By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports
June 4, 2025
The O-Line is the engine that drives the offense.
The West features some impressive players at the position, big guys who can move defenders out of the way with the nation’s best.
Today, we look at the region’s Top offensive linemen.
[We ranked special teams players, the DBs, LBs, and DLs here.]
1. Spencer Fano, T, Utah
Among the nation’s best in both pass protection and run blocking, he excels at paving the way for the rushers as a run-blocking tackle.
Look for Fano to have another All-American season for the Utes.
2. Iapani Laloulu, C, Oregon
One consistent figure is Laloulu, who enters 2025 as the clear favorite for the Rimington Award given to the nation’s best center each season.
Laloulu has yet to allow a single sack over 720 career pass-blocking snaps. Last season, he allowed just 10 pressures on 498 pass plays.
3. Isaiah World, T, Oregon
Last season with Nevada, he allowed just one sack in 457 pass blocking snaps.
World could be an All-Big Ten performer at tackle.
4. Caleb Lomu, T, Utah
Lomu had one of the highest pass protection grades in the Big XII last season.
He has everything it takes to get out and pave the way for backs.
5. Kage Casey, T, Boise State
He helped pave the way for Ashton Jeanty and the Broncos’ school record 3,365 rushing yards as a team in 2024.
In 440 pass-blocking snaps, he did not allow a sack, and as a unit, the team only allowed 1.07 sacks per outing.
6. Emmanuel Pregnon, G, Oregon
He has a ton of athletic ability to go along with his size and should develop into a top-notch guard in Eugene.
Pregnon started every game in 2024 for USC, with 882 snaps at left guard, and did not allow a single sack.
7. Tanoa Togiai, G, Utah
Pro Football Focus (PFF) agrees.
According to the respected player-rating company, he graded out in the top three in the Big XII as both a run-blocker and pass-blocker in 2024.
8. Jack Walsh, G, Wyoming
He also did not allow a sack in over 650 snaps
A mainstay in the starting lineup the last two seasons, Walsh has good footwork and can get out and lead the way in pulling situations.
9. Elijah Paige, T, USC
He started all 13 games in 2024.
Remarkably, has only committed three penalties on 814 career snaps.
10. Andrew Madrigal, C, Nevada
He is a big body in the middle and reads blocking assignments well.
Madrigal is a familiar face to start each offensive set for a Nevada team that will look drastically different in 2025.
11. Mason Randolph, C, Boise State
He has allowed just one sack in his career spanning over 700 passing snaps.
A powerful run blocker, Randolph will help lead the way in the post-Ashton Jeanty era in Boise.
12. Costen Cooley, C, Air Force
Scheme or not, nothing gets done on the ground without the big guys up front, and Cooley will lead the way once again in the middle of that line.
He graded out as the sixth-best run blocker in the nation last season.
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