Top 10 Offensive Linemen of All Time | Who will claim the top spot?!?

In this video I break down every offensive lineman in the Hall of Fame and rank them according to their FGV to determine the Top 10 Offensive Linemen of All-Time!
How I ranked the linemen:
Review each offensive lineman from the 1970 season up to and including the 2015 season and apply the following calculations:
- Total number of All-Pro selections * 5
- Total number of Pro Bowl appearances * 3
- Total games played * 1
Then, rank the linemen based on the total FGV.
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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
00:13 Dataset and Criteria
00:35 FGV explained
00:48 #10
01:26 #9
01:58 #8
02:25 #7
02:54 #6
03:29 #5
04:21 #4
04:58 #3
05:45 #2
06:48 #1
07:40 Wrap up
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[@colinrison3449]

Wow great video I'm shocked Anthony Munoz wasn't there or Jonathan Ogden but keep these lists coming very entertaining

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thank you for the kind words! Munoz came in at #12 while Ogden came in at #20. Keep in mind I am trying to take a data driven approach to these lists and OLinemen are notoriously hard to rank because there aren’t many stats there! Thanks for watching!

[@vambo13257]

This criteria is ridiculous, no John Hannah, you have to be pulling our legs

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

John Hannah came in ranked #15. Just trying to generate an unbiased list. Thanks for watching!

[@chuckkirby2708]

I'm glad I saw your comment first before I wasted time watching this.

[@opinion8ed]

Anthony Munoz. Dwight Stephenson. Jim Lachey. Orlando Pace. Jim Covert. Gene Upshaw. Richmond Webb. Chris Ward. Marvin Powell. John Hannah

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Nice list…Lachey, Webb, Ward and Powell aren’t in the HOF so they weren’t included on my list, but Munoz (12), Stephenson (37), Pace (30), Covert (38), Upshaw (11) and Hannah (15) were…just couldn’t crack the top 10. Thanks for watching!

[@enigma9971]

Jim Parker. In his day, just putting your hands on a d lineman was called for holding

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Jim Parker didn’t quite make it to the 1970 cutoff. Thanks for watching!

[@tedharrington5432]

Awesome video! I am surprised not one Hog from the Washington Redskins Glory Days or Art Shell or Gene Upshaw did not make the Top 10. Glad to see that Mick Tineghoff made the list. I truly thought Mike Webster would have been #1 since I completely forgot how long Bruce Matthew's career lasted.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thanks Ted! I was pulling for Webster, but it wasn’t to be. Upshaw came in #11 and Shell came in #17. Russ Grimm came in #36, I’d have to check on whether the rest of the Hogs are in the HOF. Thanks for watching!

[@danmiller6462]

I'm surprised that Jonathan Ogden, Anthony Munoz, and Joe Jacoby aren't on the list.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Jacoby isn’t in the HOF, the first pre-requisite, Ogden ranks #20 with 177 games played and Munoz ranks #12 with 185 games played both slightly lower than most in the top 10. Thanks for watching!

[@j72ashley]

I kept wondering when Munoz, Pace and Fralic were gonna show up. Was a fun trip down memory lane. I forgot about Otto, btw.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Yeah, inevitably someone gets left off the list…Munoz ranked #12, Pace ranked #30 and Fralic isn’t in the HOF so he didn’t meet the 1st criteria. Thanks for watching!

[@cloudsey420sufccards]

Luv these videos bud. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing! 👊

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thanks for stopping by and supporting the channel! Glad you like the content!

[@babettesisler7341]

Great research! You do an incredible job! People have strong feelings but data is data! Thanks!❤

[@stephanreale5653]

No John Hanna ????? He is the all time best guard ever!!!!

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

I would tend to agree with you but he’s ranked #15…his total games played is a bit low at 183. The top 10 average is around 234. Thanks for watching.

[@robertsprings3591]

Great video and awesome choices Mr Football Guy USA. Have a good one and a great rest of the week and ✌️ Mr Football Guy USA.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thanks Robert! I hope you liked the list! Thanks for watching!

[@jjw56]

No Jim Parker (first full time offensive lineman in hof), John Hannah. Jackie slater??? Jim Otto over art shell and Upshaw???

