{"id":17485,"date":"2026-04-07T10:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=17485"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:12:08","slug":"2026-nfl-draft-preview-offensive-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2026-nfl-draft-preview-offensive-line","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Draft Preview: Finding Depth on the Offensive Line in a Deep Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re moving onto the trenches this week in our 2026 NFL<\/a> Draft previews. We\u2019ve already covered the skill positions, including the quarterbacks<\/a>, running backs<\/a>, tight ends<\/a>,  and wide receivers<\/a>. Fortunately, the offensive line is considered one of the deepest position groups in this draft class, especially the depth in the interior line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know the offensive line is important, but it may be more important to not have a glaring weakness than to have five good players, which costs a lot of resources in a league where the college game has not sent many great linemen to the pros in the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we\u2019ve seen in the last two Super Bowls how the Chiefs and Patriots having a weakness up front was exploited by the Eagles and Seahawks, who didn\u2019t even need to blitz to get pressure, which is killer for any NFL game<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The consensus believes this 2026 draft class lacks elite offensive tackle prospects but could have some adequate starters. That\u2019s sometimes all you need really. We\u2019ve seen teams use first-round picks on the offensive line and still produce poor offensive results as this chart going back to 2020 shows with the Jets, Saints, Giants, and Titans among the teams getting the worst results despite their efforts to improve the line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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first round draft capital used to draft offensive linemen, since 2020 pic.twitter.com\/SrR5TS9yVv<\/a><\/p>— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>