Let's get into more NFL power rankings and rank the best guards in the league for the 2025 season.
Having stable guard play is another luxury in the NFL, as pressure in the interior of an offensive line can easily collapse the pocket and ruin a play, and if a quarterback is not all that mobile, it just turns into a disaster.
There are quite a few competent guards in the NFL, but there may not be many top-tier guards in the league. Ahead of the 2025 NFL Season, let's power rank the five best guards in the league.
2025 NFL Power Rankings: The league's best guards for the new season
5. Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles
Landon Dickerson is one of many offensive linemen who have been a home-run for the Philadelphia Eagles. Dickerson and the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2024, and Dickerson himself is a three-time Pro Bowler and has missed just five games in four seasons.
4. Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts
Quenton Nelson has made the Pro Bowl in each year of his NFL career and has also added three All-Pros as well. Nelson did not miss a game until the 2021 NFL Season, and he has missed just four games in his seven-year NFL career.
Back in the 2018 NFL Draft cycle, Nelson was seen by many as one of the sure-fire draft picks, and he has certainly turned into a stable force for the Colts.
3. Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons
A three-time Pro Bowler, Chris Lindstrom of the Atlanta Falcons has missed just one start since the 2020 NFL Season. Weirdly enough, he has been named to three-straight second-team All-Pro teams, which is also the three years he has made the Pro Bowl.
Perhaps Lindstrom will be able to earn a first-team All-Pro nod in 2025. The Falcons offensive line does have a key test in 2025, as Michael Penix Jr is hoping to make a jump in year two.
2. Joe Thuney, Chicago Bears
Traded to the Chicago Bears this offseason, Joe Thuney comes in at no. 2 in our guard power rankings for 2025. It seems like the Kansas City Chiefs had to move Thuney for financial reasons, so their already-shaky offensive line might be a bit worse.
The Bears could now field one of the more stout units in the NFL with Thuney in the picture. He might even be a future Hall of Famer as well. Thuney is second in our guard power rankings.
1. Quinn Meinerz, Denver Broncos
A first-team All-Pro in the 2024 NFL Season, Quinn Meinerz is first in our guard power rankings for the 2025 NFL Season. A 2021 NFL Draft pick, Meinerz was a late third-round selection and a diamond in the rough for Broncos GM George Paton.
He is the anchor of the team's offensive line and the best guard in the NFL.