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LSU's Will Campbell, the top OT in the NFL Draft, has meetings with multiple top-5 teams

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NFL: Combine
Mar 1, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Louisiana State University offensive lineman Will Campbell (OL05) answers questions at a press conference during the 2025 NFL Combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images

Former LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell left no doubt about his draft stock at last week’s NFL Combine, putting on a show that solidified his status as the top offensive tackle prospect in the upcoming draft.

Despite some Combine chatter about his arm length — measured in at 32 5/8 inches — the 6-foot-5 7/8, 319-pound lineman silenced the doubters with an elite athletic performance. Campbell clocked an impressive 5.00 and 4.98 in the 40-yard dash, placing him in rare company among offensive linemen. His explosiveness was further highlighted by a 32-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot-5 broad jump, both top-five marks among his position group.

Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported that Campbell has meetings lined up this week with “three teams picking in the top five,” and two of those meetings will include members of team ownership groups. While Schultz didn’t specify the teams, the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars currently hold the first five picks in the draft.

“There was some chatter about his arm length at the Combine, but his SEC tape — along with a dominant on-field workout where he finished top five among all OL in every drill — has cemented his status as the top OT in the draft for most, if not all, teams,” Schultz said.

Campbell shrugged off the arm length concerns in his media session.

“I think I’ve shown everything that I need to show that I can play tackle at an elite level,” Campbell said. “You can go look at my tape, there’s not one play on there that when I get beat you say that’s because he has shorter arms. Obviously, I don’t have stereotypical offensive tackle arms. I’m aware of that. People have to nitpick something. I’ve heard it all my career. When I was coming out of high school, the college coaches all said the same thing. I proved them wrong. It’s something I anticipate doing again.”

Since 2010, the list of offensive linemen at the combine to record a sub-5.00 40 and 30+ inch broad jump at 315+ pounds is short: Will Campbell (2025), Tristan Wirfs (2020) and Trent Williams (2010).

With his combination of athleticism, strength and SEC battle-tested experience, Campbell has positioned himself as a near lock to hear his name called very early in the first round. The draft is scheduled to be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 24–26, 2025. 

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