2025 NFL Draft Guide: Get to know the offensive tackles
todayFebruary 25, 2025
Welcome to our 2025 NFL Draft Guide rollout!
Today, we’ll be focusing on offensive tackles in our “get to know the prospects” series.
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Will Campbell, LSU
Consensus positional ranking: 1
Prospect bio: Campbell was a four-star recruit out of Neville High School and committed to LSU. He started on the offensive line as a true freshman and earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2022. He’d earn first-team recognition over the next two seasons, and in 2024, Campbell also earned consensus All-American honors and was a co-winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for best SEC offensive lineman.
Prospect bio: Banks was a five-star recruit out of Summer Creek High School and originally committed to Oregon before switching to Texas. He started on the offensive line as a true freshman and earned Freshman All-American and second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2022. In 2023, he earned second-team All-American and first-team All-Big 12 honors, and in 2024, he earned first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors. Banks shared the 2024 Jacobs Blocking Trophy with Campbell, though he also took home the Rotary Lombardi Award and the John H. Outland Trophy.
Prospect bio: Simmons was a three-star recruit out of Helix High School and committed to San Diego State. He started on the offensive line as a true freshman and played well enough to decide to transfer to Ohio State as a sophomore. Simmons won the starting left tackle role and played for two seasons in Columbus, helping the Buckeyes earn consecutive College Football Playoff berths and capture the 2025 national championship.
Prospect bio: Membou was a four-star recruit out of Lee’s Summit North High School and committed to Missouri. He started on the offensive line as a true freshman and eventually earned second-team All-SEC recognition as a junior. The 2024 Tigers were a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award for best college football offensive line unit, and Membou was named to Bruce Feldman’s offseason “freaks list” for The Athletic on multiple occasions for his amazing athleticism.
Prospect bio: Conerly Jr. was a five-star recruit and the consensus top recruit in Washington out of Rainier Beach High School, where he won the 2021 Anthony Muñoz Award for best high school offensive lineman in the country. He committed to Oregon and played in all 13 games as a true freshman before starting as a sophomore. Conerly Jr. earned first-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2024.
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