Complete 2025 NFL Draft C Rankings:

You are currently viewing our center rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft. The 2025 C class didn’t have any stars immediately stand out, but how will that change over the coming months and years?

Our top center prospects are selected after thousands of hours carefully scouting the most talented interior offensive linemen in college football. Even though only about 10 will get selected in the draft, a lot more are signed as free agents, and many more receive a training camp invite.

We’ll provide you with inside information to help you know which linemen will be stars, who will be a bust, and which sleepers will shock the world.

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(Last Updated: March 9, 2025)

1. Jared Wilson, Georgia

C/RG | 6’3″ | 310 lbs | 4th Year

Jared Wilson ascended from nowhere this season. The redshirt junior had never started a game prior to this season, but was probably the best center in college football this year.

Wilson was consistent as a pass blocker and run blocker, showcasing truly elite athletic ability for the position. He’s twitchy, gets out of his stance very fast, and can keep pace with some of the running backs when he gets out in the screen game.

Wilson has enough size and held up decently well against power. He needs some more improvement identifying stunts and assisting in pre-snap reads, but that should come with more experience. 

Jared Wilson 2024 Stats

12 games: 12 starts (all at C), 0 sacks allowed, 1 hit allowed, 5 hurries allowed, 98.8% pass block success rate

2. Grey Zabel, North Dakota State

T/G/C | 6’6″ | 305 lbs | 5th Year
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Grey Zabel is next in line for NDSU’s NFL offensive line pipeline. Zabel played exclusively left tackle for the Bison this past season, but has played all 5 O-line positions in his college career, and his high school experience as a center will likely lead NFL teams to push him back to the pivot in the NFL.

Zabel has good size and is especially fluid in the open field. He’s a smooth athlete who easily climbs to the second level, has no lower body tightness, and gets off the line fast.

He could still use some improvement with his hands, and drew too many penalties over his two full healthy seasons as a starter. Teams will love Zabel’s experience, football IQ, toughness, athleticism, and most importantly his versatility at the next level.

Grey Zabel 2024 Stats

16 games: 16 starts (all at LT), 1 sack allowed, 2 hits allowed, 4 hurries allowed, 98.5% pass block success rate

3. Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State

C | 6’4″ | 305 lbs | 5th Year

Seth McLaughlin spent his first four seasons at Alabama, where he was a spot starter before becoming their full time option in 2023. Despite some flashes, a streak of struggling to properly deliver the snap itself caused some discontentment in the fan base.

McLaughlin transferred to Ohio State where, unsurprisingly, the snaps issues were in the past and he started to reach his full potential. 

McLaughlin has solid athletic traits, with a good combination of size, strength, and mobility. He has good flexibility in his knees and ankles, and puts on a clinic with his footwork. He still struggles with allowing his pads to get high from time to time and needs to improve his leverage to create more push in the run game.

Seth McLaughlin 2024 Stats

10 games: 10 starts (all at C), 0 sacks allowed, 0 hits allowed, 7 hurries allowed, 97.6% pass block success rate

4. Jonah Monheim, USC

C | 6’5″ | 295 lbs | 5th Year

Jonah Monheim has played all over the field for USC, excelling at left tackle in 2023 before shifting inside to center in 2024 and having a solid season.

The athletic ability is obvious for Monheim, and if it wasn’t for length concerns he likely would have stayed at left tackle and been a fairly highly touted draft prospect at tackle. From the center spot he did a great job of utilizing his athletic ability to climb to the second level or get out on screens.

Monheim has a flexible lower body and good grip strength to go along with his quick feet. The problem for Monheim is a lack of core strength, which was especially apparent in matchups with big nose tackles like Kenneth Grant of Michigan. He’ll get a ton of those matchups in the NFL, and will need to prove to NFL teams that he can get better holding up against power.

Jonah Monheim 2024 Stats

12 games: 12 starts (all at C), 0 sacks allowed, 2 hits allowed, 12 hurries allowed, 97.3% pass block success rate

5. Jake Majors, Texas

C | 6’3″ | 315 lbs | 5th Year

Jake Majors is an exceptionally experienced center who dominated throughout Texas’ run through the college football playoff. The lefty center played a remarkable 3,748 career snaps, all at center, and has gone roughly 2000 snaps since last allowing a sack.

