2025 OL Prospect Thread

[Couch-Potato]

Alright guys, let’s have ourselves a 2025 OL Thread.

Current OL Questions:

1) We’ve invested in OL, what are your thoughts on their development path and potential roles next season? ...Kingsley, Morris, Humpries, Caliendo, & Nourzard.

2) Thuney’s holding it down at LT fairly well and getting paid big money, are you open to him playing there or moving him back to LG? For the playoffs & SB or next season?

3) Are you planning on picking up Jawan Taylor’s contract option in 2026 @ $27m cap hit?


2025 OL Draft Prospects:

Depending on where you look we’ll get a chance to draft one of the following O-Lineman @ #32: Jones, Milum, Williams, Ersery, Simmons, Savaiinaea, Conley Jr or Booker. Some OL prospects that CP members have suggested for rounds 2-4 include Ratledge, Membou, Mbow, Jackson, Nelson, Brown, Colby, Belton, Fairchild & Zuhn, C Grant. Not much consistency in rankings or rounds for these prospects yet.

1) Would you take an O-Lineman in the first round or wait until later in the draft?

2) Who do you have your eye one? Why are they a good fit? Are they starters or projects?

3) Please add your own questions, comments, player draft profiles, links, videos etc for your favorite OL targets below!


2025 OL Prospect Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gHlP2QlHI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8AN0RTUowQ

^How to embed videos in post? (Please DM me?)

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

He'll have to be plug and play and do it well from the start considering he's an older prospect

True, I forgot about the age with him

[kccrow]

I wouldn't mind if the Chiefs used a mid-round pick on Chase Lundt out of UConn as a RTotF. He needs to get some sand in his pants but the man can move for 6'7" or 6'8" tall. He has excellent hands already. If you can get 25 lbs on that kid to increase his anchor against power, woah boy, I think he has a hitter's chance.

[kccrow]

I'm staking whatever reputation I might have (albeit it's not much hahaha) to Josh Conerly in this draft.

I've been on his train after watching him be dominant in the BIG the last couple of seasons and after getting position MVP at the Senior Bowl as well as seeing what some people have said about his week there, I'm sold.

Now it's just up to Veach to go get this cat.

[Palangi]

Originally Posted by kccrow

I'm staking whatever reputation I might have (albeit it's not much hahaha) to Josh Conerly in this draft.

I've been on his train after watching him be dominant in the BIG the last couple of seasons and after getting position MVP at the Senior Bowl as well as seeing what some people have said about his week there, I'm sold.

Now it's just up to Veach to go get this cat.

I thought Conerly looked iffy in the game today. I thought Anthony Belton looked better

[Couch-Potato]

What’s up with OT Logan Brown? 6-6, 315, 0 sacks over 3 seasons!?

Highest I’ve seen him projected is “mid-round” but consensus board has him in the 7th or undrafted.

He’s got Type 1 Diabetes, but is that really a huge concern these days?

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Yeah. Not good

Unreal dip from Donovan Ezeiruaku pic.twitter.com/IlAaYWgcRt

— Carter Donnick (@CDonnick1) January 29, 2025

Good god Crow how can you see this guy get repeatedly abused and think he's the man?

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Good god Crow how can you see this guy get repeatedly abused and think he's the man?

Watched a lot of him on Saturdays. I'm not overly concerned about his first rep at RT against Green. I don't like this rep but there weren't many like it and his peers agreed, as well as pundits... for example: https://insidetheiggles.com/eagles-m...en-senior-bowl

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Watched a lot of him on Saturdays. I'm not overly concerned about his first rep at RT against Green. I don't like this rep but there weren't many like it and his peers agreed, as well as pundits... for example: https://insidetheiggles.com/eagles-m...en-senior-bowl

Thanks for sharing. From what I saw of him yesterday he does have elite footwork but his size and possible strength aren't concerns for you?

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by Palangi

I thought Conerly looked iffy in the game today. I thought Anthony Belton looked better

I don't think there's anyone I've yo-yoed more on than Conerly. Broadly, I like the feet, not 100% on the strength. Seeing him lose to power and speed at the Senior Bowl isn't ideal, even if it's a small sample.

My biggest concern isn't that he lacks the ceiling, it's just that I could see him needing another year behind a vet, and in which case do I just take BPA? Going up for a guy I'd probably sit and I'm not convinced by...I dunno. If he turns out an above average LT it'd be worth it.

