About this episode

Brandon Thorn and Duke Manyweather discuss the 2025 NFL Offensive Line All-Pro teams and their selections for the Protector of the Year Award.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Each year, Duke Manyweather and I put together our NFL Offensive Line All-Pro teams — 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team — and for the first time in 2025, our Protector of the Year Award selections. This show represents the culmination of another season spent studying the position full-time: grinding film, trading daily notes, and working to quantify what actually shows up on Sundays. Our goal is simple — do right by the offensive line. Put in the work, shine a light on the position, and elevate the players who truly define it. We take the process seriously. And we still have a lot of fun doing it. Episode Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome + framing the annual OL All-Pro show 01:00 – All-Pro criteria: snaps, starts, and why thresholds matter 03:40 – Why this year’s OL evaluations were tighter than usual 05:20 – 1st Team All-Pro: Left Tackle 08:35 – 2nd & 3rd Team: Left Tackle 14:50 – Left Guard All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team) 25:35 – Center All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team) 36:20 – Right Guard All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team) 44:50 – Right Tackle All-Pro Teams (1st–3rd Team) ~58:00 – Protector of the Year Award (Top 3)…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Thorn

Topics covered

• NFL
• Offensive Line
• All-Pro Teams
• Protector of the Year
• Football Analysis

Keywords

• NFL
• Offensive Line
• All-Pro
• Protector of the Year
• Football
• Duke Manyweather
• Brandon Thorn

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Books & works: Protector of the Year Award

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