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Ohio State, Tennessee, Georgia or Nebraska will land a commitment from Rivals250 No. 2 overall prospect David Sanders Jr. on Aug. 17. Sanders, the top-ranked offensive lineman in the 2025 Rivals250, is an elite talent at the position. Only three offensive linemen have finished the rankings cycle ranked as high at No. 2 overall and Sanders could be the fourth.
There have been some outstanding offensive line prospects in the last five years. How does Sanders stack up against them? Take a look at this ranking of the last five No. 1 offensive linemen.
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1. JC LATHAM (2021)
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Latham finished No. 3 in the 2021 Rivals250 and signed with Alabama, where he played in every game his freshman year and started every game the next two years. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
It’s easy to say we got this one right. Latham was a massive prospect coming out of high school and he continued to physically develop once he arrived at Alabama. He left high school at 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds, but arrived at the NFL Combine at 342 pounds with arms longer than 35 inches and 11-inch hands.
Latham’s sheer size combined with his athletic and technical abilities at the high school level made him a pretty easy choice for No. 1 offensive lineman that year.
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2. KADYN PROCTOR (2023)
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Proctor’s career got off to somewhat of a bumpy start but it ended with him landing on the SEC All-Freshman team. The 6-foot-8, 335-pound Proctor grew to 360 pounds after getting to Tuscaloosa and proceeded to start every game of his freshman year at left tackle, which is a rare feat for the…
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Publish date : 2024-07-10 19:28:38
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