My pre-draft rankings for each fantasy-relevant position ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay.

Welcome to my first post of the new NFL season, as I run through my rookie rankings before the draft.

Having covered the 2025 pre-draft process extensively for Pro Football and Sports Network over the past few months, I can tell you that I’ll be glad to put Shedeur Sanders’ ever-changing narratives behind me. Between Sanders and four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, I’ve already had quite enough quarterback-related drama for one year.

Before I go into my rankings, I should note that this is just my second year grinding tape, and my first studying quarterback prospects. So while I appreciate you clicking on this piece, I would encourage you to get several other opinions before making any fantasy-related decisions.

That being said, I’ve put an awful lot of time into these rankings and am happy with the outcome. Many of these rankings will be similar to what you’ll find elsewhere, but there are a few outliers that I feel strongly about.

So, without further ado, here is a quick run-through of my rankings, along with some notes on how I got there.

Quarterback

The top of my quarterbacks list looks pretty standard, but the inclusion of Dillon Gabriel in the top four may raise eyebrows.

Having watched a heap of tape, I initially had Gabriel at three, but Dart’s physical advantages was a tie-breaker. I don’t subscribe to the size concerns with Gabriel. Sure, he’s shorter than ideal (around 5′ 11″), but so are Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray, and Bryce Young.

Say what you want about those guys, but they are all NFL starters. In a quarterback class that is believed to be short of talent, I’ll take a shot on the guy who led Oregon to an unbeaten regular season and finished third in Heisman voting last year.

Jalen Milroe remains interesting, and arguably has the highest ceiling in the class, but I tend not to rank players on their ceiling. Overall, none of these guys are guarantees, but few of the offensive prospects in this class are.

Running Back

The depth of this year’s running back class could be compared to that of last year’s receiver class. All 15 players on this list have a realistic shot of contributing to an NFL team in 2025, but some will ultimately fail to step up.

Deciding which players will break out is almost impossible without knowing their landing spots, but I’d expect the top six to all carve out roles immediately.

Some have TreVeyon Henderson ahead of Omarion Hampton. I would expect Henderson’s yards/carry to better Hampton’s, but Hampton’s total carries and rushing touchdowns to better Henderson’s.

I feel like I’m considerably lower than the consensus on Devin Neal and Dylan Sampson. Both players have breakaway speed and home-run ability, but I wasn’t blown away by their tape.

Ultimately, opinions of players will vary based on which games you have watched, but I watched enough to be comfortable with where I landed.

Wide Receiver

I’ve got Travis Hunter ahead of Tetairoa McMillan, but I love both of these players. Hunter’s ludicrous acceleration after the catch just puts him ahead of McMillan for me, though.

There are similarities between the top two receivers this year and the top two receivers last year. McMillan will come down with some wild catches and can dominate at the catch point, but Hunter’s speed gives him an edge. We saw what Malik Nabers’ speed could do last season; maybe I’m overreacting, but I’m not overlooking that this year.

Xavier Restrepo has gone on Day 3 of several Mock Drafts that I’ve seen, but I think he’s awesome. I think receiver rankings can sometimes come down to archetype preference. I, admittedly, value route-running over size and power, which also explains Elic Ayomanor’s ranking.

Nick Nash will be on every taxi squad I have this year. His tape doesn’t make your eyes bulge, but his production since switching from quarterback has been outstanding. If his two receiver seasons had come at the start of college, he’d be transferring to a top program this year.

Tight End

I’m intrigued to find out whether the talent in this year’s tight end class pushes top prospects Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland up, or down, in the draft.

Warren has been projected to land anywhere between Picks 5 and 14 in Mocks, but there are several good options on Day 2. This list contains athletic receiving options all the way down to Jake Briningstool at eight, meaning teams may look elsewhere on Day 1.

There is a solid chance that this class produces several long-term NFL starters at tight end, so whoever falls to Day 3 could be worth an investment in dynasty.

Overall, landing spots will, as always, have a huge impact on these players’ careers and production in the league. I’ll be revisiting these rankings after the draft and will now continue to write until the conclusion of the 2025 season.

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