NFL Draft 2025

 Wide Receivers – Grade: A

NFL Teams need:

1. Jaguars           5 Cowboys
2. Chargers        6 Browns
3. Bears               7 Cardinals
4. Rams               8 Commanders

Travis Hunter of Colorado is the only prospect in Draft Insiders’ history to rank at two positions. He is both the #1 receiver and #1 cornerback – an amazing feat considering that each position is one of the premier groups in the NFL. Hunter is unrivaled with players to compare to overall. At wideout, we compare him to John Jefferson is size, athleticism and overall development. As a cornerback we compare him to Champ Bailey who saw some actioin at receiver and returner.  He did not average anywhere near 110 snaps per game like Hunter. Truly a generational prospect and capable of being an impact regular performer on both sides of the ball.  He has been our #1 overall prospect since last August and we never considered moving him down at any time.

Positional Overview: With the evolution of the expanded NFL passing game over the past decade, receivers have become the dominant performers in a pro-offense. At this year’s NFL Combine, another record number of receivers (26) ran sub 4.5 forty times.  Matthew Golden led the class with a blazing 4.29 time, though it fell short of the new NFL Combine record an amazing 4.21 sprint by Xavier Worthy during last year’s combine. Nine other players ran sub 4.4 times as the advanced training methods produce new manufactured speed. This year’s group is an exceptionally deep and a quality class which may rival the best of recent classes. This is a very strong group from the top ten through the middle rounds. This deep class has many blue and red chip prospects. This class has the talent and depth at the position to be a bumper crop which should produce many new NFL starters and a record number of overall selections. This position could provide many playmakers with as many as 5-6 with 1st round choices. The top four prospects, Travis Hunter, Tetairoa McMillan, Matthew Golden and Luther Burden are playmakers at a high level of development to provide rookie impact. Each is rated as 1st round receivers. Hunter is a multi-position blue chip athlete at both wideout and cornerback. He is unrivaled as a two-way prospect with elite skills on both sides of the ball. Another receiver Emeka Egbuka is a possible 1st round pick after strong 2024 performance. The top 100 could provide a new record of prospects with 15+ chosen. Unheralded prospects, Jayden Higgins, Jack Bech, Isaiah Bond and Jalen Royals are all potential early NFL starters with above average developed skills. Probably 35+ receivers could go over the seven-round event. The underclassmen will once again play a huge factor here. There are a few fast-rising prospect like Jaylin Noel and Kyle Williams are moving up quickly off impressive postseasons. There will be many rookie FAs who carry make it grades entering camp and most likely practice squad members.

 NFL Premier Player – Ja’Marr Chase

Blue Chip – Travis Hunter
Blue Chip – Tetairoa McMillan
Red Chip – Luther Burden
Rising – Matthew Golden
Falling – Jalen Royals
Underrated – Ja’Corey Brooks
Overrated – Isaiah Bond
Sleeper – Chimere Dike
Boom/Bust – Savion Williams
Hidden Gem – Isaiah Neyor

Positional Traits
Best Athlete – Travis Hunter
Best Hands – Tetairoa McMillan
Fastest – Matthew Golden
Quickest – Tez Johnson
Run After Catch – Matthew Golden
Route Runner – Kyle Williams
Deep Threat – Luther Burden
Catch In Traffic – Jack Bech
Blocker – Jayden Higgins
Adjustments /Routes – Emeka Egbuka
Long term Gem – Jack Bech
Red Zone Balls – Tetairoa McMillan
Strongest – Jack Bech

Wide Receiver Rankings

1 Travis Hunter                 Colorado
2 Tetairoa McMillan         Arizona
3 Matthew Golden            Texas
4 Luther Burden                Missouri
5 Emeka Egbuka             Ohio St
6 Jayden Higgins             Iowa St
7 Jack Bech                       TCU
8 Jalen Royals                  Utah St
9 Jaylin Noel                     Iowa St
10 Tre Harris                      Mississippi
11 Kyle Williams                Washington St
12 Elic Ayemanor               Stanford
13 Savion Williams            TCU
14 Isaiah Bond                   Texas
15 Tony Horton                  Colorado St
16 Tai Felton                        Maryland
17 Ja’Corey Brooks             Louisville
18 Tez Johnson                   Oregon
19 Xavier Restrepo             Miami
20 Isaiah Neyor                   Nebraska
21 Chimere Dike                 Florida
22 Kaden Prather               Maryland
23 Juice Wells                     Ole Miss
24 Jaylin Lane                    Virginia Tech

NFL Draft  2025 – Cornerback Class A

Frank Coyle/ Head Scout & Staff
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Cornerbacks – Top 40 Prospects – Grade: A

