Die-hard Detroit Lions fans have been waiting for this day for five years now, but the long wait is over. Penei Sewell, the first draft pick of the Dan Campbell-Brad Holmes era, is officially considered the best offensive lineman in football.

In this year’s NFL Top 100 list for the 2025 season—which is voted on by the players—the Lions’ two-time first-team All-Pro right tackle checks in as the 13th-best player in the NFL, the highest ranking for any offensive lineman. It’s a nine-spot jump for Sewell, who checked in at No. 22 in 2024 and was shockingly unranked during his first three years in the league.

When a player is as dominant as Sewell, coaches and players are not often asked about them because the expectation is that they’ll always be dominant. That’s the standard they’ve establi

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