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Only looked at players from the modern era (1970 to present). Just trying to use numbers to make the justification to take bias out of it. Personally, I love John Hannah. Thanks for watching!

[@luisd8917]

Mike Munchak not being there surprises me.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Munchak came in at #32, 159 games played and only 2 APs. Average games played for the top 10 is 234, average APs is 5. Thanks for watching!

[@JCH2768]

I'd be interested in seeing what the list would look like with a 6-3 ratio. All-Pro's should be weighed more IMO. I think Hannah would make that list.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

All-Pro selections are already worth 7 points so there are weighted heavier 🤪

[@JCH2768]

@@thefootballguyusa7941 You said it was 5-3 in this video. Apparently you changed the formula at some point? Anyway, glad someone is out there doing lists like this.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

@@JCH2768 I misspoke. I think I used a script from a previous video and missed this in the edit. Good catch!

[@thewaxpackdad]

Yes please!!! Can't wait!

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

This was definitely a challenge as there really weren’t any positional stats to grab onto here…I hope you enjoy it!

[@Cleomenza]

Orlando pace, Willie roafe, Jim thomas

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Willie Roaf came in at #16, Pace came in at #30 and, if you mean Joe Thomas, he came in ranked at #21. If you meant Jim Parker he didn’t make the 1970 cutoff. Thanks for watching!

[@Cleomenza]

@@thefootballguyusa7941 Jim thomas played n the division with BALTIMORE N PITTSBURGH.........SHALL I REMIND U WHO WERE AT THE HELM OF THE DEFENSIVE SIDE

[@robertpeterson9438]

Joe Thomas - Did not miss a snap for 12 years.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

I know, it is definitely hard to see sone of these guys not make the list, but the average number of games played in the top 10 is 234 and Thomas ended his career with 167 (it was actually 11 years). Thanks for watching!

[@robertpeterson9438]

@@thefootballguyusa7941 Okay, I will cop to being wrong on the number of years. As to your list; your list, your rules. It seems that the criteria is biased to longevity over greatness. How is it that in the modern era the list has no left tackles, the single most important position on the offensive line?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

@@robertpeterson9438 I do think that high performance over a period of time = greatness. As for the lack of tackles, there are only 18 tackles from the “modern” era (1970-present) in the HOF. Only 6 of the 18 retired after 2000, Roaf, Ogden, Thomas, Jones, Pace and Boselli. All of them with fewer than 200 games played. Maybe the longer seasons lend to more injuries and shorter careers?

[@kennethschultz4910]

Where's Anthony Munoz, John Hannah.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Hannah ranked #15, his total games played is a bit low at 183. The top 10 average is around 234. Munoz ranked #12 and played 185. They were just a bit low to crack it. Thanks for watching!

[@ianmoore9646]

😂 no Ogden 🤔 very hard to believe

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Ogden came in ranked #20, with 177 games played. Thanks for watching!

[@davidmorrison-io4co]

No Anthony Munoz? No Ron Yary? No Tony Boselli?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Munoz is #12, Yary ranked #13, and Boselli ranked #39 with 91 games played way too low to make a run at the top 10. Munoz played 185, Yary played 207, but the average in the top 10 was 234. They were just a bit low to crack it. Thanks for watching!

[@kennycarlson9996]

damm no bob brown, gene upshaw, art shell, john hannah, eric williams, anthony munoz, , tony boiseli damm

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Bob Brown #35, Upshaw #11, Shell #17, Hannah #15, not sure who Eric Williams is or when he played, Munoz #12, Boselli #39. Thanks for watching!

[@davidcaunter5346]

No John Hannah? C’mon man 🙄

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

I know, I know…I’m a big John Hannah fan as well, but this is what happens when we try to take a bias out of the equation and use data to generate the list. Hannah came in at #15. Thanks for watching!

[@user-yw9ge7cw8z]

Nfl coaches an players rate munoz an hannah as 2 greatest lineman of all time

[@garykornfield6048]

Bob brown of the Eagles.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Brown came in at #35, mainly due to the fact that he only played in 126 total games - roughly 100 less than the average in the top 10. Thanks for watching!

[@freddakin7119]

Where is John Hanna?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

John Hannah came in ranked #15. Thanks for watching!

