PFF OT Rankings Ahead of 2025 Season

[River Dog]

This should dovetail nicely with our thread about Charles Cross. Before I read the article, I thought that he might sneak into the top 10, but #13 sounds about right.

Below are PFF's preseason rankings for offensive tackles:

1. Jordan Mailata, Philadelphia Eagles
2. Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers
4. Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers
5. Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles
6. Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions
7. Christian Darrisaw, Minnesota Vikings
8. Laremy Tunsil, Washington Commanders
9. Zach Tom, Green Bay Packers
10. Bernhard Raimann, Indianapolis Colts
11. Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos
12. Kolton Miller, Las Vegas Raiders
13. Charles Cross, Seattle Seahawks
14. Paris Johnson Jr., Arizona Cardinals
15. Andrew Thomas, New York Giants
16. Joe Alt, Los Angeles Chargers
17. Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills
18. Brian O'Neill, Minnesota Vikings
19. Alaric Jackson, Los Angeles Rams
20. Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons
21. Braden Smith, Indianapolis Colts
22. Taylor Moton, Carolina Panthers
23. Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens
24. Taylor Decker, Detroit Lions
25. Braxton Jones, Chicago Bears
26. Darnell Wright, Chicago Bears
28. Rob Havenstein, Los Angeles Rams
29. Luke Goedeke, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Kaleb McGary, Atlanta Falcons
31. Rasheed Walker, Green Bay Packers
32. Walker Little, Jacksonville Jaguars
27. Spencer Brown, Buffalo Bills
28. Rob Havenstein, Los Angeles Rams
29. Luke Goedeke, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Kaleb McGary, Atlanta Falcons
31. Rasheed Walker, Green Bay Packers
32. Walker Little, Jacksonville Jaguars

And here's what they had to say about Cross:

Despite playing on arguably the worst offensive line in football, Cross enjoyed a breakout season in his third NFL season. After allowing pressure on 8.1% of pass plays in each of his first two seasons, he gave up pressure on just 7.0% of pass plays and his 81.3 PFF pass-blocking grade ranked 13th at the position in 2024.

Cross fared well in run blocking, too, evidenced by his 15th-ranked 77.9 PFF run-blocking grade.

[c_hawkbob]

If he and Zabel are allowed to play together for a couple years we may have us a premier left side again! (maybe not Walt/Hutch caliber but who is?)

[NorthHawk]

That's been a big issue since JS/PC took over. The OL churn - mostly IOL doesn't make for a cohesive unit