Even the most talented offenses in the NFL can be held back by a subpar offensive line. In a game overshadowed by skill-position players, the offensive line is often the deciding factor in a team’s success or failure.
An offensive line needs to be a complete, cohesive unit that doesn’t rely on only one or two high-end players. The best offensive lines in the NFL are often above average across all five positions and boast the depth to deal with inevitable injuries in the trenches.
Where does each team’s offensive line rank in 2024?
1) Detroit Lions
Starting five: LT Taylor Decker, LG Graham Glasgow, C Frank Ragnow, RG Kevin Zeitler, RT Penei Sewell
All-Pro right tackle Penei Sewell spearheads Detroit’s dominant offensive line. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has figured out how to weaponize the former first-round pick in the run game, getting him into space and letting him go to work. Sewell even received a lateral on a hook-and-ladder play against the Cowboys in Week 6 and nearly threw a pass in a Week 13 win over the Bears.
Frank Ragnow might be the NFL’s best center now that Jason Kelce is retired. He missed one game with a pectoral injury but has since returned to offer his usual standout play.
Left tackle Taylor Decker didn’t play in the Lions’ Week 10 comeback victory over the Texans, forcing Dan Skipper to fill on on the blindside. Decker also missed Week 13 with an injury but could return for Week 14.
Jared Goff has myriad offensive weapons to work with, but the Lions’ offensive line is their weekly identity. No team ranks better than Detroit in FTN‘s adjusted line yards (5.24), suggesting the Lions’ front five regularly overpowers its opponents in the run game.
2) Philadelphia Eagles
Starting five: LT Jordan Mailata, LG Landon Dickerson, C Cam Jurgens, RG Mekhi Becton, RT Lane Johnson
Fred Johnson was effective at times while replacing Jordan Mailata as the Eagles’ left tackle, but Philadelphia was ecstatic to have its usual blindside protector back from IR in Week 11. Mailata has allowed just two pressures in three games since returning from a hamstring injury.
Losing a future Hall of Famer like Kelce was never going to be easy, but Cam Jurgens was already in the Eagles’ system, having watched from the bench in 2022 before starting at RG in 2023.
Meanwhile, Mekhi Becton has flourished while transitioning from tackle to guard and is improving each week. He’s resurrected his career under famed Eagles OL coach Jeff Stoutland and should land a significant contract next offseason.
3) Kansas City Chiefs
Starting five: LT Wanya Morris, LG Joe Thuney, C Creed Humphrey, RG Trey Smith, RT Jawaan Taylor
Kansas City boasts the NFL’s best interior offensive line. Joe Thuney was an All-Pro in two of the past three seasons, and Creed Humphrey is now the league’s highest-paid center after signing a contract extension before Week 1. Trey Smith, meanwhile, remains underrated, but he won’t be if he lands a big free agent deal next offseason.
The Chiefs’ tackle spots are much bigger questions. Jawaan Taylor was penalized more than any NFL player in 2023 and didn’t look like the same high-end road grader who’d thrived for the Jaguars. He’s been hit with 13 flags this year, third-most among offensive tackles.
Rookie left tackle Kingsley Suamataia was benched in Week 2 after giving up two sacks. Replacment Wanya Morris hasn’t been much better. He allowed eight pressures against the Raiders on Black Friday, forcing the Chiefs to move Joe Thuney from left guard to left tackle. Recent free agent signing D.J. Humphries seems likely to take over Patrick Mahomes’ blindside in the near future.
Kansas City is being carried by its interior, but it’s working. Through 13 weeks, the Chiefs rank No. 1 in run-block win rate (75%) and No. 4 in pass-block win rate (70%).
4) Green Bay Packers
Starting five: LT Rasheed Walker, LG Elgton Jenkins, C Josh Myers, RG Sean Rhyan, RT Zach Tom
The Packers remain one of the most well-run organizations in the NFL. The team’s entire starting offensive line is homegrown, but it’s mostly filled with mid-round picks.
