Center Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

11 centers ranked

CENTER RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

Centre is the thinnest position in the class. The first centre on our board sits deeper than in any of the previous six years, and none comes close to the top thirty-two.

The quality is in the consistency rather than the ceiling. Oregon's Iapani Laloulu was a Rimington Trophy finalist and a first-team All-American by the Football Writers, allowing one sack across a full playoff season on a run of 27 consecutive starts. Nebraska's Justin Evans gave up no sacks in thirteen starts and is the most complete two-phase centre in the group, a converted defensive lineman who had 14.5 sacks as a high school senior. Georgia's Drew Bobo, son of the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator, allowed neither a sack nor a hit across ten SEC starts.

Teams needing a pivot will find capable starters here, and several of our ranked guards have snapping experience. What they will not find is one worth taking early.

LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026

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#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
1	C Iapani Laloulu	6-2 329lbs 5.30	C	329lbs	6-2	5.30	17	78	83.8 MORE>>	Hawaii keeps sending the league ready-made centers, and Laloulu is the next shipment: a Rimington finalist and first-team All-American who...
2	C Justin Evans	6-1 315lbs 5.15	C	315lbs	6-1	5.15	21	97	82.8 MORE>>	Balance is the brand: zero sacks allowed across thirteen starts, pass and run tape within two points of each other, and an interior that...
3	C Drew Bobo	6-5 305lbs 5.18	C	305lbs	6-5	5.18	26	124.5	81.3 MORE>>	Georgia replaced an NFL center by promoting the coach's son, and the pocket never noticed the difference: zero sacks and zero hits allowed...
4	C Braelin Moore	6-3 300lbs 5.15	C	300lbs	6-3	5.15	28	167	81.2 MORE>>	The transfer worked from the first whistle: Moore arrived from Virginia Tech, won SEC lineman of the week in his LSU debut against Clemson,...
5	C Sheridan Wilson	6-5 300lbs 5.20	C	300lbs	6-5	5.20	34	225	78.2 MORE>>	Nobody in this center group protects the passer better by the numbers: four pressures allowed across 529 snaps of a Big 12 championship...
6	C Mark Nabou Jr.	6-4 330lbs 5.25	C	330lbs	6-4	5.25	35	230	77.9 MORE>>	Availability and flexibility carried the season: a year removed from a torn MCL, Nabou played all thirteen games for Texas A&M with...
7	C Landen Hatchett	6-2 315lbs 5.25	C	315lbs	6-2	5.25	36	237	77.4 MORE>>	The protection ledger was quietly tidy: six pressures allowed in nine starts, the second-best pass-blocking tape on Washington's line, and...
8	C Bradyn Joiner	6-2 310lbs 5.40	C	310lbs	6-2	5.40	40	255	76.4 MORE>>	The resume keeps promising more than the grades deliver: SEC All-Freshman honors at guard for Auburn, twelve center starts for Purdue in a...
9	C Kyle Altuner	6-3 296lbs 5.30	C	296lbs	6-3	5.30	42	269	75.4 MORE>>	No freshman center in the Power Four played more: nearly 800 snaps, double any peer at the position, anchoring the ACC's third-ranked...
10	C Joe Otting	6-4 312lbs 5.10	C	312lbs	6-4	5.10	43	278	74.6 MORE>>	The audition could hardly have gone better: promoted mid-season when Notre Dame's starter went down, Otting made his first career start...
11	C Michael Hershey	6-5 295lbs 5.25	C	295lbs	6-5	5.25	45	292	73.5 MORE>>	Maryland handed a sophomore the pivot and the quarterback stayed clean: Hershey started all twelve games, kept a true-freshman passer...

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.