2027 NFL Draft Interior linemen
Updated October 17, 2026. No. 1 among interior linemen is Georgia Tech interior lineman Tawfiq Thomas, who 2 sacks and 31 tackles this season. Zach Lohavichan of Wake Forest is next.
Top 14 interior linemen
Updated October 17, 2026. Grades on 2026 production.
| Rk | Prospect | School | 2026 line | Grade | Mock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawfiq Thomas DL6' 4", 315 lbsSR | Georgia Tech | 2 sacks and 31 tackles | 93.0 | 7th |
| 2 | Zach Lohavichan DL6' 3", 290 lbsSR | Wake Forest | 2.5 sacks and 23 tackles | 88.8 | 11th |
| 3 | Bear Alexander DL6' 3", 316 lbsSR | Oregon | 2 sacks and 23 tackles | 86.4 | 16th |
| 4 | Jeffson Lafontant DL6' 3", 295 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | UCF | 2 sacks and 21 tackles | 84.7 | 26th |
| 5 | DeAndre Lynch DL6' 3", 300 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Old Dominion | 1.5 sacks and 28 tackles | 83.3 | Round 2+ |
| 6 | Eyan Thomas DL6' 3", 337 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Maryland | 2 sacks and 20 tackles | 82.2 | Round 2+ |
| 7 | Bryce Hawthorne DL6' 3", 298 lbsSR | Iowa | 2.5 sacks and 19 tackles | 81.3 | Round 2+ |
| 8 | Ansel Din-Mbuh DL6' 3", 300 lbsSR | TCU | 2 sacks and 20 tackles | 80.5 | Round 2+ |
| 9 | Eli Coenen DL6' 6", 287 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Michigan State | 3 sacks and 14 tackles | 79.8 | Round 2+ |
| 10 | Josh Hough DL6' 2", 335 lbsSR | Cincinnati | 3 sacks and 15 tackles | 79.2 | Round 2+ |
| 11 | Elias Sherman DL6' 1", 291 lbsSR | Arkansas State | 0.5 sacks and 31 tackles | 78.6 | Round 2+ |
| 12 | Khalil Laufau DL6' 3", 290 lbsSR | Houston | 2 sacks and 19 tackles | 78.1 | Round 2+ |
| 13 | Tomiwa Durojaiye DL6' 4", 291 lbsSR | South Carolina | 2 sacks and 19 tackles | 77.6 | Round 2+ |
| 14 | Anthony Britton DL6' 3", 308 lbsSR | Virginia | 1 sack and 23 tackles | 77.2 | Round 2+ |
How the board is graded
The Parlae Desk's mock draft: our projection, updated every Tuesday.
- The order is the standings as they stand today, worst record first.
- Each team's needs come from its own numbers: passer rating, yards a carry, sacks for and against, run and pass defense, takeaways, and the snap shares on our depth charts.
- The board ranks every draft-eligible junior and senior in major college football by this season's production at his position, with credit for a Power Four schedule; each position starts from a ceiling that reflects how early the league drafts it.
- Each team takes the prospect with the best grade once its biggest needs are counted. Offensive linemen leave no individual line in a box score, so they are not on the board.
Nothing here is a scouting report. Every stat is from the games played; the order of the board and the fit of a prospect to a team are our projection and change as the season does.
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By the Parlae deskBig board updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number