These moves had mixed results for the Vikings, however. Best player: Kelvin Beachum The start of the new league year begins March 14, and with that, the 2017 NFL season is more than officially over. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports. Combinations used: 9. Getty Jonah Jackson playing with Rutgers in 2017. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. The Chiefs' offensive line got off to a solid start in the first month of the season, but injuries started to pile up as the season went on and the Chiefs lacked depth to overcome these injuries. Fifth might seem steep for Chicago, but at the moment there isn’t a better interior offensive line in the NFL. The Ravens are rock solid at left tackle (Ronnie Stanley) and right guard (Marshal Yanda), but every other position is a big question mark. 3) Top pass-blocking grade: LT David Bakhtiari, 93.4 (No. Left tackle Charles Leno Jr. has developed into a solid player as he had his best season to date. However, Detroit struggled on the ground and averaged 3.35 rushing yards, the fewest in the NFL. Armstead was legitimately on the way to being a top-five left tackle before injuries derailed his 2016 and now 2017. Best player: Rick Wagner Best player: Joe Staley Adjusted Line Yards = 3.99 . He couldn’t crack the starting lineup as a rookie and last season took his lumps on the right side, yielding nine sacks. A lot has been made of the additions of Marshon Lattimore and Alvin Kamara in the 2017 NFL Draft, but Ryan Ramczyk has seemingly become the best player on their line and one of the best right tackles in the entire league already after his first season. Ereck Flowers has had serious issues in pass protection over the course of his career and led all tackles in pressures allowed as a rookie. Furthermore, this unit was once again among the best in the NFL when it came to helping ball carriers as Bills' running backs averaged 1.92 yards before contact in 2017, the fourth-most in the league. This inconsistency was recognizable between run concepts as well. The Ravens saw average performances at both tackle positions and at center in 2017, but they could not overcome the injury of star guard Marshal Yanda and struggled at both guard positions all season long. Pro Football Focus ranked all 127 college football offensive lines on Thursday and featured the Trojans as a Top 25 unit. PFF graded the Cowboys tackles as the second-best pair in the league. However, the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles once again proved this theory accurate. We’ll start with the offensive line, where we are taking a purely grades-based approach. Combinations used: 14. — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 12, 2017 The only bright spot on the Broncos' line all season long was center Matt Paradis, who was one of PFF's top ten breakout performers of 2016. Ranked #1 for both Pass and Run Blocking. The injuries had their impact and the Washington offensive line never really got into rhythm over the season. Seattle continued to rely on their zone blocking, but the Seahawks averaged just 0.63 yards before contact on outside zone runs, the 10th-least in the league. Combinations used: 11. Carrying the unit is center Brandon Linder, who doesn’t get talked about as much as he probably should. Combinations used: 27. If he’s a solid starter from Day 1, the Broncos could have an above average line with a Pro Bowl-caliber guard in Ronald Leary and Pro Bowl-caliber center in Matt Paradis. From the PFF NFL Podcast, Sam Monson and Mike Renner discuss PFF's 32-team NFL offensive line rankings for the 2019 NFL season. On paper, they should be massively upgraded with Russell Okung, Forrest Lamp, and Dan Feeney all added this offseason. According to PFF, however, that wasn’t consistently the case, The outlet ranked Minnesota the 26th best offensive line this year. Humphries Combinations used: 26. Broncos fans were probably not sure what to expect from their offensive line in 2017 as the team had three new starters in their first game. 2017 Offensive Line Rankings Best of the Best: The Top 5. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Tampa Bay’s Demar Dotson has been quietly among the best right tackles in the league for a while now and he was once again off to a terrific start in 2017 before injury forced him to miss the end of the season. 11) PFF individual Grades are up across the board and the collective grade is considerably up. Consequently, Miami’s running backs averaged just 0.59 yards before contact, which was last in the NFL by a wide margin (Detroit was second to last with 0.96 yards) and well below the NFL average of 1.56 yards before contact. Best player: Jason Kelce He’s in line for the left tackle spot in 2017 and will need to take big strides for this line to improve. First-round tackles Taylor Lewan and Jack Conklin have lived up to the hype and then some, while former undrafted guard Quinton Spain has turned into a gem of a find. While David Bakhtiari is still arguably one of the best left tackles in the entire NFL, he also had to miss time last season and was surrounded with subpar performances even when he was able to stay on the field. 