(Cam Ward / QB/ Miami, Fl)
Updated Offensive Position Rankings
A little more than halfway through the college football season, certain prospects have stood out as looking like future NFL starters with a few looking like true difference makers at the next level. SNS has evaluated hundreds of prospects so far this season and these prospects have made the best impressions as having starting potential in the NFL amongst those players that are eligible to enter the draft. Obviously, this list will be influenced by how the rest of the college season plays out, with injuries and performances in big time match-ups making the most impact. This list will be regularly updated, and expanded, as the draft process carries on through next April.
QB
1. Cam Ward / Miami, Fl
2. Jalen Milroe / Alabama
3. Quinn Ewers / Texas
4. Carson Beck / Georgia
5. Jaxson Dart / Ole Miss
6. Shedeur Sanders / Colorado
7. Dillon Gabriel / Oregon
8. Kurtis Rourke / Indiana
9. Tyler Shough / Louisville
10. Connor Bazelak / Bowling Green
The 2025 QB class looks to have a lot of depth without any prospects in the class that rank up there with last year’s QB class (Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy). Opinions will vary greatly on the order and members of this list as none of these prospects seem to be anywhere near a sure thing. Sanders, Ewers, and Beck have been near the top of most draft analysts’ list of QB prospects since the start of the season and though all three have showed glimpses of being a possible franchise QBs, all have holes in their games and are far from sure things. Ward and Milroe have been the highest risers in the class through the first half of the season. Ward, at his third school, is a natural leader with the ability to pull victory from the jaw of defeat in leading the Hurricanes to several come from behind wins this season. Ward’s leadership skills set him above the other prospects in this draft class. Milroe is an athlete in the class of Lamar Jackson and Jayden Daniels, but with the size of Cam Newton, making him a high ceiling prospect who could go first overall next April. Dart is a great athlete with outstanding skills. He just does not seem to elevate the play of those around him. Gabriel, Rourke, Shough, and Bazelak need a strong postseason to move up draft boards and improve their chances of making an NFL roster next fall. All four of these QBs have quality skill sets worth developing, but also have areas of concern that need to be addressed before that can happen.
RB
1. Ashton Jeanty / Boise State
2. Omarion Hampton / North Carolina
3. Cameron Skattebo / Arizona State
4. Raheim “Rocket” Sanders / South Carolina
5. Damien Martinez / Miami, Fl
6. Jarquez Hunter / Auburn
7. Ollie Gordon / Oklahoma State
8. Kaytron Allen / Penn State
9. Phil Mafah / Clemson
10. TreVeyon Henderson / Ohio State
The 2025 NFL Draft looks to have one of the better groups of RBs to enter the draft in years. Not only is there great depth in the number of starting-caliber RBs potentially available, several of these RBs look like they have Pro Bowl potential. In fact, all of the RBs listed above look like old-school bell cow backs who can play all three downs, seem to get better with more carries, and do their best work in the fourth quarter when the defense is worn down. The number of quality RBs go well beyond these ten players, as Nicholas Singleton (Penn State), Quinshon Judkins (Ohio State), Kyle Monangai (Rutgers), Ja’Quinden Jackson (Arkansas), Micah Bernard (Utah), Kalel Mullings (Michigan) and Jonah Coleman (Washington), all look like starting-caliber NFL RBs. This large number of prospects will likely depress the draft value of the top two prospects in this draft – Jeanty and Hampton, both of whom can run over or past you in a blink of an eye. But attrition at the RB position in the NFL is a constant and this class looks to bring great depth to a position that needs the reinforcements.
WR
1. Tetairoa McMillan / Arizona
2. Luther Burden / Missouri
3. Travis Hunter / Colorado
4. Kyren Lacy / LSU
5. Xavier Restrepo / Miami, Fl
6. Ricky White / UNLV
7. Tre Harris / Ole Miss
8. Emeka Egbuka / Ohio State
9. Tez Johnson / Oregon
10. Elic Ayomanor / Stanford
The potential prospects at the top of the 2025 WR class looks to be on par with last year’s draft with McMillan and Burden being the same caliber of talent as Marvin Harrison, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas. Lacy, Harris, Egbuka, and Ayomanor have a good combination of size, athleticism, and production to be worthy of a high draft pick. Restrepo and Johnson look like NFL-caliber slot WRs with enough size to line up out wide, if needed. White may be the fastest riser in this class as he combines great deep speed with good hands and great special teams ability. Hunter has a decision to make – is he a WR or a CB? He has an elite skill set for either position but the physical nature of the game makes playing 80+ snaps a game unrealistic. If Hunter focuses on WR, his explosiveness, hops, and play making ability makes him a potential #1 WR on an NFL team with Pro Bowl potential.
