Final 2026 NFL Draft Rankings: Offensive Tackles

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It’s that time of year, folks. With April finally here, it’s time for me to release my final position rankings for this class. It’s a process that’s stretched all the way back to last summer, with literal days of grinding film on top of collecting other nuggets from the Combine, All-Star performances and more. It’s all led to this. Today we have the offensive tackles. While there isn’t a surefire top-five pick in this class, it’s both deep and talented. Seven of these prospects are candidates to go in the first round, and it seems that every year there’s a run on tackles somewhere on night one. There are never enough good offensive linemen to satisfy the league’s need, and it’s a good class to need a tackle. Of course, follow us for more draft coverage. I’ll be finalizing the rest of my position rankings in the coming weeks, as well as providing you all with wall-to-wall coverage of the draft. This next month will be a big one for us on the draft side, so stay tuned! Top 150 Big Board 2026 NFL Draft Visit Tracker Final Position Rankings: Quarterbacks 1: Francis Mauigoa, Miami A consensus five-star high school recruit from American Samoa, Mauigoa was the top-rated offensive tackle prospect in his class and was a highly sought-after recruit. He started immediately as a true freshman for the Hurricanes, earning freshman All-America and honorable mention All-ACC recognition with a strong rookie campaign. As a sophomore, he was named second-team All-ACC, taking great strides in his pass protection, and he entered his junior season with substantial draft hype. 2025 was his best season yet, anchoring a strong Miami offensive line and being named a first-team All-American and first-team All-ACC member after the season. Standing at 6-5 and a half, 329 pounds, Mauigoa is a genuinely elite athlete. Making Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List, he’s an incredible mover at his size, with the fluidity and agility in space of a much smaller man. In the run game, he pancakes defenders on the move, gliding to his spots and clearing a path in front of him. In pass protection, he has excellent mirroring abilities, using quick feet and coordinated hands to keep his man in front of him and ward off pass rushers. Mauigoa knows how to account for stunts and blitzes and is a good communicator on the line. From a power standpoint, it doesn’t really get any better than Mauigoa. He moves people, with some incredible drive blocking reps on tape and the functional power in both his hands and lower half to cause some serious damage in short-yardage situations. Running behind Mauigoa is usually a good idea and leads to positive plays. He holds his ground against bull rushes with ease, setting a strong base and staying on balance. Mauigoa plays with great leverage and combines that with powerful hands, making him an insurmountable wall in pass protection. Most of Mauigoa’s issues stem from his lack of elite arm length. When he faces edge rushers who can out-leverage him and dictate contact, he’s forced to compensate. Often, he does this by leaning forward, lunging to try to get his hands inside. This puts him off balance, leading to some wins for the pass rusher. This is something that will need to be coached out of him. Mauigoa also has some technical refinement to undergo, but he’s been on such a natural string of year-over-year growth through college that I’m not concerned with that. Because of Mauigoa’s relatively shorter arms, many are projecting him as a candidate to mov…