{"id":88,"date":"2023-03-31T16:45:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T20:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2026-01-08T18:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:14:57","slug":"best-15-offensive-linemen-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2023\/03\/best-15-offensive-linemen-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Top NFL Offensive Linemen of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(last updated on January 8, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The offensive playmakers get all the glory in the media, award shows, and even in conversations around the water coolers and barber shops. But the quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers can only do their jobs with the help of their gigantic teammates in the trenches: the offensive linemen. Our objective in this post is to find the greatest linemen of all time, using the statistics of Pro Football Reference and Stathead. We will only look at numbers from the regular season as criteria to keep it fair. Still, we may consider championships and postseason awards to determine the NFL offensive linemen rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Most Snaps in NFL History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stats are few and far between to judge the big fellows up front. One, though, is longevity and being active. The old saying by football coaches is that the best ability of an athlete is availability. Let\u2019s face it: linemen on both sides of the ball are experiencing highly combative contact on almost every play. The following players have shown the endurance to return for more over a long period. They are the only four since 2012, the first year that PFR has snap counts, to have reached the milestone of 10,000 plays on the O-line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tBen Jones<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n \n

\n \n Benjamin Jones\n \n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPosition<\/strong>: C\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n

6-3<\/span>, 308lb<\/span> (190cm, 139kg) <\/p>\n\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tJuly 2<\/a>, 1989\n \n \n in Birmingham, AL<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"> (Age: 35-207d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tGeorgia<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t (College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Weighted Career AV (100-95-…)<\/a>:<\/strong> 58 (1189th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tBibb County<\/a> (AL<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Houston Texans<\/a> in the 4th round (99th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

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