{"id":19897,"date":"2024-11-30T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19897"},"modified":"2024-11-30T22:55:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T22:55:02","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-rumors-tackles-buffs-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19897","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Rumors: Tackles, Buffs, Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Often in the NFL Draft, offensive tackles are slotting into some of the top picks of the draft, usually as contenders for a No. 1 draft pick. Recent years saw Joe Alt<\/a><\/strong> and JC Latham<\/a><\/strong> taken in the top 10 in 2024, Paris Johnson<\/a><\/strong> and Darnell Wright<\/a><\/strong> in 2023, and Ikem Ekwonu<\/a><\/strong>, Evan Neal<\/a><\/strong>, and Charles Cross<\/a><\/strong> in 2022 alone. This year, while there are surely some candidates to be first-round picks in this year\u2019s class, an elite, top-10 tackle seems to be absent among them.<\/p>\n

LSU\u2019s Will Campbell<\/a><\/strong> is seemingly the only offensive lineman who has been granted a consensus opinion as a first-rounder, but many doubt that he will continue to play tackle in the NFL. Per Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer, a perceived lack of strength has scouts shifting him inside to guard<\/a> at the next level. Kelvin Banks Jr.<\/strong><\/a> at Texas held first-round potential for much of the year, but up-and-down performances throughout the year, accompanied with a rough performance against Georgia at home, have put that promise in doubt. Lastly, Ohio State tackle Josh Simmons<\/strong><\/a> likely held the highest chance at being a top-drafted tackle, but a torn patellar tendon will limit his availability until summer and diminish his draft stock.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Jordan Reid agrees with Breer\u2019s sentiment, claiming that the entire offensive line group lacks the depth and top-end talent of last year\u2019s group by a wide margin. He notes that Campbell, Banks, and Arizona\u2019s Jonah Savaiinaea<\/strong><\/a> could all slide inside to guard and adds that most players in class are getting Day 2 or 3 grades<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some other rumors coming from the 2025 NFL Draft class:<\/p>\n