{"id":666948,"date":"2026-03-19T14:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/666948\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:04:15","slug":"can-logan-jones-be-a-plug-and-play-center-for-the-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/666948\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Logan Jones be a Plug and Play Center for the Commanders?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Logan Jones, C<\/strong><br \/><strong>School:<\/strong> University of Iowa | <strong>Conference:<\/strong> Big Ten<br \/><strong>College Experience:<\/strong> Redshirt Senior | <strong>Age: <\/strong>24 (Week 1)<br \/><strong>Height \/ Weight:<\/strong> 6\u20193\u201d 299 lbs<br \/><strong>Projected Draft Status:<\/strong> Mid-2nd to 3rd round<br \/><strong>Player Comparison:<\/strong> Garrett Bradbury<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Following in the footsteps of former Iowa Hawkeye Tyler Linderbaum, Logan Jones transitioned from defensive lineman to offensive lineman. He made 49 career starts and was a linchpin for college football\u2019s best offensive line with Iowa winning the 2025 Joe Moore Award. Logan Jones won the Rimington Trophy for the nation\u2019s best collegiate center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Logan Jones is a physically strong, and technically sound mauler, he still holds Iowa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyiowan.com\/2023\/09\/21\/iowa-footballs-logan-jones-stays-humble-amidst-hard-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">all-time max squat record at 700 pounds<\/a>. In addition, Jones said he can bench press 425 pounds and hang-clean 470. He has great mechanics, able to move defenders at will. In addition, he is capable of executing blocks at multiple levels. Even though his pass blocking lags behind run blocking, Jones shows good mirroring against defenders. His limitations start with his lack of arm length and size. As a sub-300 pound lineman with short arms, Jones is vulnerable to being moved by stouter defensive tackles. It also limits his fit into certain blocking and gap schemes. Even with his shortcomings, Jones is a well developed plug-and-play starter for the right blocking scheme that can use his speed and power. He is a projected Day 2 selection and fits best in a zone blocking scheme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How He Fits on the Commanders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The offensive trenches are the apple of GM Adam Peters eye. An ok performance is not good enough. As such, with the release of Tyler Biadasz, there is limited experience on the current roster who can fill the position. While Nick Allegetti can be penciled in for the time being, if Washington wants a plug-and-play starter, Logan Jones fits the bill. If Washington is moving forward with a zone blocking scheme for the offensive line, Jones can be a seamless fit for the Commanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Logan Jones, CSchool: University of Iowa | Conference: Big TenCollege Experience: Redshirt Senior | Age: 24 (Week 1)Height&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":666949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[277713,277714,1318,1317,1315,1316,4261,62,67,132,68,277715,277716],"class_list":{"0":"post-666948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-2026-washington-commanders-draft-profiles","9":"tag-college-prospects","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-ncaa","12":"tag-ncaa-football","13":"tag-ncaafootball","14":"tag-nfl-draft","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-washington-commanders-draft","20":"tag-washington-commanders-draft-profiles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116256221847175961","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}