Much like the 2024 class of offensive tackles, this 12 months’s crop has a variety of proficient gamers on the prime. Six tackles have been chosen in final 12 months’s first spherical with Notre Dame’s Joe Alt coming off the board first at No. 5 whereas Oklahoma’s Tyler Guyton rounded out the group at No. 29 to the Cowboys.
I don’t suppose this 12 months’s class hits that quantity once more, however don’t be shocked if a minimum of 5 hear their title referred to as on opening night time this time round.
In contrast to our offenisve sort out prime 10 from 2024, this class has a little bit of a drop-off after the primary tier. As soon as the primary 4 or 5 are off the board, groups won’t really feel tremendous assured in nabbing a sort out early on day two for danger of reaching only a bit too far.
With all of that stated, let’s go forward and dive into our prime 10 offensive tackles within the 2025 NFL Draft. A gaggle of SB Nation’s draft analysts from our 32 NFL staff communities ranked their prime OTs within the draft.
2025 NFL Draft offensive sort out rankings
Others receiving votes within the prime 10: Charles Grant (William & Mary), Wyatt Milum (West Virginia)
10. Emery Jones Jr., LSU
Jones boasts a number of the finest measurements within the draft class with 34-1/2” arms and 10-3/4” palms whereas standing 6’5 and 315 kilos. He’s a three-year starter for the Tigers and a two-time second-team All-SEC choice. Jones is s prototypical proper sort out prospect with good measurement and enough play energy however he should refine his hand utilization and motion effectivity to assist his probabilities of changing into a starter on the subsequent degree. Pace rushers can fluster him, inflicting a breakdown of fundamentals on attain blocks and cross professional. He has the lateral mobility to get to his landmarks, however the consistency from down-to-down must see a large increase.
9. Anthony Belton, North Carolina State
Belton is likely one of the extra sizable sort out prospects with almost 34-inch arms and 10-1/8” palms. He recorded 32 begins for the Wolfpack over the previous three seasons and that helped him earn an invitation to this 12 months’s Reese’s Senior Bowl the place he bought to compete in opposition to the perfect expertise within the nation.
His pure size and measurement will assist maintain his ground at an affordable place getting into the NFL, however Belton will seemingly want just a few years earlier than he fights for a beginning job on the subsequent degree. Belton reveals a excessive motor as a run blocker, however he’s a little bit of a plodder in his actions. He’s seemingly pigeonholed to a spot/energy scheme.
In cross safety, he’ll get beat by velocity too usually across the hoop and doesn’t have the best agility to reflect inside counters.
8. Ozzy Trapilo, Boston Faculty
At 6’8 and 316 kilos, Trapilo is a tall, well-built offensive sort out with NFL bloodlines as his father, Steve, was drafted within the fourth spherical by the Saints in 1987.
As a consequence of his top, Trapilo must work extra time to make sure he’s dropping his pad degree sufficient constantly to maximise his probabilities of successful the leverage battle. He’ll want so as to add some good weight, however there’s loads to love about his projection. He reveals an amazing work ethic down-to-down and on the very least, he presents lots of expertise for a backup sort out early in his profession.
7. Cameron Williams, Texas
Williams began only one 12 months for the Longhorns however he performed properly sufficient to assist them to a different look within the Faculty Soccer Playoff. A prolonged 6’5 and 335 kilos, Williams is stunning nimble for his measurement. He can climb to second degree defenders fast earlier than smothering their probabilities at a chase-down sort out.
In Texas’ quick-hitting offense, Williams’ greatest shortcomings have been capable of be glazed over. On the subsequent degree, he could must transition to protect to raised cowl up his lack of maintain as a cross protector. Nonetheless, the instruments are there for a staff with a assured offensive line coach to spend money on.
6. Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
Ersery is pretty inexperienced as a soccer participant since he didn’t truly begin taking part in till he was a junior in highschool. He’s shortly developed right into a mammoth 6’6 and 331 kilos who held down the left sort out spot for the Gophers over his closing 38 video games.
He depends on a powerful basis of fundamentals that helped him reach Minnesota’s zone run scheme, however his lack of flexibility will likely be exploited on the subsequent degree in opposition to wily veterans who know learn how to deal with bigger lineman. He takes nice angles and reveals notable swiftness in his cross units, however he may stand to kill a few of his extra weight to maximise his effectivity on a play-to-play foundation.