Positional Overview:
This year’s cornerback class is a high-quality group which is very deep and especially top heavy with a few premier prospects. There are a few blue chips expected to go in the ton ten selections. Travis Hunter is our #1 overall prospect with rare talent and impact at two positions. He will go in the top 4 prospects in the 1st round. Will Johnson shows prototypical skills and is expected to go in the top 10-12 overall selections. Underclassmen dominate our top ten prospects, though the senior group is a very solid with nice development. Jahdae Barron is a developed versatile prospect and probable mid-first round selection. He could be selected in the top 10 overall picks with a rookie starting grade. Maxwell Hairston has the skill set to start early and is NFL ready after an awesome final performance and NFL Combine effort. He probably goes in the later 1st round area. Shavon Revel Jr. and Benjamin Morrison are highly regarded defenders who missed extensive time in 2024 to injuries which cost them 1st round grades. They most likely go on the 2nd day and great value for clubs. Azareye’h Thomas is another in a long line of FSU corners to enter the NFL. He is a physical cover man with the NFL makeup to excel on the outside. Trey Amos has prototypical shutdown skills for the pro game. He is rising fast and could earn a late 1st round selection. Darien Porter, Dorian Strong and Nohl Williams are rising cover men with well-developed talent to press for early starting time. Both Jacob Parrish and Denzel Burke are battle tested and figure is coming off an impressive career finish. Parrish is one of the best ball hawks in this class and has the length DCs like in outside defenders. Both are well developed athletes who are NFL ready. Bihlal Kone, Caleb Ransaw and Jordan Hancock are coming off impressive final performances plus strong postseason workouts. They could go early in the 3rd day. This is a deep group that will supply many NFL starters well into the 3rd day of the process. There could be at least 12 prospects selected in the top 100 choices. There will probably be 15+ prospects selected in the top 150 picks with the expected run-on corners from the mid-1st round through the early 3rd day. This class has very good depth and will provide a number of middle round steals. This position has annually provided the most overall selections and could duplicate that again. This group could supply as many as 35 total drafted prospects and another 40 high priority FA. This deep crop will supply a huge group of big corners with some versatility to also slide to safety in the nickel and dime sub packages.

NFL Teams in need:

1. Patriots      5 Rams
2. Saints          6 Commanders
3. 49ers           7 Ravens
4. Vikings        8 Colts

 NFL Premier Player
Patrick Surtain

Blue Chip – Travis Hunter
Blue Chip – Will Johnson
Red Chip – Jahdae Barron
Rising – Maxwell Hairston
Falling – Tommi Hill
Underrated – Nohl Williams
Overrated – Zy Alexander
Sleeper – Denzel Burke
Boom/Bust – Jordan Hancock
Biggest Upside – Azar Thomas
Hidden Gem – Bilhal Kone
Long Term – Shavon Revel

 Positional Traits

Best Athlete – Travis Hunter
Best Man Cover – Travis Hunter
Best Zone Cover – Jahdae Barron
Best Run support – Trey Amos
Best Tackler – Shavon Revel
Best Nickel – Jahdae Barron
Hands – Jacob Parrish
Best Intangibles – Jahdae Barron
Ball Instincts – Travis Hunter
Most Versatile – Jahdae Barron
Over drafted – Darien Porter
Special Teamer – Caleb Ransaw

Top Cornerbacks
 1 Travis Hunter                   Colorado
2 Will Johnson                     Michigan
3 Jahdae Barron                  Texas
4 Maxwell Hairston            Kentucky
5 Azareye’h Thomas           Florida State
6 Trey Amos                        Mississippi
7 Shavon Revel Jr.               ECU
8 Benjamin Morrison         Notre Dame
9 Nohl Williams                   Cal
10 Darien Porter                   Iowa State

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11 Dorian Strong                  Virginia Tech
12 Jacob Parrish                   Kansas State
13 Denzel Burke                   Ohio State
14 Jaylin Smith                     USC
15 Quincy Riley                    Louisville
16 Bilhal Kone                      Western Michigan
17 Caleb Ransaw                  Tulane
18 Tommi Hill                        Nebraska
19 Zah Frazier                       UTSA
20 Jordan Hancock             Ohio State
21 Cobee Bryant                   Kansas
22 Jermari Harris                 Iowa
23 Zy Alexander                   LSU
24 Justin Walley                   Minnesota
25 Jason Marshall                Florida
26 Marcus Harris                  California
27 Melvin Smith                    Southern Arkansas
28 O’Donnell Fortune           South Carolina
29 Jabbar Muhammad          Oregon
30 B.J. Adams                        UCF
31 Mello Dotson                     Kansas
32 Robert Longerbeam        Rutgers
33 Upton Stout                      Western Kentucky
34 Mac McWilliams               UCF
35 Isas Waxter                         Villanova
36 Jalen Kimber                     Penn State
37 Tony Grimes                      UNLV
38 James Burgess                 Alabama State
39 Tyron Herring                   Delaware
40 Fentrell Cypress II            Florida State

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NFL Draft 2025 – Yearbook Quarterbacks – Grade: B-

NFL Teams in need:

• Titans         5 Steelers
• Browns      6 Dolphins
• Giants        7 Saints
• Jets             8 Cowboys

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Quarterbacks
Positional Overview:

