Logan
Taylor.
Logan
Taylor.
Boston College· 6'7"· 314 lb· 5.19s 40
R6 · #202 · Los Angeles Chargers"The most experienced offensive lineman in the class — 47 starts at four positions — whose day-three landing was about late hands and heavy feet, not about toughness or football character."Pre-draft read
Long-levered gap-scheme guard at his best moving a body in a straight line. He fires out of his stance with heavy hands, generating displacement on down blocks, drive blocks, and double teams. The post/lead work on combination blocks is a notable strength, with good timing off the double and enough range to wall off a linebacker at the second level.
In pass protection at guard, he plays with a wide, sturdy base, anchoring against bull rushes and showing genuine awareness on stunts, twists, and late pressure. He passes rushers off cleanly and looks for work when uncovered. His hands are strong once latched but not independent, so his punch can arrive late and be swiped. His pad level also tends to rise out of his tall frame.
Logan Taylor projects best in a gap/duo power run scheme that prioritizes down blocks, double-teams and short-area displacement along the offensive line.
He can contribute as a Year 1 swing interior lineman with a high ceiling as a starting power guard known for moving defensive tackles against their will.
His value would collapse in an outside-zone heavy scheme that demands lateral agility and range from its offensive guards.
A powerful, long-levered guard who excels in gap scheme concepts, Logan Taylor projects as a reliable interior lineman despite concerns about his hand independence and high pad level.
Logan Taylor — Boston College OL, 2026 NFL Draft film
Full-season cutup showing the drive blocks, doubles and pull reps that define his gap-scheme profile.
Logan Taylor at 2025 ACC Football Kickoff
Captain-year media availability covering his move from tackle to guard and the Nova Scotia-to-BC arc.
Built In The ACC — Logan Taylor's versatility
Short feature on the four-position flexibility that made him a day-three roster bet.
A four-star recruit, Taylor ended his college career as the most experienced offensive lineman in the 2026 class, starting 47 of 51 games across five seasons. He played at least eight games at every position on the line except center. He projects as a gap-scheme power guard capable of providing emergency swing-tackle value.
His evaluation truly began with his transfer to Boston College in 2023, where he took over at left tackle. He finished as a 2025 captain with career-best grades and AP All-ACC second-team honors, playing wherever the roster needed him. Boston College converted 80% of its power situations in 2025, reflecting his strength in short-yardage situations.
Scouting consensus liked his size, length, anchor, and temperament, but consistently flagged heavy feet, late/non-independent hands, and inconsistent pad level. He was primarily viewed as a fourth-to-fifth-round talent, but his age — 24 on draft weekend — and limited technical upside contributed to him falling to the sixth round.
- 01
Displacement in gap schemes
down blocks, drive blocks, and duo doubles are his forte, using 314 pounds and consistent leg drive to move defensive tackles.
- 02
Best-in-class combo blocking
plays both the post and drive roles on combination blocks with good timing, generating movement and climbing to the linebacker.
- 03
Length and anchor versus power
33 7/8" arms and an 82 5/8" wingspan allow him to catch and stall bull rushers, preventing him from being walked back.
- 04
Four-position versatility
started at least eight games at left tackle, left guard, right guard, and right tackle, offering real roster flexibility.
- 05
Pass-protection awareness
reads stunts, twists, and late blitzers effectively, passing rushers off cleanly and hunting extra work when uncovered.
- 01
Hand timing and independence
his punch is often late, he does not strike with independent hands, allowing rushers to swipe or play off the initial strike.
- 02
Pad level out of a tall frame
he pops up out of his stance, surrendering leverage and struggling against defenders who attack his chest or require lateral work.
- 03
Heavy feet in space
struggles to redirect, relocate, and re-engage on the move, which impacts his effectiveness on reach blocks and outside-zone concepts.
- 04
Real limits at tackle
better college edge rushers beat him around the corner and on inside counters; his swing-tackle value is emergency insurance only.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.19sp50
- Vertical
- 31inp50
- Broad jump
- 108inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.75sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.84sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 4 |
| 2022 | Virginia | 10 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 13 |
| 2024 | Boston College | 12 |
| 2025 | Boston College | 12 |
| Career | — | 51 |
Offensive linemen have no counting statistics, so games, starts and snap load are the production record. Games/starts and snap counts per 247Sports/PFF charting of his Virginia and Boston College seasons.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Honors
- 2025 AP All-ACC Second Team
- 2025 team captain
- 2023 & 2024 Honorable Mention All-ACC
- Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl invitee
A dependable swing interior body who starts when injuries hit, holds up in power situations and is replaced when a team upgrades the position.
Same profile of a long, tough, gap-scheme interior player who was drafted as depth and started 40-plus NFL games on scheme fit and availability alone.
Camp-body outcome if the late hands and heavy feet get exposed against NFL quickness before he ever earns a rotational role.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Los Angeles took him with the 202nd pick as interior depth with swing insurance, the exact job description his tape argued for, and he arrived in camp competing at both guard spots rather than being handed one. His first professional work came in the run-heavy and short-yardage packages, where the length and the leg drive translate immediately, and in the jumbo looks that reward a lineman who has genuinely played tackle. The developmental question was never whether he would understand the assignment — he rarely blocks the wrong man — but whether the hands would arrive on time against defensive linemen quicker than anyone he saw in the ACC.
The evaluation was honest about what it was buying: a mature, physical, scheme-specific guard with a hard technical ceiling, priced accordingly in the sixth round. Nothing about his career should be read as a surprise in either direction. If he sticks for years as a gap-scheme starter, that is the anchor and the temperament winning out; if he never gets past the third interior spot, it will be the same late punch and heavy feet that were on the board's report card before the draft, unchanged.
Data note: Offensive linemen have no counting statistics, so games, starts and snap load are the production record. Games/starts and snap counts per 247Sports/PFF charting of his Virginia and Boston College seasons.