NFL Draft 2025: Way-Too-Early May Top 100 Big Board
I'm heading out for a work trip - so now's a great time to drop my first 2025 NFL Draft big board
I turned my attention to the 2025 NFL Draft after the Senior Bowl in February. Since then, I’ve given summer grades to more than 150 players and produced more than 60 full, multi-page scouting reports that are gradually being released through this newsletter. Today, I’ll begin sharing some of my broader thoughts on the class as a whole with you.
The 2025 NFL Draft needs a few breakout stars. From my initial passes, this class looks significantly less talented at the top than the 2024 group. Many of the top talents are defensive players as opposed to the record run on offensive prospects we saw a month ago.
The running back and tight end classes are well-stocked. Cornerback, edge, and defensive tackle don’t have fantastic depth, but all three positions have really impressive high-end talent. Linebacker looks like a mostly barren desert again. The wide receiver class has more room for variance than recent drafts (excluding 2023). Barring injuries, we could be looking at a deep and very talented running back class.
Notably, there appears to be a significant drop-off in the number and quality of offensive tackle and quarterback prospects available. There are still plenty of tackles who could earn top 120 values, but very few of them are clear first rounders (despite the summer hype).
There are only two quarterbacks from the 2025 class that I would take in the first round if the draft was tomorrow, and even then, I wouldn’t feel too good about it.
Friendly reminder that the specific number rankings don’t mean a ton at this stage of the process. Focus more on the tier a prospect appears in. My thoughts are still a little scrambled as I work through building and instituting an 8-point grading scale for this cycle, so I’ll be shaking a few things up in June and July.
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*Marks first-year draft-eligible prospects
Late Top 100 Candidates
100. Anthony Belton, OT North Carolina State
99. Francisco Mauigoa, LB Miami
98. Rod Moore, S Michigan
97. Rylie Mills, IDL Notre Dame
96. Jack Velling, TE Michigan State* (Scouting Report)
95. Tate Ratledge, G Georgia
94. Noah Fifita, QB Arizona*
93. Tahj Brooks, RB Texas Tech
92. Jasheen Davis, Edge Wake Forest
91. Phil Mafah, RB Clemson
90. Jah Joyner, Edge Minnesota
89. Bear Alexander, IDL USC*
88. Will Howard, QB Ohio State
87. Antwane Wells Jr., WR Ole Miss
86. Blake Miller, OT Clemson* (Scouting Report)
85. Riley Mahlman, OT Wisconsin (Scouting Report)
84. J. Michael Sturdivant, WR UCLA
83. Dontay Corleone, IDL Cincinnati
82. Micah Pettus, OT Ole Miss (Scouting Report)
81. Jamon Dumas-Johnson, LB Kentucky
80. Smael Mondon Jr., LB Georgia
79. Damien Martinez, RB Miami*
78. Mitchell Evans, TE Notre Dame (Scouting Report)
77. Jared Wilson, C Georgia (Scouting Report)
76. Trevor Etienne, RB Georgia*
75. Matthew Golden, WR Texas*
74. Barion Brown, WR Kentucky*
73. Jalen Milroe, QB Alabama
72. Jaydon Blue, RB Texas*
71. Josaiah Stewart, Edge Michigan (Scouting Report)
Initial Third Round Evals
70. Tyleik Williams, IDL Ohio State
69. Dani Dennis-Sutton, Edge Penn State*
68. Terrance Ferguson, TE Oregon*
67. Andrew Mukuba, S Texas
66. Tez Johnson, WR Oregon
65. Riley Leonard, QB Notre Dame
64. Kevin Winston Jr., S Penn State*
63. Ajani Cornelius, OT/G Oregon (Scouting Report)
62. Dorian Strong, CB Virginia Tech
61. Xavier Watts, S Notre Dame
60. Xavier Nwankpa, S Iowa*
59. Devin Neal, RB Kansas
58. Jabbar Muhammad, CB Oregon
57. Conner Weigman, QB Texas A&M*
56. Yahya Black, IDL Iowa
55. Emery Jones Jr., OT/G LSU*
Late Second to Early Third Round
54. Nicholas Singleton, RB Penn State*
53. Chris Brazzell II, WR Tennessee*
52. Landon Jackson, Edge Arkansas
51. Isaiah Bond, WR Texas*
50. Barrett Carter, LB Clemson
49. Raheim Sanders, RB South Carolina
48. Deion Burks, WR Oklahoma (Scouting Report)
47. Patrick Payton, Edge Florida State
