2026 Offensive Line Rankings: 21-11

Jun 17, 2026

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As I’m sure you’ve hypothesized before, the play of a team’s offensive line has a tangible impact on the fantasy points its skill players can produce — and now we have the data to back it up. By understanding which units are thriving (and which are floundering), we can make more informed decisions when targeting or fading certain players — another small but crucial edge against our league mates. With that in mind, it’s time to pinpoint exactly where each offensive line stands heading into 2026.

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Below, I’ll be counting down the middle 11 offensive lines entering the 2026 season, including a “key stat” from last year’s group and a rundown of offseason changes. Movement notes will list either the player’s previous team or the round in which they were drafted. Additions and subtractions are limited to those expected to start, serve as primary backups, or those selected in the top four rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft. Let’s dig in.

21. Baltimore Ravens

Key 2025 Stat: 9.6% Adjusted Sack Rate (29th)

Offseason Movement

Additions: Olaivavega Ioane (first round), Danny Pinter (Colts), John Simpson (Jets)

Subtractions: Tyler Linderbaum (Raiders), Joe Noteboom (free agent), Daniel Faalele (Giants)

The Baltimore Ravens entered the offseason lab and emerged with an entirely new interior, for better and worse. Daniel Faalele and Andrew Vorhees, last year’s starting guards, were either let walk in free agency (Faalele) or preemptively replaced (Vorhees) by incoming veteran John Simpson and 14th-overall pick Olaivavega Ioane. Simpson has been around the block over his six-year career —including here with the Ravens in 2023— and has grown into a bit of a mercenary left guard; you’re unlikely to get above-average play, but you more or less know what you’re getting from him, which is a positive in its own regard.

As for Ioane, there is obviously a wider range of outcomes, but the Ravens did nab the consensus top guard in the Draft. Not only does the rookie have the requisite power to clear space in the power run game (just ask Kaytron Allen or Nicholas Singleton), but he was also credited with exactly zero sacks allowed over the last two seasons (808 pass-blocking snaps).

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Assuming that the guard spots are more settled (and even have a good bit of upside), we have to shift our concerns to the pivot point in the line with the departure of Tyler Linderbaum. In his stead, the team is taking a bit of a “tryout” approach, with Corey Bullock, Jovaughn Gwyn, and the player who seems to be the leader in the clubhouse at the time of writing, Danny Pinter. Bullock, a 2024 UDFA, has logged 13 career snaps (7 at center), Gwyn, a 2023 seventh-rounder, has 11 career snaps (0 at center), and Pinter has been a six-year backup for the Colts, with 10 starts across center and right guard.

The only concern along the outside of this line is health, and in particular, Ronnie Stanley’s health. Heading into his 11th season, he’s still one of the best tackles in the league, but his long injury history feels like it could rear its head at any point. That said, he has logged back-to-back full seasons, so there’s no glaring reason why he wouldn’t be able to make it three in a row. On the flip side, Roger Rosengarten showed improvement as a sophomore and should be considered a locked-in piece of this puzzle for years to come.

The massive question mark at center is what is dragging this unit down, and if they don’t end up making a move ahead of Week 1, this is likely where they’ll remain.

20. Pittsburgh Steelers

Key 2025 Stat: 2.56% Blown Block Rate (3rd)

Offseason Movement

Additions: Max Iheanachor (first round), Gennings Dunker (third round)

Subtractions: Isaac Seumalo (Cardinals), Andrus Peat (free agent)

We’ve now had three seasons of the Broderick Jones experience, and it seems like the writing may be on the wall, at least for his time in Pittsburgh. With a season-ending neck injury, the Steelers declining his fifth-year option, and the selection of Max Iheanachor with the 21st-overall pick, Jones could be on the outside looking in for a chance to log legitimate 2026 snaps. That’s not to say all of the team’s recent draft picks have gone belly-up, though; Troy Fautanu (first), Zach Frazier (second), and Mason McCormick (fourth) are all 2024 picks that have become consistent producers over the last year.

The Iheanachor selection looks as if it will move Fautanu over to the left side of the line, where he logged a vast majority of his time back in his Washington Huskie days. And he won’t be making the move alone. Fellow member of the ‘24 class, McCormick will be flipping sides to continue their growth together, a position he also spent most of his collegiate career, which should help build cohesiveness amidst a number of shifting players.

While Iheanachor and former UDFA Dylan Cook make for a bit of a queasy camp battle, they at least have an absolute stud in the middle. Zach Frazier has been credited with only 22 pressures over his first two seasons, while his 99.1 pass-blocking efficiency metric ranked fourth at the position; his 96% pass-block win rate was good enough for fifth.

There’s not a lot of room for upward movement here without Iheanachor taking over and having a fantastic rookie year, but the floor is relatively secure.