2023 NFL free agency interior offensive linemen market: Breaking down top players at center, guard positions

As you probably already know, the official start of the 2023 NFL season is only a few weeks away. The league’s new year kicks off in mid-March, and teams will spend the next few months trying to upgrade their rosters so they can potentially beat the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs next season.

Part of this process, of course, is freedom of action. With that in mind, we’re looking at players likely to be signed this offseason. We will change position after position starting this week on the attacking side of the ball. We have already covered runners and wide receivers, and continue below with inside offensive linemen. However, instead of ranking line players, we are going to break them down by position and give you an overview of the available player types.

Centers

Player	2022 Team	Type	Snaps	Age
Sam Mustifer	The Bears	RFA	98.7%	27
Scott Quessenberry	Texans	UFA	93.3%	28
Ethan Pocic	browns	UFA	69.9%	28
Coleman Shelton	Sheep	Emptiness	70.3%	28
Garret Bradbury	vikings	UFA	69.3%	28
J.K. Hassenauer	Steelers	RFA	4.0%	28
Bradley Boseman	Panthers	UFA	66.8%	29
Billy Price	Cardinals	UFA	62.6%	29
Connor McGovern	Jets	UFA	100.0%	thirty
Nick Martin	commanders	UFA	19.3%	thirty
John Feliciano	Giants	UFA	85.7%	31
Jake Brendel	49ers	UFA	98.2%	31
Austin Blythe	Seahawks	UFA	95.5%	31
Tyler Larsen	commanders	UFA	45.0%	32

Often teams with young quarterbacks enter the free agent market looking for a veteran center to pair with. This player can help handle the challenges and defense at the line of scrimmage, allowing the quarterback to focus on every other aspect of his incredibly difficult job. Think, for example, of the Bills bringing in Mitch Morse or the Chargers signing Corey Linsley.

Among this group there are some quality starters, although not necessarily high quality players. Specifically, Brendel, Pocic and McGovern were ranked eighth, ninth and 11th in the Pro Football Focus pass-blocking rankings last season, while Pocic finished fifth, Bradbury ninth, McGovern 10th and Bozeman – 13th in pass blocking rating. Mastifer, a restricted free agent, performed well in the running game, but had serious problems as a passing guard throughout his career. Either of these can be a viable option for teams looking to fortify a defensive position in the offensive line.

Left Guard

Player	2022 Team	Type	Snaps	Age
Michael Jordan	Panthers	UFA	5.3%	25
Connor McGovern	cowboys	UFA	76.8%	26
Aaron Brewer	Titans	RFA	99.4%	26
David Edwards	Sheep	UFA	22.5%	26
Nick Leverett	Buccaneers	INHERIT	62.5%	26
Ben Powers	crows	UFA	100.0%	27
Nick Allegretti	Chiefs	UFA	24.7%	27
Nick Gates	Giants	UFA	32.3%	28
Dalton Risner	Broncos	UFA	85.1%	28
Elijah Wilkinson	Falcons	UFA	54.6%	28
Aaron Stinney	Buccaneers	UFA	0.0%	29
Dan Feeney	Jets	UFA	9.8%	29
Matt Skura	Sheep	UFA	45.6%	thirty
Max Garcia	Cardinals	UFA	45.1%	32
Justin Pugh	Cardinals	UFA	21.8%	33
James Ferenc	Patriots	UFA	25.6%	34
Roger Suffold	accounts	Emptiness	98.1%	35

There are a bunch of quality starters out there. Powers was one of our most accessible offensive free agentsand at 27 he should still have a lot of good football ahead of him. Stinney was in line to start with the Bucks last year until he suffered an injury in preseason. Stafford has always been in the starting line-up and while he is no longer who he used to be, he can be a reliable blocker in the interior. If you want to try a younger player and hope he gets better over the course of his second contract, McGovern and Edwards could make a lot of sense. Risner took a step back last season, but so did the Broncos’ offense. Perhaps a change of scenery might help. In addition, Skura, Garcia, Pugh and Ferenc have a wealth of experience and can be counted on as rotational starters.

Right Guard

Player	2022 Team	Type	Snaps	Age
Nate Herbig	Jets	UFA	63.4%	25
Evan Brown	lions	UFA	67.3%	27
Nate Davis	Titans	UFA	65.9%	27
Hjalte Froholdt	browns	UFA	50.4%	27
Cody Ford	Cardinals	UFA	29.0%	27
Max Sharping	bengals	UFA	2.7%	27
Phil Haynes	Seahawks	UFA	44.4%	28
Alex Bars	Raiders	UFA	77.4%	28
Will Hernandez	Cardinals	UFA	70.1%	28
Daniel Brunskill	49ers	UFA	47.2%	29
Isaac Seumalo	Eagles	Emptiness	96.4%	thirty
Trey Turner	commanders	UFA	64.5%	thirty
Wes Schweitzer	commanders	UFA	35.2%	thirty
Elder Abushi	Sheep	UFA	33.1%	32
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	Jets	UFA	6.5%	32
Michael Schofield	The Bears	UFA	40.5%	33
David Quessenberry	accounts	UFA	36.7%	33
Greg Van Roten	accounts	UFA	32.7%	33

Seumalo was a tenacious player in the league’s best offensive line, and the Eagles may have had too many other players to pay to be able to keep him after his contract is voided. He would be a fantastic addition to anyone who signs him up. Other die-hard veterans here include Turner, Hernandez, Brunskill and Davis, though none of them are as consistent or as quality as Seumalo. Other players such as Duvernay-Tardif, Van Roten, Schweitzer, Abushi and Ford can contribute to the rotation, while Brown looked great as a blocker and not so good at pass defense for the Lions last season. Sharping was forced into action towards the end of the Cincinnati playoffs and was fine. He and the rest of the crippled Bengal line held up well against the Bills but were overwhelmed by the Chiefs.