Rivals Camp Series: Ranking The Best OL


The 2024 Opponents Camp Sequence regional stops are completed and the Opponents 5-Megastar is at the horizon so this year, we’re taking a position-by-position take a look at which possibilities inspired us probably the most on the regional occasions this past. The offensive linemen are up after.

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1. PIERRE DEAN

Pierre Dean

Pierre Dean (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

Dean has been ranked as one of the most supremacy offensive linemen within the 2026 magnificence since his preliminary debut within the Rivals250 in January. Since that month even though, he has nonetheless unhidden his hold be on one?s feet greatly. One main explanation why being his efficiency in Charlotte the place he showcased his superior dimension and upper-body energy at both take on spot.

Dean combines his athleticism, a obese first punch, and similarly robust higher and decrease physique to show a violent completing skill.

Georgia, Alabama and Florida Climate are amongst the ones closely concerned.

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2. MARIO NASH JR.

Mario Nash Jr.

Mario Nash Jr. (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

Past in Dallas, Nash made probably the most of his alternative, lining up at a couple of positions, together with proper take on and within at defend, persistently being a pressure in pass-pro in opposition to a number of of the supremacy defensive linemen in attendance. Appearing robust lateral motion skill, he used to be in a position to stick squared to his opponent, later impaired his 34-inch palms to direct them clear of their speed lanes.

Nash used to be his very best when containing the threshold, however he flashed the power to restrict the push to the interior as smartly.

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3. MAX BUCHANAN

Max Buchanan

Max Buchanan

The 6-foot-4, 296-pound internal chance out of Sanford, Fla., used to be dominant in Miami. The secret for Buchanan used to be hanging. His methodology and hand placement made for an remarkable first punch that frequently stifled defensive linemen on have an effect on. Buchanan controlled to reserve his combatants not more than a backyard or two off the series of scrimmage for a lot of the past.

It’s deny awe to look why the four-star is latter in on 30 general offer from the likes of Clemson, Penn Climate, LSU and Miami.

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4. JOHN TURNTINE III

John Turntine

John Turntine (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

When Turntine wins his reps, he wins them early. And there’s now not many he’s now not profitable. The Deny. 1 chance in Texas has elite measurables with 35.25-inch palms and an 83-inch wingspan. To advance along side that he’s 6-foot-4, 317 kilos, a weight he holds really well.

In Dallas, Turntine used to be just about not possible to get month with superior hand placement and robust completing skill. He additionally added superior stability and persistence in his go blocking off.

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5. KAIL ELLIS

Kail Ellis

Kail Ellis (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

Ellis used to be busy in Atlanta, taking reps in any respect 3 spots: take on, defend and middle. Past at 6-foot-4, 290 kilos, he may just are compatible in at take on, however he’ll most probably in finding himself at the internal long run. The Auburn dedicate had in point of fact remarkable hand placement, additionally appearing his skill to reset his fingers on counter strikes from the defender.

It used to be a related race for the MVP award in Atlanta, however Ellis were given the nod because of his constant efficiency in opposition to the most efficient defensive linemen.

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6. JAKE COOK

Jake Cook

Jake Prepare dinner (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

The Louisville dedicate were given maximum of his paintings in at middle, however made positive to get some reps at defend sooner than the past used to be over. Prepare dinner has alike 36-inch palms, which makes it simple for him to land first touch. At 307 kilos, he may just elect to only anchor and keep role, however Prepare dinner used to be searching for extra. He used to be lively in his pursuit to complete and put a number of defensive linemen into the turf.

His efficiency landed him MVP honors, his fourth celebrity and a debut within the Rivals250. It can be difficult for Louisville to keep onto him sooner than the past is over.

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7. TOMMY TOFI

Tommy Tofi

Tommy Tofi (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

Additionally within the dialogue for the MVP award in Indianapolis beside Prepare dinner used to be Tofi, who’s a monster within the 2026 magnificence. Measuring in at 6-foot-6 and 365 kilos is plenty to catch everybody’s consideration, however the way in which he strikes with that weight used to be what made the past. Regardless of his weight, he’s reasonably smartly proportioned and remains balanced along with his higher and decrease part in sync. Additionally to turn the persistence he did at nonetheless an early level in his building used to be a big certain.

Already at Deny. 144 within the Rivals250, Tofi shall be a a laugh one to observe assemble over the after past or two.

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8. HOUSTON KAAHAAINA-TORRES

Houston Kaahaaina-Torres

Houston Kaahaaina-Torres (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

It’s remarkable for a natural middle to pull house the MVP award at any camp. However to stand one of the crucial defensive linemen he did, and persistently win his reps, Kaahaaina-Torres proved his significance because the Deny. 3 middle within the 2025 magnificence.

The Honoululu local has 16 offer in hand with Arizona Climate, Michigan Climate, Utah and Nebraska within the image.

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9. JAYVON MCFADDEN

Jayvon McFadden

Jayvon McFadden (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

If there used to be something McFadden did generation in Charlotte, it used to be to produce positive he impaired all 6-foot-3 and 280 kilos of his physique to get in the way in which of defensive linemen. Past he’s ranked as a defend, McFadden were given his 1-on-1 paintings at left take on. With very lively toes and conserving his middle of gravity decrease to the farmland, he used to be in point of fact in a position to replicate the defenders strikes.