1 in the NFL in PFF’s secondary rankings. He also has not allowed more than 2 pressures in a game since 2017 (his freshman season at right tackle). Pro Football Focus released their rankings of offensive lines ahead of training camp and the Colts made a big jump from the rankings after the 2017 season. The injury to Terron Armstead torpedoes the Saints' rankings. For example, they have Cyrus Kouandjio listed as the Buffalo Bills' starting right tackle. The Jets are this low on the list despite the fact that they remained relatively healthy throughout the season and had only five offensive linemen play more than 400 snaps. The loss may be felt the most at tackle where the drafted replacements – Jake Fisher and Cedric Ogbuehi – have looked lost anytime they’ve seen the field. Embed from Getty Images. However, on the other side, right guard Trai Turner gave up precisely twice as many pressures while also playing significantly fewer snaps. Total pressures surrendered: 110 Total pressures surrendered: 182 18 overall in the NFL. Total pressures surrendered: 169 They finished 29th in our end-of-year 2016 rankings so this would be quite the bump up. Awards week is still ongoing and so what better time than to announce our 2013 Offensive Line Rankings. He was our highest-rated tackle in this draft. In addition, their offensive line allowed 27 sacks in 2017, which was the fourth-most in the NFL. The veteran Thomas was still going strong in 2017 as he did not allow a single sack on his 331 pass-blocking snaps prior to his season-ending injury. The Panthers however, led the league with an average of 2.89 yards before contact on inside zone runs. The 2017 season is still a couple months away, but with rosters set, it’s time to start previewing the league’s best units. While it was mostly the Saints defense that received praise for a surprisingly strong season, the New Orleans offensive line also performed above expectations and led the league with a pass-blocking efficiency rating of 84.6 while they allowed the fewest pressures in the entire NFL over the regular season (110). Best player: John Jerry The acquisition of right tackle Menelik Watson was not so successful and he was replaced after allowing nine sacks through seven games. Riley Reiff has been a disappointment so far for the Vikings as he was not able to replicate the level of play we got used to from him in Detroit. The Dolphins' offensive line had a disappointing season, especially considering the unit features three former first-round picks and only one of them – right tackle Ja’Wuan James – has performed at an NFL starter level. Redskins running backs averaged just 1.29 yards before contact, the fifth-fewest in the NFL while the unit allowed 25 sacks on the season, tied for the sixth-most. Total pressures surrendered: 153 The 247Sports rankings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal ... 2017 Top Offensive Line Recruits (0) 2017 . Best player: Josh Sitton Though he had a rough start to his career, former No. Pulling the ideas mostly from Football Outsiders’ NFL stats, below are the following offensive line stats for each of … That being said, there’s little reason to get too excited that this line will improve drastically as all starters will be 26 or older by the time Week 1 rolls around. Total pressures surrendered: 148 NFL free agent rankings with analysis, projected salaries, PFF grades and PFF WAR. Best player: D.J. 250+ three-page scouting profiles - advanced stats, 3-year grades, player comps, combine data and Senior Bowl grades - for the 2021 draft class. While Okung did become a solid left tackle for the team and the Chargers best offensive lineman, Lamp suffered a season-ending injury in the preseason and Feeney struggled to find his feet in his first year. In addition, most of their linemen were unable to perform at a consistent level and there were occasional subpar performances combined with great outings. Total pressures surrendered: 133 8) This has been the best pass-protecting offensive line in the game, and it isn’t particularly close to the next-best side in that regard. Total pressures surrendered: 158 They finished dead last a season ago in snap-adjusted run-blocking grade and snap-adjusted pass-blocking grade. It’s nearly impossible to evaluate the Packers' offensive line as a unit, as nine different offensive linemen played more than 200 snaps for Green Bay in 2017. Whitehair had a slightly disappointing year as he allowed 26 total pressures this season after surrendering just 14 in his rookie campaign, but this was also partially due to him having to play at multiple positions as a result of injuries. The Oakland offensive line had a slightly disappointing season following a stellar 2016 campaign, but they were still among the 10 best offensive lines in football. Best player: Ryan Ramczyk On one hand, this unit was marred by injuries (Kyle Long) and sophomore slumps (Cody Whitehair), but on the other, there were a couple standout performances as well. Total pressures surrendered: 207 Combinations used: 21. This is the ranking for not having any “holes” along the line. Best player: Richie Incognito While I believe he should… The wild card here could be rookie second-round pick Taylor Moton, who was consistently one of our highest-graded linemen between tackle and guard in college. Before the season started, PFF ranked Washington's offensive line 29th in the league. Best player: Demar Dotson PFF ranks all 32 offensive lines following Week 3 in the NFL. As a result, the Jets' offensive line allowed a total of 25 sacks, which was tied for the sixth-most in the NFL. Overall, the line gave a