Lane Johnson didn\u2019t allow a sack in 2024, anchoring one of the NFL\u2019s best offensive line units and helping the Philadelphia Eagles win their second Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
The six-time Pro Bowl pick and two-time All-Pro was selected the No. 1 offensive tackle in a preseason survey by The Associated Press. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at the position, basing selections on current status entering the 2025 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1 points.<\/p>\n
Johnson, who plays right tackle, received three first-place votes and four thirds. Teammate Jordan Mailata, who plays the left side, also got three first-place votes. Penei Sewell and Trent Williams also received one first apiece.<\/p>\n
Mailata finished second and Tristan Wirfs came in third, followed by Sewell and Williams. Rashawn Slater, Laremy Tunsil and Dion Dawkins also received votes.<\/p>\n
1. LANE JOHNSON, Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n
Johnson has established himself as one of the greatest right tackles in NFL history since the Eagles selected him No. 4 overall in the 2013 draft.<\/p>\n
Johnson helped pave the way for Saquon Barkley\u2019s record-setting rushing season and protected Jalen Hurts. He\u2019s been a dominant force on the right side and a valuable team leader for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
2. JORDAN MAILATA, Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n
Mailata had never played American football before the Eagles drafted the Australian rugby star in the seventh round of the 2018 draft.<\/p>\n
Under offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland\u2019s guidance, he\u2019s become one of the best in the game.<\/p>\n
A Pro Bowl snub in 2024, Mailata earned second-team All-Pro honors. He got one second-place vote, one third and one fifth to go with the three firsts.<\/p>\n
3. TRISTAN WIRFS, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/p>\n
Wirfs, who switched from right tackle to left in 2023, became the first player selected an All-Pro at both tackle spots.<\/p>\n
He made it at right tackle in 2021 and earned the spot on the left side last year.<\/p>\n
Wirfs was the anchor of an offensive line that helped Tampa Bay finish fourth in rushing last season.<\/p>\n
He got five second-place votes, two thirds and one fifth.<\/p>\n
4. PENEI SEWELL, Detroit Lions<\/p>\n
Sewell beat out Johnson for first-team All-Pro last season despite a down year as a pass blocker. He excelled as a run protector but allowed pressure on 4.7% of pass plays, per Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n
Sewell, who moved from left tackle to the right side a few years ago, is a three-time Pro Bowl pick and two-time All-Pro.<\/p>\n
He got two second-place votes, four fourths and one fifth along with the one first.<\/p>\n
5. TRENT WILLIAMS, San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n
Williams is coming off an injury-plagued season but remains one of the best left tackles in the NFL.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s an 11-time Pro Bowl pick and was an All-Pro three straight seasons before missing seven games last year.<\/p>\n
He received one third-place vote, two fourths and one fifth to go with his one first.<\/p>\n
\u2014 By ROB MAADDI, The Associated Press<\/p>\n
Originally Published: July 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lane Johnson didn\u2019t allow a sack in 2024, anchoring one of the NFL\u2019s best offensive line units and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[146,113,25,7,957,6,242,109,2476,9,15004],"class_list":{"0":"post-221372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-eagles","8":"tag-detroit","9":"tag-detroit-lions","10":"tag-eagles","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-michigan","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-philadelphia","15":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","16":"tag-philadelphiaeagles","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-wayne-county"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}