Majors has the football IQ you’d expect out of a top-tier center, consistently ID’ing defensive plays pre-snap and identifying stunts. He’s got enough short area quickness to mirror quicker defenders, and the size to withstand stronger d-linemen.

He doesn’t generate a ton of movement as a run blocker, but does a nice job with combo blocks. He routinely gets to the second level in the run game and is used a lot as a puller.

Jake Majors 2024 Stats

16 games: 16 starts (all at C), 0 sacks allowed, 2 hits allowed, 13 hurries allowed, 97.5% pass block success rate

Complete 2025 C Draft Rankings

RANK NAME SCHOOL AGE HT WT
1 Jared Wilson Georgia 4th 6'3" 310
2 Grey Zabel North Dakota State 5th 6'6" 312
3 Seth McLaughlin Ohio State 5th 6'4" 304
4 Jonah Monheim USC 5th 6'4" 302
5 Jake Majors Texas 5th 6'3" 306
6 Drew Kendall Boston College 4th 6'4" 308
7 Eli Cox Kentucky 6th 6'4" 306
8 Cooper Mays Tennessee 5th 6'3" 305
9 Gus Hartwig Purdue 5th 6'5" 312
10 Jacob Gardner Colorado State 5th 6'4" 310
11 Ben Scott Nebraska 6th 6'5" 305
12 Thomas Perry Middlebury 4th 6'2" 311
13 Connor Pay BYU 5th 6'5" 310
14 Dylan Poirier New Hampshire 6th 6'3" 306
15 Mose Vavao Fresno State 5th 6'3" 315
16 Jacob Bayer Arkansas State 4th 6'3" 315
17 Weston Franklin Georgia Tech 4th 6'4" 310
18 Brian Stevens Virginia 6th 6'2" 295
19 Zeke Correll NC State 6th 6'3" 305
20 Ethan Miner Missisippi State 6th 6'2" 305
21 Zach Carpenter Miami (FL) 6th 6'5" 295
22 Jakai Clark SMU 6th 6'3" 335
23 Jarrod Hufford Iowa State 6th 6'4" 318
24 Brandon Yates West Virginia 6th 6'4" 310
25 Kaden Moore Virginia Tech 5th 6'3" 295
26 Joe Michalski Oklahoma State 6th 6'4" 305
27 Leif Fautanu Arizona State 6th 6'2" 315
28 Mike Katic Indiana 6th 6'5" 320
29 Joey Lombard South Dakota 6th 6'5" 305
30 Eric Brown South Carolina State 5th 6'3" 305
31 Federico Maranges Florida Atlantic 6th 6'4" 300
32 Jacob Gideon Western Michigan 6th 6'3" 309
33 Vincent Murphy Tulane 6th 6'2" 305
34 J'Onre Reed Syracuse 4th 6'3" 315
35 Gus Miller South Dakota State 5th 6'3" 295
36 Logan Osburn Marshall 6th 6'3" 305
37 Levi Rogers Stanford 5th 6'4" 300
38 Maurice Smith Florida State 5th 6'3" 300
39 Evan Roussel Nicholls 5th 6'2" 290
40 Trent Holler Memphis 5th 6'2" 300
41 Canaan Yarro New Mexico State 6th 6'1" 300
42 Nofoafia Tulafono Wyoming 5th 6'2" 325
43 Ethan Crowe Ball State 5th 6'5" 295
44 Branson Hickman Oklahoma 5th 6'2" 290
45 Landon Burton Louisiana 6th 6'3" 300
46 Vershon Lee South Carolina 5th 6'4" 315
47 Caleb Warren Ole Miss 6th 6'5" 305
48 Kevin Burkett Elon 4th 6'4" 320
49 Logan Zschernitz Northern Illinois 6th 6'3" 305
50 Evan Henry Jackson State 6th 6'4" 325
51 Luke Smith ETSU 6th 6'1" 280
52 Jake Picard Villanova 5th 6'4" 310
53 Arelious Dunn Alabama State 4th 6'3" 295
54 Cole Sain Montana State 7th 6'4" 300
55 Gabriel Thompson ETSU 6th 6'3" 305
56 Mason Williams Incarnate Word 6th 6'2" 300
57 Brock Gingrich Delaware 5th 6'2" 300
58 Bardhyl Gashi Colgate 5th 6'3" 305
59 Tom Elia Richmond 6th 6'3" 295
60 Tyler Elsbury Iowa 5th 6'5" 305
61 Blake Whitmore Western Carolina 6th 6'2" 310
62 Jonny Bottorff Northern Arizona 6th 6'3" 295
63 Steve Carter Alcorn State 6th 6'3" 300
64 Parker Titsworth Ohio 6th 6'1" 290
65 Vance Van Every UT-Martin 5th 6'2" 290
66 Desmond Barnes NC Wesleyan 4th 6'0" 300
67 John Thomas New Haven 4th 6'2" 285
68 Mike Barr Duke 5th 6'4" 305
69 Tuli Teuhema Tarleton State 6th 6'3" 290
70 Jack Seelye Eastern Washington 4th 6'1" 290
71 Ralph Paige Towson 5th 6'3" 305
72 Drake Heismeyer Missouri 5th 6'3" 300
73 Anthony Garcia Wofford 4th 6'3" 300
74 Cody Johnson Fordham 5th 6'3" 305
75 Joe Horn Maine 5th 6'1" 300
76 George Padezanin Lehigh 5th 6'3" 285
77 Bennet Krebs Drake 5th 6'2" 300
78 Gilbert Deglau Villanova 5th 6'5" 285
79 Elias Ripley Lamar 4th 6'2" 290
80 Jared Achuff Bowie State 5th 6'3" 305
81 Kobe Sixkiller SE Missouri State 4th 6'1" 300
82 Colin Truett Baylor 7th 6'3" 295
83 Khalil Spivey Hardin-Simmons 5th 6'0" 325
84 Christon Love Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4th 6'3" 290
85 Jaheim Bassham California (PA) 4th 6'2" 280
86 Brandon Spencer Montana Tech 5th 6'3" 315
87 Brent Self Navy 4th 6'2" 275
88 Dylan DeMaison Dayton 4th 6'2" 295
89 Roderick Carter Jr. Keiser 5th 6'2" 325
90 Anthony Geter Kentucky State 4th 6'0" 310
91 Josh Ilaoa Syracuse 5th 6'3" 320
92 Edward Riley Southern Utah 4th 6'0" 305
93 Hayden Olmsted Butler 5th 6'2" 295
94 Dre Doiron Kansas 5th 6'4" 305
95 Will Angel Indiana Wesleyan 4th 6'1" 285
96 Addison Penn Penn State 5th 6'2" 290
97 Chad Layton Indiana (PA) 5th 6'2" 270
98 Marcus Lombard Montana-Western 4th 6'1" 300
99 Riley Adcock Mercer 5th 6'0" 270
100 Kyree Watkins Friends 4th 6'0" 275
101 Luis Cristobal Jr. Miami (FL) 6th 6'1" 295
102 Matt Wrather John Carroll 4th 5'11" 250
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Traits That Make a Center Prospect Great

