Austin Corbett
Buffalo BillsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 12 games
Draft & College
He went well ahead of consensus.
Comps
STM Take
Super Bowl LVI ring plus the 2022 tier 2 (#12) and 2025 tier 3 (#22) finishes confirms the structural ceiling exists when the surrounding line is intact. The Nevada-to-Browns-to-Rams-to-Panthers journey makes Corbett one of the most-traveled mid-tier guards of his era. The 2026 question is whether Corbett holds tier 4 or better as he closes his prime, or whether Carolina's broader offensive instability drops the ceiling.
Corbett came out of Nevada as the Cleveland Browns' 2nd-round pick (33rd overall) in 2018, then was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2019 where he won Super Bowl LVI as the starting right guard. He signed a three-year deal with the Carolina Panthers in 2022 free agency and has anchored the Panthers' interior through multiple coaching transitions. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#32) in 2019, tier 8 (#69, #92) Rams years, tier 2 (#12) breakout in 2022, then tier 3 (#22) in 2025.
Strengths
- Super Bowl LVI ring as the Rams' starting right guard plus the 2022 tier 2 (#12) breakout confirms the structural top-15 ceiling.
- Eight years of NFL starter experience across three systems gives him real veteran market value the Panthers extension captured.
Concerns
- Two-year gap in STTM history between 2022 tier 2 (#12) and 2025 tier 3 (#22) (no top-50 finishes in 2023 or 2024) suggests injury or role inconsistency.
- Carolina's broader offensive identity around the QB rebuild compresses the structural support around Corbett's late-prime chapter.
What to watch: Whether Corbett holds tier 4 or better across the full 2026 season or whether the rank drifts back toward the tier 6-8 floor.