Average NFL Offensive Lineman Height and Weight

Average Height & Weight of NFL Offensive Linemen (2023-24)

I’ve been a collegiate sports performance coach for 20 years. One thing I always felt was effective was showing guys the heights and weights of players at their position in the NFL.

It helped give many players the extra motivation needed to gain weight when they were able to compare themselves to guys at the next level. Sometimes it was even a stark reality check for, say, tight ends who thought 210 pounds was ‘about average’ to play in the NFL. (Spoiler Alert: It’s not)

So, this is essentially the same research I would share with players, but now I’m sharing it with you. I took 53-man active rosters for the 2023 season (just after final cuts at the end of preseason), almost 1700 players total and broke them down by position.

For this guide, I took an average of the heights and weights of the 293 active Offensive Linemen (Tackles, Guards and Centers) across the league. In addition, just for fun, I listed the tallest, shortest, heaviest and lightest Offensive Linemen as well. Go ahead and impress someone today with your newfound random football knowledge.

Average Height of an NFL Offensive Lineman

The average height of an NFL Offensive Lineman is 76.88 inches (almost 6’5″).

Height of NFL Offensive Linemen 2023 2.0

Average Weight of an NFL Offensive Lineman

The average weight of an NFL Offensive Lineman is 314.94 pounds.

Weight of NFL Offensive Linemen 2023 2.0

Who Are The Tallest Offensive Linemen in the NFL?

There are 14 Offensive Linemen in the NFL listed at 6’8″ or taller.

NameHeightWeightTeam
Caleb Jones6’9″370Packers
Daniel Faalele6’8″380Ravens
Dawand Jones6’8″375Browns
Trent Brown6’8″370Patriots
Jordan Mailata6’8″365Eagles
Orlando Brown6’8″345Bengals
Rob Havenstein6’8″330Rams
Cornelius Lucas6’8″328Commanders
Kolton Miller6’8″325Raiders
Matt Waletzko6’8″320Cowboys
Luke Tenuta6’8″314Packers
Spencer Brown6’8″311Bills
Mike McGlinchey6’8″310Broncos
Stone Forsythe6’8″307Seahawks

Who are the Shortest Offensive Linemen in the NFL?

On the other end of the spectrum, there are 15 guys 6’2″ or shorter.

3 of those Linemen measure 6’1″.

NameHeightWeightTeam
Nick Harris6’1″293Browns
Aaron Brewer6’1″295Titans
Shaq Mason6’1″310Texans

Who are the Heaviest Offensive Linemen in the NFL?

There is big and then there is BIG.

There are 8 Offensive Linemen listed at 350 pounds or more.

NameHeightWeightTeam
Daniel Faalele6’8″380Ravens
Dawand Jones6’8″375Browns
Caleb Jones6’9″370Packers
Trent Brown6’8″370Patriots
Ben Cleveland6’6″370Ravens
Jordan Mailata6’8″365Eagles
Mekhi Becton6’7″363Jets
Mike Onwenu6’3″350Patriots

Fun Fact: Two of these guys (Faalele and Mailata are from Australia).

Who are the Lightest Offensive Linemen in the NFL?

I understand if someone assumed all NFL Offensive Linemen weigh more than 300 pounds.

But, that’s not the case.

There are actually 15 guys that weigh under 300 pounds, the 6 lightest all weigh under 295.

NameHeightWeightTeam
Dylan Cook6’5″280Steelers
Dylan Parham6’3″285Raiders
Alaric Jackson6’7″285Rams
Ricky Lee6’5″289Panthers
Justin Herron6’5″290Raiders
Nick Harris6’1″293Browns

2022 Data

This is the second season that I’ve posted this data and I thought it would be interesting to keep an ‘archive’, if you will, of past seasons to watch how the sizes of players evolve over the years.

So here are the numbers for the 2022 season including 290 active Offensive Linemen:

Average Size of NFL Offensive Linemen by Year

YearHeight (inches)Weight
202276.88314.82
202376.88314.94
No, that’s not a typo. The average height in 2023 is exactly the same as last year.

Tallest

There were 16 guys that were listed at 6’8″ in 2022 (all tackles by the way), but only two were listed over 6’8″.

  • Caleb Jones – 6’9″ – Packers
  • Dan Skipper – 6’9″ – Lions

Shortest

Only 3 guys out of 290 were listed at under 6’2″.

All 3 were guards.

  • Aaron Brewer – 6’1″ – Titans
  • Daniel Munyer – 6’1″ – Titans
  • Shaq Mason – 6’1″ – Bucs

Heaviest

There were 5 guys listed at over 350 pounds – 4 tackles and 1 guard.

  • Daniel Faalele – 380 pounds – Ravens
  • Caleb Jones – 370 pounds – Packers
  • Trent Brown – 370 pounds – Patriots
  • Ben Cleveland – 370 pounds – Ravens
  • Jordan Mailata – 365 pounds – Eagles

Lightest

There was a total of 14 guys that weighed in under 300 for the 2022 season.

Here were the 3 lightest – all 290 and under.

  • Aaron Brewer – 274 pounds – Titans
  • Sean Harlow – 284 pounds – Cardinals
  • Ryan Neuzil – 290 pounds – Falcons

Final Thoughts

So, what did I learn?

The Ravens seem to really love big offensive linemen. 3 of the 12 biggest offensive linemen in the NFL currently call Baltimore home.

  • Daniel Faalele – 6’8″ 380 pounds
  • Ben Cleveland – 6’6″ 370 pounds
  • Kevin Zeitler – 6’4″ 339 pounds

The Big 10, who has a bit of a reputation for producing large offensive linemen, appear to live up to the hype. 6 of the 13 heaviest linemen currently in the NFL come from that conference.

If you enjoyed this breakdown, you may also want to check out the all-time fastest offensive line 40 times at the NFL Combine.

Other Positions

I’ve done the same height and weight breakdown for other positions too including:

Resources

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