Another sign that Michigan Football offensive line is elite

Two Michigan football interior offensive linemen were ranked among the top 10 in the country according to Pro Football Focus. 

We all know that Michigan football is as elite as it gets when it comes to college football offensive lines. And despite losing two starters from last year’s team, this year’s offensive should be just as good, if not better.

That’s quite a prediction, but I laid it all out here and a ranking released by Pro Football Focus of the top 10 interior offensive linemen in college football makes me feel even better saying that this year’s O-line will be as good or better than the one that won the Joe Moore Award in 2022.

Michigan football has actually won the Joe Moore Award the last two years and Zak Zinter has been a huge part of that. The bottom line is that Zinter should be a millionaire right now because if he declared for the NFL draft, he would have easily been a day-two pick.

Next year, I wouldn’t be surprised if he went in the first round. He’s that dominant.

Michigan football’s O-Line will be elite

Pro Football Focus certainly agrees as it ranked Zinter as No. 3 among returning offensive linemen on the interior heading into the 2023 season.

There are actually two Michigan football players on the list as Drake Nugent, who transferred from Stanford after being the starting center there the past two seasons, came in as the No. 6 interior offensive lineman coming back.

Nugent was one of the most underrated additions in the transfer portal and this data point from Pro Football Focus backs that up.

Beyond that, I have to say, I still think Michigan football got short-changed on this list because you can’t tell me that Trevor Keegan isn’t one of the top best interior offensive linemen in college football.

As big as it was for Michigan to get Blake Corum back, the fact that Keegan and Zinter both returned for another season is just as important.

The Wolverines have as much offensive line talent as any program in the country and honestly, all five projected starters should get drafted if they choose to enter the 2024 NFL draft.

Karsen Barnhart and LaDarius Henderson are going to be just fine at tackle, plus there is some solid depth in terms of interior offensive linemen.

Michigan football was the only team to get two players ranked in the top 10 by Pro Football Focus so expect more elite play in 2023 from the offensive line.