TE
1. Colston Loveland / Michigan
2. Mason Taylor / LSU
3. Tyler Warren / Penn State
4. Terrance Ferguson / Oregon
5. Rivaldo Fairweather / Auburn
6. Oronde Gadsden / Syracuse
7. Elijah Arroyo / Miami, Fl
8. Sean Brown / Jacksonville State
9. Harold Fannin / Bowling Green
10. Luke Lachey / Iowa
The 2023 TE class is commonly perceived as the best class to enter the NFL in decades and the 2025 NFL Draft could theoretically be even better. The majority of the best TEs in this class are well-rounded prospects who are receiving threats but also competent in-line blockers. Loveland and Taylor entered the season as highly rated prospects and have played up to their billing. Both are candidates to be drafted in the first round next April. Warren is having perhaps the best season of any TE in the nation, including a 17-reception game against USC earlier this month. Ferguson, Arroyo, Brown, and Lachey look like future starters with enough athleticism and size to be in-line blockers and dangerous receivers. Fairweather, Gadsden, and Fannin are oversized WRs who create mismatches in space against LBs and safeties but are not asked to put their hand in the dirt and block Edge defenders. Draft opinions will vary greatly on these three prospects and their ability to prove themselves as competitive in-line blockers will impact their draft status.
OT
1. Kelvin Banks / Texas
2. Will Campbell / LSU
3. Aireontae Ersery / Minnesota
4. Caleb Etienne / BYU
5. Jonah Savaiinea / Arizona
6. Wyatt Milium / West Virginia
7. Jalen Rivers / Miami, Fl
8. Xavier Truss / Georgia
9. Emery Jones / LSU
10. Fernando Carmona / Arkansas
Arguably the best offensive position in this next draft for finding an impact prospect, the OTs in this class could be special. Banks and Campbell both look like stud blindside blockers with the length, feet, and tenacity to play for a long time in the NFL. Ersery and Etienne are physical specimens with rare athleticism for the position but with areas needing development that will impact whether or not they can reach their potential. Savaiinea and Truss are long-limbed ORTs whose NFL future may be inside at guard. Milium and Rivers have the length and athleticism required for OLT but may be better fits at ORT. Jones is the less hyped of the two LSU OTs, and although not as talented than Campbell, looks like a starting ORT in the NFL. Carmona, a transfer from San Jose State, is a gritty battler who lacks the upside of others on this list but has the mean streak and toughness to become an NFL contributor early in his career.
IOL
1. Tyler Booker / OG / Alabama
2. Donovan Jackson / OG / Ohio State
3. Quinn Carroll / OG / Minnesota
4. Jake Majors / OC / Texas
5. Sal Wormley / OG / Penn State
6. Garrett Dellinger / OG / LSU
7. Parker Brailsford / OC / Alabama
8. Conner Colby / OG / Iowa
9. Javontez Spraggins / OG / Tennessee
10. Seth McLaughlin / OC / Ohio State
The most uncertain and unstable position rankings on the offensive side of the ball are the centers and guards, where opinions will vary greatly and are likely to change significantly between now and April. The majority of these linemen possess the physical attributes (height, length, mass, wingspan) desired at the next level. Additionally, all of these linemen have plenty of starting experience in programs with proven track records in producing NFL offensive linemen. What puts Booker, Jackson, and Carroll above the rest of the class is their durability and toughness to play through pain. Carroll, Dellinger, and Colby have experience playing ORT and have the length and movement skills to possibly project there in the NFL. The depth of IOL in this class extends beyond these ten prospects as several others could get drafted next April including, Tate Ratledge (Georgia), Cooper Mays (Tennessee) and Hayden Conner (Texas), Josh Priebe (Michigan), and Tyler Cooper (Minnesota).
SNS 2025 NFL Draft Top Offensive Prospects
1. Kelvin Banks / OT / Texas
2. Will Campbell / OT / LSU
3. Tetairoa McMillan / WR / Arizona
4. Ashton Jeanty / RB / Boise State
5. Luther Burden / WR / Missouri
6. Cam Ward / QB / Miami, Fl
7. Travis Hunter / WR / Colorado
8. Jalen Milroe / QB / Alabama
9. Omarion Hampton / RB / North Carolina
10. Colston Loveland / TE / Michigan
11. Quinn Ewers / QB / Texas
12. Tyler Booker / IOL / Alabama
13. Mason Taylor / TE / LSU
14. Kyren Lacy / WR / LSU
15. Carson Beck / QB / Georgia
Scouting Note –
One of the favorite players of SNS to come through college football in the last decade has been Grayson McCall, QB for North Carolina State, who had his career prematurely ended by concussions suffered throughout his college career. McCall retired on Wednesday and leaves a noteworthy legacy. The three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year joined Coastal Carolina just as the school was entering the FBS and immediately made CCU the class of the conference as he led the Chanticleers to a pair of titles. He passed for more than 10,000 yards and accounted for 106 TDs in four years in Conway, South Carolina. His body took a battering as a dual threat QB and he never had an opportunity to pursue an NFL career. McCall is a certain future College Football Hall of Famer. SNS wishes him well on his future endeavors.
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