Georgia leads CBS Sports ranking of 2026 college football offensive lines
CBS Sports analyst Blake Brockermeyer put Georgia at No. 1, with Ohio State, Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma rounding out the top five.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Georgia is starting 2026 with the nastiest billing in the trenches, at least in the eyes of CBS Sports analyst Blake Brockermeyer.
Brockermeyer ranked the Bulldogs as the best offensive line in college football entering the season, putting them ahead of Ohio State, Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma in a top 10 built around returning snaps, proven starters and upside.
CBS Sports framed the list around a familiar football truth: title runs tend to start up front. The outlet noted that Miami and Indiana, last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship participants, both leaned on strong offensive line play.
The ranking also tracks with early contender talk. CBS Sports said Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Indiana were all inside the top 10 of its summer CBS Sports 138 rankings, while Tennessee, Michigan and Iowa were in the top 25.
Georgia and Ohio State sit on top
Georgia took the No. 1 spot with center Drew Bobo leading the unit. Brockermeyer called Bobo his top center in the country and noted he has nearly 1,000 career snaps at the position.
The Bulldogs also bring back Dontrell Glover, who played more than 750 snaps as a true freshman starter, and Earnest Greene III, who has more than 1,900 career snaps across both tackle spots. Juan Gaston returns after nearly 500 snaps as a freshman right tackle, while Zykie Helton is expected to start as a true freshman after a strong spring, according to Brockermeyer.
Ohio State landed at No. 2 despite struggles late in 2025. Brockermeyer wrote that the Buckeyes return 89 career starts, with center Carson Hinzman anchoring the interior after nearly 2,200 career snaps.
Luke Montgomery and Austin Siereveld bring more than 2,500 combined snaps, while right tackle Phillip Daniels has more than 1,000. Ian Moore, expected to take over at left tackle with fewer than 300 career snaps, was identified by Brockermeyer as the biggest unknown.
Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma fill out the top five
Kentucky checked in at No. 3 after adding several high-snap transfers. Lance Heard arrives from Tennessee with more than 1,800 career snaps, Coleton Price comes from Baylor with more than 2,200, and Ohio State transfer Tegra Tshabola brings nearly 1,500.
Texas ranked fourth after reshuffling its line. Wake Forest transfer Melvin Siani is slated for right tackle, while Brandon Baker moves inside to right guard. Brockermeyer highlighted left tackle Trevor Goosby, who allowed one sack last season and was described as a possible early offensive line selection in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Oklahoma rounded out the top five with nearly 100 career starts returning. Michael Fasusi is back at left tackle, Eddy Pierre-Louis returns at left guard after more than 500 snaps, and center Jake Maikkula brings more than 1,800 career snaps. Arkansas transfer E’Marion Harris adds another nearly 1,700 snaps of starting experience.
The rest of the top 10
Notre Dame came in sixth, with Joe Otting expected to lead the line at center and Anthonie Knapp projected to move inside from tackle. Brockermeyer noted injury questions around Ashton Craig, who is coming off a second ACL injury, and Charles Jagusah, who was injured in an ATV accident last summer.
Tennessee ranked seventh after returning four starters, including David Sanders Jr., Wendell Moe Jr. and Sam Pendleton. Indiana followed at No. 8 behind All-American left tackle Carter Smith and Wisconsin transfer Joe Brunner.
Iowa, winner of the 2025 Joe Moore Award, placed ninth despite returning only two starters. Michigan completed the list at No. 10 with 64 career starts and right tackle Andrew Sprague leading a young group.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS Sports.