Best Left Guards
If you want the best left guard in CFB 26, Shadre Hurst at Tulane is the 93 OVR answer. Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State) trails by 0 at 93 OVR, so the top of the board is a real two-way race. By rank 25 you're at 85 OVR (Remington Strickland, TCU) — that's the floor for an immediate-starter tier-one left guard on a national-championship roster.
The Top 25
Ranked by overall rating at dynasty start (Launch / National Championship). Click a team to open its full dynasty guide.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | OVR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shadre Hurst | LG | Jr | Tulane | 93 | Stamina 94 |
| 02 | Olaivavega Ioane | LG | Jr | Penn State | 93 | Strength 97 |
| 03 | Emmanuel Pregnon | LG | Sr | Oregon | 92 | Awareness 96 |
| 04 | Beau Stephens | LG | Sr | Iowa | 92 | Pass Block Power 94 |
| 05 | Joshua Braun | LG | Sr | Kentucky | 91 | Strength 95 |
| 06 | Logan Parr | LG | Sr | SMU | 91 | Pass Block Finesse 93 |
| 07 | Giovanni El-Hadi | LG | Sr | Michigan | 89 | Strength 94 |
| 08 | Xavier Hill | LG | Sr | Colorado | 89 | Injury 97 |
| 09 | Noah Josey | LG | Sr | Virginia | 89 | Toughness 94 |
| 10 | Fernando Carmona | LG | Sr | Arkansas | 88 | Toughness 97 |
| 11 | Will Jeffcoat | LG | Sr | Army | 88 | Lead Block 93 |
| 12 | Billy Schrauth | LG | Jr | Notre Dame | 88 | Strength 95 |
| 13 | Brandon Best | LG | Jr | Kennesaw State | 87 | Stamina 94 |
| 14 | Weylin Lapuaho | LG | Sr | BYU | 87 | Stamina 94 |
| 15 | Micah Morris | LG | Sr | Georgia | 87 | Injury 95 |
| 16 | Tanoa Togiai | LG | Sr | Utah | 87 | Strength 92 |
| 17 | Chase Bisontis | LG | Jr | Texas A&M | 86 | Strength 96 |
| 18 | Josh Gesky | LG | Sr | Illinois | 86 | Injury 95 |
| 19 | Gabe Blair | LG | Sr | North Texas | 85 | Stamina 95 |
| 20 | Drew Evans | LG | Jr | Indiana | 85 | Strength 96 |
| 21 | Dominick Giudice | LG | Sr | Missouri | 85 | Stamina 93 |
| 22 | Will Jados | LG | Sr | Texas Tech | 85 | Stamina 91 |
| 23 | Greg Johnson | LG | Jr | Minnesota | 85 | Strength 92 |
| 24 | Ben Purvis | LG | Sr | Navy | 85 | Awareness 97 |
| 25 | Remington Strickland | LG | Sr | TCU | 85 | Pass Block Finesse 91 |
What the list says
The Big Ten owns this list with 7 of the top 25. If you're recruiting against the conference, you're recruiting against the position's deepest pool.
18 of the top 25 are seniors. Most of this list disappears in 12 months, so if you're recruiting toward the position, target your Year 1 class for replacements — don't expect to inherit a starter.