Also agree that Belton looked much better than I anticipated.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Palangi

I thought Conerly looked iffy in the game today. I thought Anthony Belton looked better

The body of work isn't even close and I love Anthony Belton... as a guard.

Belton was one of my first guys in the Prospects I like thread. I talked about him a bit last year (I'm quite sure) early on before he decided to go back to school.

Belton has issues with speed and penalties. He might have Cam Robinson upside as a LT in the league but that might be a stretch.

Kick that boy inside to LG though and I think you have an absolute animal.

You just can't judge a guy by a few practices and one game. You'll find the one that looks a lot more iffy is actually Belton.

[kccrow]

Brugler article out on The Athletic

Senior Bowl winners by position: Which 2025 NFL Draft prospects impressed scouts?

Offensive tackle: Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
Here’s the thing about offensive tackles during Senior Bowl one-on-one drills: They all end up getting beat at some point (often multiple times). And that was especially true of this year’s group, which was tasked with facing a stacked defensive line class. There wasn’t one offensive tackle who truly impressed. When focusing on the positive reps, however, several handled themselves well — and Conerly is a good example of that.

Everyone has seen the Mike Green bull rush that left Conerly on his back, but I was encouraged by the way Conerly responded. The former Oregon left tackle put that play behind him and got better on the next rep and in the next practice, performing his best during one-on-ones on Day 3. When he is late with his hands and exposes his chest, Conerly is in trouble; when on time, he stays square and can get himself out of some compromising situations.

Here are the rest of his picks but I'll point to the article for content:
Quarterback: Tyler Shough, Louisville
Running back: Devin Neal, Kansas
Wide receiver: Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
Tight end: Elijah Arroyo, Miami
Interior offensive line: Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
Edge rusher: Mike Green, Marshall
Defensive tackle: Darius Alexander, Toledo
Linebacker: Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
Cornerback: Quincy Riley, Louisville
Safety: Dante Trader Jr., Maryland

Not a glowing endorsement saying that he was all-world or anything like that but it at least shows that he and scouts took note of his tenacity and ability to learn and keep going

[Palangi]

Originally Posted by kccrow

The body of work isn't even close and I love Anthony Belton... as a guard.

Belton was one of my first guys in the Prospects I like thread. I talked about him a bit last year (I'm quite sure) early on before he decided to go back to school.

Belton has issues with speed and penalties. He might have Cam Robinson upside as a LT in the league but that might be a stretch.

Kick that boy inside to LG though and I think you have an absolute animal.

You just can't judge a guy by a few practices and one game. You'll find the one that looks a lot more iffy is actually Belton.

I thought Belton looked quite light on his feet. Off I were to draft him I would have him rework the body more and play at 330. But he has the size, length, and strength. And showed a good kick step in pass pro.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Palangi

I thought Belton looked quite light on his feet. Off I were to draft him I would have him rework the body more and play at 330. But he has the size, length, and strength. And showed a good kick step in pass pro.

He'd definitely benefit from dropping about 20 pounds.

A little stat comparison for the two...

Conerly: 2 sacks, 4 hits, 20 hurries for 26 total pressures on 1,091 pass block snaps in his career (2.38%)

Belton: 8 sacks, 3 hits, 34 hurries for 45 total pressures on 1,297 pass block snaps in his career (3.47%).

Belton's 2023 season really did hurt him with 22 pressures. Take that out and he has 23 pressures on 808 snaps, or 2.85%.

Conerly needs a bit more anchor and grip strength, Belton needs a bit less weight and more lateral agility.

I tend to gravitate towards the guy who can move really well already and needs a bit more mass over the guy who's more of the opposite. Hell, I'd love to have both of these guys, especially if Belton falls to the bottom of the 3rd where I'm seeing him projected a lot.

[Palangi]

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-...es-senior-bowl

OT ANTHONY BELTON, N.C. STATE

I was so impressed with Belton during Senior Bowl practice week. The 6-foot-5 and 345-pound offensive lineman played snaps at both guard and tackle all week, and he looked like a potential NFL starter at both spots. He was a mauler on tape, both positively and negatively. But in Mobile, he showed quick footwork in addition to an ability to mirror and neutralize speed as well as impose his strength. He checked some unexpected boxes during those practices and his draft stock is rising because of it.

[Titty Meat]

Think we sign a stop gap vet LT tbh