This year’s QB class is an average group with the top two prospects expected to be selected in the top ten picks. Cam Ward is an outstanding looking prospect with accuracy, mobility, and a very high level of development. His complete skill set elevated him to the top of the class by far as the most NFL ready prospect. Shedeur Sanders is a fast-rising prospect after an amazing career at Colorado. He did not complete during the postseason when he sat out both the East-West and NFL Combine weeks. He was considered a guaranteed top ten selection, but that could be in jeopardy with a few clubs scared off by his lack of participation. He is clearly the biggest enigma in this draft class. Jaxson Dart has an excellent skill set and had impressive weeks at the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine. He could surprise and get selected in the mid-1st round. Kyle McCord is a rising prospect off an excellent 2024 performance and postseason. He flashed blue-chip talent with a strong arm and good mechanics. He is one of the fastest rising prospects in this draft class and could move into the early rounds with the pressing need at the position. Tyler Shough is a hot prospect off his fine Senior Bowl and NFL Combine. He shows a very strong arm with good footwork along with fine leadership and playmaking talent. Veterans, Jalen Milroe. Quinn Ewers and Will Howard have won a lot of games and titles over their careers. All have strong arms and running skills with the fast decision making and delivery to make consistently sound plays. Riley Leonard looked sharp at the Senior Bowl which impressed many scouts. He has shown fast development at the position and is a long-term gem. Seth Henigan and Kurtis Rouke are sleepers and can surprise if they land in the right coach/system. Both have had fine success and shown NFL talent with development. They could be major surprises in the right setting. Good group at top with 10-12 prospects chosen over the 3-day event. Expect 8-9 prospects chosen in the top 100 selections.

Quarterbacks

  1 Cam Ward #1 – Miami               6-2, 220 – Sp. 4.60         Rating 90
                        NFL Comparison: Jordan Love

Gifted athletic four-year starter at three schools excelled in his only season with the Hurricanes. Earned first team ACC honors in 2024 after an excellent two-year career at Washington State. Quality athlete with strong arm, quick feet and good mechanics to make all the throws.  Developed well in the Washington State advanced passing game designed originally by former HC Mike Leach which accelerated his development tremendously after starting Incarnate Word and putting up elite statistics from his first season. Shows a quick setup with the ability to retreat well and set his feet while scanning the field. Moves well in the pocket under pressure with the ability to slide and create passing lanes. He has developed into a special passer whose arm strength, mobility, vision and accuracy allows him to make all the throws from a variety of platforms. Won Offensive Player of the Year in the ACC, throwing for over 4300 yards 39 TDs and 7 picks. Savvy leader with excellent vision and mobility to move in the pocket. Top arm talent with good power, a very quick tight release, fine accuracy and capable of throwing from the pocket or on the move. Very good mobility to escape the pocket and maybe more dangerous outside, throwing when improvising. His production improved annually despite the changing supporting cast. Matured well learning to deal with adversity and maintain his poise and lead the team. Good size (just under 6’2”) and frame (219) and reliable durability to be available weekly. Tough in the face of pressure to make the difficult throw. Highly probable 1st QB and overall pick who excels on big stage with few mistakes and top results. At his pro day, he put on a display of throwing, movement and versatility. He displayed a strong arm with a compact delivery and quick release. Dropped the ball in the bucket on the deep ball and showed power and accuracy on the intermediate throws. Good movement in the pocket and made fast adjustments on the move. Clear #1 overall QB in this class. If he was in last year’s draft class, he would be #5 or 6 at best. With the top three teams this year all seeking a starting QB, he will hear his name called early. Titans looking to get a contract signed prior to the NFL Draft. Excellent RPO passer with ceiling and early quality starter. Expected #1 pick.
Draft Projection: 1st Round – Top overall Selection

NFL Draft 2025 – First Round Mock Draft 6.0

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** April 24-26 – Annual Selection Meeting/NFL Draft (Green Bay, Wi) **
NFL Draft 2025

First Round
Pre NFL Free Agency

   Team  / Player  / Position  / School

1 Tennessee 3-13 – Cam Ward QB Miam
2 Cleveland 3-13 -Travis Hunter WR/CB Colorado
3 NY Giants 3-13 – Abdul Carter Edge Penn St
4 New England 3-13 – Will Campbell OT LSU
5 Jacksonville 4-12 – Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona
6 Las Vegas 4-12 – James Pearce Jr. Edge Tennessee
7 NY Jets 4-12 – Kelvin Banks Jr OT Texas
8 Carolina 4-12 – Will Johnson CB Michigan
9 New Orleans – 5-11 Jaxon Dart QB Mississippi
10 Chicago 4-12 – Tyler Warren TE Penn St
11 San Fran 6-10 – Mason Graham DT Michigan
12 Dallas 7-9 – Ashton Jeanty RB Boise St
13 Miami 8-8 – Shedeur Sanders QB Colorado
14 Indianapolis 7-9 – Jalon Walker Edge Georgia
15 Atlanta 8-8 – Luther Burden WR Missouri
16 Arizona 7-9 – Mykel Williams Edge Georgia

