Best Offensive lines in the SEC based off of recruiting score + returning starts

Here are the teams in order with projected starters and recruiting grades.

"It all starts in the trenches"

1. Auburn 0.9341: LT Darius James 0.9835, LG Marquel Harrell 0.9078, C Austin Golson 0.9553, RG Mike Horton 0.8560, RT Braden Smith 0.9678.

2. Alabama 0.9314: LT Jonah Williams 0.9873, LG Ross Pierschbacher 0.9647, C Bradley Bozeman 0.8708, RG Lester Cotton 0.9732, RT Matt Womack 0.8610.

3. LSU 0.9311: LT K.J. Malone 0.8656, LG Garrett Brumfield 0.9517, C William Clapp 0.9054, RG Maea Teuhema 0.9828, RT Toby Weathersby 0.9497.

4. Tennessee 0.9253: LT Drew Richmond 0.9732, LG Jack Jones 0.9404, C Jashon Robertson 0.8625, RG Trey Smith 0.9920, RT Chance Hall 0.8585.

5. Arkansas 0.9115: LT Colton Jackson 0.8637, LG Hjalte Froholdt 0.9340, C Frank Ragnow (No. 72 below) 0.8913, RG Johnny Gibson NA, RT Brian Wallace 0.9575.

6. Ole Miss 0.9112: LT Greg Little 0.9991, LG Javon Patterson 0.9739, C Sean Rawlings 0.8426, RG Jordan Sims 0.8737, RT Alex Givens 0.8669.

7. Georgia 0.8989: LT Isaiah Wynn 0.9456, LG Dyshon Sims 0.9084, C Lamont Gaillard 0.9358, RG Solomon Kindley 0.8408, RT Aulden Bynum 0.8640.

8. Texas A&M 0.8832: LT Koda Martin 0.8696, LG Erik McCoy 0.8401, C Colton Prater 0.8383, RG Connor Lanfear 0.9181, RT Keaton Sutherland 0.9201.

9. Florida 0.8753: LT Martez Ivey 0.9990, LG Tyler Jordan 0.8795, C T.J. McCoy 0.8200, RG Fred Johnson 0.8329, RT Jawaan Taylor 0.8453.

10. South Carolina 0.8729: LT Malik Young 0.8615, LG D.J. Park 0.8999, C Alan Knott 0.8672, RG Cory Helms 0.8412, RT Zack Bailey 0.9045.

11. Vanderbilt 0.8463: LT Justin Skyle 0.8456, LG Ean Pfeifer 0.8392, C Cole Hardin 0.8584, RG Bruno Reagan 0.8441, RT Bailey Granier 0.8444.

12. Mississippi State 0.8419: LT Greg Eiland 0.8529, LG Elgton Jenkins 0.8092, C Martinas Rankin 0.9125, RG Deion Calhoun 0.7958, RT Stewart Reese 0.8793.

13. Missouri 0.8354: LT Tyler Howell 0.8808, LG Kevin Pendleton 0.8334, C Sam Bailey 0.8018, RG Alec Abeln 0.8115, RT Paul Adams 0.8493.

14. Kentucky 0.8332: LT Cole Mosier NA, LG Logan Stenberg 0.8587, C Jervontius Stallings 0.8025, RG Nick Haynes 0.8086, RT Kyle Meadows 0.8630.


Most returning starts among offensive lines in the country:

#2 Tennessee -- 111 returning starts
#3 Auburn -- 106 returning starts
#8 South Carolina -- 98 returning starts
#46(Tied) Ole Miss and Kentucky -- 73 returning starts
#54 Arkansas -- 70 returning starts
#60 Alabama -- 67 returning starts
#66(Tied) Florida and Missouri -- 63 returning starts
#73 LSU -- 60 returning starts
#91 A&M -- 48 returning starts
#97 UGA -- 45 returning starts
#105 VU -- 41 returning starts
#120 MSU -- 30 returning starts

Phil Steele # Of starts per OL.

SDS projected starters and recruiting scores