Jordan Morgan is the only first-rounder, and he’s not even a starter. When healthy, the rookie was playing with Sean Rhyan on the short side of a right guard rotation. But Morgan went to injured reserve ahead of Week 11.
Rasheed Walker, a 2023 seventh-round pick, stepped in admirably at left tackle last season, allowing 33 total pressures in 515 pass-blocking snaps. Right tackle Zach Tom didn’t give up his first 2024 pressure until Week 4.
5) Buffalo Bills
Starting five: LT Dion Dawkins, LG David Edwards, C Connor McGovern, RG O’Cyrus Torrence, RT Spencer Brown
The Bills reshuffled their offensive line this offseason, cutting veteran center Mitch Morse while shifting Connor McGovern to the middle and inserting David Edwards at left guard.
So far, the changes have worked. Left tackle Dion Dawkins remains one of the league’s most underrated blindside protectors, while the Bills saw enough from right tackle Spencer Brown to give him a preseason extension. Brown missed Week 11 with an ankle injury but returned after the Bills’ Week 12 bye.
Buffalo has also leaned into Jumbo packages this season. The Bills have played 108 offensive snaps with a sixth offensive lineman (Alec Anderson) this year, more than double any other team in the NFL.
6) Denver Broncos
Starting five: LT Garett Bolles, LG Ben Powers, C Luke Wattenberg, RG Quinn Meinerz, RT Mike McGlinchey
Sean Payton and Co. invested in the Broncos’ offensive line last offseason, inking Ben Powers and Mike McGlinchey to multi-year pacts. But they didn’t spend to retain center Lloyd Cushenberry, who departed Denver to sign a four-year deal with the Titans.
Luke Wattenberg took over at center to begin the season but went down with an ankle injury in Week 6. He returned for Week 10 after spending time on injured reserve. The Broncos’ synergy up front was barely altered when seventh-round rookie Alex Forsyth took over for Wattenberg, a testament to Denver OL coach Zach Strief.
The Broncos rank No. 1 in pass-block win rate, while rookie QB Bo Nix is being pressured on just 28% of his dropbacks, the NFL’s sixth-lowest rate. PFF’s charting suggests Nix has been responsible for nearly 30% of those pressures, the highest mark among full-time starting quarterbacks in 2024.
7) Washington Commanders
Starting five: LT Brandon Coleman, LG Nick Allegretti, C Tyler Biadasz, RG Sam Cosmi, RT Andrew Wylie
The Commanders started over along their offensive line this offseason, adding multiple new contributors to the left side of their front five.
Nick Allegretti and Tyler Biadasz represented two high-floor, low-ceiling signings. The Commanders gave right guard Sam Cosmi a preseason extension, solidifying their interior in front of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Washington had been deploying a left tackle rotation featuring veteran Cornelius Lucas and third-round rookie Brandon Coleman. However, Lucas was in a walking boot after Week 8 and didn’t play in Week 9. He’s since returned, but Coleman has taken over as the club’s full-time left tackle. Meanwhile, right tackle Andrew Wylie suffered a concussion in Week 12 and hasn’t played since.
Credit Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury and OL coach Bobby Johnson. Washington was supposed to have one of the NFL’s worst offensive lines in 2024, but this unit has enabled Daniels to thrive in Year 1.
8) Carolina Panthers
Starting five: LT Ikem Ekwonu, LG Damien Lewis, C Cade Mays, RG Robert Hunt, RT Taylor Moton
While little has gone right for the Panthers this season, the club’s offensive line has stood out. Carolina’s front five has played well the entire year, but the unit’s counting stats improved once Andy Dalton took over under center in Week 3. Since taking back over in Week 8, Bryce Young has done a better job of mitigating pressure.
Ikem Ekwonu (ankle) missed two straight games before the Panthers’ Week 11 bye, forcing Brady Christensen to slide to left tackle while Cade Mays took over at center. Mays stuck as the club’s starting center after Ekwonu returned in Week 12.
