Lions’ Penei Sewell Headlines Impressive List Ahead of 2025 NFL Season

Lions' Penei Sewell headlines impressive list

Those players join many big names who have come out of Oregon in recent years, including Bo Nix, Justin Herbert, and Penei Sewell.

Sewell was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Detroit Lions.

Since then, he's proven to be one of the league's best offensive lineman. He's got three Pro Bowls on his resume and an even more impressive two First-team All-Pro selections.

As a result, Pro Football Focus put Sewell as the No. 1 player in their top 25 under 25 list for the second consecutive year.

"Sewell led this list last year, and after another dominant season as one of the three highest-graded players at his position, his spot at the top remains solidified," wrote Pro Football Focus' Jonathon Macri. "Sewell’s run-blocking ability is his best asset, as he owns a 95.2 PFF run-blocking grade for his career — the second-best mark among all offensive linemen since entering the league in 2021.

"Most impressive about Sewell’s top PFF overall grade is that he has played more snaps (4,773) than any other qualifying player for this list, keeping him as the top player under 25 for one more year."

Nix could likely have made this list after his rookie season, but he missed the cutoff point because he turned 25 in February.

Sewell's production is a large reason for the Lions' success in the past two seasons and has helped the Lions' backfield emerge as arguably the best tandem in the NFL between Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.

Look for that duo to take an even bigger step forward behind Sewell, who is just now entering his prime.