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2025 Offensive Line Rankings Preseason Update

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2025 Offensive Line (Things to Know)

Philadelphia 

  • Injuries: LG Landon Dickerson (Week 1/2) – RG Kenyon Green (Week to Week)
  • August 12th: As the Eagles offensive line gathers before practice, minus Landon Dickerson, it’s Brett Toth lined up at the left guard spot. He’s filled in at LG when Dickerson has missed time this summer.

Minnesota

  • Injuries LT Christian Darrisaw returned to practice on 8/13 – C Ryan Kelly sat out and Michael Jurgens practiced as the starting Center as the replacement.
  • “Would bet” Vikings LT Christian Darrisaw plays week 1 against the Bears, says @BenGoessling.

Detroit 

  • Graham Glasgow is now at Center. Rookie Tate Ratledge is moving to Right Guard.

Indianapolis

  • Left Tackle Bernhard Raimann received a contract extension.

Carolina

  • Left Guard Damien Lewis is listed “week-to-week” with a shoulder injury. Reports are that Chandler Zavala will see more playing time in his place. We have also seen reports that Cade Mays, who lost the starting Center competition to Austin Corbett, will compete at LG as well.

Tampa Bay

  • Tristan Wirfs underwent arthroscopic surgery on July 8th. He is projected to begin the season on PUP and miss “a few” games. Viewed as potentially 4 weeks.

Los Angeles Chargers

  • With Rashawn Slaters Patella injury, Joe Alt bumps over from Right Tackle to his natural Left Tackle position. Trey Pipkins re-enters the line up at Right Tackle.

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Chicago

  • Theo Benedet has entered the Bears’ competition at left tackle. He rotated with the 1s today with Braxton Jones. Ozzy Trapilo was at RT with the 2s.

Houston

  • Cam Robinson is dealing with a leg injury at the moment, allowing Aireontae Ersery to start the preseason game against Minnesota last week and play really well.

New York Jets

  • Veteran Guard John Simpson is dealing with a back injury that is viewed to cause him to miss a “week or two”according to reports. He could be back this week. It caused Joe Tippmann to move to Guard from Center. And Josh Myers to fill in at Center.

San Francisco

  • Swing Tackle Andre Dillard has been placed on the Season Ending IR.

Green Bay

  • Left Tackle Rasheed Walker missed a few days of practice with a groin injury, we saw Jordan Morgan fill in.
  • Sean Rhyan is the starting Right Guard rather than the expected potential Jordan Morgan move to Guard.

Arizona

  • After letting Will Hernandez walk in free agency, they made the decision last week to bring Hernandez back after proving his recovery from a knee injury last season.

New Orleans

  • Former First Round pick Trevor Penning has been battling with Dillon Radunz for the starting Left Guard spot and was viewed as ahead. However, Penning went down with a Turf Toe injury that is not viewed as major, but does put in doubt his odds of playing in Week 1.

Seattle

  • Olu Oluwatimi is dealing with a back injury right now, causing him to miss practice. Jalen Sundell is filling in.

New England

  • Entering Training Camp, it was viewed as a competition between Cole Strange and Sidy Sow for the Left Guard spot and now fast forward a few weeks and it’s Rookie Jared Wilson from Georgia who is taking the majority of first team snaps. Wilson received glowing reviews after a joint practice with Minnesota.

New York Giants

  • Evan Neal moved from Left Guard to Right Guard. Summer reports were Left Guard.
  • Leaving Marcus Mbow as Swing Tackle for now, but there is belief that he could supplant Jermaine Eluemunor ahead of Week 1.

Los Angeles Rams

  • Alaric Jackson has been dealing with blood clots all summer and is expected to open the season on IR.

Dallas

  • Starting Left Tackle Tyler Guyton went down with a bone fracture in his knee, what was once feared as a torn ACL ended up being just a fracture that does not need surgery. He is expected to miss a total of 4-6 weeks.

Las Vegas

  • “Maybe we don’t figure it out by the start of the season and we’re rotating in.” Pete Carroll’s in no rush to name a starting 5 on the #Raiders‘ reworked O-line.
  • Preseason starters included Dylan Parham at LG, Jordan Meredith at C, Jackson Powers-Johnson at RG, DJ Glaze at RT. The team moved JPJ to guard and Meredith to center.
  • Alex Cappa is in the mix at guard and Thayer Munford is competing with Glaze.

Jacksonville

  • They’ve been working Anton Harrison at Left Tackle at times during pratice.
  • 4th year Guard out of Powder Springs, Georgia, Chuma Edoga is the projected starting right guard, ahead of Patrick Mekari.
  • Also on August 14th, First team O had Fred Johnson working at LT and Walker Little at RT

Biggest Movers in Overall Rankings

  • Philadelphia Eagles fall from 1st to 5th overall with the injury of Landon Dickerson
  • Los Angeles Chargers fall from 8th to 23rd with the injury of Rashawn Slater.
  • Tampa Bay Bucs fall from 7th to 22nd with the official announcement that Tristan Wirfs will miss games.
  • Carolina Panthers fall from 6th to 14th with the injuries to Damien Lewis and Chandler Zavala.
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