Each year, Duke Manyweather and I put together our NFL Offensive Line All-Pro teams — 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team — and for the first time in 2025, our Protector of the Year Award selections.
This show represents the culmination of another season spent studying the position full-time: grinding film, trading daily notes, and working to quantify what actually shows up on Sundays.
Our goal is simple — do right by the offensive line. Put in the work, shine a light on the position, and elevate the players who truly define it.
We take the process seriously. And we still have a lot of fun doing it.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome + framing the annual OL All-Pro show
01:00 – All-Pro criteria: snaps, starts, and why thresholds matter
03:40 – Why this year’s OL evaluations were tighter than usual
05:20 – 1st Team All-Pro: Left Tackle
08:35 – 2nd & 3rd Team: Left Tackle
14:50 – Left Guard All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team)
25:35 – Center All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team)
36:20 – Right Guard All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team)
44:50 – Right Tackle All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team)
~58:00 – Protector of the Year Award (Top 3)
~64:30 – Final thoughts + season wrap-up
Who did we get wrong — and who do you think will age best from this group?
2025 NFL Offensive Line All-Pro Teams — Written Reference
How We Built the Teams
Each year, Duke Manyweather and I independently evaluate the league’s offensive linemen with a shared goal: accurately reflecting what showed up on film across the full season.
Our evaluations prioritize:
Role clarity and positional responsibility
Assignment execution within scheme
Consistency across the year, not peaks
Pass protection reliability under stress
Run game technique, efficiency and finishing
Reputation, contract value, and prior accolades are not inputs.
When players graded similarly, we favored cleaner rep-to-rep execution and fewer protection losses attributable to the individual.
Brandon Thorn — 2025 1st Team All-Pro
Left Tackle: Laremy Tunsil, Commanders
Left Guard: Joe Thuney, Bears
Center: Aaron Brewer, Dolphins
Right Guard: Jonah Jackson, Bears
Right Tackle: Penei Sewell, Lions
Below: Duke Manyweather’s 1st Team, all 2nd & 3rd Teams, and our Protector of the Year selections.