He displayed a fiery character and a top motor for the offensive series role.

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10. CHANCELLOR BARCLAY

Chancellor Barclay

Chancellor Barclay (Nick Lucero/Opponents.com)

Rather of taking part in with warning and persistence, Barclay he is not capable of with some fireplace and be competitive in his assault. Past it did purpose him to play games insane now and then, he used to be additionally in a position to produce first touch extra instances than now not, taking part in in his partial. The Rivals250 chance additionally confirmed his skill to reserve defenders in entrance of him and inside of his body, managing to restrain extra field giving up.

Florida, Miami and Penn Climate were top in Barclay’s recruitment however Clemson and Oklahoma may just surge nearest contemporary visits.

Rivals Five-Star: Florida Prospects That Can Boost Ranking At Event


The Opponents 5-Celebrity is lower than two weeks away, and possibilities from around the nation will descend on Jacksonville, Fla., to compete towards their friends within the 2025 and 2026 categories. Many of those competition are recognized amounts then competing at alternative top-tier occasions, however others have had fewer alternatives towards elite pageant and may have a anticipation to spice up their conserve.

Opponents.com nationwide recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. spotlights 5 of those possibilities beneath.

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Already a gradual riser over the endmost few ratings updates, the Oregon loyalty is somebody we adore somewhat extra each and every pace we see him. Addison works with elite field and athleticism on the offensive take on spot, however is flexible enough quantity to paintings inner spots as smartly. At all times just right at the go, there’s room for the four-star to seal up one facet of the offensive series from a pass-protection point of view.

The unused Duck loyalty envisions himself as probably the most premier take on projections within the magnificence, so the gaudy trench skill readily available at the alternative facet of the ball will have to lend reasonably the take a look at simply how a long way Addison’s sport has in reality come.

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Ranked a number of the zenith large receiver recruits since Opponents started rating the category of 2025, Ffrench has flirted with five-star situation for reasonably once in a while. He could also be hitting his stride at the circuit, too, as he has regarded a number of the elite an increasing number of over the endmost few months. The only-time Alabama loyalty deals dimension, polish and powerful ball abilities to complete reps with physicality, so this surroundings will have to be one he leans into similar to we have now evident right through 7-on-7 occasions and past.

Ffrench, who’s having a look at Ohio Shape, Texas, LSU, Miami and Tennessee forward of a overdue August resolution, might be at the identical garden as lots of the easiest within the magnificence of 2025 and 2026 so an MVP-type aim may just transform a big step in opposition to incomes that elusive 5th superstar or staying proper at the cusp of that situation going into his senior season.

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The Notre Dame loyalty has one of the maximum important two-way tape within the magnificence of 2025, however his paintings within the secondary on the Opponents 5-Celebrity might be our maximum prolonged take a look at Yellowish operating solely towards large receivers.

We all know he has the uncooked equipment, particularly in relation to true velocity and ball abilities, to contend — however how does he keep up from a technical point of view? There’s a numerous workforce of large receivers to safe, from mini and shifty slots to elevated boundary varieties, so sustained good fortune may just push him into the zenith 100 total.

Yellowish does now not take part in lots of offseason occasions, particularly solely on protection, so he’s going to have as a lot to realize as anyone chance got to work out. At a minimal, the development will have to support govern any positional debates available between the flexible secondary projection, who lately assessments in because the folk’s Incorrect. 15 cornerback.

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3 five-star offensive tackles headline the offensive series workforce anticipated in Jacksonville, so the chance not to most effective rack up wins towards possibilities ranked upper total exists — but additionally to book defenders ranked at the back of him at bay. Hilson was once named Defensive Series MVP on the Opponents Camp Sequence in Miami as a result of he didn’t depend on his ultra-effective velocity speed, however he applied a counter sport to turn a extra whole skillset at the edge. Doing it towards a better threshold of blockers may just doubtlessly cement his situation because the zenith edge rusher projection within the magnificence of 2025 total.

Hilson, who continues to be taking into consideration Texas and Florida regardless of his Florida Shape loyalty, is the highest-ranked chance past 5 superstar space within the Rivals250. Already the top-ranked weakside defensive finish, that endmost superstar is the general field for the Cocoa (Fla.) Top Faculty superstar to test in relation to the ratings.

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The race for the Incorrect. 1-ranked protection engage is on and the USC loyalty will have to be within the thick of that dialog. Stubbs, who took house Defensive Again MVP honors on the Opponents Camp Sequence in Miami, has manufacture a banner offseason in showcasing each his space and man-to-man safe abilities, with an emphasis on profitable on the level of touch. Stubbs has the kind of safe abilities the place he outshines cornerback projections, so doing so on this blue-chip surroundings would play games extremely definitely.

The extent of skill will meet quite a few settings to gleam in for ability avid gamers, in particular large receivers and defensive backs. It way the anticipation to all set the month in each particular person or workforce pageant settings may just supremacy to a dominant while for defensive backs who flash during the development. Stubbs is at the snip record of the ones anticipated to contend.

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