6/2/2023 football Edit

Rivals Camp Series: Ranking the best offensive linemen

Adam Gorney • Rivals.com

National Recruiting Director

The 2023 Rivals Camp Series regional stops are finished, so this week we are taking a position-by-position look at which prospects impressed us the most at the regional events this year. The offensive linemen are up next.

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1. MICHAEL FASUSI

What stood out most about Fasusi at the Dallas Rivals Camp was that he was all of 6-foot-5 and 284 pounds but carried it incredibly smoothly with no bad weight, and when he needed to be physical, the 2025 four-star from Lewisville, Texas, had no problem delivering painful strikes to defensive linemen.

Rated as the No. 11 offensive tackle in his class, Fasusi definitely made a statement to move up in the rankings, because he has elite physical and athletic traits and reminded me of Greg Little at the same stage.

Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas, Penn State, TCU and others are involved.

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2. RYAN HOWERTON

With a nickname like “Mountain,” the three-star offensive tackle from Laurel (Md.) St. Vincent Pallotti showed off a lot of elite traits at the New Jersey stop of the Rivals Camp Series. His 6-foot-4, 318-pound frame is big and powerful, and what was maybe even more impressive is that Howerton measured in with an 83-inch wingspan.

The three-star has definitely made a case to move up in the rankings after showing off light feet and power plus the ability to stop the outside rush or inside moves with his long arms.

West Virginia and Pitt, among others, are expected to get visits in June.

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3. BRAYDEN JACOBS

The son of Super Bowl champion Brandon Jacobs, the 2025 four-star offensive tackle from Buford, Ga., has been around the Rivals Camp scene for a few years and only in the last couple has he participated. Jacobs has improved leaps and bounds in only a year’s time as the 6-foot-7, 318-pound prospect already has NFL measurables for an offensive lineman and he’s putting together all the physical tools as well.

The 2025 four-star has a powerful punch that rocks back defensive ends, the size to take up a lot of space and the length to get rushers off their line.

Clemson, Penn State and a host of SEC schools are among the teams involved.

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4. EDDY PIERRE-LOUIS

There is no better video this offseason maybe than Pierre-Louis chugging down the track at 6-foot-4 and 333 pounds, and turning in a really respectable performance on top of his work at the Rivals Camp stop in Miami. The high four-star offensive guard from Tampa (Fla.) Catholic did at that camp what he has done for years – overpowered defensive linemen with his size and strength and then used light feet to move, block and obstruct anyone coming into the offensive line.

At the Rivals Underclassmen Challenge last summer, Pierre-Louis showed on the bench press just how strong he is and it translates well on the field.

Oklahoma, UCF, Florida and many others remain involved.

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5. DOUGLAS UTU

The 2025 four-star offensive lineman from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman has been one of the most consistently dominant offensive linemen regardless of class - not only this offseason but for the last couple - and Utu was again great at the Los Angeles Rivals Camp to kick off the series this year. Utu is 6-foot-6 and 301 pounds with no bad weight, moves well and doesn’t even look that big but he sure is - and he surely wins almost every rep with one of the best anchors in recent memory. The four-star is phenomenal with his hands and feet and simply does not lose many reps by power or speed rushers. Oklahoma, USC, Oregon, Penn State and many others are in the mix.