By now, most football fans know that what really wins football games is the offensive and defensive lines. Skill players are great to have, but you can’t have desert without the main course. In recent years, teams have shown that it’s not just enough to have a good Left Tackle and Center, you also need a top notch Right Tackle and solid Guards to truly fight off some of the defensive lines nowadays. The offensive linemen are so important to making an offense look good, just ask a team like the Seattle Seahawks. Improving the offensive line is one of the 1st things that bad teams need to do.
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With that said, this year’s crop of offensive linemen is not the greatest bunch we’ve seen recently. In most years, you will see one or two no-brainers go inside the top 5 of the draft, this year, we may find it hard pressed to see one go in the top 10. In my opinion, 3 guys will hear their name called in round 1: Ryan Ramczyk of Wisconsin, Cam Robinson of Alabama, and Forrest Lamp of Kentucky.
Some others that should go within the 1st 2 rounds include Garrett Bolles of Utah, Dion Dawkins of Temple, Dan Elflein of Ohio State, and Roderick Johnson of Florida State. One thing to keep in mind about offensive linemen is every team has their type of technique they like to use. Whether it’s power blocking or zone blocking scheme, all linemen do not fit every system the same. So a lot depends on who fits your system, the mentality you like, and who you think you can mold.
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Below is a list of all the Offensive Linemen measurements from the 2017 NFL Combine.
| Player | School | Height | Weight | Arm |
| Isaac Asiata | Utah | 6-3 | 323 | 33 3/4 |
| Erik Austell | Charleston Southern | 6-3 | 301 | 32 |
| Zach Banner | USC | 6-8 | 353 | 34 7/8 |
| Adam Bisnowaty | Pittsburgh | 6-6 | 304 | 33 7/8 |
| Garett Bolles | Utah | 6-5 | 297 | 34 |
| Ben Braden | Michigan | 6-6 | 329 | 34 |
| Daniel Brunskill | San Diego State | 6-5 | 273 | 33 7/8 |
| Collin Buchanan | Miami-OH | 6-5 | 316 | 32 3/8 |
| Aviante Collins | TCU | 6-4 | 295 | 33 3/8 |
| Ethan Cooper | IUP | 6-2 | 322 | 32 5/8 |
| Julie’n Davenport | Bucknell | 6-7 | 318 | 36 1/2 |
| Dion Dawkins | Temple | 6-4 | 314 | 35 |
| J.J. Dielman | Utah | 6-5 | 309 | 32 1/4 |
| Jessamen Dunker | Tennessee State | 6-4 | 318 | 33 1/2 |
| Pat Elflein | Ohio State | 6-3 | 303 | 33 1/4 |
| Jermaine Eluemunor | Texas A&M | 6-4 | 332 | 33 1/4 |
| Dan Feeney | Indiana | 6-4 | 305 | 33 3/8 |
| Kyle Fuller | Baylor | 6-5 | 306 | 34 |
| Antonio Garcia | Troy | 6-6 | 302 | 33 3/8 |
| Avery Gennesy | Texas A&M | 6-3 | 318 | 33 5/8 |
| Sean Harlow | Oregon State | 6-4 | 303 | 32 |
| Will Holden | Vanderbilt | 6-7 | 311 | 33 1/4 |
| Danny Isidora | Miami | 6-3 | 306 | 33 |
| Dorian Johnson | Pittsburgh | 6-5 | 300 | 35 1/4 |
| Roderick Johnson | Florida State | 6-7 | 298 | 36 |
| Forrest Lamp | Western Kentucky | 6-4 | 309 | 32 1/4 |
| Javarius Leamon | South Carolina State | 6-7 | 332 | 35 1/4 |
| Cameron Lee | Illinois State | 6-5 | 312 | 33 7/8 |
| Corey Levin | Chattanooga | 6-4 | 307 | 33 1/2 |
| Damien Mama | USC | 6-3 | 334 | 35 |
| Conor McDermott | UCLA | 6-8 | 307 | 34 3/4 |
| Jordan Morgan | Kutztown | 6-3 | 309 | 34 5/8 |
| Taylor Moton | Western Michigan | 6-5 | 319 | 34 1/8 |
| Tyler Orlosky | West Virginia | 6-3 | 298 | 32 1/4 |
| Ethan Pocic | LSU | 6-6 | 310 | 33 1/8 |
| Ryan Ramczyk | Wisconsin | 6-6 | 310 | 33 3/4 |
| Cam Robinson | Alabama | 6-6 | 322 | 35 1/2 |
| Chase Roullier | Wyoming | 6-4 | 312 | 32 1/4 |
| Justin Senior | Mississippi State | 6-5 | 331 | 34 |
| David Sharpe | Florida | 6-6 | 343 | 35 3/8 |
| Nico Siragusa | San Diego State | 6-4 | 319 | 33 1/2 |
| Dan Skipper | Arkansas | 6-10 | 309 | 33 3/8 |
| Sam Tevi | Utah | 6-5 | 311 | 34 |
| Nate Theaker | Wayne State | 6-5 | 315 | 32 5/8 |
| Jon Toth | Kentucky | 6-5 | 307 | 33 5/8 |
| Jerry Ugokwe | William & Mary | 6-7 | 321 | 35 3/8 |
| Chad Wheeler | USC | 6-7 | 306 | 33 1/8 |