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17 Cincinnati 8-8 – Armand Membou OT Missouri
18 Seattle 9-7 – Colston Loveland TE Michigan
19 Tampa Bay 9-7 – Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama
20 Denver 9-7 – Malaki Starks S Georgia
21 Pittsburgh 10-6 – Nick Emmanwori S S. Carolina
22 LA Chargers 10-6 – Maxwell Hairston CB Kentucky
23 Green Bay 11-5 – Derrick Harmon DT Oregon
24 Minnesota 14-2 – Trey Amos CB Ole Miss
25 Houston 9-7 – Matthew Golden WR Texas
26 LA Rams 10-6 – Jonah Savaiinaea OL Arizona
27 Baltimore 11-5 – Josh Simmons OT Ohio St
28 Detroit 14-2 – Jahdae Barron CB Texas
29 Washington 11-5 – Josh Conerly OT Oregon
30 Buffalo 13-3 – Kenneth Grant DT Michigan
31 Kansas City 15-1 – Marcus Mbow OT Purdue
32 Philadelphia 13-3 -Shemar Stewart Edge Texas A&M

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Word on the Street’

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Pro Day Schedule 2025 –

 Special Big 12 Combine Info

Dates, Schools – Updated Dates – 3/7

Draft Insiders’ Staff
Our scouting staff will attend many Pro Days thru April with key info in our Draft Yearbook 2025

Notre Dame University – March 27
Many prospects expected to participate in workout

Special Big 12 Pro Day Information – March 18-21

March

March 3
Ball State
Miami (Oh)

March 4
Indiana

March 5
Purdue

March 6
Illinois State

March 7
East Texas A&M
Washington State

March 10
Austin Peay
Eastern Kentucky
Georgia Southern
Washington
Western Michigan

March 11
Central Michigan
Kentucky
Monmouth University
Oklahoma
Tennessee

March 12
Georgia
Rutgers University
Southern Cal
Wyoming

March 13
Buffalo
Clemson
Colorado State
Illinois
Eastern Michigan

March 14
Delaware
Georgia Tech

March 17
Arkansas
Northern Illinois
Oregon State
Syracuse
Sam Houston
UCLA

March 18-21

Big 12 Pro Day – March 18-21 – Frisco, Texas

Colorado stars Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are set to headline the Big 12 Pro Day at   The Star in Frisco, Texas. Big 12 Conference will partner with the NFL for the second annual event. The NFL Network will provide coverage of Pro Day from the Dallas Cowboys’ global headquarters as Big 12 football athletes begin the next chapters of their careers in front of NFL franchises inside Ford Center at The Star.

Big 12 athletes scheduled to attend this year’s Pro Day include Colorado’s Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and QB Shedeur Sanders, the Arizona tandem of Tetairoa McMillan and Jonah Savaiinaea, as well as star wideouts including Colorado’s Jimmy Horn Jr. and Jack Bech and Savion Williams from TCU, among others.

The running back class will be represented by names such as Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo, UCF’s RJ Harvey, Cincinnati’s Corey Kiner, KU’s Devin Neal, DJ Giddens from Kansas State, Ollie Gordon II from Oklahoma State and Tahj Brooks from Texas Tech.

Also scheduled to attend are defensive lineman Tyler Batty from BYU, Keith Cooper Jr. from Houston and J.R. Singleton from Iowa State, alongside Baylor linebacker Matt Jones, Utah tight end Brant Kuithe and offensive lineman Wyatt Milum from West Virginia. A complete list of the 200+ participants and final workout schedules will be announced at a later date.

Last year was the first-ever Big 12 Pro Day, which saw over 130 Big 12 student-athletes participate in front of NFL scouts and executives. Among those participants was former West Virginia and current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Zach Frazier.

NFL Network will bring its talent and production teams to Frisco for live broadcasts with analysis of the event from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT on March 19 and 20. The Big 12 Pro Day coverage will also be featured within additional NFL Network programming.

Teams represented at the Big 12 Pro Day Workout
Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BYU
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
UCF
Utah
West Virginia

March 18
Central Arkansas
Memphis
Northwestern
Oregon
South Carolina
Virginia
Wofford

March 19
Alabama
Alabama A&M
Idaho State
Kent State
Minnesota
San Jose State
Stanford

March 20
California
Middle Tennessee
William & Mary

March 21
Florida State
Michigan
Missouri
Utah State
Youngstown State

March 24
Auburn
Boston College
Bowling Green
East Carolina
Iowa
Marshall
Miami (Fl)
North Carolina
Northern Iowa
SMU
Stony Brook
Toledo
UNLV
UTSA

March 25
Dartmouth
East Carolina
Louisville
Mercyhurst
Nebraska
N.C. State
Rice
Texas
Tulane
UConn

March 26
Boise State
LSU
Navy
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
South Dakota State
Texas
USF
Virginia Tech
Western Kentucky

March 27
Army
Florida
Holy Cross
Merrimack
Morgan State
North Dakota State
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Villanova

March 28
Jacksonville State
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Penn State

March 31
Sacramento State

April 1
Albany
Nevada

April 3
Montana

NFL Draft 2025 – Two Round Mock Draft 4.0

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** April 24-26 – Annual Selection Meeting/NFL Draft (Green Bay, Wi) **
NFL Draft 2025

