Opponent Rankings Week: The storylines for the top offensive linemen in 2025

The Rivals250 for the 2025 class has been updated, and now it’s time to break down each position. We wrap up today’s offensive position by looking at four important storylines moving forward in the offensive lineman rankings.

New Position Rankings for 2025: Pro Style QB | Dual Threat QB | Running Back | Multipurpose Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | Offensive Tackle | Offensive Guard | Center

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Rival Ranking Week

Sunday: Who should be No.1?

on Monday: Five-star countdown | Meet the new five-stars

Tuesday: New Rivals250 unveiled | Gorney position by position | Biggest riser

Wednesday: New offensive position rankings released | QB ranking breakdown | RB ranking breakdown | WR/TE ranking breakdown | OL ranking distribution

Thursday: New defensive position rankings released | DL ranking details | LB ranking details | DB ranking details | ATH ranking breakdown

Friday: New state rankings released | Who is number one in each state?

Saturday: New Rivals250 Ranking Roundtable

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Seven new five-star players were crowned in the latest Rivals250 competition, bringing the total to 24, with offensive forwards still holding the most spots in the group with five. Four of those are projected tackles, still led by David Sanders, the nation’s top prospect on both sides of the ball and No. 3 overall. Unused tackle Michael Fasusi is ranked No. 11, and Tennessee committed tackle Douglas Utu is right behind him at No. 12.

The influx of new five-star players created a gap until Florida State’s Solomon Thomas was ranked as the nation’s No. 22 top guard and Ohio State’s Carter Lowe was the top five-star prospect. The No. 24 pick. Alabama commit Ty Haywood is now the highest-ranked four-star prospect in the class at No. 25 overall. There may be a few movers to watch as the season begins, especially at tackle, with six prospects expected to crack the top 100.

Of Rivals250’s top offensive linemen, most have already moved on. Of course, the top two tackles have yet to be announced as of this writing, but that won’t continue beyond next week. Top tackles David Sanders will be available on August 17th and Michael Fasusi on August 21st.

Sanders’ draft slate included the Final Four of Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio State and Tennessee, and buzz was swirling after his summer visit to the roster. At one point, it looked like the Bulldogs and Buckeyes were going to land another five-star prospect in the trenches, but Nebraska and Tennessee have had two recent visits. The Vols are now likely projected as the team to beat before the draft weekend.

Fasusi looks almost certain to consider in-state programs, Texas and Texas A&M, which have been at the top of his list for some time. But after a summer visit swing, including several official visits, Oklahoma State is drawing considerable attention as more than just a dark horse in this race. Fasusi was previously considered a Texan, so how much progress have the Sooners really made in their latest five-star recruiting battle?

The more you unroll the loop, the more it reveals the true depth of the tackle position. For this update, that means more people have been promoted to challenge the current five-star group. The closest riser of them all is Alabama’s Michael Carroll, who will play his senior season at IMG Academy in the national spotlight. He’s now ranked No. 30 in Rivals250 after a stellar offseason, highlighted by a near-MVP performance in the playoffs. Opponent five stars End of June.

Notre Dame commit Will Black is another one who has risen quickly, moving into the top 50 at No. 49 overall. Moving up more than 20 spots to No. 62 overall, she is followed by one of the biggest risers in the category regardless of position in Ziyare Addison. The Oregon State commit is now ranked as a top-10 tackle and No. 70 overall, rising nearly 100 spots in the Rivals250. The Florida native was another offseason star entering the position with as little experience as any blue-chip player in the class heading into his senior season.

For the best, offseason tours help highlight more interior types to push rankings higher before their senior season. The top guards and centers in the class have been quiet for a while, with Solomon Thomas and S.J. Alofatuli once again taking the lead. Thomas will likely face the stiffest competition at guard this fall, with Oregon State’s Alai Kalaniuvalu, Michigan State’s Avery Gach and Miami Rising stars such as Max Buchanan followed closely behind.

Even though Kalaniuvalu is not considered a top-two forward on Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman’s reserve roster, he is an upgrade. Gach moves up 24 spots with his MVP performance Opponent five starshe produced impressive performances every time he faced the best in the country, narrowly defeating Buchanan. Gach earned more tackles and Buchanan dominated the interior against Jacksonville, jumping more than 50 spots to No. 131 overall. Micah Debose (Alabama), Dontrell Glover (Georgia), Josh Petty (Georgia Tech), Devin Harper (LSU) are also among the top 150 nationally as the backs look better than they have in the past period Time goes deeper.