Offensive line may be a sore spot for some programs, but not the teams that sported linemen landing in our Top 100 Returning Players for 2025. Which offensive lineman found their way to the top of the list and which position has the most representatives?
8) Jake Slaughter, OL, Florida
National Rank: 99
iOL Rank: 3
While DJ Lagway is likely to attract the majority of the attention for the Florida Gators offense this season, his success won’t come without the high-level offensive line play that led Jake Slaughter to CSN Second Team All-American honors in 2024.
The Florida center allowed just one sack a year ago, with a 2.34% pressure rate on all his pass protection snaps. While he’s been stellar as a protector, he does his best work on the move as an athletic, technically refined, but violent mauler in the ground game.
7) Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
National Rank: 89
OT Rank: 5
A CSN Freshman All-American at left tackle in 2023, Spencer Fano was the full-time starter at right tackle for the Utah Utes in 2024 and continued to demonstrate why he’s one of the top offensive linemen in the country.
Despite having to protect several different quarterbacks with differing play styles, Fano only allowed one sack and pressure on 3.44% of his pass protection snaps, according to TruMedia. Fano is an incredibly smooth mover with exceptional footwork who finishes with a nasty streak.
6) Cayden Green, OG, Missouri
National Rank: 84
iOL Rank: 2
Cayden Green established himself as a CSN Freshman All-American in 2023 with the Oklahoma Sooners before transferring to the Missouri Tigers, where he excelled last fall. Comfortably one of the best offensive linemen in the country, he’s allowed just one sack in two seasons and allowed just a 2.75% pressure rate during his first season in the SEC.
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Green is a vicious mauler in the ground game who will form one of the top interior offensive line combinations with returning teammate Connor Tollison.
5) Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami (FL)
National Rank: 74
OT Rank: 4
A former five-star offensive tackle who lived up to his high school billing with a Freshman All-American campaign in 2023, Francis Mauigoa continued to assert himself as one of the top o-linemen in the country last fall.
A top-tier technician, the 6’6”, 315-pound right tackle is also a dangerous mauler with a penchant for pancakes and violence. When he gets up to the second level he forces defenders into making a business decision with his ability to flatten everyone in his path.
4) Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
National Rank: 62
OT Rank: 3
Kadyn Proctor’s journey to Tuscaloosa might have been a highly publicized one, but there wasn’t an offensive tackle who made a more significant one-year leap in development.
He enters 2025 as one of the top left tackles in the country, boasting the lower body and play strength to be a force in pass protection while flashing the athleticism to get out to the second level in the ground game. There aren’t many players who play with the same level of disdain for his opponent as the Alabama star.
3) Jordan White, OL, Vanderbilt
National Rank: 48
iOL Rank: 1
While 2024 might have failed to match 2023 for the Liberty Flames, offensive lineman Jordan White continued to showcase his talents as one of the best in the business.
With White leading the way, Liberty finished as a top 40 unit for tackles for loss allowed last fall, and he was the architect of a unit that allowed the second-fewest sacks per game allowed in 2023. The 6’2”, 300-pound interior lineman should be a key blocker for the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2025.
2) Jordan Seaton, OT, Colorado
National Rank: 44
OT Rank: 2
A good chunk of the top offensive tackle talent in college football decided to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, paving the way for the rise of a new bunch of impact makers.
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Jordan Seaton was a big-time get for the Colorado Buffaloes in the 2024 recruiting class and heads into his sophomore season as one of the best in the country after earning CSN Freshman All-American honors for his performances protecting Shedeur Sanders.
1) Fernando Carmona Jr., OT, Arkansas
National Rank: 33
OT Rank: 1
Fernando Carmona Jr. is a household name for all the wrong reasons following an incident in the Liberty Bowl. Still, his return to the Arkansas Razorbacks for the 2025 college football season gives the 6’5”, 322 pounds offensive tackle an opportunity to remind fans (and NFL teams) why he was considered a potential first-round draft pick this year.
He’s a frightening force in the ground game and possesses an anchor that stonewalls pass rushers.
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