Pro Football Focus ranked the NFL top offensive lineman through Week 5, naming Detroit Lions Frank Ragnow the NFL’s No. 1 center and Graham Glasgow is the No. 3 guard.
Ragnow has been grading out as PFF’s top center for some time now and it doesn’t look like he’s slowing down anytime soon.
“Ragnow has moved back to center in his second season in the NFL,” PFF’s Gordon McGuinness said, “and the results have been impressive, seeing him produce the highest grade at the position in the NFL through five weeks. He has been stellar as a run blocker, producing a 79.5 run-blocking grade which is comfortably the best at the position.”
“Glasgow has been just ok in pass protection this season,” McGuinness said, “allowing a hit and eight hurries from 133 pass-blocking snaps, but he has really impressed as a run blocker since kicking back to guard. His 87.7 PFF run-blocking grade trails only Nelson at the position, putting him on course for a career year.”
Here’s how the rest of the Lions offensive lineman rank:
Joe Dahl: No. 22 offensive guard
Taylor Decker: No. 27 offensive tackle
Rick Wagner: No. 47 offensive tackle
Reserve rotational lineman Kenny Wiggins didn’t have enough snaps to qualify, but his grade would land him 34th in their guard rankings. Tyrell Crosby’s one game played would land him 56th among offensive tackles if he had enough snaps to qualify.
