Center Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

21 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: 11/02/2026

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#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
21	C Landen Hatchett	6-3 315lbs 5.25	C	315lbs	6-3	5.25	111	585	61.6 MORE>>	The protection ledger was quietly tidy: six pressures allowed in nine starts, the second-best pass-blocking tape on Washington's line, and...
20	C Joe Otting	6-4 309lbs 5.10	C	309lbs	6-4	5.10	124	666	62.1 MORE>>	The audition could hardly have gone better: promoted mid-season when Notre Dame's starter went down, Otting made his first career start...
19	C Michael Hershey	6-5 303lbs 5.25	C	303lbs	6-5	5.25	118	641.5	62.6 MORE>>	Maryland handed a sophomore the pivot and the quarterback stayed clean: Hershey started all twelve games, kept a true-freshman passer...
18	C Jason Zandamela	6-3 286lbs 5.28	C	286lbs	6-3	5.28	107	553	62.7 MORE>>	Zandamela is a former top interior recruit with an unusual path from Mozambique and a rugby background. He has spent three years learning...
17	C Harris Sewell	6-4 310lbs 5.19	C	310lbs	6-4	5.19	119	643	64.6 MORE>>	Sewell is a flexible interior blocker who has thrived since Clemson moved him to center. He is still without a sack allowed, has given up...
16	C Austin Kawecki	6-4 310lbs 5.25	C	310lbs	6-4	5.25	61	333.5	65.0 MORE>>	Kawecki is a steady, cerebral center who waited his turn at Oklahoma State before taking over the job full time in 2025, then transferred...
15	C Harrison Moore	6-4 293lbs 5.15	C	293lbs	6-4	5.15	110	573.5	68.5 MORE>>	Moore is a tough, athletic center who has become a reliable starter for Florida. He moves well, protects the quarterback well and earned...
14	C Kyle Altuner	6-3 302lbs 5.30	C	302lbs	6-3	5.30	94	502.5	71.0 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...
13	C Jake Guarnera	6-3 315lbs 5.30	C	315lbs	6-3	5.30	73	376	74.0 MORE>>	Michigan's most reliable lineman by grade in his first starting season, Guarnera held right guard for twelve games, earned all-conference...
12	C Carson Hinzman	6-5 301lbs 5.10	C	301lbs	6-5	5.10	57	314.5	76.8 MORE>>	Hinzman's NFL outlook has become significantly more uncertain due to the intense competition for the starting center position at Ohio...
11	C Cael Winter	6-3 294lbs 5.17	C	294lbs	6-3	5.17	48	273	76.9 MORE>>	Winter has gone from a walk-on with Division II offers to the starting center on one of the Big Ten's best lines. He plays with a...
10	C Sheridan Wilson	6-5 300lbs 5.20	C	300lbs	6-5	5.20	42	251	79.9 MORE>>	Nobody in this center group protects the passer better by the numbers: four pressures allowed across 529 snaps of a Big 12 championship...

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.
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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.