[@thewaxpackdad]

Okay, where to begin. I think after 1980 I wouldn't put any centers on the list. Once the passing game came into promenace Tackles become tops in importance. So I'd keep Webster and Otto and dump Mawae and the guy from Minnesota. Munoz and John Hannah and Joe Thomas are tough omissions. Bruce Mathews does not get the accolades he deserves and I think he's certainly top 5 along with Larry Allen. Great list and good topics of debate over a beer!!!

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thanks for the feedback, Daddio! I knew it’d be a tough list! I think I’m with you on Munoz and Hannah…just trying to stick to numbers and take the bias out of it!

[@user-qq4zd1xb6p]

I'm sorry but this list makes no sense. Munoz who should be the best, Jeff Saturday? Art shell?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thanks for the feedback…Munoz at #12, Shell at #17 and Saturday isn’t in the HOF. Trying to take an unbiased approach using data to drive the list…O-Line is hard to quantify. 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for watching!

[@variouscrazypeople254]

Where is Art Shell?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Art Shell is ranked #17. He only had 2 AP selections and a lower total games played (207) that seemed to hurt him. Thanks for watching!

[@variouscrazypeople254]

@@thefootballguyusa7941 How about Gene Upshaw, Don Mosebar, Steve Wisniewski? If you couldn't tell, I've followed the Raiders a long time and they always seemed to have gems as Offensive line men.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

@@variouscrazypeople254 Upshaw came in at #11 and actually tied with Faneca for points, but Faneca has 1 more AP and 2 more PB. Wisniewski and Mosebar aren’t in the HOF and didn’t meet the criteria. The Raiders and Steelers had some epic battles in the 70s!

[@timothymccoy5427]

No Joe Thomas?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Sorry, he didn’t make the top 10…he came in ranked #21, he had a low number of games played at 167. Thanks for watching!

[@mikeraulerson4375]

No Larry Little or Dwight Stephenson c'mon now

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Little ranks #23 and Stephenson came in at #37 (only played 114 games) 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for watching!

[@freddakin7119]

Especially Dwight Stephenson.

[@davidmorrison-io4co]

No

[@user-td6zl7oh7h]

No no no this is no way to rate the best OL ever you can't use this rating scale you used no Anthony Munoz Johnathan Ogden Orlando Pace i can probably come up with a better top ten list then the guys you used for the video

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thanks for the feedback! I’d love to see your list as well. I could definitely see Munoz on this list…Ogden more than Pace…all three were great linemen though! Thanks for watching!

[@joehansen9447]

I appreciate the time you put into this, but your scoring system is flawed. Pro Bowls are a joke, especially for O-Lineman who usually make it by reputation and their team’s success. Make your top ten list again just going by the eye test. You know as well as I do John Hannah and Anthony Munoz belong on the list. I don’t have a problem with Bruce Mathew’s being number one though.

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Thank you for the feedback! I do really like Munoz and Hannah, but I’m trying to establish a list without bias. The “eye” test leaves a lot of room for bias. I also agree with you somewhat that Pro Bowls are a joke (at least nowadays, back in the 70s and 80s not so much). Thanks for watching!

[@jacobjones5269]

Man, if your system eliminates guys like Hannah and Ogden, you’re doing it wrong.. Munoz too.. Shocking.. That being said, Bruce Matthew’s is the GOAT, IMO..

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Well, I’ll admit my system isn’t perfect, but I’d argue that no system is…just trying to take the bias out top 10 lists. Offensive linemen are definitely sone of the hardest players to rank because there aren’t many stats to grab onto! Thanks for watching!

[@jacobjones5269]

@@thefootballguyusa7941 I hear ya, but statistics do not tell the whole truth and never will, and voted on awards are the epitome of bias.. Think about a guy like Walter Jones?.. Who’s better than that guy?.. Very few, if any.. And people hardly know who he is..

[@tomterry6447]

No Munoz, Grimm, Jacoby, Kramer, Parker, or Ogden. Better yet, John Hannah. The guy has a zero for football knowledge 😡

[@im7700]

Anthony Muñoz better than most of those on your list and he's not on here? Sup?

[@thefootballguyusa7941]

Munoz came in at #12 mostly due to a lower games played. Had he played another year he would’ve ranked number 7. Thanks for watching!