The very good, but maybe not great, 2025 NFL Draft offensive line class
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🗓️ 23 April 2025
⏱️ 91 minutes
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A great comedy movie isn't going to win any Oscars, but it's a fun two hours at the movies. That's the offensive line class in the 2025 NFL Draft. It may not be stocked with potential future All-Pros, but it does have more than its fair share of players who project as quality starters. Dane Brugler and Brandon Thorn from the Trench Warfare Substack join Robert Mays to break down the class on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Dane Brugler and Brandon Thorn
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Show. |
| 0:05.2 | I'm Robert Mays. |
| 0:06.1 | Today is our last positional breakdown of the 2025 draft cycle. |
| 0:10.8 | Me, Dane Brugler, Brandon Thorne from the Trench Warfare Podcast and Substack and Breacher Report, |
| 0:17.2 | breaking down the offensive line group from the 2025 draft. |
| 0:22.7 | We hit the tackles, guards, |
| 0:27.2 | and centers that Dan and Brandon had going essentially in the first couple rounds. And then we talked about some day three or round three or later players at virtually every single position. |
| 0:32.5 | We talked about this beginning of the show, but an enjoyable group of offensive linemen. |
| 0:35.9 | And a group I enjoyed watching more than I thought I might have based on the way that it had been talked about. So really enjoyed |
| 0:41.5 | that conversation with Dane and Brandon. Before we get to that, quick reminder, tomorrow, |
| 0:46.5 | Thursday, 7.30 p.m. Eastern, live on the Athletic Football Show YouTube channel, me, Dane, |
| 0:53.5 | Derek Classen, Bruce Feldman, |
| 0:55.3 | breaking down every single pick of round one, |
| 0:58.1 | doing it live from a studio in Chicago, |
| 1:00.0 | very, very excited about this year's version of the draft show. |
| 1:03.5 | We'll be back on Friday night, 6.30 p.m. Eastern, me, Dane, Derek, |
| 1:07.9 | a bunch of guests from the athletic newsroom reacting to every single pick from the second and third rounds. One of my favorite things that we do, we've done over the last five years. I think it's gotten better every single year we've done it. Very much looking forward to this year's version of the live draft show. And if you guys can make it, we would love to have you tune in and join us for draft night. So looking forward to that. |
| 1:28.4 | But for now, let's get to the conversation about this year's offensive line class |
| 1:31.8 | with Dame Bruegler and Brandon Thorne right now. |
| 1:39.0 | I'm excited about this one. |
| 1:40.9 | This one is for the real draft sickos. |
| 1:43.5 | And I have two guys on here who are going to |
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