9) Indianapolis Colts
Starting five: LT Bernhard Raimann, LG Quenton Nelson, C Tanor Bortolini, RG Dalton Tucker, RT Braden Smith
We’re keeping the Colts’ offensive line in the top 10 for now, but injury issues threaten to move this unit down our rankings.
Center Ryan Kelly (calf/knee) went on injured reserve before Week 10 and will miss at least four games, forcing fourth-round rookie Tanor Bortolini into the starting lineup. Bortolini couldn’t play in Week 13, so third-string center Danny Pinter had to handle the pivot.
Left tackle Bernhard Raimann missed Week 9 with a concussion, leaving another rookie — third-rounder Matt Goncalves — to handle Joe Flacco’s blindside in a loss to the Vikings. Raimann played 12 snaps in Week 10 before departing with a knee injury. Fortunately, he returned in Week 13, just in time for swing tackle Matt Goncalves to move to RT to replace Braden Smith.
Right guard Will Fries significantly improved last season and could have been in for a significant payday in 2025, but he fractured his tibia in Week 5. Rookie undrafted free agent Dalton Tucker is replacing Fries.
10) Baltimore Ravens
Starting five: LT Ronnie Stanley, LG Patrick Mekari, C Tyler Linderbaum, RG Daniel Faalele, RT Roger Rosengarten
Tyler Linderbaum has been everything Baltimore hoped for and more after selecting him in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft. However, the Ravens had to replace 60% of their starting line this season after losing guards Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson and tackle Morgan Moses.
Baltimore might’ve figured out its best OL combination in Week 5. Second-round rookie right tackle Roger Rosengarten had his most productive game as a pro, allowing Patrick Mekari to handle left guard. Meanwhile, left tackle Ronnie Stanley has turned back the clock and looks as good as ever.
11) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Starting five: LT Tristan Wirfs, LG Ben Bredeson, C Graham Barton, RG Cody Mauch, RT Luke Goedeke
Tristan Wirfs, one of the NFL’s best left tackles, only missed one game after spraining his MCL in Week 10. He returned after the Buccaneers’ Week 12 bye, moving Justin Skule back into a swing tackle role.
Tampa Bay added more interior talent in Round 1 of the draft, picking up Graham Barton to play center. Second-year right guard Cody Mauch is trending upward, allowing the Bucs to hide their one genuine weakness (left guard Ben Bredeson).
12) Pittsburgh Steelers
Starting five: LT Dan Moore Jr., LG Isaac Seumalo, C Zach Frazier, RG Mason McCormick, RT Broderick Jones
Zach Frazier, Pittsburgh’s 2024 second-round choice, wasn’t necessarily supposed to be a rookie-year starter. However, Nate Herbig, poised to start in the middle of the Steelers’ line, suffered a season-ending torn rotator cuff in August.
Frazier had been a godsend through six weeks, thriving from the pivot while handling protection calls as a rookie. He was out with an ankle injury from Weeks 6 through 9, and Pittsburgh was elated to have him back on the field.
The Steelers’ 2024 first-rounder — Washington’s Troy Fautanu — was closing in on the club’s RT job before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 3. Moving forward, 2023 first-round pick Broderick Jones has reclaimed that spot.
Starting LG Isaac Seumalo (pectoral) made his season debut in Week 5, shifting fourth-round rookie Mason McCormick to right guard.
13) Los Angeles Chargers
Starting five: LT Rashawn Slater, LG Zion Johnson, C Bradley Bozeman, RG Trey Pipkins, RT Joe Alt
It’s no secret that Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh wants to set the tone with a forceful rushing attack. That’s precisely why Los Angeles selected Joe Alt No. 5 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, pairing him with left tackle Rashawn Slater to give the Bolts one of the NFL’s best OT duos.
Both tackles returned in Week 6 following injury absences, giving the Bolts their identity back and allowing Trey Pipkins to move back to right guard. The Chargers’ interior remains something of a problem, but the club’s tackle pairing keeps them inside the top half of our rankings.