First Round

Team    /  Player  /  Position  / School

1 Tennessee 3-13 Shedeur Sanders QB Colorado
2 Cleveland 3-13 Abdul Carter Edge Penn St
3 NY Giants 3-13 Cam Ward QB Miami
4 New England 3-13 Travis Hunter WR/CB Colorado
5 Jacksonville 4-12 Will Campbell OT LSU
6 Carolina 4-12 Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona
7 NY Jets 4-12 Kelvin Banks Jr OT Texas
8 Las Vegas 4-12 Will Johnson CB Michigan
9 Chicago 4-12 Mason Graham DT Michigan
10 New Orleans 5-11 Tyler Warren TE Penn St
11 San Fran 6-10 Mykel Williams Edge Georgia
12 Indianapolis 7-9 Luther Burden WR Missouri
13 Dallas 7-9 Nic Scourton Edge Texas A&M
14 Arizona 7-9 Jalon Walker Edge Georgia
15 Miami 8-8 James Pearce Jr. Edge Tennessee
16 Cincinnati 8-8 Josh Simmons OT Ohio St
17 Atlanta 8-8 Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame
18 Seattle 9-7 Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama
19 Tampa Bay 9-7 Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State
20 Denver 9-7 Colston Loveland TE Michigan
21 Pittsburgh 10-6 Malaki Starks S Georgia
22 LA Chargers 10-6 Ashton Jeanty RB Boise St
23 Green Bay 11-5 Armand Membou OT Missouri
24 Minnesota 14-2 Jonah Savaiinaea OL Arizona
25 Houston 9-7 Derrick Harmon DT Oregon
26 LA Rams 10-6 Trey Amos CB Ole Miss
27 Baltimore 11-5 Nick Emmanwori S S. Carolina
28 Detroit 14-2 Princely Umanmielen Edge Ole Miss
29 Washington 11-5 Matthew Golden WR Texas
30 Buffalo 13-3 Jahdae Barron CB Texas
31 Kansas City 15-1 Josh Conerly OT Oregon
32 Philadelphia 13-3 Donovan Jackson OG Ohio State

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Second Round

33 Cleveland Jaxon Dart QB Mississippi
34 NY Giants Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota
35 Tennessee Shemar Stewart Edge Texas A&M
36 Jacksonville Kenneth Grant DT Michigan
37 Las Vegas Jalen Milroe QB Alabama
38 New England Elic Ayomanor WR Stanford
39 Chicago (Carolina) Marcus Mbow OT Purdue
40 New Orleans Jack Bech WR TCU
41 Chicago JT Tuimoloau Edge Ohio State
42 NY Jets Elijah Arroyo TE Miami
43 San Francisco Landon Jackson Edge Arkansas
44 Dallas Quinn Ewers QB Texas
45 Indianapolis Maxwell Hairston CB Kentucky
46 Atlanta Mike Green Edge Marshall
47 Arizona Nohl Williams CB Cal
48 Miami Deone Walker DT Kentucky
49 Cincinnati Donovan Ezeiruaku Edge B.C
50 Seattle Tyler Booker OG Alabama
51 Denver Xavier Watts S Notre Dame
52 Pittsburgh Omarion Hampton RB N. Carolina
53 Tampa Bay Shavon Revel Jr. CB ECU
54 Green Bay Carson Schwesinger LB UCLA
55 LA Chargers Tre Harris WR Ole Miss
56 Houston Isaiah Bond WR Texas
57 LA Rams Ozzy Trapilo OT B.C.
58 Minnesota Jaylen Reed S Penn St
59 Baltimore Kyle Kennard Edge S. Carolina
60 Detroit Darius Alexander  DL   Toledo
61 Washington Anthony Belton OT N.C. St
62 Buffalo Jack Sawyer Edge Ohio St
63 Kansas City Ja’Corey Brooks WR Louisville
64 Phil Jordan Burch Edge Oregon

Important 2025 NFL Offseason Dates

Frank Coyle/ Don Hope
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While the 2025 league year does not technically begin until March 12th, there are many key calendar dates that are part of the NFL offseason process. The following are the key dates on the league calendar between now and week 1 of the NFL season.

February 10th – As of the Monday after the Super Bowl, teams are allowed to start releasing players without any repercussion on the 2024 Salary Cap. All veteran players with more than four (4) accrued seasons are immediately free agents and not subject to waivers. All non-vested veterans (i.e. less than four (4) accrued seasons) are subject to waivers. If they clear waivers, they immediately become free agents and are free to sign a contract at any time (even if before March 12th).

With the new league year set to commence on March 12th, teams generally start making salary cap moves in late February and early March.

February 24th – March 3rd – NFL Draft Combine

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Early March – The date that the NFL has announced the list of Compensatory Draft picks has varied over the years from the Friday of the NFL Combine to more recently, just before the new league year (March 10th in 2020 and 2021; March 15th in 2022; March 9th in 2023; March 11th in 2024). Each year 32 additional Compensatory selections are distributed to teams who lose more Free Agents than they sign. Additionally, teams are compensated for losing minority coaches or personnel men the prior season.

February 18th – March 4th – As of February 18th, teams can begin designating pending Unrestricted Free Agents (UFAs) with the Franchise or Transition Tag. If a team wants to use either Tag, they must do so by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 4th.

