The 2023 NFL Draft is nearly upon us. And with that comes the final edition of the PFF NFL Draft Guide, which comes loaded with scouting reports and advanced data on the class' top draft prospects.
Here are the top 10 interior offensive linemen in this year's draft class, per PFF's NFL Draft Guide and big board.
1. O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida
BIG BOARD RANK: 30
Torrence is the top true guard prospect in the class. At 6-foot-5 and 347 pounds, he’s a big boy to try and overpower. He started for three seasons at Louisiana before transferring to Florida, where he earned an 88.0 overall grade last fall.
2. John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
BIG BOARD RANK: 35
Schmitz was the single highest-graded center in the FBS this past season at 92.4 overall. He’s on the bigger side for the position at 6-foot-4 and 320 pounds yet did his best work on the move in an outside-zone-heavy Minnesota scheme.
3. Steve Avila, TCU
BIG BOARD RANK: 42
Avila started at both center and guard throughout his college career. And he provides a physical presence regardless of where he's at. He allowed only 11 pressures on 540 pass-blocking snaps in 2022 for an 83.6 pass-blocking grade.
4. Luke Wypler, Ohio State
BIG BOARD RANK: 54
Wypler may be on the small side, but he’s as advanced a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman as you’ll see. He’s likely a center only, and a darn good one, after earning overall grades of 82.4 and 79.6 in his two seasons as a starter.
5. Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin
BIG BOARD RANK: 67
Tippmann is one heck of an athlete for a center. And even more so when you consider he’s 6-foot-6 and 313 pounds. He earned overall grades of 78.7 and 85.1 in the past two seasons.
6. Chandler Zavala, North Carolina State
BIG BOARD RANK: 78
Zavala wasn’t on a ton of radars after only five career starts prior to 2022. He changed that quickly, as he allowed only four pressures on 422 pass-blocking snaps this past season.
7. Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan
BIG BOARD RANK: 123
Sow measures in at 6-foot-5 and 323 pounds and played 3,633 snaps over his five seasons at Eastern Michigan. He graded better as a run-blocker over his career but was hardly a slouch in the passing game, as he gave up just nine sacks across 2,053 career pass-blocking snaps.
8. Andrew Vorhees, USC
BIG BOARD RANK: 126
Vorhees was one of the highest-graded offensive linemen in the country over the past two seasons. He started at USC for six seasons but, unfortunately, tore his ACL at the combine and is likely to miss his entire rookie season.
9. Anthony Bradford, Virginia
BIG BOARD RANK: 128
Bradford is a uniquely powerful guard who's a gap/man scheme fit in the run game. The more he can be protected in pass protection, the better at the moment.
10. Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
BIG BOARD RANK: 133
Oluwatimi was a tone-setter on the Joe Moore Award-winning Michigan line. He earned an 83.0 run-blocking grade this past fall and is a people mover in the middle.
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