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2026 NFL Draft: Day 2 prospects at interior offensive line

With Green Bay not owning a first-round pick in the upcoming draft, this year’s Prospect Primer series will take a position-by-position look at players projected as Day 2 selections (Rounds 2-3) potentially available to the Packers, who have the No. 52 and 84 overall selections on the second day of the draft.

Here’s a group of interior offensive linemen:

News & notes: Started 37 games for Iowa at right tackle over the last three years but is likely to move inside to guard in the NFL, where he made his first collegiate start in the Music City Bowl at the end of his redshirt freshman season … Named to various All-Big Ten teams the past two years and received multiple conference academic honors as well … Garnered a lot of attention at the combine for his bright red mullet and mustache as he clocked a 5.18-second 40 at nearly 320 pounds, but looks aside is a tough, powerful blocker … Often described as “rugged” but with limited movement skills, which will push him inside as a pro … Also competed in wrestling and track in high school in Illinois.

Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M

News & notes: New Jersey native who prepped at Don Bosco and became a three-year starter in college … Started 12 games at right tackle and one at right guard in 2023, moved to guard in 2024, and started 23 games there over the last two years, missing three contests in ’24 with a lower leg injury … Earned third-team All-SEC recognition last season after making the SEC All-Freshman team in ’23 … Allowed just one sack and 12 pressures in 2025, according to PFF … Tested well at the combine, clocking a 5.02-second 40 time and putting up 29 bench-press reps at 225 … Could get drafted late in the first round but is considered a strong second-round prospect.

News & notes: Colorado native spent three years at Wyoming and two at USC before finishing his college career at Oregon … Didn’t play his first two years at Wyoming, opting out of the shortened 2020 pandemic season and then redshirting in 2021 … Became a starter at guard in 2022, earning various freshman All-America honors, and went on to start 51 college games combined at the three schools … Finished as a first-team AP All-America selection in 2025 and the highest-graded guard in the country from PFF, anchoring an Oregon line that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award as the nation’s best unit … Mammoth prospect showed his explosion with a 35-inch vertical jump at the combine, one of the best marks among all offensive linemen … An older, experienced draftee who’s viewed as a potential Day 1 starter in the NFL … May not last on the board until the middle of the second round.

News & notes: Florida native originally committed to Florida State but then flipped to Florida once he got an offer … Spent five years with the Gators, starting 33 games at center over the last three seasons, serving as team captain the last two while logging more than 1,500 snaps … Earned first-team All-SEC honors in both 2024 and ’25 and was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center last season … Not known as a mauler but lauded for his smarts and football IQ … Gained “plenty of game experience against high-end talent,” according to NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein … Came from a high school team (Trinity Catholic) that sent three offensive linemen to Power Five programs.

News & notes: Played three years at Auburn, taking over as the starting center midway through his true freshman year and being named to the SEC All-Freshman team … Started 25 games at center from 2023-25 … Allowed just one sack and nine pressures over the full 2024 season … As team captain last year, had his season cut short due to a torn ACL in October, but declared for the draft anyway rather than return to Auburn for a final season … The injury has prevented him from doing any pre-draft workouts, but he’s expected to be recovered in time for training camp, when he’ll turn 21 … Switched from offensive tackle to center as a freshman in high school and has played there ever since … Also lettered as a wrestler in high school in Georgia.

Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech

News & notes: Georgia native played two years at Middle Tennessee State before two more at Georgia Tech … Started 43 games, all at right guard, over those four years … Made the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 2022 and then first-team all-conference in 2023, serving as an MTSU captain … Started all 26 games over the last two years at Georgia Tech … In 2024, was PFF’s top-rated pass-blocking guard in the ACC to earn first-team all-conference honors, overcoming an offseason foot injury due to a car accident to not miss any games … Even played all 93 snaps in an eight-OT marathon vs. Georgia … In 2025, did not allow a sack and was charged with just six QB hurries, according to PFF, which ranked him as the No. 5 guard in the country both overall and as a run blocker, and No. 12 as a pass blocker … Repeated as first-team All-ACC pick and also was selected third-team AP All-America … Also eclipsed 1,000 career points and rebounds as a two-time all-state high school basketball player, and was a state champion in the shot put.

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