5. Josh Conerly Jr, Oregon
Conerly is on the prime of Tier 2 for this class of offensive tackles and even earned one third-place vote amongst our specialists. He presents nice size and athleticism with an NFL body, however he must solidify his physique composition to correctly deal with the facility he’ll face on the subsequent degree.
Seeing how briskly he went from reserve to All-American in his profession, an NFL staff ought to really feel assured in choosing Conerly to be a future starter for his or her staff, however he might have a minimum of one season in an NFL weight room to get there.
As of now, Conerly will match properly right into a zone-heavy along with his potential to cutoff bottom three-techniques and smother second-level defenders. In cross safety, he likes to win with a snatch entice that catches that punishes defender who wish to long-arm him into the quarterback.
4. Josh Simmons, Ohio State
The consensus on Simmons is that, if it wasn’t for a extreme damage that restricted his taking part in time as a senior, he could also be within the working as the primary offensive lineman off the board this 12 months. Because it stands, he was fourth on almost each poll in our rankings however did attain third on one.
Simmons made a easy transition from Group of 5 (San Diego State) to the Energy 5 (Ohio State) whereas barely lacking a beat. He’s pretty lean with an athletic construct for an offensive sort out and the lively, fluid footwork to match. He’s a enjoyable watch only for the sake of how pure he seems to be on the place. He’s fast to his landmarks in cross professional, packs a wallop behind his punches, and is aware of learn how to get the job carried out play in and play out.
I’d not be shocked if Simmons finally finally ends up with the perfect profession out of the highest 4 tackles on this checklist.
3. Kelvin Banks, Texas
Rankings word: Listed as excessive as second on a a number of ballots whereas receiving one fifth place vote.
You’ll see Banks bounce round amongst the highest lineman relying on whose rankings you take a look at, and one in all our specialists puth im fifth however a number of had him second. His efficiency on the NFL mix was simply “effective” as he ran a 5.16 within the 40 with jumps of 32 inches within the vertical and eight’8” within the broad.
Nonetheless, the ground seems to be to be pretty excessive with Banks, who’s a easy operator in cross safety. He doesn’t usually get beat by video games run by the line of defense as he’s a pure at dissecting stunts/twists up entrance. He’ll must strengthen his anchor as energy rushers, nevertheless.
As a run blocker, he swallows defenders along with his large palms and takes them for a journey. He comes downhill quick to kick out defenders and widen speeding lanes for his working again.
2. Armand Membou, Missouri
The previous Missouri proper sort out noticed an enormous bump in his draft inventory following a powerful efficiency at this 12 months’s NFL mix. Operating a sub-5.0 40 time, paired along with his sturdy displaying within the vertical (34 inches) and the broad bounce (9 ft, seven inches) helped him go from a fringe top-20 choose to presumably being the primary offensive lineman drafted this 12 months.
Membou is an aggressive run blocker who performs with the best temperament on the subsequent degree. He desires to complete opponents into the dust within the run sport and win as shortly as attainable along with his sturdy mitts in cross safety.
He obtained just a few first-place votes from our specialists, however he was additionally slotted third by a number of.
1. Will Campbell, LSU
There was some discuss Cambell’s finest place within the NFL being at guard, however all of that’s simply foolish discuss. He re-measured his arms at LSU’s professional day and got here out with 33 inches on the dot. That’ll put to relaxation any dialogue about his lack of size.
On movie, Campbell is the perfect left sort out within the class. That ought to be his place till one thing reveals us that’s not the case. He’s battle-tested in opposition to the perfect of the perfect the previous three seasons for the Tigers, whether or not that’s competing in opposition to the elite expertise across the convention or training in opposition to a variety of teammates who’ve gone on to the NFL.
Campbell wins in cross safety with an immensely highly effective punch to knock rushers off their spot from the snap earlier than counting on rock-steady fundamentals to maintain his quarterback clear.
He was not our unanimous prime choose, however he obtained greater than twice as many first-place votes as anybody else and is the one participant voted both first or second on each poll.
All the SB Nation 2025 NFL Draft positional rankings
- Quarterback
- Operating again – coming quickly
- Extensive receiver
- Tight finish – coming quickly
- Offensive sort out
- Inside offensive line – coming quickly
- Defensive sort out – coming quickly
- EDGE rusher – coming quickly
- Off-ball linebacker – coming quickly
- Cornerback – coming quickly
- Security – coming quickly
- Particular groups – coming quickly
