The offensive line protects the quarterback and opens up both running and passing plays. A solid offensive line is crucial to a team's success and can separate good offenses from great offenses.
There are multiple offensive linemen who could be taken in the first round, including Peter Skoronski, Paris Johnson Jr., Dawand Jones, O'Cyrus Torrence and Broderick Jones.
Below is a look at all the official measurements for the offensive linemen at the combine.
Offensive linemen measurementsPeter Skoronski (Northwestern)
6-4
313
10"
32 1/4"
79 1/2"Paris Johnson Jr. (Ohio State)
6-6
313
9 1/2"
36 1/8"
85 1/8"Broderick Jones (Georgia)
6-5
311
10 5/8"
34 3/4"
82 3/4"Dawand Jones (Ohio State)
6-8
374
11 5/8"
36 3/8"
87 7/8"Anton Harrison (Oklahoma)
6-4
315
9 1/4"
34 1/8"
O'Cyrus Torrence (Florida)
6-5
330 11 1/4" 33 7/8"
83 7/8"
Darnell Wright (Tennessee)
6-5
333
9"
33 3/4"
Jaelyn Duncan (Maryland)
6-6
306
9 3/8"
33"
Tyler Steen (Alabama)
6-6
321
10 1/2"
32 3/4"
Matthew Bergeron (Syracuse)
6-5
318
9 1/2"
33 3/4"
Ryan Hayes (Michigan)
6-6
298
10"
32 1/2"
Blake Freeland (BYU)
6-7
302
10"
33 7/8"
Wanya Morris (Oklahoma)
6-5
307
10 1/4"
35 1/8"
Richard Gouraige (Florida)
6-5
306
10"
34"
Carter Warren (Pittsburgh)
6-5 1/2
311
9 1/8"
35 3/8"
Jaxson Kirkland (Washington)
6-7
321
10 1/2"
33 1/2"
Nick Saldiveri (Old Dominion)
6-6
318
10 1/4"
33 1/4"
Asim Richards (North Carolina)
6-4
309
10"
34"
Connor Galvin (Baylor)
6-7
293
9"
32 3/8"
Earl Bostick (Kansas)
6-6
309
9 1/2"
34 1/8"
Dalton Wagner (Arkansas)
6-8
320
10 1/2"
34 3/8"
John Ojukwu (Boise State)
6-6
309
10 3/4"
34"
Alan Ali (TCU) 6-4 301 9 1/2" 32 7/8"
Jake Andrews (Troy) 6-3 305 10" 32 7/8"
Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu (Oregon)
6-5.5 317 10 1/2" 34 1/2"Steve Avila (TCU)
6-3.5 332 9 1/4" 33"Henry Bainivalu (Washington) 6-6 306 10 3/4" 34"
TJ Bass (Oregon) 6-4 317 9 1/4" 32 3/8"
Anthony Bradford (LSU) 6-4 332 9 1/2" 33 1/2"
Nick Broeker (Mississippi) 6-4 305 9 3/4" 32 1/2"
McClendon Curtis (Tennessee-Chattanooga) 6-6 324 10 1/4" 35"
Braeden Daniels (Utah) 6-4 294 9 3/8 33"
Emil Ekiyor Jr. (Alabama) 6-2.5 314 9 1/2" 33 7/8"
Mark Evans II (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) 6-2.5 303 10 3/8 32 3/8"
Alex Forsyth (Oregon) 6-4 294 9 3/8" 33"
Jon Gaines II (UCLA) 6-4 303 10 1/8" 33 5/8"
Jovaughn Gwyn (South Carolina) 6-2 297 9 7/8" 31 3/4"
Brent Laing (Minnesota-Duluth) 6-4 304 9 3/4" 32 3/8"
Tashawn Manning (Kentucky) 6-3 327 9 3/4" 34 1/2"
Cody Mauch (North Dakota State)
6-5 302 9 3/4" 32 3/8" 78 7/8"
Warren McClendon (Georgia) 6-4 306 10" 34 1/2"
Jordan McFadden (Clemson)
6-2 303 9 1/2" 34"
Olu Oluwatimi (Michigan) 6-2.5 309 8 5/8" 32 3/4"
Jarrett Patterson (Notre Dame) 6-5 306 10" 31 3/8"
John Michael Schmitz (Minnesota) 6-3.5 301 9 1/2" 32 5/8" 78 3/8"
Juice Scruggs (Penn State) 6-3 301 10 1/4" 33 1/4"
Sidy Sow (Eastern Michigan) 6-5 323 10 3/8" 33 5/8"
Ricky Stromberg (Arkansas) 6-3 306 9 3/4" 33 1/4"
Joe Tippmann (Wisconsin) 6-6 313 10 3/4" 32 3/4" 80 3/8"
Andrew Vorhees (USC) 6-6 310 10"
32 1/8"
Luke Wypler (Ohio State) 6-3 303 9 5/8"
31 5/8"
Offensive linemen testing results
Peter Skoronski (Northwestern)
