So I wanted to know the answer to two questionsDoes having a heavier OL lead to more yards per carry? Does having a massive IOL group lead to better YPC on G-C-G runs (middle runs)? Let’s also look at short yardage and goal line runs from 2025. The correlation between average starting OL weight and short yardage run conversion rate was -0.01. So at would appear that in 2025 in the NFL, having a massive offensive line did not help or hurt success on short yardage and/or goal line runs.

Source: New York Times April 02, 2026 22:16 UTC