The NFL’s 11 best centers

Centers are the underrated captains of any NFL offense. Here are the 11 best in the game today.

11. JC Tretter, Cleveland Browns

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Tretter started his career as a rotational center for the Packers, but the Browns saw enough to sign him to a three-year, $16.75 million deal in 2017, and to extend that into a three-year, $32.55 million contract in 2019. Though Cleveland’s offense was off-pace in a lot of ways last season, Tretter did what he always does. He’s not a power blocker, but few at his position in the league are more agile at the line of scrimmage and beyond. In 2019, Tretter — who’s also the president of the NFL Players Association — allowed just one sack, no quarterback hits, and 16 quarterback hurries in 652 pass-blocking attempts. In addition, though this had a lot to do with Nick Chubb, the NFL’s most underrated running back, the Browns ranked fifth in Football Outsiders’ Adjusted Line Yards metric when running to the mid/guard areas.