There’s a lot more than goes in to scouting interior offensive linemen than most fans realize. Strength, flexibility in the hips/knees/ankles, and blocking technique are among some of the most important factors of scouting the top center prospects.

Some of the factors we consider when scouting are included below.

Flexibility

Having flexibility in the hips, knees, and ankles is necessary to react to oncoming rushers and quickly recover. Being stiff or upright is a recipe for getting beaten consistently, so being smooth and bendy provides a massive advantage for all offensive linemen.

Quickness

Linemen rarely need to sprint 40 yards, but having quick feet is as important as any trait. While everyone thinks about linemen as mostly big, much of the play in the trenches is decided by footwork. If you don’t have the quickness to properly move your feet, you’re going to find yourself out of position.

Mental Traits

Beyond the traditional roles of offensive linemen, the center has a particular assortment of mental traits they need to have. Overall football IQ, play recognition, effective communication, and consistency in challenging environments are all vital given their role in pre-snap reads and snapping the ball.

Power

Generating power in the run game to open up holes, holding your base against massive nose tackles, and keeping your balance when passing off a block are just a few ways that power is important for a lineman. It isn’t all about bench reps, power is usually generated from the core and lower body.

Overall Opinion of the 2025 C Class

This center class maybe the worst position group in the entire draft. The strength of the class will entirely depend on how many players are converted to center from other positions. 

The ascension of Jared Wilson at least gives the class one really solid prospect, but other than that you’ll probably need to convert a guy like Grey Zabel or Clay Webb.

Like offensive tackle, the only part of the class that is decent is the undrafted territory.