Laremy Tunsil
Washington CommandersSTM Take
A perennial Pro Bowl left tackle still playing at an elite level.
The case for
- Five consecutive Pro Bowls (2019-2024) plus four straight top-20 STTM finishes establishes Hall-of-Very-Good baseline. Two blockbuster trade compensations (Miami → Houston, Houston → Washington) reflect his market value.
- Career sack rate is among the lowest of any active LT. Washington's 2025 trade investment is paying off immediately.
The worry
- At 32 the structural decline curve is approaching; even the best LTs typically lose a step in their mid-30s.
- The blockbuster trade plus extension means a massive cap charge through 2026, which limits Washington's flexibility if performance falls off.
What to watch: Whether Tunsil's 2026 snap share stays above 95% and his sack rate stays under 2%, the thresholds that confirm sustained elite-tier production.
Full take and bio
Five straight Pro Bowls plus four straight top-19 STTM finishes (#14 in 2020, #15 in 2022, #19 in 2023, #15 in 2024, #8 in 2025) confirms one of the most consistent LT careers of the past decade. The 2025 jump to tier 1 (#8) with Washington shows the Daniels-offense environment may have actually improved his usage. At 32 the trajectory is sustained elite-tier LT play.
Tunsil came out of Ole Miss as Miami's 1st-round pick (13th overall) in 2016 after a pre-draft gas mask bong video tanked his stock from top-3 territory. Miami traded him to Houston in 2019 in a blockbuster deal that included two 1st-round picks. He made five consecutive Pro Bowls (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) and posted four straight top-20 STTM finishes with the Texans (#14, #15, #19, #15). Washington traded for him in March 2025 in another blockbuster deal to anchor Jayden Daniels's blind side.
Laremy Tunsil Injury StatusIR
Laremy Tunsil is listed on injured reserve (Triceps), reported Aug 31, with a return date of Dec 20. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
Round 1, pick 13 to the Miami Dolphins in 2016, out of Mississippi (SEC). He went about where consensus had him.
Coming out: 5.23s 40 yd.
What this pick usually becomes. Of the 220 players taken as a late first-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 70% earned a second contract and 72% became starters. The median one started 58 career games.