Boston College OL Christian Mahogany, a top 2023 NFL draft prospect, to miss upcoming season with torn ACL

One of the top offensive linemen in the ACC is expected to miss the 2022 season.

Boston College star guard Christian Mahogany told ESPN in a phone interview on Thursday that he tore the ACL in his right knee and will likely miss the entirety of the upcoming season. Mahogany injured the knee in May while working out at home in New Jersey.

Mahogany is a 6-foot-3, 335-pound redshirt junior guard who is arguably the program's top NFL draft prospect. He'd already earned several preseason All-ACC first-team honors for 2022. ESPN's Mel Kiper had ranked Mahogany the country's No. 2 guard prospect for the 2023 draft.

Mahogany's career trajectory appears to be taking a one-year detour, as he got the knee surgically repaired on May 27 by New York Giants team physician Dr. Scott Rodeo at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

While Mahogany hasn't received a specific recovery timeline yet, the general ACL timeline is six to nine months. His recovery has gone well so far, he said, and he expects to return to play for Boston College in 2023.

«I think I'm probably going to come back because it's hard (after an injury),» he said. «I'm going to leave no doubt on my college career. Especially after an injury like this, I'm going to prove that I can still do it.»

Mahogany was Boston College's only experienced returning starter on the offensive line, which means that Boston College will have five new full-time starters to open the 2022 season. Of the projected starting five, only two linemen have started a combined four games.

Mahogany was coming off a 2021 season where he'd earned second-team All-ACC honors and — with another stellar year — was well-positioned to be a covered draft prospect. Along with rehabbing, he plans to