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2023 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Interior offensive line

Mobile, AL, USA; American offensive lineman O'Cyrus Torrence of Florida (56) looks to block National defensive lineman Karl Brooks of Bowling Green (13) during the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports

The 2023 NFL Draft is nearly upon us. And with that comes the final edition of the PFF NFL Draft Guide, which comes loaded with scouting reports and advanced data on the class' top draft prospects.

Here are the top 10 interior offensive linemen in this year's draft class, per PFF's NFL Draft Guide and big board.

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1. O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida

BIG BOARD RANK: 30

Torrence is the top true guard prospect in the class. At 6-foot-5 and 347 pounds, he’s a big boy to try and overpower. He started for three seasons at Louisiana before transferring to Florida, where he earned an 88.0 overall grade last fall.

2. John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota

BIG BOARD RANK: 35

Schmitz was the single highest-graded center in the FBS this past season at 92.4 overall. He’s on the bigger side for the position at 6-foot-4 and 320 pounds yet did his best work on the move in an outside-zone-heavy Minnesota scheme. 

3. Steve Avila, TCU

BIG BOARD RANK: 42

Avila started at both center and guard throughout his college career. And he provides a physical presence regardless of where he's at. He allowed only 11 pressures on 540 pass-blocking snaps in 2022 for an 83.6 pass-blocking grade.

4. Luke Wypler, Ohio State

BIG BOARD RANK: 54

Wypler may be on the small side, but he’s as advanced a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman as you’ll see. He’s likely a center only, and a darn good one, after earning overall grades of 82.4 and 79.6 in his two seasons as a starter. 

5. Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin

BIG BOARD RANK: 67

Tippmann is one heck of an athlete for a center. And even more so when you consider he’s 6-foot-6 and 313 pounds. He earned overall grades of 78.7 and 85.1 in the past two seasons.

6. Chandler Zavala, North Carolina State

BIG BOARD RANK: 78

Zavala wasn’t on a ton of radars after only five career starts prior to 2022. He changed that quickly, as he allowed only four pressures on 422 pass-blocking snaps this past season.

7. Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan

BIG BOARD RANK: 123

Sow measures in at 6-foot-5 and 323 pounds and played 3,633 snaps over his five seasons at Eastern Michigan. He graded better as a run-blocker over his career but was hardly a slouch in the passing game, as he gave up just nine sacks across 2,053 career pass-blocking snaps.

8. Andrew Vorhees, USC

BIG BOARD RANK: 126

Vorhees was one of the highest-graded offensive linemen in the country over the past two seasons. He started at USC for six seasons but, unfortunately, tore his ACL at the combine and is likely to miss his entire rookie season.

9. Anthony Bradford, Virginia

BIG BOARD RANK: 128

Bradford is a uniquely powerful guard who's a gap/man scheme fit in the run game. The more he can be protected in pass protection, the better at the moment.

10. Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan

BIG BOARD RANK: 133

Oluwatimi was a tone-setter on the Joe Moore Award-winning Michigan line. He earned an 83.0 run-blocking grade this past fall and is a people mover in the middle.

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