5.16
1.75
34.5"
9'7"
Paris Johnson Jr. (Ohio State)
N/A
N/A
N/A
9'2"
Broderick Jones (Georgia)
4.97
1.74
30"
9'
Dawand Jones (Ohio State)
5.35
1.92
N/A
N/A
Anton Harrison (Oklahoma)
4.98
1.77
28.5"
8'9"
O'Cyrus Torrence (Florida)5.31 1.84 23.5" 8'5"
Darnell Wright (Tennessee)
5.01
1.81
29"
9'6"
Jaelyn Duncan (Maryland)
5.10
1.78
31.5"
9'5"
Tyler Steen (Alabama)
N/A
N/A
29.5"
9'1"
Matthew Bergeron (Syracuse)
N/A
N/A
30.5"
8'7"
Ryan Hayes (Michigan)
5.18
1.78
30"
8'7"
Blake Freeland (BYU)
4.98
1.68
37" (new record for OLs)
10'
Wanya Morris (Oklahoma)
5.10
1.73
28.5"
9'3"
Richard Gouraige (Florida)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Carter Warren (Pittsburgh)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jaxson Kirkland (Washington)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nick Saldiveri (Old Dominion)
5.21
1.80
31"
9'3"
Asim Richards (North Carolina)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Connor Galvin (Baylor)
5.48
1.81
30.5"
8'8"
Earl Bostick (Kansas)
5.05
1.74
31"
9'3"
Dalton Wagner (Arkansas)
N/A
N/A
24.5"
8'6"
John Ojukwu (Boise State)
5.24
1.81
28.5"
8'8"
Alan Ali (TCU) N/A N/A 26.5" N/A Jake Andrews (Troy) 5.15 1.80 26" 8'6"Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu (Oregon)
5.23 1.80 28.5" 8'1-"Steve Avila (TCU)
5.21 1.86 29.5" 8'2" Henry Bainivalu (Washington) 5.50 1.87 28" 8'5" TJ Bass (Oregon) 1.86 5.48 28.5" 9'1" Anthony Bradford (LSU) 5.08 1.74 30" 8'10" Nick Broeker (Mississippi) 5.27 1.84 N/A N/A McClendon Curtis (Tennessee-Chattanooga) 5.24 1.85 26.5" 8'9" Braeden Daniels (Utah) 4.99 1.71 30.5" 9'1" Emil Ekiyor Jr. (Alabama) N/A N/A N/A N/A Mark Evans II (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) 5.44 1.90 26.5" 8'5" Alex Forsyth (Oregon) N/A N/A 20.5" 7'11" Jon Gaines II (UCLA) 5.01 1.73 32.5" 9'6" Jovaughn Gwyn (South Carolina) 5.12 1.80 27.5" 9'1" Brent Laing (Minnesota-Duluth) N/A N/A N/A N/A Tashawn Manning (Kentucky) 5.34 1.85 27.5"8'6" Cody Mauch (North Dakota State)
5.08 1.79 29.0"
9' Warren McClendon (Georgia) N/A N/A N/A N/A Jordan McFadden (Clemson)
4.99 1.74 28.5" N/A Olu Oluwatimi (Michigan) 5.38 1.86 29" 9'2" Jarrett Patterson (Notre Dame) 5.33 1.82 29.5"
8'10" John Michael Schmitz (Minnesota) 5.35 1.85 29.5" 8'8" Juice Scruggs (Penn State) 5.22 1.79 32" 8'6" Sidy Sow (Eastern Michigan) 5.07 1.80 32"
9'2" Ricky Stromberg (Arkansas) 5.26 1.81 32.5" 9'3" Joe Tippmann (Wisconsin) N/A N/A N/A N/A Andrew Vorhees (USC) N/A N/A 29" 8'9" Luke Wypler (Ohio State) 5.14 1.83 30.5"
8'10" Takeaways Blake Freeland (BYU): Clap it up for the BYU offensive tackle, who made his name known with his dominance in the athletic testing. Not only did he jump 37 inches -- a combine record for OL and higher than some prominent NFL WRs -- but he led his position in the broad jump (10 feet, 10 inches) and tied for second in the 40-yard dash (4.97 seconds). Dawand Jones (Ohio State): If the combine was strictly about getting the highest numbers possible, Jones would win in a landslide. Among OL, he's the tallest (6-8), the heaviest (374 pounds), has the largest hand size (11 5/8"), arm length (34 3/4") and wingspan (87 7/8")
