The primary three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft are formally within the books, with Miami quarterback Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to the Tennessee Titans, the Jacksonville Jaguars buying and selling as much as purchase two-way threat Travis Hunter and the Las Vegas Raiders choosing game-breaking running back Ashton Jeanty.
Listed here are the most effective out there gamers remaining on this yr’s NFL Draft:
Sanders improved his play this season, particularly together with his really feel within the pocket and timing that he performs with on ideas. Sanders is hard, has an excellent arm and is greater than prepared to problem defenders on more durable throws like in-breakers over the center. When in rhythm, he can let his move catchers thrive due to his pleasant ball placement. Sanders has below-average measurement and can also be simply a mean athlete, which reveals up when requested to create. He has markedly higher pocket motion (though he nonetheless tends to float backward). — Nate Tice
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Shedeur Sanders will possible go a lot, a lot greater than this by the point the draft comes. That’s simply the character of quarterback drafting within the NFL proper now. Nevertheless, it’s truthful to marvel precisely what his ceiling is at. — Charles McDonald
Full scouting report | Participant comp: Kirk Cousins, Teddy Bridgewater
Mbow performed sort out at school however ought to transition inside due to his construct and the 32-inch arm size he measured in on the mix. (It ought to be famous that he measured with 33-inch arms on the Senior Bowl — simply to make it actually enjoyable and simple on us evaluators.) Mbow is an explosive and violent athlete who can hearth out of his stance and may shortly shut on defenders in area due to his athleticism and steadiness. Mbow nonetheless wants so as to add bulk and play energy, particularly his decrease half, to have the ability to maintain up on the within towards extra highly effective defenders. He may nonetheless get bull-rushed by stronger and longer defenders in faculty, however shifting inside gained’t expose him as a lot on an island, despite the fact that defenders are even greater and stronger there within the NFL. — Nate Tice
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Mbow isn’t the largest offensive lineman on the market, however he’s a fluid mover and has the body to achieve extra weight and energy — which he might want to do on the NFL stage. He’ll most likely be a guard within the NFL and tasks nicely to a zone-blocking scheme that will get their guys on the transfer. — Charles McDonald
Full scouting report | Participant comp: Jake Matthews
Sawyer is a (forgive me right here) Jack-of-all-trades for the Buckeyes’ protection. He can play the run, rush the passer or drop into protection and fill a number of roles all through the entrance seven. Sawyer is a strong athlete with sturdy arms who constantly bursts off the snap, and his arms are consistently working and that helps him win time and again towards blockers. He won’t have a singular standout trait, however Sawyer’s capability to align throughout the defensive entrance on any give down will make him an fascinating skeleton key-type participant for a inventive NFL defensive coordinator. — Nate Tice
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Regular, if considerably unspectacular. Jack Sawyer is the kind of participant who can add some severe depth to a move rusher unit, however he’s not a depth man. Nonetheless, a well-rounded participant who would slot in nicely in a rotation with some established move rushers. — Charles McDonald
Full scouting report | Participant comp: Kyle Van Noy, George Karlaftis
Bradyn Swinson, Edge, LSU
Swinson has the mixture of size, bend and aggressive model that makes him intriguing as a silky Day 2 prospect. He dominates TEs making an attempt to dam him, and is ready to collapse them into the backfield and into the ball service at instances. He doesn’t have overwhelming energy and may get knocked off towards double-teams and powerful offensive tackles. However his size and quickness nonetheless make him viable towards the run and never an outright detrimental. General, Swinson performs with a excessive motor, has actual NFL athleticism and measurement (6-4, 255 kilos), and has manufacturing to level to in his remaining season. He can play successful rotational snaps early in his profession with a path and upside as a beginning edge defender, ideally in a three-down scheme. — Nate Tice
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Participant comp: Shaun Phillips
Damien Martinez, RB, Miami
Not like most power-driven backs, Martinez isn’t a magnet for contact. He has the quickness, agility, and steadiness to make tacklers miss with a reduce in addition to operating over them. General, Martinez has the mixture of imaginative and prescient, energy, and burst to take the bulk share of early down touches in an NFL backfield. He’s not a house run hitter, however he’s not a slug, both. Martinez goes to get each yard that’s blocked for him, after which some, too. — Nate Tice
Recreation script (and the existence of Cam Ward) stored Martinez from getting the majority of carries his expertise known as for. For groups that need and miss out on Omarion Hampton, Martinez is a good comfort prize. He’s a robust, highly effective runner with good imaginative and prescient and pace. There’s reliable beginning potential right here. — Charles McDonald
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Participant comp: Marshawn Lynch
Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee
