Matty Lane· Jul 23, 2026
Maddie Lane gave his top 10 NFL offensive tackles heading into the season, with Tristan Wirfs first, Andrew Thomas second, and a notably high placement for Dion Dawkins at seventh while dropping Trent Williams to eighth.
“Number two, Andrew Thomas. And number one, Tristan Wurfs.”
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- Top Player ListsJul 23, 2026
“And it's Garrett Bowles at number 10, Darnell Wright at number nine, and Trent Williams... at number eight... Dion Dawkins at number seven... And then Jordan Mallata... the Leonard Williams tier AKA Tene Sewell in number five... It's Larry Tunzel and Lane Johnson... Number two, Andrew Thomas. And number one, Tristan Wurfs.”
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