14) Atlanta Falcons
Starting five: LT Jake Matthews, LG Matthew Bergeron, C Dre Dalman, RG Chris Lindstrom, RT Kaleb McGary
Play-caller Arthur Smith’s scheme assisted Atlanta’s offensive line in 2023. The Falcons used play-action at the NFL’s fifth-highest rate last season, so the club’s front five was consistently in advantageous pass-blocking positions.
Under new OC Zac Robinson, Atlanta didn’t call a single play-action snap in Week 1. They’ve only hit a league-average play-action rate in one game this season (Week 3).
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Atlanta’s offensive line is above average but needs schematic help to avoid the sort of stress that Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt managed in the season opener, but Kirk Cousins’ physical limitations prevent him from moving out of the pocket.
Starting center Drew Dalman had a high ankle sprain and missed eight games before returning in Week 13.
15) Arizona Cardinals
Starting five: LT Paris Johnson Jr., LG Evan Brown, C Hjalte Froholdt, RG Trystan Colon, RT Jonah Williams
While Arizona’s OL was relatively anonymous in 2023, the unit put some excellent snaps on film. The Cardinals’ rushing attack led the NFL in yards before contact per attempt (3.1) last year, signaling that the club’s line was getting a push.
Arizona extended center Hjalte Froholdt this offseason while signing guard Evan Brown and right tackle Jonah Williams. The latter has spent most of the season on IR after injuring his knee in Week 1 but returned to start in Week 12.
The Cards lost another starter in Week 5 when stud right guard Will Hernandez went down with a season-ending knee injury. Trystan Colon, a four-game starter in 2023, has filled in since.
16) Minnesota Vikings
Starting five: LT Cam Robinson, LG Blake Brandel, C Garrett Bradbury, RG Dalton Risner, RT Brian O’Neill
The Vikings lost standout left tackle Christian Darrisaw to a season-ending knee injury in Week 8. Minnesota found a replacement by acquiring OT Cam Robinson from the Jaguars before the NFL trade deadline.
Robinson is hardly a perfect left tackle, but trading for an offensive lineman in-season is often an impossible task. The Vikings only gave up a conditional 2026 fifth in exchange for Robinson and a conditional 2026 seventh — and they got Jacksonville to eat $7 million in salary.
Minnesota benched right guard Ed Ingram in Week 11, sitting the former second-round pick in favor of veteran Dalton Risner.
17) New Orleans Saints
Starting five: LT Taliese Fuaga, LG Landon Young, C Erik McCoy, RG Cesar Ruiz, RT Trevor Penning
New Orleans’ front five is getting a ton of help from first-year play-caller Klint Kubiak, who brought modern offensive concepts like play-action and pre-snap motion to the Saints’ playbook, making life easier on rookie left tackle Taliese Fuaga and Co.
The Saints’ OL is also getting healthier. Right guard Cesar Ruiz returned from a knee injury in Week 8, while Pro Bowl center Erik McCoy came back from a groin issue in Week 11 before sitting out Week 13. Left guard Nick Saldiveri could miss the rest of the year after injuring his knee on Sunday; Landon Young replaced him against the Rams.
At full strength, New Orleans’ front five is a league-average group with upside.
18) San Francisco 49ers
Starting five: LT Trent Williams, LG Aaron Banks, C Jake Brendel, RG Dominick Puni, RT Colton McKivitz
Trent Williams is still one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL, and the 49ers would rank lower if the future Hall of Famer weren’t installed at left tackle. But the 36-year-old is undoubtedly slowing down and missed Weeks 11 and 12 with an ankle injury, propelling Jaylon Moore into San Francisco’s lineup on the blindside.
The Niners extended Colton McKivitz, re-signed Jon Feliciano, and drafted third-round guard Dominick Puni this offseason. Puni has been outstanding through his first 12 NFL games, showing the mobility required to play in Kyle Shanahan’s scheme.
