Alabama’s offensive line may have been the team’s biggest weakness in 2025. From protection busts to a run-game that ranked 131st in the country by success rate, the trench play in Tuscaloosa left a lot to be desired.
However, that doesn’t mean the group didn’t have high-end players. The offensive line is a weak-link group, so even after a rough season, that group could see two players come off the board early in the 2026 draft: left tackle Kadyn Proctor and, after his performance at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, center Parker Brailsford.
Brailsford won’t leap into the first round, but he no doubt flew up draft boards after his incredible broad jump on Sunday. Brailsford’s broad jump of 9-foot-10 was the best by a center at the combine since 1999, per mockdraftable. It was the top jump of all offensive linemen in Indy this week, clearing Houston offensive tackle Enrique Cruz by two inches.
The closest interior offensive lineman to Brailsford’s jump was Georgia guard Micah Morris, who jumped 9 feet, 4 inches.
Per Mockdraftable, Brailsford’s 9’10” broad jump is the best mark among centers since 1999 https://t.co/prr5MrZBU1
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Parker Brailsford sets mark for best broad jump by a center this century
There aren’t any centers likely to enter the first round conversation in this draft class, but it’s a good group with Iowa’s Logan Jones and Florida’s Jake Slaughter near the top of the board. Brailsford, though, has about as strong a case to be the top player at his position in the class after this jump, which is a rare display of explosiveness.
Yet, despite his ridiculous broad jump, Brailsford ranked fifth among centers at the combine by relative athletic score at 8.47. That was because his measureables were very poor for the position at 6-foot-2, 289 pounds.
Brailsford is at the opposite end of the spectrum from Proctor, who has elite size at 6-foot-6, 352 pounds. In fact, his concerns are about whether or not he’s too big to succeed at left tackle in the NFL. Proctor’s explosiveness testing was excellent with a 32-inch vertical and a 9-foot-1 broad jump, but he, unsurprisingly, didn’t run well in the 40-yard dash at 5.22 with a 1.84-second 10-yard split.
Alabama had a few athletic freaks along its offensive line last season, but evidently, it needed more than that to build a successful offensive line. That could be an even tougher task next season with Proctor and Brailsford both off to the NFL, but it’s hard to imagine the group being any worse.