2015 NFL Draft: Top 5 Positional Rankings: Offensive Line




Offensive Tackle only 

 1. ANDRUS PEAT-STANFORD 
6-7/313
NFL Comparison: Jared Veldheer
Likely Career Role: Starting LT with Pro Bowl potential
Draft Range: Mid-Late 1st

2. DJ HUMPHRIES-FLORIDA 
6-5/307
NFL Comparison: D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Likely Career Role: Starting LT with Pro Bowl potential
Draft Range: Mid-Late 1st

 3. TJ CLEMMINGS-PITTSBURGH 
6-5/309
NFL Comparison: Duane Brown
Likely Career Role: Starting LT or RT 
Draft Range: Late 1st-2nd

4. JAKE FISHER-OREGON
6-6/306
NFL Comparison: Lane Johnson
Likely Career Role: Starting LT that is perfect for a Zone based blocking scheme 
Draft Range: 2nd

 5. CEDRIC OGBUEHI-TEXAS A&M 
6-5/306
NFL Comparison: Trent Williams
Likely Career Role: Starting LT with Pro Bowl potential, would be ranked higher if not for injury concerns
Draft Range: Late 1st-2nd

Guards/Right Tackles 

 1. BRANDON SCHERFF-IOWA
6-5/319
NFL Comparison: Bryan Bulaga as an OT/Zack Martin as an OG
Likely Career Role: Starting RT/G with superstar potential
Draft Range: Top 10

2. LA'EL COLLINS-LSU
6-4/305
NFL Comparison: Justin Pugh as an OT/Marshall Yanda as an OG
Likely Career Role: Starting RT/G with Pro Bowl potential
Draft Range: Mid 1st

3. ERECK FLOWERS-MIAMI
6-6/329
NFL Comparison: Andrew Whitworth
Likely Career Role: Great run blocking RT
Draft Range: Mid-Late 1st

 4. LAKEN TOMLINSON-DUKE
6-3/323
NFL Comparison: Jahri Evans
Likely Career Role: Great run blocking RG or LG
Draft Range: 2nd-3rd

 5. AJ CANN-SOUTH CAROLINA 
6-3/313
NFL Comparison: Ben Grubbs
Likely Career Role: Starting LG
Draft Range: 2nd-3rd

 Centers
1. CAMERON ERVING-C/G/OT-FSU
6-5/313
NFL Comparison: Eric Wood
Likely Career Role: Starting Center with Pro Bowl potential/Has ability to play every position on the line
Draft Range: Mid-Late 1st

 2. ALI MARPET-HOBART 
6-4/307
Likely Career Role: Starting Center or Guard, athletic ability makes him a good fit for a Zone based scheme
Draft Range: 2nd/3rd

 3. HRONISS GRASU-OREGON
6-3/297
Likely Career Role: Starting Center
Draft Range: 2nd/3rd

 4. BJ FINNEY-KANSAS ST. 
6-4/318
Likely Career Role: Starting Center or Guard
Draft Range: 3rd-5th

 5. REESE DISMUKES-AUBURN
6-3/296
Likely Career Role: Starting Center
Draft Range: 3rd-5th

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