BEST RUN BLOCKING GUARDS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST RUN BLOCKING GUARDS

Run blocking is where guards earn their draft grade: double teams on the nose, pulls to the edge and climbing to linebackers. The grade scores every running snap. Steve Hutchinson (Michigan) and Mike Iupati (Idaho) were both elite run blockers before they were drafted.

Below, draft-eligible guards are ranked by run blocking grade, with pass blocking grade and overall rating alongside.

2027 Offensive Guards ranked by RUN BLOCKING

RANK Player Pos Team PASS BLOCKING RUN BLOCKING Rating
1

Shadre
Hurst

OG
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
91 88
82.9
2

Kade
Pieper

OG
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
92 82
85.8
3

Makilan
Thomas

OG
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
87 78
78.0
4

Ethan
Fields

OG
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
78 78
75.0
5

Leighton
Jones

OG
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
79 78
76.0
6

Anthonie
Knapp

OG
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
69 74
84.8
7

Luke
Montgomery

OG
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
80 73
84.6
8

Evan
Tengesdahl

OG
Cincinnati   Mascot
Cincinnati Mascot
69 71
84.7
9

Casey
Poe

OG
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
69 70
64.8
10

Joe
Brunner

OG
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
78 68
76.0
11

Griffin
Empey

OG
North Dakota State   Mascot
North Dakota State Mascot
78 68
67.6
12

Addison
Nichols

OG
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
83 67
68.3
13

Roderick
Kearney

OG
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
60 67
61.4
14

Tegra
Tshabola

OG
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
75 66
63.1
15

Gabe
Vansickle

OG
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
65 66
65.7
16

Ezomo
Oratokhai

OG
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
77 65
73.1
17

Noah
Josey

OG
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
76 65
73.4
18

Sullivan
Absher

OG
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
58 64
72.2
19

Zach
Rice

OG
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
54 63
59.8
20

Jordan
Church

OG
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
74 63
72.0