Ranking the Top 32 Prospects of the 2025 NFL Draft in Tiers

Throughout the last couple months here on the Fans First Sports Network, Andrew Wilbar and I have been diving deep into every aspect of the 2025 NFL Draft. Whether you’ve been tracking my writeups of the Top 30 Visits for the Steelers on steelcurtainnetwork.com, checking out Andrew’s prospect Scouting Reports here on FFSN, or tuning into our weekly Draft Dynasty Podcast (DDP), we’ve got you covered when it comes to Draft prep.

A couple of weeks ago on the DDP, Andrew and I listed our Top 32 prospects and placed them into four Tiers to represent the players we believe are worthy of First Round selections this cycle. As we’ve put together many of our final evaluations for this class, we wanted to put our final Top 32 Prospects lists together in article form for easy reference as Draft Day approaches.

So without further ado, here are our Top 32 Prospects broken up into the four Tiers we discussed on the Podcast.

TOP 32 PROSPECTS OF 2025

TIER 1 – GOLD JACKET GUYS

The “Gold Jacket” Tier is for generational type prospects who have the traits and potential to put together Hall of Fame caliber playing careers in the NFL.

JEREMY BETZ
1. CB/WR Travis Hunter
2. RB Ashton Jeanty

ANDREW WILBAR
1. CB/WR Travis Hunter
2. ED Abdul Carter
3. RB Ashton Jeanty

TIER 2 – BLUE CHIP TALENTS

Blue Chippers have 1 or more elite traits or have produced at a high enough level in college to warrant consideration as potential high-end starters in the NFL.

JEREMY BETZ
3. ED Abdul Carter
4. QB Cam Ward
5. OT Armand Membou
6. DT Mason Graham
7. OT Will Campbell
8. TE Tyler Warren
9. LB/ED Jihaad Campbell
10. CB Will Johnson
11. CB Jahdae Barron
12. ED Mykel Williams

ANDREW WILBAR
4. Mason Graham
5. Will Johnson
6. Cam Ward
7. Jahdae Barron
8. Tyler Warren
9. Armand Membou
10. Jihaad Campbell
11. Nick Emmanwori
12. Colston Loveland
13. James Pearce, Jr.

TIER 3 – FIRST ROUND LOCKS

This tier is reserved for prospects who grade out as Day 1 picks who we think will definitely be selected in the First Round.

JEREMY BETZ
13. LB Jaylon Walker
14. TE Colston Loveland
15. OT Kelvin Banks Jr.
16. WR Tetairoa McMillan
17. SAF Nick Emmanwori
18. ED Mike Green
19. ED Shemar Stewart
20. DT Derrick Harmon
21. WR Matthew Golden
22. QB Shedeur Sanders

ANDREW WILBAR
14. Kenneth Grant
15. Mike Green
16. Jalon Walker
17. Matthew Golden
18. Will Campbell
19. Shemar Stewart
20. Mykel Williams
21. Tyler Booker
22. Tetairoa McMillan

TIER 4 – FRINGE FIRST ROUNDERS

Our final tier for this exercise is for players who have some First Round traits/production, but there are enough physical limitations or question marks about their game to make them questionable options on Day 1.

JEREMY BETZ
23. SAF Malaki Starks
24. OG Gray Zabel
25. WR Emeka Egbuka
26. ED Donovan Ezeiruaku
27. RB Omarion Hampton
28. OT Josh Simmons
29. DT Walter Nolen
30. ED James Pierce Jr.
31. WR Tre Harris
32. RB Kaleb Johnson

ANDREW WILBAR
23. Luther Burden III
24. Malaki Starks
25. Walter Nolen
26. Kelvin Banks, Jr.
27. Shedeur Sanders
28. Omarion Hampton
29. Derrick Harmon
30. Jonah Savaiinaea
31. Josh Simmons
32. Aireontae Ersery

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