The 2027 Offensive Line Class Has Immense Potential
From Jordan Seaton to Evan Tengesdahl, the 2027 NFL Draft has the potential to provide an infusion of offensive line talent to the NFL.
Finding a consensus 2027 NFL Draft ranking for any position right now is impossible. After all, it’s still summer scouting time, when we’re all sifting through 2026 game tape to find potential gems, analyze the big names, and evaluate what the next class will provide. However, after quite a few weeks of watching film, it’s easy to see how the 2027 NFL Draft could boast an excellent offensive line class, even if you have to move to the guards and potential centers to fully round out the group.
Here are some thoughts I’ve gathered through the first couple of months of scouting.
Five Players Look Like No-Doubt First-Rounders… If You Ignore Their Positions
The top of the class isn’t full of well-known names like in past years. Guys like Joe Alt and Penei Sewell generated buzz early with elite measurables, recruiting profiles, and early-career film. The top player on my offensive tackle board heading into this year is Iowa’s Trevor Lauck, a player who ranked as the 29th-best tackle in the country as a recruit (not bad, but not an awe-inspiring five-star) and has just one year of film to suggest he’s an elite player. That one year was incredible, though. Lauck allowed just six pressures on 303 pass blocking reps in 2025, and the film matches the skill set. At 6-foot-5, Lauck has the length, mobility, and frame to be an impact player in both facets of the game. He’s an elite athlete with excellent feet on his drops, and can move upfield with pace as a run blocker, though he’s still working through some technical issues there. Lauck gets after it, consistently flashing violent hands, getting defenders to the ground, and generally being a bully.
Just behind Lauck is pass-blocking phenom Jordan Seaton, a former Colorado Buffaloes member who will join Lane Kiffin at LSU this fall. Seaton is one of the worst run blockers I’ve evaluated, and he has a significant amount of work to do on this front. He looks like a lost puppy when he’s out in space. His pass-blocking technique is among the best I’ve seen in the last three classes. With jaw-dropping movement skills, flexibility, and foot speed, Seaton is a brick wall in pass protection. His hand placement is excellent, and he anchors better than anyone in the class. His run-blocking technique is a heavy red mark on the evaluation, though, as his athleticism hasn’t translated into vision, patience, and balance when he’s pulling upfield to create lanes for his running backs. 2027 will determine Seaton’s true ceiling, as he’ll get nasty edge defenders in his chest while run blocking for Harlem Berry and company.