March 10th – The “legal tampering” window opens. At Noon on March 10th, teams and pending UFAs can start discussing contract offers and terms with potential free agents, though a contract cannot be agreed upon until March 12th.

March 12th – At 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 12th, the 2025 NFL League year begins:

Teams must have submitted tender offers to all of their Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) and Exclusive Rights Free Agents (ERFAs) who they want to retain.
Teams must exercise all 2025 contract options tied to the first day of the league year.
Free agency begins for Unrestricted Free Agents (UFAs) and Restricted Free Agents (RFAs)
The trading period begins. Any trades agreed to before this date can now be officially consummated.
All teams must be under the Salary Cap and the Rule of 51 Cap computation begins.

The 2025 Salary Cap has yet to be officially announced, but most reports are expecting it to be in the $270-275M range.  This number will obviously change between now and March 12th as teams  make other moves – RFA/ERFA tenders, signing, re-signings, restructures and/or contract extensions – aimed at creating additional Cap space.

April 18th – The deadline for teams to sign RFAs to an offer sheet. If another team signs a RFA to an offer sheet, the player’s present team has five (5) days to match that offer or potentially (depending on the tender given to the player) receive draft pick compensation if they decline to match. With the draft starting on April 24th, the deadline to sign a player to an offer sheet and allow for the required 5-day match period is April 23rd.

April 24th-26th – The NFL Draft 2025 – Green Bay, Wisconsin

May 1st – May 1st is the CBA-mandated date (Monday after the NFL draft) by which 5th Year Options must be exercised for 4th year players who were drafted in the 1st round.

May 1st – The “May 1st Tender” date. This date, which was moved forward from June 1st a couple of years ago, is essentially the last date that the signing or losing of a free agent will count toward the Compensatory Draft pick calculation. The May 1st Tender is also a way a team can potentially obtain exclusive negotiating rights with a player later in the summer (after July 22nd). It also provides extended Comp pick eligibility if the player is tendered a contract of at least 110% of his prior year’s compensation by May 1st. Otherwise, if the player is not given the Tender, he no longer counts toward the Comp pick formula and the team does not gain any special negotiating advantage later in the off season.

NFL Awards 2024
Josh Allen Wins MVP Award

Coach of the Year – Kevin O’Connell – Vikings

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The Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen was voted the NFL MVP award after an outstanding 2024 performance. He directed the Bills to their 5th consecutive AFC East title followed by impressive postseason wins over the Broncos and Ravens. The Bills lost another dramatic matchup with the Chiefs who moved on to another Super Bowl appearance.

Allen had 41 offensive touchdowns for fourth in the NFL, a 101.4 passer rating for eighth in the league and only six interceptions. He was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week four different times. He also became the first player in NFL history to record at least 25 passing TDs, 10 rushing TDs and one receiving TD in a season.

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Allen was truly worthy of the award. He lost his top two receivers Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis in the offseason. He worked with a solid group of skill position players behind a very good front line. His combination of powerful arm to drive the ball down the field, strong scrambling where he is capable of running away or over defenders and savvy decision making earned him the coveted award. He clearly did the most with the least among his competitors.

In what was one of the most hotly contested MVP races in recent memory, Allen received 27 of the 50 first-place votes, four more than Jackson, who was selected first-team All-Pro last month. It’s the same voters for MVP and All-Pro, which is why many thought Jackson was the favorite to win what would have been his third MVP award.

NFL MVP Vote

The voting for the 2024 NFL MVP selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media. Voting is on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis:
Player  Votes

Josh Allen                   27-22-1-0-0–383
Lamar Jackson           23-26-0-1-0–362
Saquon Barkley          0-1-25-19-2–120
Joe Burrow                 0-1-15-10-12–82
Jared Goff                  0-0-6-5-19–47
Patrick Mahomes        0-0-3-8-6–31
Jayden Daniels           0-0-0-2-4–8
Justin Herbert             0-0-0-3-0–6
Ja’Marr Chase             0-0-0-2-2–6
Sam Darnold               0-0-0-0-3–3
Baker Mayfield            0-0-0-0-2–2

Here are the Winners and other nominations for NFL Awards

MVP Award – Josh Allen (winner)
Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, Lamar Jackson

Offensive Player of the Year – Saquon Barkley (winner)
Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Ja’Marr Chase, Derrick Henry

Defensive Player of the Year – Patrick Surtain (winner)
T.J. Watt, Zack Baun, Myles Garrett, Trey Hendrickson

Offensive Rookie of the Year – Jayden Daniels (winner)
Brock Bowers, Malik Nabers, Bo Nix, Brian Thomas Jr.

