Logan Jones

The Player

Jones is a four-year starter with the blend of intelligence, tenacity, quickness, and athleticism to overcome his shorter arms and less-than-adequate size. He fires off the ball, exhibits clean footwork, latches onto opposing defenders, and moves his feet well. He tested well at the combine, running the fastest 40-yard dash among all offensive linemen, the second-fastest short shuttle time, and posted an outstanding broad jump for an interior lineman, evidence of his lower-body explosiveness. 

He fits best in a zone-heavy scheme, but he’s competitive as a drive blocker. He plays with good pad level and can drive defensive tackles into linebackers as a combination blocker. He’s quick getting set and works his hands inside as a pass blocker. He blocks to the whistle and is always looking for someone to hit. However, there is little margin for error in his game given his size. He gets stood up and can be overpowered when he doesn’t win with his hands. 

He can mirror and recover when he gets caught out of position and rewraps his hands when he starts to give ground to power rushers. He played in a run-heavy offense that runs a lot of play action, and he made a lot of calls at the line for the Iowa offense. He moved from defensive line to center in 2022 and started 50 games there for the Hawkeyes, earning All-America honors and winning the Rimington Trophy in 2025 as the nation’s best center.

The Draft

Jones, who turns 25 in October, is one of the top three center prospects in this class and top 100 overall. Former Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum is the last Hawkeye offensive lineman to be selected in the last three drafts. 

The Projection

Jones’s short arm length makes him an outlier, but he has the traits to overcome it and develop into a starter in a zone-heavy scheme. Kevin Mawae reportedly had 31-inch arms, and he developed into a Hall of Fame player.