Jude Bowry enters the 2026 NFL Draft with Boston College’s line tradition behind him and a spot near the top of the available offensive tackles board. The 6-foot-5-inch, 314-pound lineman played four seasons at Boston College and is expected to hear his name called very late on Day 2 or early on Day 3.
Rounds two and three are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, putting Bowry in the range where a team can still see value without waiting until the final stretch of the draft. currently has him as the seventh-highest rated offensive tackle on its board of best available prospects.
That ranking matters because Boston College has kept sending linemen into the league. Two former BC offensive linemen were drafted in the 2025 NFL Draft, with Ozzy Trapilo going to the Chicago Bears in the second round and Drew Kendall going to the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth. Since 2000, 18 Boston College linemen have been selected in the draft, a run that has only strengthened the school’s claim to “O-line U.”
The broader picture around the program is why Bowry’s name carries weight now. Chris Lindstrom signed a five-year, $102.5 million contract extension in March 2023, a deal that made him the highest-paid offensive guard in NFL history at the time and gave Boston College another high-end example for recruits and scouts alike. The school is increasingly associated with that offensive line label, and Bowry is one of the next players who could extend it.
The tension is that his draft stock has not been built on a clean, uninterrupted run. Bowry’s health this past year was an issue while he was a redshirt junior, and teams deciding whether to grab him on Friday or wait until Saturday will be weighing that against the size, experience and pedigree he brings from Boston College. Logan Taylor is also viewed as another possible BC lineman to continue the school’s draft tradition, but Bowry is the one most likely to hear his name first.
If a team takes him late on Day 2, it will be buying into the same production pipeline that has made Boston College’s offensive line a consistent NFL source. If it waits, Bowry may still be there when Day 3 begins.
