Functional Performer
Grades 69-654 players
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Spencer Burford
Spencer Burford · LG19
65Grade
Spencer Burford
LG19Left GuardAge 26
Pass Protection15/25
Run Blocking14/20
Play Strength/Anchor13/20
Movement Skills14/20
Hand Usage9/15

Burford started nine games in 2025 sandwiched around a six-game absence due to a knee injury, putting enough functional tape together to enter training camp as a potential starter for the Raiders. Burford is still a little light with a below-average anchor, and his erratic processing can leave him a tick late sorting games, stunts and late movement. However, he has excellent length, solid strike-timing and enough hand pop to establish first meaningful contact, disrupt rushers' timing and stay square in his sets to minimize clean edge losses. His marginal play-strength can still lead to compression against power, but improved snap-timing helped him cover up and seal targets on backside cutoffs while adding pop in the post on combination blocks. A reunion with Klint Kubiak, after a year together with the San Francisco 49ers, gives Burford a favorable runway to compete for a starting job, while maximizing his strengths in an offensive line-friendly structure.

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Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany · LG18
65Grade
Christian Mahogany
LG18Left GuardAge 25
Pass Protection14/25
Run Blocking14/20
Play Strength/Anchor15/20
Movement Skills13/20
Hand Usage9/15

Mahogany started 11 games before a fractured fibula sidelined him for six weeks. His game is built on force, demeanor and a power-oriented approach that shows up most clearly at the point of attack. Mahogany brings very good thump and knockback power on initial contact, feeds and uncovered work, giving him the ability to jolt defenders and create movement when his aiming points are clean. A tradeoff exists since his style can be rigid and overly aggressive, leading to overextension against slippery defenders, late movement and quick redirects across his face. In pass protection, a similar lack of control shows up when rushers make him adjust after initial contact or force him to reset his hands and base. Mahogany is still more "aim big, miss big" than refined starter, but his natural power, finishing demeanor and flashes of displacement give him enough traits to warrant continued runway if his technique eventually evolves.

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Zion Johnson
Zion Johnson · LG17
66Grade
Zion Johnson
LG17Left GuardAge 26
Pass Protection16/25
Run Blocking14/20
Play Strength/Anchor14/20
Movement Skills13/20
Hand Usage9/15

Johnson has been durable throughout his first four seasons, but his level of performance has not consistently matched the physical profile that made him a 2022 first-round pick. Johnson looks the part with a sturdy frame, good play-strength and enough athletic ability to function across concepts. However, inconsistent technique has kept him closer to the functional-starter tier than the high-end guard group. His best stretches in 2025 came late in the season, when his footwork and hand placement improved enough for him to line up targets more cleanly, create better displacement in the run game and play with firmer strikes in pass protection. Sustainability is the issue. Johnson still gets caught with uneven eye discipline, inconsistent leverage and shaky base integrity, leaving him late to recover when rushers force him to redirect or counter. His hands are not reliable enough to consistently maximize his frame, and his finish quality can fade when defenders survive initial contact. The 26-year-old's durability, physical tools and age still give him viable starting value, but he remains more projection than certainty as he enters a new environment in Cleveland.

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Austin Corbett
Austin Corbett · LG16
68Grade
Austin Corbett
LG16Left GuardAge 31
Pass Protection15/25
Run Blocking14/20
Play Strength/Anchor15/20
Movement Skills13/20
Hand Usage11/15

Corbett has battled injuries over the last few seasons, but he still managed 11 starts in 2025 before signing with the Bills as a free agent. Corbett is a crafty, sturdy blocker who plays on time in the zone run game, understands the intent of concepts and does a good job sorting movement, fitting square and steering defenders away from the ball. His somewhat narrow frame and mediocre arm length shrink his margin for error with positioning and hand usage, leaving him with below-average recovery skills when defenders cross his face or knock him off schedule. Even so, he generally plays within himself, limits risk-taking and has enough anchor to avoid getting walked back consistently. Corbett profiles as a steady, unspectacular starter with valuable interior versatility.