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Offensive Line Rankings: 1-10

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Offensive Line Rankings
32-21 | 20-11 | 10-1

10. Washington Redskins

Pos. Starter
LT Trent Williams
LG Spencer Long
C Kory Lichtensteiger
RG Brandon Scherff
RT Morgan Moses

Depth: Arie Kouandjio, Shawn Lauvao, Ty Nshkhe, Austin Reiter, Josh LeRibeus

Washington's line doesn't feature any stars outside of Williams, but it has managed to sneak into the top 10 with solid play overall. Scherff's transition to guard was an instant success and helped lock down the right side with Moses. The team now needs Long, Lauvao, or Kouandjio to emerge as a reliable left guard.

9. Atlanta Falcons

Pos. Starter
LT Jake Matthews
LG Andy Levitre
C Alex Mack
RG Chris Chester
RT Ryan Schraeder

Depth: Mike Person, Tom Compton, Bryce Harris, Wes Schweitzer

Atlanta's offensive front exceeded expectations in its first season running a zone-blocking scheme. The addition of a Pro Bowl talent in Mack should ensure that the progression only continues heading into the fall.

8. Carolina Panthers

Pos. Starter
LT Michael Oher
LG Andrew Norwell
C Ryan Kalil
RG Trai Turner
RT Mike Remmers

Depth: Gino Gradkowski, Daryl Williams, David Yankey, Chris Scott, Donald Hawkins

Led by the strong play of their interior core, the Panthers' line exceeded expectations in 2015. Kalil, Turner, and Norwell were dominant throughout the year, but there's room for improvement on the edges, especially at right tackle.

7. Arizona Cardinals

Pos. Starter
LT Jared Veldheer
LG Mike Iupati
C A.Q. Shipley
RG Evan Mathis
RT D.J. Humphries

Depth: Evan Boehm, Earl Watford, John Wetzel, Antoine McClain, Cole Toner

An offense stacked with talent at the skill positions finally has a front five capable of leading the way. Veldheer and Iupati remain an imposing tandem entering their second year together and Mathis was a major free-agent upgrade on the left side. Humphries making good on his first-round draft status is the X-factor here.

6. New Orleans Saints

Pos. Starter
LT Terron Armstead
LG Tim Lelito
C Max Unger
RG Andrus Peat
RT Zach Strief

Depth: Senio Kelemete, Tyrus Thompson, Landon Turner, Cyril Lemon, Ryker Matthews

Outside of a competition at left guard, the Saints have four potentially above-average starters in place. Unger has anchored the group since coming over in the Jimmy Graham trade, Armstead is rock solid on the left side, Strief is declining but still holding his own and Peat is a first-round tackle talent hoping to establish himself at guard.

5. Philadelphia Eagles

Pos. Starter
LT Jason Peters
LG Allen Barbre
C Jason Kelce
RG Brandon Brooks
RT Lane Johnson

Depth: Stefen Wisniewski, Matt Tobin, Andrew Gardner, Isaac Seumalo, Barrett Jones

Few know what to expect from the Eagles' offense in the first year without Chip Kelly, but strong offensive-line play will continue to give the unit an advantage in many ways. Peters, Kelce, Brooks, and Johnson are all high-level starters. Wisniewski should be given every opportunity to earn the left guard job.

4. Cincinnati Bengals

Pos. Starter
LT Andrew Whitworth
LG Clint Boling
C Russell Bodine
RG Kevin Zeitler
RT Cedric Ogbuehi

Depth: Eric Winston, Jake Fisher, Christian Westerman, T.J. Johnson, Alex Redmond

The Bengals were well prepared for the loss of Andre Smith in free agency after they drafted Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher in 2015. Ogbuehi is the early favorite to take over at right tackle, as he tries to live up to the standards set by the elite core of Whitworth, Boling, and Zeitler.

3. Oakland Raiders

Pos. Starter
LT Donald Penn
LG Kelechi Osemele
C Rodney Hudson
RG Gabe Jackson
RT Austin Howard

Depth: Menelik Watson, Matt McCants, Jon Feliciano, Vadal Alexander, Denver Kirkland

Oakland's focus on building from the inside out has been made abundantly clear. A group that was already among the league's best takes another massive step forward with the big-money addition of Osemele. This unit could challenge for the top spot if Penn recaptures his level of play from early in 2015.

2. Green Bay Packers

Pos. Starter
LT David Bakhtiari
LG Josh Sitton
C Corey Linsley
RG T.J. Lang
RT Bryan Bulaga

Depth: Jason Spriggs, JC Tretter, Don Barclay, Kyle Murphy, Lane Taylor

Injuries have been the biggest challenge for the Packers' offensive line, as several starters have gone down in recent years. When healthy, this is the second-best front-five in the league with the very underrated guard duo of Sitton and Lang being a major reason for their success.

1. Dallas Cowboys

Pos. Starter
LT Tyron Smith
LG La'el Collins
C Travis Frederick
RG Zack Martin
RT Doug Free

Depth: Ronald Leary, Joe Looney, Charles Brown, Chaz Green, Jared Smith

This almost isn't fair. With Smith, Frederick, and Martin, the Cowboys have three players in the conversation for tops at their respective positions. Collins was a first-round talent in last year's draft, and Free has long been a strong starter on the right side. Ezekiel Elliott couldn't have landed in a better situation.

Offensive Line Rankings
32-21 | 20-11 | 10-1

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