Logan Jones NFL Draft 2026 Scouting Report for Chicago Bears IOL

The Chicago Bears selected Iowa IOL Logan Jones with the No. 57 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

Logan Jones is an athletic, center-only prospect with adept run blocking skills who will compete for a role in a zone-oriented system. Jones' short arms and middling play-strength will make it difficult to consistently hold the point or move NFL defensive tackles, shrinking the margins for him to enter into a lineup and stick.

Jones is a 6'3", 299-pound center prospect, who entered the Iowa program as a 4-star recruit in the 2020 class.

Jones started 50 career games at center, including 13 in 2025 as a team captain, winning the Rimmington Trophy on the Joe Moore Award winning unit while earning unanimous All-American honors.

Brandon Thorn: Brandon is the author of the Trench Warfare newsletter, which focuses exclusively on offensive and defensive line evaluation. He also contributes as an analyst to Establish the Run, serves as the scouting coordinator for OL Masterminds and is a selection committee member for the Joe Moore Award. 

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Where He Wins

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— Very good initial quickness and burst to close space and establish first meaningful contact on defenders in the zone run game and on back blocks.

— Can hook shades, complete overtakes on combination blocks and transition into the drive-phase late in the rep to steer and widen defenders out of lanes.

— Takes adequate angles on climbs but closes space very quickly to square up, latch and steer slow-trigger backers away from the ball.

— Fluidly shifts his weight and redirects to mirror and slow down counter moves across his face.

— Can work his way around power moves in pass protection using jump sets to eliminate the rusher's runway, gain quick control and die slowly in his anchor.

Areas of Improvement

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— Below average mass, length and play strength leave him routinely stalemated and pried open on base blocks.

— Will get lifted, pressed and walked back in his anchor against the bull-rush from head-up rushers.

Grade, Rank and Pro Comparison

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GRADE: 6.5 (Role Player/Part-time Contributor - 4th Round)

COMPARABLE GRADE: Matthew Lee (6.6 in 2024), Luke Wypler (6.6 in 2023), Jarrett Patterson (6.8 in 2023)

OVERALL RANK: 170

POSITION RANK: IOL20

PRO COMPARISON: Diet Coke Tyler Linderbaum

Measurables and Testing Data

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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 299
Arm: 30 ¾"
Hand: 9 ½"

40-Yard Dash: 4.9
10-Yard Split: 1.75
Vertical: 32"
Broad: 9'2"
Shuttle: 4.59
3-Cone: 7.46
Bench: NA