Luke Montgomery OG Ohio State |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #51 SUB-POSITION: Left Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 5.30 seconds (52%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 21.10 DOB: 10/05/2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #51 | |
| SUB-POSITION: Left Guard | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 5.30 seconds (52%*) | |
| Age: 21.10 DOB: 10/05/2004 | |
| Overall Rating: |
84.9 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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78% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Pass Blocking: |
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73% |
| Run Blocking: |
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77% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
3rd
Overall Rank:
#81
Position rank:
#12 (OL)
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| College Games: 32 College Snaps: 1018 | ||
ESPN RATING: 86/100
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247 RATING: 94/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.9 (97%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Ar'maj Reed-Adams - Texas A&M |
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90% |
| Zak Zinter - Michigan |
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89% |
| Marquis Hayes - Oklahoma |
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88% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Montgomery did not move to the offensive line until his junior year of high school, yet he excelled fast enough to earn first-team all-Ohio and district lineman of the year honors at Findlay. A consensus four-star, the No. 2 player in Ohio and a top-five interior lineman nationally, he chose Ohio State over Michigan, Notre Dame, Clemson and Penn State. He developed behind a veteran line before earning a full-time role, finishing the 2024 season on a strong note that carried into his breakout.In 2025 Montgomery started for the Buckeyes at guard, taking more than 440 pass-blocking snaps and 395 in the run game while allowing just three sacks and drawing only two penalties across fourteen games. He announced a return to Ohio State for another season, a powerful, technically refined interior blocker with the recruiting pedigree and starter reps to keep climbing.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Fourteen starts at left guard for the Big Ten runner-up, never missing a snap rotation.
- Second-team all-conference from both the coaches and the media.
- Clean regular season in protection before the playoff stress arrived.
- Grades better moving people than catching them, with real push on doubles.
- Former four-star tackle recruit whose length transfers to guard naturally.
- Two penalties on 837 snaps, elite discipline for the position.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- The Miami playoff game was a protection failure: two sacks and a hit surrendered.
- Texas opener was nearly as shaky, the season's other heavyweight test.
- Eight of his sixteen pressures allowed came in the two biggest games.
- Best tape comes against the schedule's soft middle rather than its bookends.
Scouting Report: Summary
The regular season reads like a finished product: fourteen starts at left guard, second-team All-Big Ten from coaches and media alike, two penalties across 837 snaps, and run blocking that moved bodies on doubles all autumn. Montgomery is a converted four-star tackle whose length and frame discipline transferred inside cleanly, and Ohio State trusted him with every snap of a conference-title-game run without a single benching or rotation.The postseason wrote the counterargument. Miami's playoff front put two sacks and a hit on him in his worst protection tape of the year, the Texas opener was nearly as uncomfortable, and the arithmetic is hard to dodge: half his season's pressures allowed came in the two biggest games. Against the schedule's soft middle he looked like a day-two pick; against its bookends he looked like a junior with technique still settling.
Which version shows up against 2026's best fronts is the entire remaining question, and he returns to Columbus to answer it as a senior leader on a rebuilt line. Guards with his length, discipline and run-game feel start in the league for a decade when the anchor finishes developing, and the trajectory says it will. He projects as a day-two interior pick whose final season determines whether the conversation starts in round two.
How other scouting services rate Luke Montgomery (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
85.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
15.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.