2026 season · Preseason watch list

The Pocket Monster Board

The big men, finally getting top billing. College football’s offensive linemen, graded on tape — Power conferences to Division II. Three Linemen of the Week come off this board every week. Five walk away as Pocket Monsters when the season ends.

Preseason board. These are the names the draft industry says matter. Starting this week, the tape gets a vote — big men rise, big names fall.

An original anime-style undead lineman in a white jersey numbered 73, grey-green skin and stitched forearms, sliding laterally in a pass-protection stance with one arm punching forward.

#73 · Tackles

Tackles

A tackle's job is not getting moved. A zombie is the thing that will not go down.

1
Trevor Goosby
Texas · FBS
Opens at 1 on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 offensive tackles.
Not graded
2
Jordan Seaton
LSU · FBS
Opens at 2 on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 offensive tackles.
Not graded
3
Lance Heard
Kentucky · FBS
Opens at 3 on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 offensive tackles.
Not graded
4
Ian Moore
Ohio State · FBS
Opens at 4 on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 offensive tackles.
Not graded
5
Trevor Lauck
Iowa · FBS
Opens at 5 on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 offensive tackles. Started on the line that won the 2025 Joe Moore Award.
Not graded

An original anime-style werewolf lineman in a deep red jersey numbered 64, wolf snout past the facemask and fur along the forearms, pulling laterally out of his stance.

#64 · Guards

Guards

A guard pulls — he explodes sideways out of his stance and hunts a defender in open space. That is the chase.

1
Greg Johnson
Minnesota · FBS
Highest guard on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line (2nd overall on that board).
Not graded
2
Luke Montgomery
Ohio State · FBS
3rd on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line, listed there as guard/center; PFF lists him at guard. Filed under guards until his own coaches settle it.
Not graded
3
Jesse Perry
Tennessee · FBS
4th on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line.
Not graded
4
Austin Siereveld
Ohio State · FBS
6th on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line.
Not graded
5
Evan Tengesdahl
Cincinnati · FBS
7th on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line; 3rd on the PFF early 2027 interior offensive line rankings.
Not graded

An original anime-style vampire lineman with dark brown skin in a gold jersey numbered 55, pointed ears and fangs, crouched over the football with one hand on the laces and the other arm out calling the protection.

#55 · Centers

Centers

The center makes the protection call before anyone is allowed to hit anyone. The vampire is the one who commands.

1
Kade Pieper
Iowa · FBS
Tops the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line as a center. PFF lists him at GUARD on the same class — a real split between two boards, recorded rather than resolved. Filed at center on CBS's designation.
Not graded
2
Iapani Laloulu
Oregon · FBS
9th on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line; 2nd on the PFF early 2027 interior offensive line rankings, the highest center on it.
Not graded
3
Anthony Boswell
Houston · FBS
5th on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line.
Not graded
4
Justin Evans
Nebraska · FBS
4th on the PFF early 2027 interior offensive line rankings, which has him moving from guard to centre.
Not graded
5
Braelin Moore
LSU · FBS
10th on the CBS Sports 2027 top-10 interior offensive line.
Not graded

The fine print, kept short: eligibility is a published draft board naming a man (any division qualifies the week he’s named); where boards disagree about a player’s position, his line says so; where the film isn’t enough to grade honestly, the spot stays empty over a guess. Full charter →

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