Offensive Guard Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

36 guards ranked

GUARD RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

This is the weakest guard class we have graded. The first guard on our 2027 board falls further down it than in any of the previous six years, and none reaches the top thirty-two.

That is a comment on the ceiling rather than on the players. Miami's Samson Okunlola, a five-star who waited three seasons for a role, allowed four pressures all year across a sixteen-game College Football Playoff run and finished it without conceding a pressure in the wins over Ohio State and Ole Miss. Ohio State's Luke Montgomery started fourteen games at left guard for second-team All-Big Ten honours and drew two penalties across 837 snaps. Iowa's Kade Pieper walked into the right guard job and finished his first season of starts as a first-team All-American on the Joe Moore Award-winning line.

All three project as dependable starters. What this class does not have is a guard anyone will spend an early pick on.

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Offensive Guard

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#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
12	OG Leighton Jones	6-2 288lbs 5.15	OG	288lbs	6-2	5.15	63	342	76.0 MORE>>	Jones is a quick, technically sound guard who brings a wrestler's leverage to the interior. He moves well enough to pull and climb, fits...
29	OG William Satterwhite	6-3 293lbs 5.16	OG	293lbs	6-3	5.16	88	475.5	64.2 MORE>>	Satterwhite is a versatile blocker who has become a regular at LSU after transferring from Tennessee. He can play center or guard and has...
1	OG Kade Pieper	6-3 298lbs 5.20	OG	298lbs	6-3	5.20	5	31.7	85.8 MORE>>	Pieper is an athletic interior blocker whose movement skills jump off the tape. He set Iowa guard testing records in the short shuttle and...
30	OG Cash Cleveland	6-2 300lbs 5.20	OG	300lbs	6-2	5.20	85	465	63.9 MORE>>	Cleveland is a versatile interior lineman who earned freshman All-America honors as a walk-on at Colorado. He has snapped at center and...
34	OG Alex Birchmeier	6-5 300lbs 5.20	OG	300lbs	6-5	5.20	141	729.5	60.6 MORE>>	The recruiting file and the game file have never met. Birchmeier arrived at Penn State as a top-100 recruit and the second-ranked interior...
24	OG Griffin Empey	6-3 302lbs 5.16	OG	302lbs	6-3	5.16	128	696.5	67.6 MORE>>	Empey is a tough, technically sound guard who has been one of the best linemen in the FCS. He moves well, uses the leverage of a former...
33	OG Roderick Kearney	6-4 303lbs 4.85	OG	303lbs	6-4	4.85	136	714	61.4 MORE>>	What jumps off the tape is how much cleaner Kearney looks in pass pro compared to his run blocking - there's a clear comfort level...
5	OG Shadre Hurst	6-2 304lbs 4.94	OG	304lbs	6-2	4.94	35	225	82.9 MORE>>	Hurst is a compact, athletic guard whose calling card is pass protection, a two-time All-AAC technician at Tulane who gave up just one sack...
2	OG Anthonie Knapp	6-5 305lbs 5.30	OG	305lbs	6-5	5.30	11	63.9	84.8 MORE>>	Knapp is a smart, consistent blocker who has started since his first college season. He protected the blind side for two seasons at left...
7	OG Coen Echols	6-4 305lbs 5.20	OG	305lbs	6-4	5.20	51	295	79.6 MORE>>	LSU handed a redshirt freshman seven SEC starts at left guard and he did not flinch: zero penalties on 637 snaps, respectable pass...
17	OG Knijeah Harris	6-3 308lbs 5.25	OG	308lbs	6-3	5.25	72	365.5	73.1 MORE>>	Harris is a dependable, experienced guard who has started at left guard for three seasons. He rarely draws flags, with one this year, and...
14	OG TJ Shanahan Jr....	6-4 309lbs 5.22	OG	309lbs	6-4	5.22	62	338	74.0 MORE>>	Shanahan has found a home at right guard for Florida. He plays with power, has been tough to beat in pass protection, with two pressures...

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.