Defensive Rookie of the Year – Jared Verse (winner)
Cooper DeJean, Braden Fiske, Quinyon Mitchell, Chop Robinson

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide
Arik Armstead, Jaguars defensive lineman

Salute to Service Award presented by USAA
George Kittle, 49ers tight end

Comeback Player of the Year –
Joe Burrow (winner), Sam Darnold, J.K. Dobbins, Christian Gonzalez, Damar Hamlin

Coach of the Year – Kevin O’Connell (winner)
Dan Campbell, Sean Payton, Dan Quinn, Andy Reid

Assistant Coach of the Year –
Ben Johnson (winner), Joe Brady, Vic Fangio, Brian Flores, Aaron Glenn

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Eric Allen
Jared Allen
Antonio Gates
Sterling Sharpe (senior)

Top Running Backs for NFL Draft 2025

Frank Coyle/ Publisher 

The running back position made an incredible comeback in 2024 with several high profile NFL runners switching teams and having breakout seasons. NFL veterans Saquan Barkley, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon and Tony Pollard all left in Free Agency and made major impact on their new offenses with all producing impressive numbers and becoming key performers on playoff clubs, except for Pollard. The position has been diminished over the past decade with virtually all performers failing to obtain a second contract, even after getting the Franchise tag for one season. Barkley and Henry were the key catalyst on the Eagles and Ravens run to the Conference championship games. Barkley hopes to complete his season with a final performance in Super Bowl LIX vs the Kansas City Chiefs.

This year’s rookie running back class is a strong group with at least one prospect, Ashton Jeanty expected to be selected in the first round. Several other runners, Johnson, Hampton, Sampson and Skattebo are expected to be chosen on the 2nd day of the draft process and in the top overall 100 selections. Expect many surprise NFL runners chosen in the final rounds with a few winning starting jobs over their careers. Running backs usually make a quick impact in the NFL where their natural talent rise quickly to the occasion and win key roles in an NFL offense.

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 Top Running Backs (25)

  1 Ashton Jeanty            Boise State                    Jr         5-9       210

2 Kaleb Johnson            Iowa                               Jr         6-0       225

3 Dylan Sampson          Tennessee                     Jr         5-10      210

4 Omarion Hampton    North Carolina            Jr         6-0       220

5 Cameron Skattebo    Arizona State                Sr         5-10      220

6 RJ Harvey                    UCF                               Sr         5-8       205

7 TreVeyon Henderson  Ohio State                  Sr         5-10      215

8 Tahj Brooks                 Texas Tech                  Sr         5-9       230

9 Quinshon Judkins     Ohio State                    Jr         5-10      220

10 DJ Giddens                Kansas State               Jr         6-0       215

11 Trevor Etienne          Georgia                         Jr         5-9       205

12 Jonah Coleman         Washington                 Sr.        5-9        230

13 Kyle Monangai          Rutgers                        Sr         5-9       210

14 Devin Neal                  Kansas                        Sr         5-11      220

15 LeQuint Allen Jr.        Syracuse                    Sr         6-0       205

16 Ja’Quinden Jackson  Arkansas                    Sr         6-2        225

17 Jacory Croskey-Merritt   Arizona                Sr         5-10      205

18 Jarquez Hunter         Auburn                        Sr         5-9       210

19 Ollie Gordon             Oklahoma State           Jr         6-1       235

20 Donovan Edwards     Michigan                     Sr         5-11      215

21 Damien Martinez       Miami                          Jr         5-11      225

22 Raheim Sanders       South Carolina            Jr         6-0       225

23 Phil Mafah                Clemson                       Sr         6-0       235

24 Kalel Mullings           Michigan                     Sr         6-2       235

25 Woody Marks           USC                               Sr         5-10      215

Top 100 Pro Prospects for the NFL Draft 2025

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Top 100 Pro Prospects – Jan, 2025

