2026 George Washington OL Brayden Edwards Brayden Edwards 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL George Washington | 2026 State WV will help anchor a talented offensive line group for the Patriots this season. He’s a versatile lineman who could line up at all three positions on the line and has experience at all of them. Center or guard is where his future is at the next level, with long snapping ability as well. Edwards has steadily grown into his body, which likely keeps him along the offensive line at the next level, and he’s made a lot of progress at that spot during his career.

Brayden Edwards Brayden Edwards 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL George Washington | 2026 State WV has settled in well at offensive line after seeing time at LS and DL in our rankings and is developing nicely as a center for the Patriots. The junior big man was an All-MSAC and A-State performer this season and still hasn’t come close to reaching his ceiling as an OL prospect. Edwards took over the vacant starting center role as a junior and showed true potential for the position with guard ability as well. He handled zero techs well on film and is developing a nasty streak to his game with the want to finish blocks.

We ranked 2026 Brayden Edwards Brayden Edwards 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL George Washington | 2026 State WV as a defensive lineman in our recent update but he also handled long-snapping duties as a sophomore. Edwards is a big athlete in the 6’3 260 range who appears to be outgrowing the LS position at least for college standards and looks like he’ll have a bright future along the defensive or offensive line.

Here’s what we recently said about Edwards in our 2026 rankings New Additions article:

“ Brayden Edwards Brayden Edwards 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL George Washington | 2026 State WV  will be an interesting prospect to watch this season with what should be an expanded role on offense and defense. Edwards has mainly long snapping highlights available right now but at his size and age, we see him growing into an OL or DL prospect by the time he’s a senior. Edwards picked up his first offer from WV State last month and has shown early potential as a lineman prospect. At 6’3 240, Edwards likely isn’t done growing and has quality athleticism to pair with his size. He flashed some good things in spot duty last season that lead you to believe he’ll take a step forward as a lineman this season and secure a starting spot on one or both sides of the line.”

Brayden Edwards Brayden Edwards 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL George Washington | 2026 State WV will be an interesting prospect to watch this season with what should be an expanded role on offense and defense. Edwards has mainly long snapping highlights available right now but at his size and age, we see him growing into an OL or DL prospect by the time he’s a senior. Edwards picked up his first offer from WV State last month and has shown early potential as a lineman prospect. At 6’3 240, Edwards likely isn’t done growing and has quality athleticism to pair with his size. He flashed some good things in spot duty last season that lead you to believe he’ll take a step forward as a lineman this season and secure a starting spot on one or both sides of the line.

Once we see more lineman film of him, Edwards has the potential to climb higher or move to OL in the rankings after debuting as a Top 10 DL.