Center Rankings 2026 NFL Draft

LAST UPDATED: 04/01/2026

Player Rankings - Center

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
15	C Chad Lindberg	6-6 315lbs 5.15	C	315lbs	6-6	5.15	104	563	70.0 MORE>>	Lindberg has the size teams look for at the tackle spots, and that is probably enough to get him a look as a swing tackle. Long enough to...
1	C Jake Slaughter	6-5 303lbs 5.10	C	303lbs	6-5	5.10	20	87.9	85.1 MORE>>	Slaughter's pass protection is NFL-ready. The tape against Georgia, Texas, and Ole Miss tells the story: he diagnosed pressures, handled...
7	C Pat Coogan	6-5 311lbs 5.19	C	311lbs	6-5	5.19	47	204.5	81.1 MORE>>	Coogan's best football will come in a gap or inside zone scheme where his responsibilities stay between the tackles. He processes well,...
8	C Bryce Foster	6-5 310lbs 5.45	C	310lbs	6-5	5.45	67	308	79.0 MORE>>	Foster's two years at Kansas told a much cleaner story than his time at Texas A&M, where uneven play and an injury-shortened 2022 left...
12	C Zach Rice	6-5 320lbs 5.00	C	320lbs	6-5	5.00	82	374	74.0 MORE>>	Rice's journey from five-star recruit to NFL prospect is far from complete. His lack of significant playing time at North Carolina is a...
16	C Carson Hinzman	6-5 300lbs 5.10	C	300lbs	6-5	5.10	89	447	67.3 MORE>>	Hinzman's NFL outlook has become significantly more uncertain due to the intense competition for the starting center position at Ohio...
2	C Connor Lew	6-4 310lbs 5.00	C	310lbs	6-4	5.00	17	72.5	84.7 MORE>>	Lew's sophomore pass protection tape is what sells you on this player. He looked like a polished veteran reading pressure and keeping his...
3	C Sam Hecht	6-4 303lbs 5.10	C	303lbs	6-4	5.10	19	83.7	84.7 MORE>>	Hecht isn't a guy winning with elite athleticism or freakish power. He wins because he's always in the right spot, always balanced, always...
6	C Matt Gulbin	6-4 305lbs 5.30	C	305lbs	6-4	5.30	39	161	81.3 MORE>>	What you see with Gulbin is a player who wins with old-school brute strength and sheer stubbornness rather than any kind of athletic...
9	C Connor Tollison	6-4 285lbs 5.38	C	285lbs	6-4	5.38	71	315	78.5 MORE>>	When you watch Tollison on tape, the feet are the first thing you notice. He moves differently than most centers in this class. On...
17	C Jager Burton	6-4 312lbs 4.94	C	312lbs	6-4	4.94	52	227	66.9 MORE>>	Coordinated when moving to the second level as a run blocker, capable of landing blocks on the move. Adequate foot quickness to remain...
4	C Logan Jones	6-3 299lbs 4.90	C	299lbs	6-3	4.90	22	97	84.7 MORE>>	Jones' pass protection is the reason he won the Rimington Trophy. Watch his 2025 tape and what stands out is how clean his reps are in the...

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.