19) Miami Dolphins
Starting five: LT Terron Armstead, LG Robert Jones, C Aaron Brewer, RG Liam Eichenberg, RT Kendall Lamm
Terron Armstead’s decision not to retire was a boon for the Dolphins’ offensive line, which needed all the help it could get after losing Robert Hunt to free agency. Armstead missed Week 4 with a concussion, and rookie second-rounder Patrick Paul allowed three pressures on 33 pass-blocking snaps at left tackle in his absence.
Meanwhile, right tackle Austin Jackson suffered a Week 9 knee injury and is out for the rest of the season. Journeyman Kendall Lamm took over on Tua Tagovailoa’s blindside but went down with his own injury in Week 13, forcing Paul back into Miami’s starting lineup.
20) Los Angeles Rams
Starting five: LT Alaric Jackson, LG Steve Avila, C Beaux Limmer, RG Kevin Dotson, RT Warren McClendon
Few teams have experienced as much offensive line upheaval in 2024 as the Rams.
Los Angeles intended to deploy a revamped interior consisting of left guard Steve Avila, center Jonah Jackson, and right guard Kevin Dotson, but Avila and Jackson have been sidelined by injury for most of the season.
They returned in Week 10, but the Rams benched Jackson for sixth-round rookie Beaux Limmer in Week 11. Jackson played guard for the Lions and isn’t a natural center, but L.A. handed him a three-year, $51 million contract with $25.5 million guaranteed in March. A midseason benching is shocking.
Meanwhile, right tackle Rob Havenstein missed Weeks 11 and 12 with injury before returning in Week 13. At least left tackle Alaric Jackson has been solid since his two-game season-opening suspension.
21) Chicago Bears
Starting five: LT Braxton Jones, LG Teven Jenkins, C Coleman Shelton, RG Matt Pryor, RT Darnell Wright
The Bears’ goal-line speed-option failure against the Colts in Week 3 might still be the single worst offensive line play of the season. Since then, Chicago has dealt with ineffectiveness — the club’s protection plan against Arizona’s Week 9 pass-rushing designs was an unmitigated disaster — and injuries.
Left tackle Braxton Jones and right tackle Darnell Wright each missed time with knee injuries but returned for Chicago’s Week 11 loss to the Packers. Their presence in the lineup has been felt. Williams was pressured on fewer than 30% of his dropbacks over the past three weeks after facing a 45% pressure rate from Weeks 6 through 10.
Unfortunately, Wright was carted off with another knee injury in Week 13, forcing Larry Borom to step in at right tackle. There’s been no word yet on Wright’s status for next Sunday’s game.
22) New York Jets
Starting five: LT Olu Fashanu, LG John Simpson, C Joe Tippmann, RG Alijah Vera-Tucker, RT Morgan Moses
The Jets’ offensive line was supposed to improve this season after general manager Joe Douglas made numerous investments up front. But the changes to New York’s front five haven’t necessarily worked through 13 weeks.
Left tackle Tyron Smith had already been charged with five sacks in 10 games, a total he hadn’t allowed in a full season since 2015. Smith is now battling a neck issue that has landed him on injured reserve. First-round rookie Olu Fashanu took over in Week 10 and could remain at left tackle for the rest of the year.
23) Las Vegas Raiders
Starting five: LT Kolton Miller, LG Jordan Meredith, C Jackson Powers-Johnson, RG Dylan Parham, RT DJ Glaze
What a month of change for the Raiders’ offensive line. OL coach James Cregg was fired following the team’s Week 9 loss to the Bengals — along with OC Luke Getsy and QB coach Rich Scangarello — while Las Vegas has been forced to modify its front five.
Guard Cody Whitehair is out, forcing Dylan Parham back into the starting lineup. Second-round rookie Jackson Powers-Johnson made his first start at center in Week 9, filling for Andre James (ankle). Fortunately, left tackle Kolton Miller hasn’t missed time after sporting a walking boot before the Raiders’ Week 10 bye.