46. Tory Horton, WR Colorado State
45. J.T. Tuimoloau, Edge Ohio State
44. Marcus Mbow, G/OT Purdue
43. Walter Nolen, IDL Ole Miss*
42. Jonah Savaiinaea, G/OT Arizona* (Scouting Report)
41. Jalon Walker, LB/Edge Georgia*
40. Omarion Hampton, RB North Carolina*
39. Princely Umanmielen, Edge Ole Miss
Initial Second Round Evals
38. Elic Ayomanor, WR Stanford*
37. Earnest Greene III, OT Georgia*
36. Cameron Ward, QB Miami
35. Ashton Jeanty, RB Boise State*
34. Kelvin Banks, OT Texas*
33. TreVeyon Henderson, RB Ohio State
32. Mykel Williams, Edge Georgia*
31. Harold Perkins Jr., LB LSU*
30. Quinn Ewers, QB Texas
29. Armand Membou, OT/G Missouri* (Scouting Report)
28. Kenneth Grant, IDL Michigan*
27. Ollie Gordon, RB Oklahoma State*
26. Shedeur Sanders, QB Colorado
25. Quinshon Judkins, RB Ohio State*
24. Carson Beck, QB Georgia
23. Tyler Booker, G Alabama* (Scouting Report)
22. Tyler Warren, TE Penn State (Scouting Report)
21. Evan Stewart, WR Oregon*
20. Denzel Burke, CB Ohio State
19. Josh Simmons, OT Ohio State (Scouting Report)
18. Aireontae Ersery, OT Minnesota
17. Colston Loveland, TE Michigan*
Late First to Early Second Round
16. Malaki Starks, S Georgia*
15. Benjamin Morrison, CB Notre Dame*
14. Josh Conerly Jr., OT Oregon* (Scouting Report)
13. Will Campbell, OT/G LSU* (Scouting Report)
12. Abdul Carter, Edge/LB Penn State*
11. Emeka Egbuka, WR Ohio State
10. Jack Sawyer, Edge Ohio State
9. Tacario Davis, CB Arizona*
8. Nic Scourton, Edge Texas A&M*
Initial First Round Evals
7. Tetairoa McMillan, WR Arizona*
6. Luther Burden, WR Missouri* (Scouting Report)
5. Will Johnson, CB Michigan*
4. Travis Hunter, WR/CB Colorado*
Blue Chip Prospects
3. Deone Walker, IDL Kentucky*
2. James Pearce Jr., Edge Tennessee* (Scouting Report)
1. Mason Graham, IDL Michigan*
Honorable Mention Offense
Max Brosmer, QB Minnesota
Seth Henigan, QB Memphis
Kaidon Salter, QB Liberty
Donovan Smith, QB Houston
Kaytron Allen, RB Penn State*
Donovan Edwards, RB Michigan
Jarquez Hunter, RB Auburn
Kyle Monangai, RB Rutgers
Jaydn Ott, RB Cal*
Gavin Bartholomew, TE Pittsburgh
Jake Briningstool, TE Clemson
Jalin Conyers, TE Texas Tech
Brant Kuithe, TE Utah
Luke Lachey, TE Iowa
Caden Prieskorn, TE Ole Miss
Elijhah Badger, WR Florida
De'Corian Clark, WR UTSA
Oronde Gadsden II, TE/WR Syracuse
Xavier Guillory, WR Arizona State
Tre Harris, WR Ole Miss
Jeremiah Hunter, WR Washington
Dane Key, WR Kentucky*
Kyren Lacy, WR LSU
Bru McCoy, WR Tennessee
Moose Muhammad III, WR Texas A&M
Xavier Restrepo, WR Miami
Will Sheppard, WR Colorado
Quentin Skinner, WR Kansas
Ricky White, WR UNLV
Austin Barber, OT Florida
Charles Grant, OT William & Mary
Brayden Keim, OT BYU
Ryder Langsdale, OT Lafayette
Tristan Leigh, OT Clemson
Jack Nelson, OT/G Wisconsin
Trey Zuhn III, OT Texas A&M
Garrett Dellinger, G LSU
Michael Ford Jr., G Kansas
Joshua Gray, G/OT Oregon State
Xavier Truss, G/OT Georgia
Marcus Wehr, G/OT Montana State
Parker Brailsford, C Alabama*
Honorable Mention Defense
Howard Cross, IDL Notre Dame
Tonka Hemingway, IDL South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott, IDL Tennessee
Nazir Stackhouse, IDL Georgia
Jordan Burch, Edge Oregon
Xavier Carlton, Edge Cal
Ethan Downs, Edge Oklahoma
Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge Boston College
Ashton Gillotte, Edge Louisville
Steve Linton, Edge Texas Tech
Sean Martin, Edge West Virginia
Derrick Moore, Edge Michigan*
R.J. Oben, Edge Notre Dame
Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Edge Virginia Tech
Kaimon Rucker, Edge North Carolina
Shemar Turner, Edge Texas A&M
Syrus Webster, Edge Washington State
Ben Bywater, LB BYU
Power Echols, LB North Carolina
Tyreem Powell, LB Rutgers
Danny Stutsman, LB Oklahoma
Cobee Bryant, CB Kansas
Davison Igbinosun, CB Ohio State*
Cam Miller, CB Penn State
Quincy Riley, CB Louisville
Jahdae Barron, NB Texas
Sebastian Castro, DB Iowa
Malachi Moore, DB Alabama
Lathan Ransom, S Ohio State
Keon Sabb, S Alabama*
Sonny Styles, S Ohio State*
Hunter Wohler, S Wisconsin