big help to our Comeback Player of the Year Todd Gurley as Rams running backs averaged 1.90 yards before contact, the fifth-most in the NFL. Combinations used: 17. The Panthers' offensive line might have been the most unbalanced line in the NFL in 2017 as it had a couple elite standout performances while there were a couple liabilities on that line as well. Philadelphia fielded the best offensive line in the NFL and it was a large reason why the Eagles hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for the first time in franchise history. Every other position along the line was solid a season ago, so the rookie right tackle will likely make or break this line’s ranking. PFF offensive line rankings: 49ers finish close to where we would expect We might have expected worse, but there were some bad offensive lines … Left tackle Joe Staley still produced valiantly at the age of 33 as he allowed just six total pressures in the last eight games of the season and finished the year against the Rams with one of the most dominant games by any offensive tackle all season. They also have dominant players like Lane Johnson, who was the best right tackle in the NFL a season ago when on the field. Best player: Anthony Castonzo However, the Browns were far and away the highest in pass blocking grade at 86.5. Interestingly however, they were among the better teams running the outside zone concept as their backs averaged 2.07 yards before contact on these runs, the third-most in the league. Total pressures surrendered: 253 Few teams have larger chasms on their offensive line than the left side of the Giants line. Jacksonville’s offensive line had a lot of success in run-blocking as the 1.95 yards Jaguars running backs averaged before contact ranked second in the NFL last season. If the right tackle position didn’t exist, this would be the best offensive line in football. They could very well be back to that 2015 level again though, as Tunsil moves to left tackle, where he is an unknown. Total pressures surrendered: 181 J.C. Tretter and Kevin Zeitler both bring well above-average grades from a season ago at center and guard, respectively. 23 in the NFL entering the 2017 season. Unlock NFL Player Grades, Fantasy & NFL Draft, Unlock Premium Stats, PFF Greenline & DFS, relied on traps more than any other team in the NFL. The issues arise at tackle where Charles Leno and Bobby Massie have never proven themselves more than below average starters. If you’re projecting purely off the final nine games from a season ago, the Steelers would be the No. The Raiders also failed to find a reliable alternative for the right tackle position as Marshall Newhouse and Vadal Alexander both allowed a large number of pressures, especially considering that they did not play as many snaps as the other four members of the line. 2018 * .8 Yards Before Contact * Stuffed (Tackled at or behind the LoS) on 24.7 % of runs. I say to anyone that doubts that the Seahawks offensive line in 2017, needs to hold that thought right up and until the game is over, and they have just had their asses handed to them. Following his injury, pass protection became a liability on the edges, however, as young tackles Shon Coleman and Spencer Drango both struggled in their second season in the NFL. Best player: Ja'Wuan James Best player: Brandon Scherff No line can lose two Pro Bowl-caliber players and expect to still perform at a high level. Combinations used: 11. On the other side of the line, right tackle Trent Brown’s performance gradually tailed off after a strong start. They made it through the offseason without seriously addressing any starting position, which means they’ll be relying on improvement from youngsters to boost this ranking. While the Chiefs averaged 5.16 yards (2.21 before contact) on outside zone plays, which was the third-most in the league, they averaged just 2.93 yards (0.90 before contact) on inside zone plays, which was last in the NFL. “Games are won in the trenches” – a phrase considered to be cliché by many. The Chargers dedicated a large part of their 2017 offseason to strengthening the offensive line as they signed left tackle Russell Okung and drafted guards Forrest Lamp and Dan Feeney. Unknown quantities – like rookies or new starters – were assigned a slightly below-average number. However, Whitworth has finally showed signs of a slight decline as he surrendered six sacks in 2017, the most he has allowed in a single season since his rookie campaign in 2006. (See more of our highest rating offensive linemen based on pass blocking efficiency with our PFF Elite subscription.). However, Frederick and Martin were once again among the best at their positions and combined to allow just one sack all season. Offensive tackle rankings While pass protection was an issue, the unit did a better job in run-blocking as Green Bay backs led the NFL with 2.04 yards before contact on carries. USC's offensive line checked in at No. Combinations used: 17. Veteran guard Rodger Saffold had his best season to date, while right guard Jamon Brown was able to bounce back following a tough first month when he struggled against Washington and San Francisco. However, Cincinnati’s struggles were not limited only to pass protection. As a result, the Arizona line did end up with surrendering 217 total pressures, the second-most in the NFL. Nevertheless, Brown was still among the better pass-protecting tackles