Best Left Tackles
If you want the best left tackle in CFB 26, Carter Smith at Indiana is the 96 OVR answer. Cayden Green (Missouri) trails by 2 at 94 OVR, so the top of the board is a real two-way race. By rank 25 you're at 84 OVR (Zach Barlev, Old Dominion) — that's the floor for an immediate-starter tier-one left tackle 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 | Carter Smith | LT | Jr | Indiana | 96 | Awareness 98 |
| 02 | Cayden Green | LT | Jr | Missouri | 94 | Pass Block Finesse 96 |
| 03 | Caleb Tiernan | LT | Sr | Northwestern | 93 | Pass Block Power 97 |
| 04 | Trey Zuhn III | LT | Sr | Texas A&M | 93 | Impact Blocking 96 |
| 05 | Markel Bell | LT | Sr | Miami | 92 | Strength 97 |
| 06 | Kage Casey | LT | Jr | Boise State | 92 | Injury 95 |
| 07 | Kadyn Proctor | LT | Jr | Alabama | 92 | Impact Blocking 99 |
| 08 | Jordan Seaton | LT | So | Colorado | 92 | Lead Block 95 |
| 09 | J.C. Davis | LT | Sr | Illinois | 91 | Awareness 97 |
| 10 | Trevor Goosby | LT | So | Texas | 89 | Pass Block Power 92 |
| 11 | Caleb Lomu | LT | So | Utah | 89 | Toughness 94 |
| 12 | Jacarrius Peak | LT | Jr | NC State | 89 | Pass Block Finesse 93 |
| 13 | Austin Barber | LT | Sr | Florida | 88 | Impact Blocking 95 |
| 14 | Monroe Freeling | LT | Jr | Georgia | 88 | Strength 93 |
| 15 | Derrick Graham | LT | Sr | Tulane | 88 | Awareness 95 |
| 16 | Riley Mahlman | LT | Sr | Wisconsin | 88 | Strength 95 |
| 17 | Howard Sampson | LT | Jr | Texas Tech | 88 | Strength 94 |
| 18 | Isaiah World | LT | Sr | Oregon | 88 | Lead Block 95 |
| 19 | Nick Del Grande | LT | Jr | Coastal Carolina | 87 | Awareness 92 |
| 20 | Trevor Lauck | LT | So | Iowa | 87 | Toughness 92 |
| 21 | Lance Heard | LT | Jr | Tennessee | 86 | Strength 91 |
| 22 | Anthonie Knapp | LT | So | Notre Dame | 86 | Stamina 92 |
| 23 | Diego Pounds | LT | Sr | Ole Miss | 85 | Injury 96 |
| 24 | Dorion Strawn | LT | Sr | Texas State | 85 | Injury 91 |
| 25 | Zach Barlev | LT | Sr | Old Dominion | 84 | Toughness 93 |
What the list says
The SEC owns this list with 8 of the top 25. If you're recruiting against the conference, you're recruiting against the position's deepest pool.
The class makeup is balanced: 11 seniors, 0 freshmen, and the rest in between. No senior cliff to plan around, but no obvious "build around them for four years" young anchor either.