       Frank Coyle/ Head scout

Rank   Players                    Position         Ht/Wt                School

1         Travis Hunter                 WR/CB             6-1, 185            Colorado

2         Cam Ward                    QB                       6-2, 215            Miami

3         Abdul Carter                  Edge                  6-3, 250            Penn State

4         Mason Graham              DT                    6-2, 320            Michigan

5         Tetairoa McMillan          WR                  6-4, 200            Arizona

6         Will Johnson                 CB                     6-2, 195            Michigan

7         Kelvin Banks                 OT                     6-4, 320            Texas

8         James Pearce               Edge                   6-5, 245            Tennessee

9         Tyler Warren                  TE                    6-5, 260            Penn State

10         Will Campbell                OT                   6-6, 325            LSU

11         Mykel Williams              Edge               6-5, 265            Georgia

12         Luther Burden               WR                 5-11, 210          Missouri

13         Shedeur Sanders          QB                   6-2, 215            Colorado

14         Jalon Walker                 Edge               6-2, 245            Georgia

15         Nic Scourton                 Edge               6-4, 280            Texas A&M

16         Malaki Starks                S                      6-1, 205            Georgia

17         Walter Nolen                 DT                   6-3, 295            Mississippi

18         Emeka Egbuka             WR                  6-1, 210            Ohio State

19         Princely Umanmielen     DE               6-4, 265            Mississippi

20         Ashton Jeanty               RB                  5-9, 215            Boise State

21         Colston Loveland          TE                  6-2, 245            Michigan

22         Jonah Savaiinea            OT                  6-4, 335            Arizona

23         Jihaad Campbell           LB                  6-3, 245            Alabama

24         Isaiah Bond                  WR                   5-11,180            Texas

25         Ben Morrison                CB                   6-0, 185            Notre Dame

26         Armand Membou           OT                6-4, 335            Missouri

27         Derrick Harmon             DT                6-4, 310            Oregon

28         Tyler Booker                 OG                  6-5, 335            Alabama

29         Aireontay Ersery            OT                6-5, 325            Minnesota

30         Landon Jackson            Edge             6-6, 280            Arkansas

31         Josh Simmons              OT                   6-5, 310            Ohio State

32         Kyle Kennard                Edge               6-4, 250            South Carolina

33         Nick Emmanwori           S                    6-2, 225            South Carolina

34         Jalen Royals                 WR                   6-0, 210            Utah State

35         Kenneth Grant               DT                  6-3, 340            Michigan

36         Josh Conerly                 OT                    6-4, 310            Oregon

37         Trey Amos                    CB                     6-0, 195            Mississippi

38         Shemar Stewart             DE                  6-5, 280            Texas A&M

39        Azareye’h Thomas         CB                   6-2, 190            Florida St

40         Elic Ayemanor               WR                 6-2, 210            Stanford

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41         Nohl Williams                CB                    6-0, 200            California

42         Jaxson Dart                  QB                   6-2, 220            Mississippi

43         Jaylen Reed                  S                      6-0, 215            Penn State

44         Max Hairston                 CB                    6-0, 190            Kentucky

45         Matthew Golden            WR                   6-0, 195            Texas

46         JT Tuimoloau                DE                   6-4, 270            Ohio State

47         Drew Shelton                OT                    6-5, 310            Penn State

48         Tre Harris                      WR                   6-2, 205            Mississippi

49         Deone Walker               DT                    6-5, 350            Kentucky

50         Andrew Belton              OT                    6-5, 310            North Carolina State

51         Jack Sawyer                 DE                  6-4, 265            Ohio State

52         Xavier Watts                 S                      6-0, 205            Notre Dame

53         Jalen Milroe                  QB                   6-1, 220            Alabama

54         Shavon Revel                CB                    6-2, 190            East Carolina

55         Mason Taylor                TE                    6-4, 245            LSU

56         Daylen Everette            CB                    6-1, 190            Georgia

57         Donovan Jackson         OG                   6-4, 320            Ohio State

58         Cameron Williams         OT                    6-5, 335            Texas

59         Oronde Gadsden II        TE                    6-4, 245            Syracuse

60         Mike Green                   Edge               6-3, 250            Marshall

61         Harold Fannin                TE                   6-4, 230            Bowling Green

62         Donovan Ezerauku        Edge                6-2, 245            Boston College

63         Tez Johnson                 WR                   5-10, 160          Oregon

64         Omarion Hampton         RB                    6-0, 220            North Carolina

65         Jahdae Barron               CB                    5-11, 200          Texas

66         Kyle McCord                 QB                  6-2, 215            Syracuse

67         Danny Stutsman            LB                   6-3, 245            Oklahoma

68         Antwuan Powell-Ryland Edge               6-3, 245            Virginia Tech

69         Riley Leonard                QB                  6-3, 210            Notre Dame

70         Dylan Sampson            RB                    5-11, 205          Tennessee

71         KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR                  6-0, 195            Auburn

72         Ashton Gillotte              Edge               6-3, 270            Louisville

73         Andrew Mukuba            S                      6-0, 195            Texas

74         Sai’vion Jones                Edge               6-5, 280            LSU

75         Quinn Ewers                 QB                  6-2, 210            Texas

76         Quincy Riley                  CB                   5-10, 190          Louisville

77         Jordan Burch                 DE                   6-6, 290            Oregon

78         TJ Sanders                   DT                    6-4, 285            South Carolina

79         Wyatt Milum                  OT                   6-5, 315            West Virginia

80         Setn McLaughlin            C                      6-3, 305            Ohio State

81         Billy Bowman                S                      5-10, 200          Oklahoma

82         Terrence Ferguson        TE                    6-5, 245            Oregon

83         Tai Felton                     WR                  6-1, 185            Maryland

84         TreVeyon Henderson     RB                    5-10, 215          Ohio State

85         Tommi Hill                     CB                    6-0, 205            Nebraska

86         Jalen Rivers                  OT                    6-4, 315            Miami

87         Jonah Monheim             C                     6-4, 330            Southern California

88         Denzel Burke                CB                    6-1, 190            Ohio State

89         Jared Ivey                     DE                   6-5, 285            Mississippi

90         Barrett Carter                LB                   6-1, 230            Clemson

91         Elijah Arroyo                 TE                    6-4, 245            Miami

92         Quinshon Judkins         RB                   5-11, 220          Ohio State

93         Gunnar Helm                 TE                    6-5, 250            Texas

94         Cam Skattebo               RB                   5-10, 215          Arizona State

95         Smael Mondon              LB                    6-2, 225            Georgia

96         Kaleb Johnson              RB                    6-0, 225            Iowa

97         Bradyn Swinson            Edge                6-3, 250            LSU

98         Kevin Winston               S                      6-2, 210            Penn State

99        Marcus Mbow                OT                    6-4 310             Purdue

100       Dorian Strong                CB                    6-1, 180            Virginia Tech