in the league, even if he slightly struggled in run-blocking. So, we’re celebrating those offensive lines with our annual offensive line rankings. This isn’t the result of which team has the best five players starting, but looks at every player who played a snap on the line in 2015, and measures how well they did their job. Whitworth had the highest pass-blocking efficiency of any tackle in the league last year. Eagles finish in the top-20 of PFF's final offensive line rankings Glenn Erby 1/7/2021. Combinations used: 15. Oct 12, 2017; Charlotte, NC, USA; Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce (62) prepares to snap the ball in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Bank of America Stadium. Heading into this season, Pro Football Focus ranked the Bills' offensive line at No. Left guard Josh Sitton, center Cody Whitehair, and right guard Kyle Long are all Pro Bowl-caliber players. While left tackle Anthony Castonzo and left guard Jeremy Vujnovich played all 1,030 snaps for Indianapolis, players rotated in and out of the lineups at the other positions. Andrew Thomas played 1,075 pass-block snaps in his collegiate career. While their pass protection improved after their bye in Week 9, this unit was known mainly for its run-blocking as they averaged 1.76 yards before contact – the sixth-highest in the league – on outside zone runs, their most heavily featured run concept. The 2017 season saw an offensive line seemingly carry its offense to the ultimate crown while portions of other teams' struggles can be attributed to offensive line struggles. 5 offensive line last season, and they’ll be right back in the mix at the top with four returning starters.They have the best tackle duo in the league in Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk, who rank sixth and second, respectively, in grade since 2017 among tackles.Armstead’s 89.9 pass-blocking grade over the past three years is second only to David … While Washington fielded two elite offensive linemen to start the season in left tackle Trent Williams and right guard Brandon Scherff, both of them struggled to stay on the field in 2017. Combinations used: 7. Best player: Ron Leary 1 line in the league. * Power Success (Converted 3rd/4th on run and/or 2 yards and in on Goal to Go) = 64 % * Adjusted Offensive Line Yards = 3.78 . Injuries forced 10 different Colts' offensive linemen to play at least 140 snaps and many of them were also asked to play multiple positions. In addition, free agent acquisitions John Sullivan and Andrew Whitworth were still able to perform at a high level at the ages of 32 and 36, respectively. 17. Best player: David Bakhtiari However, right guard David DeCastro was able to build on a strong 2016 season and put together an elite performance as he was the only member of this unit not to allow a sack all season. A similar theme was true for tackles as well since right tackle Daryl Williams performed well in pass protection and run-blocking while free agent acquisition Matt Kalil struggled in both areas although he did play better toward the end of the season. This looks back at the 2017 season only, this doesn't factor in any moves made towards the 2018 season, and factors in a wide variety of context in addition to those grades: Total pressures surrendered: 154 Combinations used: 26. The following rankings for the league's offensive lines are a look back at the 2017 season only, and do not reflect any moves that each team has made with regards to looking ahead to 2018. Combinations used: 14. Ali Marpet is a star in the making after finishing as the 13th-highest-graded guard in the league in his sophomore campaign, and his transition to center could pay dividends. Since they were compiled off two-year sample, players like right guard Shaq Mason and right tackle Marcus Cannon — who both drastically improved a season ago — get underrated. Going from Greg Robinson to Andrew Whitworth should make Jared Goff’s life considerably easier. It says a lot about Arizona’s struggles in the running game that their backs averaged -0.21 yards before contact on outside zone runs even though they ran that concept more than 40 times this season. After the right tackle position in Buffalo had been a wasteland the past few seasons, they addressed it in a big way in Temple tackle Dion Dawkins in the second round of the draft this past April. Total pressures surrendered: 191 Total pressures surrendered: 179 Total pressures surrendered: 199 1. On those snaps, Thomas allowed only 37 total pressures. The Jets rank this highly solely due to the fact that each player along the line has proven as least competent. This ranking is purely a quirk of the system we used to compile it. Top overall grade: LT David Bakhtiari, 89.9 (No. The Saints finished with the No. Combinations used: 10. Second-year players Ryan Kelly and Le’Raven Clark both failed to reach 400 snaps, but even when on the field, both appeared to have taken a step back following their slightly promising rookie campaigns. Left guard Alex Lewis and center John Urschel have flashed potential in the past and could push this ranking higher. Head to head matchup charts featuring multiple offensive and defensive formations. Nevertheless, left tackle Ereck Flowers showed a small improvement and put together the best season of his career. through games of 1/8/18. The Patriots' offensive line heavily improved as the season