Center Rankings 2026 NFL Draft

LAST UPDATED: 04/01/2026

Player Rankings - Center

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
11

C
Raheem
Anderson II

6-2 321lbs 5.55
C
Western Michigan   Mascot
Western Michigan Mascot
321lbs 6-2 5.55 94 488.5
74.6
Anderson enters the draft as a developmental interior lineman with untapped potential. His technical foundation and mental processing are...
12

C
Zach
Rice

6-5 320lbs 5.00
C
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
320lbs 6-5 5.00 82 374
74.0
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...
15

C
Chad
Lindberg

6-6 315lbs 5.15
C
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
315lbs 6-6 5.15 104 563
70.0
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...
17

C
Jager
Burton

6-4 312lbs 4.94
C
GB   Mascot
GB Mascot
312lbs 6-4 4.94 52 227
66.9
Coordinated when moving to the second level as a run blocker, capable of landing blocks on the move. Adequate foot quickness to remain...
7

C
Pat
Coogan

6-5 311lbs 5.19
C
TEN   Mascot
TEN Mascot
311lbs 6-5 5.19 47 204.5
81.1
Coogan's best football will come in a gap or inside zone scheme where his responsibilities stay between the tackles. He processes well,...
2

C
Connor
Lew

6-4 310lbs 5.00
C
CIN   Mascot
CIN Mascot
310lbs 6-4 5.00 17 72.5
84.7
Lew's sophomore pass protection tape is what sells you on this player. He looked like a polished veteran reading pressure and keeping his...
8

C
Bryce
Foster

6-5 310lbs 5.45
C
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
310lbs 6-5 5.45 67 308
79.0
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...
6

C
Matt
Gulbin

6-4 305lbs 5.30
C
WSH   Mascot
WSH Mascot
305lbs 6-4 5.30 39 161
81.3
What you see with Gulbin is a player who wins with old-school brute strength and sheer stubbornness rather than any kind of athletic...
1

C
Jake
Slaughter

6-5 303lbs 5.10
C
LAC   Mascot
LAC Mascot
303lbs 6-5 5.10 20 87.9
85.1
Slaughter's pass protection is NFL-ready. The tape against Georgia, Texas, and Ole Miss tells the story: he diagnosed pressures, handled...
3

C
Sam
Hecht

6-4 303lbs 5.10
C
CAR   Mascot
CAR Mascot
303lbs 6-4 5.10 19 83.7
84.7
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...
10

C
Jordan
White

6-2 300lbs 5.09
C
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
300lbs 6-2 5.09 95 500
78.0
A meat and potatoes center with the chops to contribute in a downhill, power-based rushing attack. Shows plus play strength and leverage...
16

C
Carson
Hinzman

6-5 300lbs 5.10
C
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
300lbs 6-5 5.10 89 447
67.3
Hinzman's NFL outlook has become significantly more uncertain due to the intense competition for the starting center position at Ohio...

2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Guard/Center

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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2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Guard/Center

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.