Austin Schlottmann
Tennessee TitansSeason Stats · 8 games
Draft & College
STM Take
First STTM ranking at tier 1 (#2) in year seven as a 2018 UDFA is the kind of late-career outlier that only the most patient interior linemen reach. The TCU technical foundation plus seven years of multi-team survival gives him the experience profile that Giants rebuilds need to anchor around. The 2026 question is whether the tier 1 finish holds across a full second season or whether 2025 was a one-year situational peak.
Schlottmann came out of TCU as a 2018 undrafted free agent signed by the Denver Broncos and has been a journeyman interior lineman across the Broncos, Vikings, and Giants. He took spot starter reps at multiple positions before signing with the Giants in 2024 and establishing himself as a structural starter. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 1 (#2), which is the kind of late-career emergence that defines journeyman IOL trajectories.
Strengths
- Tier 1 (#2) IOL finish at age 30 as a 2018 UDFA puts him in the small group of journeyman interior linemen to reach top-3 STTM status late career.
- Seven years of NFL survival across three teams plus positional flexibility (center and guard) gives him real veteran market value the Giants captured.
Concerns
- Single tier 1 finish without multi-year STTM history raises the question of whether 2025 was structural or a one-year context spike.
- Age 30 plus journeyman travel pattern caps the realistic 2026-2027 contract upside, even with the tier 1 finish.
What to watch: Whether Schlottmann holds tier 3 or better across the full 2026 season or whether the rank drifts back toward his career band of tier 6-8.