Regardless of having simply ample measurement (5-8, 200 kilos on the mix), Sampson has the contact steadiness, pacing, and willingness to work between the tackles of a a lot greater again. Sampson is an electrical runner who can shortly get to high pace and to the second stage, however stays extra disciplined together with his cuts than most smaller and speedier backs. Sampson can also be at present a poor move protector. Whereas he reveals the competitiveness and toughness to try to match up blitzers, Tennessee’s lack of construction and guidelines typically put him at a drawback and he has an extended method to go in that space, together with his lack of measurement limiting his upside, too. — Nate Tice
Sampson is an explosive, decisive runner who can get downfield in a rush when he has a crease. He’s acquired a compact body at 5-8, 200 kilos, however ran a 4.42 40-yard sprint that backs up the athleticism proven on the sector. Sampson must modify to operating in an offense that isn’t as unfold out as Tennessee’s, however there’s quite a bit to love about his recreation. — Charles McDonald
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Participant comp: Bucky Irving
Cam Skattebo, RB, Arizona State
Each Skattebo contact feels prefer it’s to win the Tremendous Bowl. He has no give up in his recreation and wins with overwhelming toughness, steadiness, and energy. Whereas Skattebo lacks lengthy pace and is usually a little too eager to run towards contact, he’s an agile athlete that may get surprisingly skinny by holes and away from defenders. Skattebo is prepared and in a position to take the arduous touches, however he’s additionally a pure move catcher who’s a viable receiving risk and security valve for quarterbacks. — Nate Tice
Skattebo is a workhorse again who’s a troublesome between-the-tackles runner with nice contact steadiness. He’s not the quickest man on this planet, having reportedly run within the mid-4.5s to mid-4.6s within the 40 at varied factors this draft course of, however he ought to be a robust piece of a rotation and take a heavy workload. He was the core piece of Arizona State’s offense and may be capable to play an identical model of punishing soccer, inside purpose, within the NFL. — Charles McDonald
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Participant comp: James Conner
Shifty is how I might describe Neal. The basic “quicker-than-fast”-type athlete, Neal has simply common lengthy pace, however he’s a robust runner with good steadiness and imaginative and prescient. Neal has a fantastic really feel for establishing his blocks and figuring out when to plant his foot and speed up by the opening. He’s consistently discovering methods to get efficient yards and is aware of the right way to tempo his runs on quite a lot of run ideas (even being incessantly used as a wildcat QB at Kansas, too). On passing downs, Neal is a pure move catcher who is aware of the right way to keep pleasant to the QB and may get upfield after the catch shortly. He’s additionally an excellent move protector already, with each his eyes consistently going to the best task and his construct, method and energy permitting him to stonewall blitzers. — Nate Tice
Full scouting report | Participant comp: Kareem Hunt, David Montgomery
Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford
Ayomanor is a giant receiver (6-2, 206 kilos) with lengthy arms (32 3/8 inches) and enormous arms (10 inches). He wins together with his play energy and fluid athleticism and build-up pace. Ayomanor performs sturdy and is one probably the most aggressive blockers that you just’ll ever see on the WR place. He’s not a refined route runner at this level, and may be free together with his route breaks and get caught on the high of routes. It is one thing that I’m prepared to offer him some leeway for contemplating his lack of in depth expertise on the place. — Nate Tice
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Participant comp: JuJu Smith-Schuster
I’m possible going to be one of many greater individuals on Leonard. I do assume there’s a lot to love and instruments to work with for a Day 2 dart throw. Leonard has good measurement and is a superb athlete who’s a weapon on designed runs and within the open discipline. He has an excellent really feel within the pocket (however can bail exterior a bit too shortly at instances) with a capability to mitigate sacks and strain, one thing he has now proven behind two shaky offensive traces at Duke after which behind a — forgive the pun — inexperienced Notre Dame unit. Leonard is an correct thrower beneath with some actual flashes of layering throws (and a few downright glorious throws like on the finish of the sport towards Indiana within the CFP), however his deep ball stays a big query mark. A few of that was Notre Dame’s iffy receiving core, however Leonard did draw back from pushing the ball at instances.
Leonard’s instruments, toughness and skill to keep away from detrimental performs make him intriguing to me, and his general passing has picked up because the season went alongside as Notre Dame’s offense – and personnel – began to mature. However he nonetheless has to point out that he can execute these advanced throws on a extra constant foundation, which could by no means occur and can make him extra simply an fascinating backup possibility. — Nate Tice
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Full scouting report | Participant comp: Ryan Tannehill
Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky
If Deone Walker constantly performed to what his bodily talent set suggests he can do, he can be a lot greater on this listing. At 340 kilos, he’s a behemoth on the road of scrimmage with some actual athleticism to play all around the line. Nevertheless, he runs cold and hot and the consistency makes it robust to fit him a lot greater than this. He’s the proper boom-bust dart throw for groups which have some stability up entrance and on their teaching employees. — Charles McDonald
Participant comp: Eddie Goldman
Different potential picks:
Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State
Billy Bowman, S, Oklahoma
Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State
Jared Wilson, C, Georgia
Cameron Williams, OT, Texas
Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State
Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame
