2008 NFL Offensive Line Rankings - Draft Guide, NFL O-Line Ratings

Offensive Line Stats - Fantasy Football

The next installment of our preseason NFL draft guide for fantasy football is the 2008 Offensive line ratings and rankings. We try to shed light on the no-names by ranking the top 32 offensive lines around the NFL. Just because your league doesn't reward pancake blocks doesn't mean the big uglies don't count. A good O-line turns a good runner into an All-Pro and keeps the quarterback upright and passing straight. A bad one means a whole lot of three-and-outs.

It’s not easy to judge NFL offensive linemen. They have no stats of their own — no tackles, yards or touchdowns. They work behind the scenes, but in front of everybody. In the 2008 CappersPicks.com Fantasy Football Guide we try to give everybody some love. So here you go NFL offensive lineman. Here are your rankings and a little update on every team in the NFL. NFL Offensive Line Rankings for 2008-2009.

The 2008/09 NFL Offensive Line Review: Here's your guide to the big boys.

First onto the Rankings. From First to Worst in the NFL for 2008.

1. New England Patriots
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Cleveland Browns
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Minnesota Vikings
7. New Orleans Saints
8. San Diego Chargers
9. Philadelphia Eagles
10. Jacksonville Jaguars
11. New York Giants
12. Cincinnati Bengals
13. Denver Broncos
14. Houston Texans
15. Washington Redskins
16. Arizona Cardinals
17. New York Jets
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
19. Seattle Seahawks
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
21. Carolina Panthers
22. Buffalo Bills
23. Tennessee Titans
24. St. Louis Rams
25. Atlanta Falcons
26. Baltimore Ravens
27. San Francisco 49ers
28. Chicago Bears
29. Oakland Raiders
30. Miami Dolphins
31. Detroit Lions
32. Kansas City Chiefs

Team By Team O-Line Brakedown

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

2008 Starters
J. Gaither B. Grubbs J. Brown M. Yanda A. Terry

2007
YPC: 4.0
Sacks: 39
2008 Average Age 24

Pittsburgh Steelers

2008 Starters
M. Smith C. Kemoeatu, Stapleton, Simmons, W. Colon

2007
YPC: 4.2
Sacks: 47
2008 Average Age 28

Cincinnati Bengals

2008 Starters
L. Jones, A. Whitworth, D. Santucci, B. Williams, S. Andrews

2007
YPC: 3.7
Sacks: 17
2008 Average Age 28

Cleveland Browns

2008 Starters
J. Thomas, E. Steinbach, H. Fraley, R. Hadnot, K. Shaffer

2007
YPC: 4.3
Sacks: 19
2008 Average Age 28

AFC South

Indianapolis Colts

2008 Starters
T. Ugoh, R. Lilja, J. Saturday, M. Pollack, R. Diem

2007
YPC: 3.8
Sacks: 23
2008 Average Age 27

Houston Texans

2008 Starters
E. Salaam, C. Pitts, C. Myers, M. Brisiel, E. Winston

2007
YPC: 3.8
Sacks: 22
2008 Average Age 27

Jacksonville Jaguars

2008 Starters
K. Barnes, V. Manuwai, B. Meester, M. Williams, A. Pashos

2007
YPC: 4.6
Sacks: 31
2008 Average Age 28

Tennessee Titans

2008 Starters
D. Stewart, E. Amano, K. Mawae, J. Scott, M. Roos

2007
YPC: 3.9
Sacks: 30
2008 Average Age 28

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs

2008 Starters
B. Albert, B. Waters, R. Niswanger, A. Jones, D. McIntosh

2007
YPC: 3.3
Sacks: 55
2008 Average Age 26

Denver Broncos

2008 Starters
D. Graham, R. Clady, B. Hamilton, C. Wiegmann, E. Pears

2007
YPC: 4.6
Sacks: 32
2008 Average Age 29

San Diego Chargers

2008 Starters
M. McNeil, K. Dielman, N. Hardwick, M. Goff, J. Clary

2007
YPC: 4.2
Sacks: 24
2008 Average Age 27

Oakland Raiders

2008 Starters
K. Harris, R. Gallery, J. Wade, C. Carlisle, C. Green

2007
YPC: 4.1
Sacks: 41
2008 Average Age 29

AFC East

Miami Dolphins

2008 Starters
L. Jake, C. Liwienski, S. Satele, S. Murphy, V. Carey

2007
YPC: 4.0
Sacks: 42
2008 Average Age 25

New England Patriots

2008 Starters
M. Light, L. Mankins, D. Koppen, S. Neal, N. Kaczur

2007
YPC: 4.1
Sacks: 21
2008 Average Age 29

Buffalo Bills

2008 Starters
J. Peters, D. Dockery, M. Fowler, B. Butler, L. Walker

2007
YPC: 4.0
Sacks: 26
2008 Average Age 27

New York Jets

2008 Starters
K. Harris, R. Gallery, J. Wade, C. Carlisle, C. Green

2007
YPC: 3.8
Sacks: 53
2008 Average Age 28

NFC North

Green Bay Packers

2008 Starters
C. Clifton, J. Coston, S. Wells, J. Spitz, M. Tauscher

2007
YPC: 4.1
Sacks: 19
2008 Average Age 28

Minnesota Vikings

2008 Starters
B. McKinnie, S. Hutchinson, M. Birk, A. Hicks, R. Cook

2007
YPC: 5.3
Sacks: 38
2008 Average Age 29

Detroit Lions

2008 Starters
J. Backus, E. Mulitalo, D. Raiola, S. Peterman, G. Foster

2007
YPC: 4.0
Sacks: 54
2008 Average Age 29

Chicago Bears

2008 Starters
C. Williams, T. Metcalf, O. Kreutz, R. Garza, J. Tait

2007
YPC: 3.1
Sacks: 43
2008 Average Age 29

NFC South

New Orleans Saints

2008 Starters
J. Brown, J. Nesbit, J. Goodwin, J. Evans, J. Stinchcomb

2007
YPC: 3.7
Sacks: 16
2008 Average Age 27

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2008 Starters
L. Petigout, A. Sears, J. Faine, D. Joseph, J. Trueblood

2007
YPC: 4.2
Sacks: 36
2008 Average Age 26

Atlanta Falcons

2008 Starters
R. Foster, J. Blalock, T. McClure, K. Forney, T. Weiner

2007
YPC: 3.9
Sacks: 47
2008 Average Age 26

Carolina Panthers

2008 Starters
J. Gross, T. Wharton, R. Kalil, K. Vincent, J. Otah

2007
YPC: 4.0
Sacks: 33
2008 Average Age 26

NFC West

Seattle Seahawks

2008 Starters
W. Jones, M. Wahle, C. Spencer, R. Sims, S. Locklear

2007
YPC: 3.8
Sacks: 36
2008 Average Age 28

Arizona Cardinals

2008 Starters
M. Gandy, R. Wells, A. Johnson, T. Lutui, L. Brown

2007
YPC: 3.6
Sacks: 24
2008 Average Age 27

St. Louis Rams

2008 Starters
O. Pace, J. Bell, B. Romberg, R. Incognito, A. Barron

2007
YPC: 3.8
Sacks: 48
2008 Average Age 27

San Francisco 49ers

2008 Starters
J. Staley, A. Snyder, E. Heitman, D. Bass, J. Jennings

2007
YPC: 4.1
Sacks: 55
2008 Average Age 26

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

2008 Starters
F. Adams, K. Kosler, A. Gurode, L. Davis, M. Columbo

2007
YPC: 4.2
Sacks: 25
2008 Average Age 30

Philadelphia Eagles

2008 Starters
W. Thomas, T. Herremans, J. Jackson, S. Andrews, J. Runyan

2007
YPC: 4.7
Sacks: 49
2008 Average Age 30

New York Giants

2008 Starters
D. Diehl, R. Seubert, S. O’Hara, C. Snee, K. McKenzie

2007
YPC: 4.6
Sacks: 28
2008 Average Age 28

Washington Redskins

2008 Starters
C. Samuels, P. Kendall, C. Rabach, R. Thomas, J. Jansen

2007
YPC: 3.8
Sacks: 29
2008 Average Age 32

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