The final day of testing and on-field drills at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Sunday was all about the offensive linemen.
NFL teams are always in perpetual need of offensive line help, and eight teams prioritized the position in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
With a deep pool of offensive line talent this year — albeit not top-loaded with a bunch of sure-things — the combine was an especially important evaluation opportunity to directly size up and compare the potential first-round prospects.
Leading into the combine, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. projected six offensive linemen to go in the first round of the draft but only two in the first 21 picks. It will be interesting to see how much that list shakes up after the testing results and performances in Indy.
Miami offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa, projected to be one of the top offensive linemen taken in the draft, opted out of testing and on-field workouts Sunday, but the rest of the first-round OL hopefuls all participated.
Here are five takeaways from Day 4 of the combine.
1. Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor Continues Pre-Draft Momentum
Max Iheanachor‘s ascent to potential first-round draft pick started from the humblest of roots.
His family moved from Nigeria to Los Angeles when he was 13 years old, he first tried his talents at basketball before converting late to football because his overwhelming size made it clear that’s where his potential would be highest.
He got his start as a totally raw offensive tackle at East Los Angeles College for two years before ultimately landing at Arizona State and becoming a starter for two and a half seasons for the Sun Devils.
The 6-foot-6, 321-pounder then starred at the Senior Bowl in January, with noted draft analyst Todd McShay naming him the best offensive tackle there. And that momentum continued Sunday in Indianapolis.
Iheanachor tied for the top 40-yard dash time among offensive tackles at 4.91 seconds and tied for the second-best broad jump among OTs at 9 feet, 7 inches.
It’s looking more and more likely that Iheanachor, who probably still has untapped potential and room for development, will slide into the first round of the draft.
2. Top Testing Results From Sunday
Here were the overall top times and testing numbers for the offensive linemen Sunday.
Best 40-yard dash times:
1. Iowa C Logan Jones – 4.90 seconds
T2. Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor – 4.91
T2. Utah OT Spencer Fano – 4.91
T4. Kentucky OG Jalen Farmer – 4.93
T4. Georgia OT Monroe Freeling – 4.93
Top vertical jumps:
1. Northwestern OT Caleb Tiernan – 35.5 inches
T2. Kansas OT Enrique Cruz – 35.0
T2. Oregon OG Emmanuel Pregnon – 35.0
4. Boston College OT Jude Bowry – 34.5
5. Georgia OT Monroe Freeling – 33.5
Top broad jumps:
1. Alabama C Parker Brailsford – 9’10”
2. Kansas OT Enrique Cruz – 9’8”
T3. Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor – 9’7”
T3. Georgia OT Monroe Freeling – 9’7”
T3. Boston College OT Jude Bowry – 9’7”
Most bench press reps:
1. Texas A&M C Trey Zuhn III – 33
2. Clemson OT Blake Miller – 32
3. Auburn C Connor Lew – 31
T4. Texas A&M OG Chase Bisontis – 29
T4. Georgia OG Micah Morris – 29
T4. Duke C Brian Parker II – 29
3. Will Spencer Fano Slide?
Coming into the combine, Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano was considered one of very top offensive linemen in this draft class, along with Mauigoa. Kiper projected him as the top OL off the board at No. 5 to the New York Giants.
But Fano got the dreaded “short arms” label after measuring in Indianapolis, measuring at 32 1/8 inches.
That’s shorter than 2025 top OL pick Will Campbell, who generated a ton of questions leading into the last draft due to his arms measuring 32 5/8 inches. The New England Patriots nonetheless took Campbell No. 4 overall to be their starting left tackle, and while they reached the Super Bowl, Campbell struggled through his rookie season and especially so in that final game.
So that short-arms stigma is fresh as ever for NFL talent evaluators and decision-makers. How it affects Fano’s draft stock will be a notable pre-draft storyline.
For perspective, here were the arm lengths for the other offensive tackles who measured at the combine: Texas A&M’s Dametrious Crownover (35 3/8), Georgia’s Monroe Freeling (34 3/4), Clemson’s Blake Miller (34 1/4), Iheanachor (33 7/8), Utah’s Caleb Lomu (33 3/8), Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor (33 3/8), Miami’s Francis Mauigoa (33 1/4), Florida’s Austin Barber (33 1/8) and Northwestern’s Caleb Tiernan (32 1/4). The NFL standard for offensive tackles is generally considered to be 33 inches at minimum.
But Fano’s performance and advanced metrics at Utah were elite, as was the rest of his combine workout Sunday, as he showcased his athleticism in the wave drill and tied for the second-best 40-yard dash (4.91).
4. Georgia OT Monroe Freeling Making His Move
While Fano and Mauigoa, in some order, were generally considered the top two offensive tackles in this draft class, there was less consensus or clarity as to who would rank third on that list.
Maybe not now, though.
Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling made quite an impression at the combine and looks like a lock to be one of the first few offensive linemen drafted now.
Freeling had the third-best 40 time among offensive tackles (tied for fourth among all OL) at 4.93, the best 10-yard split among OTs (second among all OL) at 1.71, the fifth-best vertical jump among OL (33.50) and tied for the third-best broad jump (9’7”).
At 6-foot-7, 315 pounds.
Kiper did have Freeling as his No. 3 OT entering the combine and projected him No. 24 overall in the draft, but that might be low after what the former Bulldog showed Sunday.
Could Freeling even usurp Fano on draft boards? Some draft analysts are making that case.
5. Alabama Offensive Linemen Trying To Change Narrative
It’s going to be interesting to see how Alabama’s collective offensive line struggles impact the individual evaluations of its OL draft prospects.
The Crimson Tide basically couldn’t move the ball on the ground by the end of the season and ranked 125th nationally in rushing offense at 104.13 yards per game. This is Alabama! The school that produced the last two running backs to win the Heisman Trophy (Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram).
And yet, two Alabama OL draft prospects are generating positive buzz leading up to the draft.
Kiper rated the Crimson Tide’s mountainous Kadyn Proctor as the No. 4 OT prospect heading into the combine and then included him on his “draft risers” list after the combine, noting he “has to be talked about in the mid to late first round.”
Measuring in at 6-foot-7, 352 pounds, Proctor ran a 5.21 40 — respectable for his size — and tied for fifth among OTs with a 32.5-inch vertical jump.
Meanwhile, Alabama center Parker Brailsford had the best broad jump (9’10”) of all OL prospects at the combine — and one of the best ever for a center — and posted the best 10-second split as well at 1.70 seconds (with a 4.95 40 time) while ranking seventh among OL with 27 bench press reps.
Kiper had Brailsford ranked the No. 8 center in the draft class entering the week, and he might have helped himself a bit Sunday.
