Phil Steele Second Team preseason All-CUSA lineman, a Minnesota transfer anchoring the front. Linemen generate no box score, so a stat-driven read buries them — the all-league selection is the evidence here.
Ceiling · 6.1
Projected 2026 starter (OL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.5) · Conference USA draft-temper.
Floor · 4.8
Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.8.