The NFL regular season begins in under a month, but that means there is still time for rankings and lists. PFF ranked the projected starting offensive lines for all 32 teams. The Cardinals are below average.
But how do the projected lineups for the entire NFC West stack up against the rest of the league?
San Francisco 49ers - No. 10
They are the top of the divisioon with a projected lineup of:
- LT Trent Williams
- LG Connor Colby
- C Jake Brendel
- RG Dominick Puni
- RT Colton McKivitz
Williams is one of the best tackles ever and still is great. Brendel has been solid. Puni was a revelation coming out of college but struggled more in 2025, and McKivitz is serviceable.
Trent Williams was still dominant at 37 years old, earning a 91.1 PFF grade for the fifth time in six seasons with the 49ers. This line’s ranking is highly dependent on him retaining that level of play,
though, with Connor Colby earning a 52.4 PFF grade on 454 snaps at left guard next to him last year. If Dominick Puni can bounce back after a sophomore slump that saw his PFF grade drop from 80.5 as a rookie to 69.2 in Year 2, then he can form a really strong right side with Colton McKivitz.
LA Rams - No. 11
They are right behind the Niners with a projected lineup of:
- LT Alaric Jackson
- LG Steve Avila
- C Coleman Shelton
- RG Kevin Dotson
- RT Warren McClendon
Jackson's status to start the season is in question with some off-the-field stuff, but their guards are great, although their attempt to make Avila a center didn't work out. McClendon takes over for a retired Rob Havenstein.
Eleven guards earned PFF grades of 75.0 or better in 2025, and Steve Avila and Kevin Dotson were the only two teammates in that group. Avila has improved throughout his three seasons in the league and could make himself some serious money with another strong campaign in a contract year. There are still some lingering questions about whether Alaric Jackson will face a suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, and that would be a big blow to this group.
Seattle Seahawks - No. 15
They are right in the middle of the league with a projected lineup of:
- LT Charles Cross
- Grey Zabel
- C Jalen Sundell
- RG Anthony Bradford
- RT Abraham Lucas
Cross is solid and Zabel is expected to be special after a solid rookie season. Only Bradford is a real question mark, although Lucas' availability often is an issue.
If left guard Grey Zabel can show the improvement that we see from many highly drafted guards in their second year in the league, he can help power this unit beyond the middle of the pack. He finished the year strong with PFF grades above 68.0 in four straight games and looked much more comfortable as the year went on. Right guard Anthony Bradford is the weak spot, having failed to earn a PFF grade above 55.0 in three straight years, but the rest of the unit is strong enough to survive that weak link.
Arizona Cardinals - No. 22
Their projected starting lineup is:
- LT Paris Johnson
- LG Isaac Seumalo
- C Hjalte Froholdt
- RG Isaiah Adams
- RT Elijah Wilkinson
Seumalo and Wilkinson are new additions in free agency. Adams is back in the lineup after starting and ending the year as the starter, but he was benched for Will Hernandez.
They are the weakest line in the division.
The Cardinals should be fine on the left side of the line, with left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. earning PFF pass-blocking grades above 77.0 in each of the past two seasons and the addition of Isaac Seumalo at left guard. The former Pittsburgh Steeler has earned a PFF grade above 65.0 in every season of his career in which he has played at least 600 snaps. The right side of the line is a bigger concern, with right guard Isaiah Adams earning PFF grades below 60.0 in each of his first two seasons in the league and Elijah Wilkinson’s career-high 65.5 PFF grade coming back in 2018.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL OL rankings: Stacking up the NFC West