24) Dallas Cowboys
Starting five: LT Chuma Edoga, LG Tyler Smith, C Cooper Beebe, RG Zack Martin, RT Terence Steele
The Cowboys’ offensive line is enduring a transition year of sorts in 2024. Following the departures of Tyron Smith and Tyler Biadasz, Dallas is relying on rookie starters at left tackle (Tyler Guyton) and center (Cooper Beebe).
The Cowboys shuffled their offensive line against the Lions in Week 6, moving Tyler Smith to left tackle while inserting T.J. Bass at left guard. However, those changes only lasted one game.
After returning from its bye, Dallas reverted to its original OL combination with Guyton as the blindside blocker. However, Guyton couldn’t play in Week 10 due to a neck injury, then suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 13. Future Hall of Fame right guard Zack Martin has missed two games with injuries but could return for Week 14.
25) Houston Texans
Starting five: LT Laremy Tunsil, LG Juice Scruggs, C Jarrett Patterson, RG Shaq Mason, RT Tytus Howard
Houston’s OL lost more adjusted games to injury in 2023 than any front five in NFL history. It was fair to excuse the unit’s poor production last season because it was missing so many of its projected starters.
While the Texans have been much healthier this year, the results have arguably been worse. Sure, Laremy Tunsil, Juice Scruggs, and Tytus Howard have been banged up here and there, but they’ve all played at least 700 snaps.
This was the offensive line Houston wanted, but it’s not working. Quarterback C.J. Stroud has been sacked 41 times, the second-most in the NFL, while the Texans’ front five ranks 27th in pass-block and 28th in run-block win rate.
Former first-round left guard Kenyon Green had already been benched this year and went to injured reserve after dislocating his shoulder in Week 9. Houston subsequently altered its OL configuration in Week 10, inserting Jarrett Patterson at center while shifting Scruggs to left guard.
26) Cincinnati Bengals
Starting five: LT Orlando Brown Jr., LG Cody Ford, C Ted Karras, RG Alex Cappa, RT Amarius Mims
Bengals left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. returned from a three-game injury absence in Week 13, allowing Cincinnati to tweak its offensive line further. Cody Ford — who’d been filling in for Brown on Joe Burrow’s blindside — kicked over to left guard, replacing 2022 fourth-round pick Cordell Volson.
The changes didn’t really work in a loss to the division-rival Steelers. Burrow was still pressured on 36.4% of his dropbacks, his lowest rate since Week 8 but the eighth-highest mark among quarterbacks in Week 13.
27) Cleveland Browns
Starting five: LT Germain Ifedi, LG Joel Bitonio, C Ethan Pocic, RG Wyatt Teller, RT Jack Conklin
The seams are showing along Cleveland’s offensive line.
Bill Callahan left this offseason, depriving the Browns of one of the game’s top OL coaches. Right tackle Jack Conklin didn’t suit up until Week 6 while recovering from a knee injury. Left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. has missed four games with his own knee issue.
While the former first-rounder was healthy in Week 9, Cleveland instead went with Dawand Jones on the blindside. Jones broke his left fibula in Week 11 and will see his second straight NFL season end due to surgery.
Right guard Wyatt Teller, a Pro Bowler in each of the past three seasons, fortunately, returned in Week 8 after spending a month on injured reserve. Still, this is hardly the vaunted Browns line that Cleveland had come to rely on.
28) New York Giants
Starting five: LT Chris Hubbard, LG Jon Runyan Jr., C John Michael Schmitz Jr., RG Greg Van Roten, RT Evan Neal
The Giants are trying everything after losing standout left tackle Andrew Thomas to a season-ending injury for the second consecutive year. Thomas went down with a Lisfranc injury in Week 7, forcing New York to scramble up front.
