PFF Final 2021 NFL Offensive Line Rankings

Final 2021 NFL Offensive Line Rankings

Landover, Maryland, USA; Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin (70) and center Tyler Biadasz (63) and guard Connor McGovern (66) and quarterback Dak Prescott (4) at the line of scrimmage against the Washington Football Team during the first half at FedExField. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

By Sam Monson

Jan 12, 2022

The Dallas Cowboys head into the 2021 NFL playoffs with the single best offensive line in the game this season, according to PFF’s data. In fact, the top five offensive lines in the NFL will all be playing in the postseason, with the first team to miss out being the Washington Football Team.

At the bottom end of the rankings, you can start to pinpoint where things went off the rails for several franchises this year. The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers sank ever-deeper as the season progressed because their offensive lines were terrible, but the Las Vegas Raiders defied the odds in Week 18 to make the playoffs despite fielding the worst lines in the game.


7. LOS ANGELES RAMS

LT Andrew Whitworth | 86.1
LG David Edwards | 67.5
C Brian Allen | 80.1
RG Austin Corbett | 69.6
RT Rob Havenstein | 81.7

Andrew Whitworth — now 40 years old — was arguably the best pass-blocking left tackle in the NFL this season. He allowed 16 pressures across 15 games while protecting Matthew Stafford’s blindside, and the team had a great bookend on the other side with Rob Havenstein playing some of his best football.

The interior trio was also solid, but cracks appeared quickly whenever this group was forced to the bench. Their final few games saw them slip from the top of the pass-blocking efficiency metrics to 11th by the regular season's end, allowing 144 pressures as a group on the season.

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