Travis Hunter Headlines Top 50 Prospects On Field Yates 2025 Nfl Draft

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 17, 2025, 6:59 PM

travis hunter headlines top 50 prospects on field yates 2025 nfl draft

ESPN's Field Yates has not moved off his position that Travis Hunter is the top prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. Yates released his .css-wrcrjw{margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-3nqh9c{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--br--palette-primary-mainChannel) / 0.4);margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-3nqh9c:hover{text-decoration-color:inherit;}.css-lu48cp{margin:0;font:inherit;color:var(--br--palette-primary-main);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--br--palette-primary-mainChannel) / 0.4);margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-lu48cp:hover{text-decoration-color:inherit;}updated top-50 big board on Saturday,... 1 spot. The 2024 Heisman winner is followed by Abdul Carter at No. 2. Here are the top 10 prospects on Yates' board:

Yates did note he believes Hunter can maximize his ceiling in the NFL as a wide receiver, but he "will be great on either side of the ball" if he primarily plays at cornerback. No one seems to have any concern that Carter's injuries are going to be a problem in the NFL. He missed the scouting combine due to a stress reaction in his foot that didn't require surgery, then didn't work out at Penn State's pro day on Friday while rehabbing a shoulder injury. Field Yates maintained his take that Colorado’s Travis Hunter is the best prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. Yates was asked on ‘Get Up’ on Thursday about Hunter being able to play both ways at the next level. He thinks that he absolutely could with him being a Pro Bowl-caliber player at both wide receiver and cornerback.

“I’m not putting it past him. 115 snaps per game last season from Travis Hunter requires not just rare athletic skill but also rare determination from a young man who has all the football character you could possibly ask for. On top of that, I think he has a pathway to a Pro Bowl skillset on either side of the ball in the NFL,” said Yates. “That sounds like gaudy expectations for a kid who hasn’t even found out which team he’s going to play for but this is a unicorn.” “To me, he’s the best player in the entire 2025 draft class,” Yates stated. This is the conversation that will continue to surround Hunter as heads to the NFL.

The Super Bowl is behind us and with it the end of the 2024 NFL season. Now, it's time for the offseason. We're just over two months away from the 2025 NFL draft, one of the biggest events of the offseason. Rookies were critical to both teams in the Super Bowl and the other 30 franchises across the league will be looking for young, new talent to add to their rosters for the 2025 season. This year's class lacks the star power of the 2024 NFL draft and that leaves room for debate on which players are worthy of a first-round pick. We've compiled big boards from ESPN, Bleacher Report, The Athletic and The 33rd Team to try to paint a clear picture of the top 50 players in the 2025 NFL draft.

There's lots of talent at multiple positions in the class, primarily on the defensive line. Fifteen of the top 50 players on this consensus big board are either classified as a defensive tackle or edge rusher. Defense as a whole has a slight edge with 28 of the top 50 players per these combined big boards. Here are the top 50 players by average ranking across those four big boards. The 2025 NFL Draft class is rounding into shape, and we’re getting a clearer picture of some of the top prospects and the position groups with the most depth. The top prospect on the board is Colorado’s Travis Hunter, a rare talent with the potential to start at the NFL level as either a wide receiver or cornerback.

After Hunter, Penn State stud Abdul Carter, Michigan standout Mason Graham, Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan and Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty are some of the premier players in this draft class. The running back, tight end and offensive tackle positions seem to be the deepest and strongest on the offensive side of the ball. On defense, the edge defender group is as deep as we’ve seen in several years, dominating the projected top 50. There are also more impact defensive backs this year than a year ago, with plenty of options on all three days of the draft, specifically on Days 2 and 3. Here are PFF's top 350 draft prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, along with some scouting notes courtesy of lead draft analyst Trevor Sikkema. For the full ranking of draft prospects, along with their three-year player grades and position rankings, click here.

Hunter is one of the most talented players I have ever scouted. As a cornerback, he brings good mirror-matching movements and truly elite ball skills. He can be a bit out of control and lacks some density, which gets exposed the most in press-man coverage. As a primary zone defender with press-man flexibility, he can be an immediate starting cornerback with an All-Pro ceiling. The NFL Draft is just days away and final grades are in for the Class of 2025 prospects. With no team needs to satisfy and data from the Combine and pro days factored in, the following is a list and rationale of my highest-ranked 150 prospects available in this year's draft.

Why the top 150, you might be wondering? Because that extends into the fifth round, covering the range where the vast majority of NFL starters, not to mention All-Pro selections, were drafted over the past decade. Athletes are listed according to their official measurements taken at the Combine, with heights rounded up to the nearest full inch, if necessary. 50. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State (5-11, 202): One of my favorite players in this class, Henderson plays bigger, faster and tougher than his frame suggests, showing the vision, contact balance, ball security and grit... BigBlueInteractiveSM provides news, analysis, and discussion on the New York Football Giants.

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Travis Hunter Headlines Top 50 Prospects On Field Yates 2025 Nfl Draft

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