Background

Logan Jones grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and attended Lewis Central High School, where he was a four-year letterman as a defensive end, defensive tackle, and offensive tackle and a dominant track and field athlete. Logan Jones won back-to-back state championships in the discus in 2018 and 2019. He also won a state title in the shot put in 2019 with a 59-foot throw. As a senior, they nominated him for the Gatorade Player of the Year in track. He earned first-team all-state honors in football and committed to Iowa as a four-star recruit. He redshirted in 2020 and suffered a knee injury that limited him to one game at defensive tackle in 2021. The coaching staff converted him to center ahead of the 2022 season following the departure of Tyler Linderbaum and an injury to backup Mike Myslinski, and he started all 13 games. In 2023, he was named Third-Team All-Big Ten, followed by First-Team All-Big Ten honors in 2024, where he led a rushing attack exceeding 200 yards in eight games. In 2025, he was again named First-Team All-Big Ten, earning unanimous First-Team All-American honors and the Rimington Trophy for the best center, and his offensive line won the Joe Moore Award. He holds Iowa's squat record at 705 pounds. He declared for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Physical Attributes

Logan Jones is obviously very undersized for a center. But as you would expect, and can see above, to make up for it he is a great athlete. His straight-line speed is top end, and he has great acceleration as well. He can shuffle his feet with the best of them, so his lateral agility is snappy. Does not carry a ton of power, but a little more than you would expect for his weight class.

Data and Tape Analysis

If you are unfamiliar with my OL radar charts, you can find more information here

When you see a player who was 24 for half the season, you want to see a dominant radar chart. This is not that, but it is still pretty good. So how does Jones play and end up with those stats?

One of my favorite parts of Jones' play is his pass protection. You see it's near the top for all players in CFB last year, but he is lining up against DTs while 299 lbs and with 3rd percentile arm length. You could best describe Jones' comp as a venus fly trap. He looks small and easy to take advantage of, so defenders rush in looking to exploit him. Then, once in his range, he clamps down and kills their momentum. Sinking into his base and using his power to anchor. Not that it always happens, he struggles with elite power and speed, but who doesn't. He also has very good lateral agility that lets him help across the line throughout a play.

Jones' run blocking is a bit more circumspect, which is surprising given his stature and athleticism. I think he does his best work in zone where he can use his speed to push defenders from their hip and make them uncomfortable. He holds up well in a gap scheme, but he strangely misses everything on the second level. If he is a puller, he sees who he should block but almost never actually blocks them. If he is coming off a double, the same thing happens. It is really odd and might just be a factor of how little he has played on this side of the ball, but who knows.

Grade and Outlook

Logan Jones is an undersized, super-athlete center. I usually love these guys because of their movement ability, and while his is great, it is hard to look past that he does so little with it. Centers are usually starters or practice squad guys, and I'm just not sure if he can be a starter in the league, but maybe his pass pro is enough.

Grade: 4.3 (4th Rounder)