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Injuries: Alex Forsyth (ankle), Luke Wattenberg (shoulder), Matt Peart (knee)
Out for Season: Nick Gargiulo (ACL)
Depth Quality: (T): Good
Fantasy Impact: After a successful rookie campaign from QB Bo Nix, Denver felt correctly motivated to upgrade what was already a high-end protective front in 2024. LT Garrett Bolles and RT Mike McGlinchey remain this O-line's pillars, but the unit has been better in pass protection than run blocking under head coach Sean Payton. The return of LG Ben Powers frorm IR is notable, putting Denver in the mix as potentially the best pass-blocking unit in the league, and the even without veteran J.K. Dobbins still in the backfield mix, second-rounder RJ Harvey has only improved throughout the early stretches of the season. It will nonetheless be a tough task for this O-line to propel Jarrett Stidham to a Super Bowl in the wake of Nix suffering a season-ending ankle injury near the end of Denver's divisional-round win over Buffalo.
Trending: Steady
Injuries: Ozzy Trapilo (knee), Kiran Amegadjie (elbow)
Out for Season:
Depth Quality: Excellent
Fantasy Impact: Last offseason, Ben Johnson's arrival coincided with the Bears going all-out in free agency to prioritize a revamped O-line. That turned out to be a top-5 unit in 2025, paving the way for Caleb Williams to take a significant step forth and D'Andre Swift and Kyle Mongangai to output a dominant rushing attack. Chicago's initial priority of the 2026 offseason has been to maintain that level of success up front, with Garrett Bradbury being brought in to quickly stabilize the surprise retirement of C Drew Dalman. LG Joe Thuney and RG Jonah Jackson remain an elite tandem, and both Braxton Jones and Ozzy Trapilo look like options at LT for 2026, while Darnell Wright has developed into a solid option at RT. This O-line will remain the foundation of a Bears offense seemingly ready to take the next step in 2026.
Trending: Down
Injuries: Lane Johnson (foot), Myles Hinton (back), Willie Lampkin (knee)
Out for Season:
Depth Quality Good
Fantasy Impact: The Eagles' offensive identity has long revolved around a dominant O-line, a philosophy that in 2024 allowed a seamless transition toward a vision centered on RB Saquon Barkley, rather than wideouts A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. A Super Bowl LVII victory is proof enough that Philadelphia's recipe for success, but since then C Jason Kelce's retirement has loomed large, as does the fact that RT Lane Johnson is heading into his age-36 season and was limited to just 10 appearances in 2025 due to injury. Still, QB Jalen Hurts' considerable athleticism provides cushion for protection struggles. Health permitted, there's no reason to believe this O-line will provide less than top-5 upside heading into 2026, but cracks are beginning to show.
Trending: Steady
Injuries: Ben Bredeson (knee), Cody Mauch (knee)
Out for Season:
Depth Quality Fair
Fantasy Impact: Baker Mayfield's step backwards in 2025 can be attributed to both his own injuries and those the O-line faced. Tampa Bay's offense should improve in both respects in 2026, especially with the return of star LT Tristian Wirfs to full health. Getting RG Cody Mauch and RT Luke Goedeke back will also assist to bump this unit back into a top-10 position, which will bode equally well for Mayfield as RBs Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell. While there are few guarantees that Mayfield will ever reprise similarly high-end production to the 4,500-yard, 41-TD season he put together in 2024, things should become far more consistent for the Buccaneers going forward, even following the departure of Mike Evans.
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