Bleeding Green Nation
The 2025 NFL Draft is loaded with offensive line talent. It doesn’t matter if a team needs help along the interior of their offensive line or on the bookends, this class is loaded.
For the Eagles, they already have the best tackle duo in the NFL between Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. They also have the best offensive line coach in the league and Jeff Stoutland can mold even the most raw players into contributors or even stars. Before he was what he is today, Mailata was a seventh-round pick who never even played football before.
There’s buzz that the Birds could dip into the tackle class early to find an eventual Johnson successor. They could also play the value game and try to develop a later round pick. Luckily this class gives them options.
Armand Membou put the NFL on notice with an elite combine performance. Flip on his tape at Missouri, and the athleticism is as clear as day.
A career Right Tackle, Membou was too quick for SEC edge rushers, rarely allowing sacks in his three years of starting. A valid concern is that the talented Membou is small by NFL tackle standards in terms of height and length. He could be a candidate to slide inside at guard, but teams will want to test his athleticism on the edges of the line.
NFL Comparison: Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons
Will Campbell has 38 starts under his belt and that experience shows up in the confidence he plays the position with. Campbell is a powerful, violent offensive lineman who can put some blocks on a highlight reel the way he puts guys on the ground.
Campbell’s instincts and demeanor pair well with great play strength and downhill speed. While he thrived at tackle, there are suggestions he might be an NFL guard. His short arms and occasional moments where he gets beat laterally raise red flags about his ability to stay out on an island against NFL edge rushers. It’s very likely he is drafted very high and tested at tackle before teams make that call either way.
NFL Comparison: La’el Collins, Dallas Cowboys
Josh Simmons started his career at San Diego State where he thrived at right tackle before transferring to Ohio State and to the left side of the offensive line. He started at left tackle all of 2023 and was having a great season in 2024 before tearing his ACL midway through the year.
Simmons has everything on tape and the measurement chart you’d want from an NFL offensive lineman. He is big, smooth, and smart. He is a patient blocker with the ability to mirror edge rushers. In the run game, he always finds his man and positions himself well to pave the way.
Simmons is not the most physical player, especially compared to the other top blockers in this class. He doesn’t lack strength, it is just...
