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2025 Nfl Draft Top 50 Big Board Scouting Reports

Bonisiwe Shabane
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2025 nfl draft top 50 big board scouting reports

All NFL draft classes are unique. The 2025 version is definitely so. With this year's event in Green Bay set to begin Thursday, decision-makers will be looking at the most unique talent in the modern era given Travis Hunter's ability to play both ways on a... Meanwhile, his collegiate teammate, Shedeur Sanders, is simultaneously a top quarterback prospect and the son of one of the most well-known and outspoken athletes of all time, which will have its own effect. From a class perspective, this incoming crop features a defensive tackle, safety and running back among the top six overall, according to the Bleacher Report Scouting Department. The site's department has spent the last eight months watching and evaluating prospects to provide readers with a collaborative set of rankings as well as scouting reports.

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These tiers provide clearer insight into where a player is likely to be drafted — and why. Each tier gives teams a way to prioritize traits over rankings, especially when deciding between a high-upside prospect versus a plug-and-play contributor. It’s not just about who ranks higher — it’s about projected impact based on tier and role fit. These are rare, instant-impact prospects — high-level athletes with elite physical tools, advanced processing, and dominant tape. They’re foundational players, often viewed as future All-Pros. These are high-ceiling players who may not check every box today but project as Year 1 or Year 2 starters with Pro Bowl potential.

They often dominate one or more key traits and just need polish or scheme fit. I’ve been an NFL Draft junkie for about 25 or 26 years now. I do remember snippets from times before that, but I would say the 1999 NFL Draft is the first one I truly remember. So many great players and so many not-so-great players. Here is my 2025 NFL Draft Big Board, including rookie rankings for my top 50 prospects. There’s the debate on whether Tim Couch would be the quarterback of the future for the Browns.

We had the Ricky Williams trade from the Saints with Washington. That deal included the Saints giving up eight draft picks, including two picks in the first round. I remember thinking the Bears drafting quarterback Cade McNown could terrorize the Lions for the next decade. Fortunately, I was wrong on that last part. The second round featured the Patriots selecting running back Kevin Faulk from LSU. I had an unbelievable amount of Kevin Faulk football cards as a kid.

The Bills selected wide receiver Peerless Price, and he became one of my favorite players in the league. I played far too much PlayStation 2 with the Bills on Madden 2002 and countless other players from the 1999 NFL Draft. The list of great moments is a long one since that draft. Adding to that, this year will be the 2025 NFL Draft. This is one draft that is giving us a generational prospect in Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter. We’ve got a lackluster but yet a pretty good wide receiver class at the top of the draft — this could also include Hunter.

For my liking, he’s a defensive player. Welcome to The Ringer’s 2025 NFL Draft Guide. Big boards. Mock drafts. Scouting reports with in-depth player analysis. NFL player comparisons.

Team needs. We have everything you'd ever need to dive deep into the NFL draft, all in one place. You’re reading Danny Kelly’s Big Board, his ranking of the top available prospects in the 2025 class. This list was assembled by incorporating factors like physical traits, college production, and skills that seem translatable to the next level. The 2025 NFL draft is fast approaching, and it’s time for you to get familiar with the top players in the class. Today we’re unveiling our Top 50 big board—the final top 50—with a scouting report on every player; including pro comps and draft range projections.

The info will be coming fast and furious in the next two weeks. Make sure you’re subscribed to never miss a post like these: What We’re Hearing rundown on Wednesday night before the draft This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Our final big board for the 2025 NFL Draft consists of 300 prospects, including complete scouting reports for the top 100 players in the class.

As always, our board doesn’t really look close to other industry rankings because we completely avoid groupthink—but that is why the evaluations (especially at quarterback) have been so consistently accurate. Every player in the top 100 has a clickable card with a scouting report, and our full positional rankings can be viewed here. 101. Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville 102. Chase Lundt, OT, Connecticut 103. Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU 104.

Azareye’h Thomas, CB, Florida State 105. Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma 106. Javontez Spraggins, G, Tenneessee 107. Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina 108. Jonas Sanker, S, Virginia 109. Jake Briningstool, TE, Clemson 110.

Yahya Black, DL, Iowa 111. Marcus Mbow, OT, Purdue 112. Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss 113. Demetrius Knight Jr., LB, South Carolina 114. Kevin Winston Jr., S, Penn State 115. Jimmy Horn Jr., WR, Colorado 116.

Terrance Ferguson, TE, Oregon 117. Josiah Stewart, EDGE, Michigan 118. Tai Felton, WR, Maryland 119. Caleb Ransaw, CB, Tulane 120. Sai’vion Jones, EDGE, LSU 121. Shemar Turner, EDGE, Texas A&M 122.

Cam Jackson, DL, Florida 123. Tonka Hemingway, DL, South Carolina 124. Hollin Pierce, OT, Rutgers 125. Cody Simon, LB, Ohio State 126. Bilhal Kone, CB, Western Michigan 127. Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame 128.

Jared Ivey, EDGE, Ole Miss 129. Jordan Burch, EDGE, Oregon 130. Dorian Strong, CB, Virginia Tech 131. Miles Frazier, G, LSU 132. JJ Pegues, DL, Ole Miss 133. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, Arizona 134.

Elijah Simmons, DL, Tenneessee 135. Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss 136. Branson Taylor, OT, Pittsburgh 137. Anthony Belton, OT, NC State 138. Darius Alexander, DL, Toledo 139. Ozzy Trapilo, OT, Boston College 140.

Jalen Rivers, G, Miami 141. Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan 142. Tyreem Powell, LB, Rutgers 143. Barryn Sorrell, EDGE, Texas 144. Brashard Smith, RB, SMU 145. Damien Martinez, RB, Miami 146.

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