rolled on, largely due to left tackle Nate Solder’s solid form during the second half of the season. Best player: Jack Conklin Unlock NFL Player Grades, Fantasy & NFL Draft, Unlock Premium Stats, PFF Greenline & DFS, PFF highest pass blocking efficiency among centers, highest pass-blocking efficiency of any tackle in the league, his transition to center could pay dividends. Best player: Rodger Saffold (Check out more on our pass blocking efficiency with our PFF Elite subscription.). The move to play career left tackle Jared Veldheer at right tackle did not pay off either for the Cardinals as Veldheer struggled early in the season at his new position, allowing 27 total pressures in the first five games. Furthermore, not only did the unit allow the most total pressures (253) by a wide margin, they also gave up the most sacks on the season with 35. Total pressures surrendered: 126 On the other side, however, rookie left tackle Cam Robinson went through some growing pains in his first season in the NFL as he played 13 games in the regular season and was called for 12 penalties in these games while he allowed at least three total pressures in 10 games, including the playoffs. Combinations used: 14. 1) Top run-blocking grade: C J.C. Tretter, 78.7 (No. Combinations used: 15. Total pressures surrendered: 209 Colts' offensive line ranked 17th by PFF. Understanding what the man next to you is going to do isn’t necessarily something we can capture in a grading system, but it certainly is important to an offensive line’s effectiveness. In addition, Ali Marpet stood his ground well enough in his first season at center in Tampa that he was the team's second-best offensive lineman even at a new position. His 90.7 overall grade was second best at his position, and his 84.4 pass blocking and 90.6 run blocking marks were easily the highest for the team. Center Rodney Hudson buoys their rank as he finished with PFF highest pass blocking efficiency among centers last year. (Editor's note: Last season's ranking … Best player: Rodney Hudson The first-round selection of Ryan Ramczyk looks prescient at this point and his ability will be crucial to the line’s success. I'm not sure if they have updated all of the starting lineups for 2017 yet because I noticed that a few players listed as starters were incorrect. The 247Sports rankings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal observations, film evaluation and input from our network of scouts. After steady performances from Roullier, Morgan Moses, Brandon Scherff, Wes Schweitzer and Cornelius Lucas, this dominant offensive line found themselves as the sixth-best offensive line in the league. 5 offensive line last season, and they’ll be right back in the mix at the top with four returning starters.They have the best tackle duo in the league in Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk, who rank sixth and second, respectively, in grade since 2017 among tackles.Armstead’s 89.9 pass-blocking grade over the past three years is second only to David … Total pressures surrendered: 181 Realistically, they shored their line up enough to where there aren’t any glaring weaknesses, but at the same time there’s little in the way of high level play either. The Seattle Seahawks fall in the middle of the pact, ranking 14th. The unit was anchored by center Rodney Hudson, who allowed just three total pressures the entire season and was named PFF’s best pass-blocker. Combinations used: 16. Total pressures surrendered: 161 Although the Chargers allowed just nine sacks, tied for the fewest in the NFL, it is a misleading stat as Philip Rivers led the league with 35 throwaways. Best player: David DeCastro In this video Sam and Mike focus on … The same though cannot be said for right tackle James Hurst. That was up from No. PFF ranks Baltimore’s offensive at No. The Cardinals' offensive line struggled all over the board and had seven different offensive linemen give up two or more sacks. The only question mark comes at right tackle where Shon Coleman looked at least competent in his 62 snaps as a rookie. Over that final nine-game stretch, he allowed just 12 pressures. The ferocious front five in Philly have opened Carson Wentz to be one of our breakout candidates this year. Total pressures surrendered: 188 The Browns finished with the highest run blocking grade at 81.2 over the 49ers (81.0) and Colts (78.8). With the exception of Castonzo, the entire line struggled in run-blocking and as a result, Colts backs averaged just 1.07 yards before contact, the third-lowest in the NFL. 1 overall pick Eric Fisher has steadily improved every season. PFF's offensive line ranking spot on for the Browns. However, when it comes to pass protection, the unit played relatively well, which led to the sixth-highest pass-blocking efficiency rating (81.7) in the NFL as they allowed just 153 total pressures on 646 passing plays. Ronald Leary and Doug Free weren’t at the caliber of Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, or Zack Martin, but they were quality players in their own right. While the young interior trio of left guard Joe Thuney, center David Andrews and right guard Shaq Mason performed consistently well over the entire season, Solder started 2017 slow, only to make up for it by allowing just one sack in his final 16 games after giving up three in the first three weeks. 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