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PFF: Florida Gators have a top 5 offensive line

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Florida Gators offensive lineman Jake Slaughter (66), quarterback DJ Lagway (2), and offensive lineman Austin Barber (58) celebrate against the Samford Bulldogs after the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images)

Pro Football Focus is high on the Florida Gators’ offensive line. UF, which has four starters back in 2025, has the No. 4 O-Line in college football per PFF and here is what Max Chadwick wrote about the group.

The Gators had the third-highest-graded offensive line in the Power Four in 2024 (85.9) and brought back five of the six players who played at least 300 snaps for them. Jake Slaughteris my top returning interior offensive lineman in the sport, as he was the only Power Four center who earned 80.0-plus grades as both a pass-blocker and run-blocker. Left tackle Austin Barber has also generated first-round buzz and only surrendered five pressures on 107 true pass sets last season. 

At guard will once again be Knijeah Harris and Damieon George Jr., who each tied for sixth in the SEC with identical 72.4 run-blocking grades. Redshirt sophomore Bryce Lovett is the new starting right tackle but tied for seventh among SEC guards last year with a 73.3 PFF grade on a healthy 362 snaps.

The Florida Gators were behind two SEC teams

Who is No. 1 on PFF’s list? That would be Alabama. Here’s what the entire top 10 looked like:

1. Alabama
2. Utah
3. Texas A&M
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. Iowa
7. Auburn
8. Miami
9. Notre Dame
10. Clemson

The Gators face only two of those teams in 2025 — Texas A&M and Miami. Here is what PFF said about the Aggies and Hurricanes’ offensive lines:

Texas A&M—The Aggies have one of the most experienced offensive lines in college football, as all six players who played at least 300 snaps in 2024 are back for another year. The star of the bunch is Ar’Maj Reed-Adams, who’s the best guard in college football. He was second among Power Four guards in overall grade, run-blocking grade and in PFF’s wins above average metric last season. 

Miami—Francis Mauigoa is my No. 2 offensive tackle in the nation and was the only tackle in the FBS last year with two or fewer sacks/hits allowed on 500-plus pass-blocking snaps. James Brockermeyer transferred in from TCU and was third among Big 12 centers with a 71.5 PFF grade in 2024. Anez Cooper is starting at right guard for the Hurricanes for the third-straight season and has a 70.8 pass-blocking grade since 2023. 

Earlier this week, Zach Abolverdi of Gators Online ranked Florida’s positions on the offensive side of the ball. He had the O-Line at No. 2, behind only the running backs.

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