What Fantasy Players Need To Know About 2026 NFL Offensive Lines with Brandon Thorn (Episode 999)

From Establish The Run Fantasy Football Fantasy Football

Adam Levitan and Evan Silva are joined by ETR's NFL Offensive Line Guru, Brandon Thorn, to talk through Brandon's recent article ranking all NFL Offensive Lines from best to worst, as well as answer questions from the listeners regarding team offensive line outlooks heading into the upcoming season.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

2:50 - Trending Up: LA Chargers

9:25 - Trending Up: New Orleans Saints

14:57 - Trending Up: Cincinnati Bengals

19:25 - Trending Down: Detroit Lions

23:49 - Trending Down: Pittsburgh Steelers

27:24 - Trending Down: Baltimore Ravens

31:55 - Can A Rebuilt Vegas OL Spring Jeanty?

35:15 - Where Are Green Bay Going Wrong?

39:21 - Is It Okay To Be Excited About The Jets?

42:30 - Who Would Rise If Rankings Were Just Run Blocking?

43:53 - Thoughts on Protector Of The Year Award

47:25 - Listener Questions

Want ETR on your team this season?

Our 2026 NFL Best Ball product has you covered with:

Real-Time Rankings
Research & Analysis Articles
Draft Strategy Content
Draft Livestreams
Discord Community
Q&As with ETR Team

Subscribe now at https://subscribe.establishtherun.com/nflbestball/

DraftKings Best Ball: Draft One, Get One

Enter DraftKings' $20M Best Ball contest for $25 and you'll receive a bonus ticket to play a second Best Ball draft for free. Available to all DraftKings customers.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up Now⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dkng.co/ETRBestBall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Help is available for problem gambling. Call (888) 789-7777 or visit [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ccpg.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://ccpg.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) (CT).

18+ in most eligible states, but age varies by jurisdiction. Eligibility restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. 1 per customer. Must enter a lineup into the NFL Best Ball $20M Headliner Contest. $25 entry fee. Bonus issued as 1 ticket to NFL Best Ball $20M Headliner Contest. Ticket reward is site credit valid for use only on NFL Best Ball $20M Headliner Contest. Ticket reward is single-use and expires at contest lock on 9/9/26. See terms at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.draftkings.com/promotions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Ends 9/9/26 at contest lock. Sponsored by DraftKings.

FREE NEWSLETTER: Tired of attention-seeking hot takes? Get the highest-quality fantasy football analysis in your inbox, FREE: https://establishtherun.kit.com/email

DFS OPTIMIZER: Sign up for THE SOLVER for access to the software we think fantasy players need to win: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thesolver.com/?ref=etr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SPORTSBOOK OFFERS: We’ve partnered with several major sportsbook outlets to help supply you with the best offers in the industry and ensure you’re maximizing your bankroll from the start: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://establishtherun.com/offers/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FOLLOW US: Check out our social media channels for FREE fantasy football & DFS videos, analysis, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/establishtherun⁠