hes one of the team's rare recent first-rounders who hasnt been an early success. RG Isaac Seumalo The tackle position remains one that Jacksonville needs to address this offseason, with both Cam Robinson and Jawaan Taylor earning overall grades below 62.0 in 2020. 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. Offensive line is not one of them. Hed never earned a pass-protecting grade lower than 78.0 in any season of his career prior, but he posted only a 70.2 mark in that regard last season. Ten different players played at least 200 snaps along the offensive line for the Bengals this season. 31 in these rankings in Week 2 but made it to No. RT Braden Smith | 81.2. 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. This offensive line performance was a true case of reaping what you sow. RG Nate Davis | 69.1 Those were two of the better players in the NFL at their respective positions in 2019 and a big reason why the Ravens had one of the best offensive lines in the league. The Lions' offensive line pulled into shape toward the end of the season and should be entering the offseason with a feeling of optimism like much of the rest of the team. What makes up an offensive lineman's overall score is a pass blocking grade and a run blocking grade. Rookie, Seattles offensive line just cant find a way to get out of its rut, and if anything is going to convince quarterback, Any analysis of the Steelers' offensive line needs to come with the context that, Things werent just bad on the offensive line for the Giants (left tackle Andrew Thomas had more receiving touchdowns than. 7 speaks to what we have come to expect from this unit. 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. C Josh Myers Fant allowed 18 pressures in 15 games and across almost 600 pass-blocking snaps. While theres some reason for optimism for Chicago's two second-year tackles and the leaps they could make, that optimism isnt based on what they put on tape last year. LT Charles Leno Jr. | 81.1 That one good tackle is former fourth overall pick Andrew Thomas, although Evan Neal is a promising rookie. Pass protection has been better, though. Cleveland ranked No. 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. Calvin Throckmorton played 938 snaps and earned a 43.4 PFF grade at guard, and Terron Armstead the unit's best player played in only eight games due to injury. Dallas struggled to replace Smith and Collins at the tackle position, in particular. Its to be expected that an offensive line running out three rookies particularly ones who were considered projects like Jackson was would take their lumps early on, and the Dolphins have. LG Tytus Howard | 51.9 In the win. RT Bobby Massie | 71.0. James expected return in 2021, along with some improvement from young players like Cushenberry and Dalton Risner on the interior, should lead to a better effort from the line next season. 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. Carter played 392 snaps in 2022 and earned a 92.3 PFF grade that led all Power Five interior defenders. Ronnie Stanley returning from a longtime injury was a huge boost to this offensive line. Wilson was under pressure on 37.0% of his dropbacks this season, one of the higher marks in the league. Pittsburgh Steelers 25. Starting two rookie offensive tackles both from Air Raid offenses is a scary proposition. Additionally, Miami brought in players such as Ereck Flowers and Ted Karras in free agency in an attempt to sure up the interior. Norwell finished 13th on the list. Per PFF, Marpet gave up just 11 . Pittsburgh takes PFF's CB4 and 21st-ranked prospect to open up Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft. LG Alijah Vera-Tucker | 67.2 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. Still, the baseline of play simply isnt high enough in the group. LT D.J. Lets dive into PFF's grades and data to rank and tier all 32 NFL offensive lines ahead of the 2022 season. Health and development are both going to be massive for this Packers offensive line. Offensive line coach Bill Callahan deserves a lot of credit for the job he has done with this group this season. The biggest surprise on the line, though, was the man to Conklins left Wyatt Teller at right guard. The Lions will be hoping for a second-year jump for Jonah Jackson at guard in 2021 to help take the unit to the next level. 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 Ryan Jensen | 70.8 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. Last season, tackles Jedrick Wills Jr. and Jack Conklin played only 763 and 361 snaps, respectively. In fact, a position-high 53 pressures were charged to Mahomes himself over the course of the regular season. He's a high-floor, Day 1 starter who will improve their offensive line, regardless of where he ends up slotting in. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports. LT Dion Dawkins | 77.5 This is one heck of a tackle duo, but the interior is a hodgepodge of unproven youngsters. Disastrous lines, or even disastrous weak-link mismatches, can determine the outcome of games, while strong units provide an incredible advantage to an offense. 1. LT Liam Eichenberg | 50.7 11. The tackle earned an 89.4 overall grade back in 2019 but has played only 380 snaps in the two seasons since. 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. That said, the Eagles werent one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL with their makeshift group. He's Dane Brugler's third-best guard, coming in at. 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. Quinton Spain has played some of his best football, and there were other positive contributors, but not one member of the line played all 17 games, and the play of the backups has been problematic in some cases. Only Tampa Bays line posted a better pass-blocking efficiency score than Dallas this season, and they were blocking for far less time on average. Duane Brown has been the unit's best player since the team traded for him in 2017, but he just posted his lowest PFF grade (72.0) since he was a rookie. Its something that the Chiefs will gladly live with because of the plays that Mahomes can make and the way he avoids negative plays, but its something to keep in mind when evaluating the offensive line. The former Nittany Lion's 34-inch arms make it easy to disrupt his opponent at the catch point and line of scrimmage. He was the only player at the position to be charged with 10 sacks allowed, as well. The Jets averaged just 1.1 yards per carry before contact per rushing attempt in 2020 (30th). 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. Despite the success of their running backs, the Broncos' run blocking actually wasn't as strong. And PFF agrees with that statement on the Vikings lackluster offensive line production.Sam Monson from PFF released offensive line rankings heading into Week 10 - and the Vikings ranked 24 th.Right on the cusp of the bottom quarter of the NFL. Week-by-week during the regular season, PFF ranked each NFL team's offensive lines, head-to-head. To be fair, the Dolphins were improved along the offensive line this season, but they set the bar so low in 2019 that this was still one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL. LT Duane Brown | 72.0 Needless to say, that is not good, but this line may be the most unbalanced group in the league in terms of performance in the run game or in pass protection. LT Jordan Mailata | 86.9 1 heading into 2022. Needless to say, that is not good, but this line may be the most unbalanced group in the league in terms of performance in the run game or in pass protection. Kansas City found an All-Pro center in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft with Creed Humphrey and a quality starting guard in the sixth round in Trey Smith. New York Jets 30. Young QB Williams allowed 16 pressures from 508 pass-blocking snaps, but it was his performance in the run game that was the stuff of legend, forming its own highlight reel of pancake blocks. The Buffalo Bills did not see their offensive line have the best of years in 2022. 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. LT Cam Robinson | 67.3 C Matt Hennessy | 77.0 Unaddressed holes up front will come to roost. Humphries | 67.8 The Jaguars have several high-level pass protectors in Brandon Linder and Andrew Norwell on the interior. He allowed 16 pressures across 15 games while protecting Matthew Staffords blindside, and the team had a great bookend on the other side with Rob Havenstein playing some of his best football.