After tepidly rolling through Joshua Ezeudu and Chris Hubbard at left tackle, the Giants, in Week 10, moved Jermaine Eluemunor from RT to the blindside while inserting 2022 first-round choice Evan Neal on the right side. Eluemunor went down with a quad injury in Week 12, forcing Hubbard back to LT.
Meanwhile, it’s not exactly encouraging that it took a major injury and multiple faceplants from other options to get Neal back into New York’s starting lineup. But the 2-10 Giants have nothing to lose by seeing what the Alabama product has to offer over the rest of the year.
29) Jacksonville Jaguars
Starting five: LT Walker Little, LG Ezra Cleveland, C Mitch Morse, RG Brandon Scherff, RT Anton Harrison
Changes appear to be coming for the 2-9 Jaguars, and the club’s next decision-makers will have to rethink the offensive line. Brandon Scherff is a pending free agent, while Ezra Cleveland and Mitch Morse will be 2025 cut candidates.
Jacksonville made a significant move by sending left tackle Cam Robinson — another 2025 free agent — to the Vikings before the 2024 NFL trade deadline. The Jaguars had already benched Robinson for Little, so acquiring a future fifth-round pick for him was a win.
Little received another vote of confidence in December, when Jacksonville inked the former second-round pick to a three-year, $45 million extension with $26 million in guaranteed money.
30) Seattle Seahawks
Starting five: LT Charles Cross, LG Laken Tomlinson, C Olu Oluwatimi, RG Christian Haynes, RT Abraham Lucas
Seahawks center Connor Williams unexpectedly retired ahead of Week 11, forcing the club to scramble up front. Williams, who tore his ACL twice during his NFL career, inked a one-year, $4 million deal with Seattle in August. 2023 fifth-round pick Olu Oluwatimi started on Sunday and will handle Seattle’s pivot moving forward.
On the plus side, right tackle Abraham Lucas made his 2024 debut in Week 11, handling 42 of 60 snaps in his first game of the season. With Lucas on the PUP list for the first half of the season, the Seahawks rolled through porous options like Stone Forsythe and Mike Jerrell at right tackle.
Starting right guard Anthony Bradford suffered an ankle injury in Week 12 and missed Week 13. Sixth-round rookie Satatoa Lumea beat out third-round rookie Christian Haynes to start against the Jets on Sunday.
31) Tennessee Titans
Starting five: LT JC Latham, LG Peter Skoronski, C Daniel Brunskill, RG Dillon Radunz, RT Nicholas Petit-Frere
The Titans picked a first-round offensive lineman for the second consecutive year and are playing JC Latham — who played right tackle and guard at Alabama — at the blindside. With Peter Skoronski and Lloyd Cushenberry III also on board, Tennessee is starting to rebuild up front.
However, even the presence of Bill Callahan — one of the greatest OL coaches in NFL history — hasn’t helped this unit emerge from the cellar thus far. Right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere gave up so much pressure in Week 3 that he was benched for Jaelyn Duncan.
Callahan benched him again heading into Week 6 in favor of offseason trade acquisition Leroy Watson IV, but Petit-Frere was back in the lineup for Week 7. Right on cue, he gave up a 20.5% pressure rate, second-highest among all offensive linemen. The Titans, who are trying everything at right tackle, went with a Petit-Frere/Isaiah Prince rotation in Week 11 before giving the former every snap in Weeks 12 and 13.
Cushenberry went down with an Achilles injury in Week 9 and will miss the remainder of the season. Veteran interior backup Daniel Brunskill will handle the pivot moving forward.
32) New England Patriots
Starting five: LT Vederian Lowe, LG Layden Robinson, C Ben Brown, RG Mike Onwenu, RT Demontrey Jacobs
Injury issues have forced New England to deploy various five-man lines up front. The Patriots didn’t use the same OL combination in back-to-back games until Weeks 7 and 8.
New England has continued tinkering with its starting group, including moving fourth-round rookie Layden Robinson back into the lineup at left guard. Mike Onwenu has seen time at right guard and tackle but seems to be solidified on the interior for now.