PRESEASON '25 NFL DRAFT RANKINGS,QUARTERBACKS/RUNNING BACK

 These rankings are for my preseason top NFL Draftable players. Off course these ratings are subject to change by year end but it will be fun to see what the season  shows us. As in my Draft analysis, I use  my own eyes and metrics to rate players.  I also break down some positions differently than most. I find this very important and  the root cause of so many mistakes in the draft process. Even with all the advancements today many, many NFL executives and Draft analysts are still operating in caveman modes of years gone by, and failing!!   New for this season I've added  a comments section just for some added context clarifying my opinion on players.

QUARTERBACKS:

 CLASS GRADE B- 

As of now I only see one 1st round talent on my board(Milroe). The next three have the ability but will they come through? I'm sure the idiots that run many NFL franchises will talk themselves into 2/3 more of these guys and they will fail as usual,

Rk     Player                       Sch       Ht     Wt      Comments        

1.Jalen Milroe               Ala         6-2   220     This year he finds consistency to go with crazy raw ability.

2.Carsen Beck                Ga         6-4   220     I'm not sold he is a 1st rounder

3.Riley Leonard         NDame  6-4   213     He MUST stay healthy

4.Drew Allar                PennSt  6-5   242      Has all the tools, he needs to show up when it matters.

5.Graham Mertz         Fla          6-3   215      His rollercoaster career trends up this season.

6.KJ Jefferson            UCF        6-3   247      Has he finally found a coach who understands how to use him?

7.Will Howard           OhioSt    6-4   242      He gets to play with the Ferrari's now, can he adjust?

8.Shedure Sanders  Col          6-1   215      Average arm, average athlete. His biggest issue, HIS COACH!

9.Quinn Ewers            Tx           6-2   205      He lacks the tools to ever be elite!        

10.Kyle McCord        Syr           6-3   215      He has all the physical tools, VERY lacking in quick decision making. 

Others to watch:

Kyron Drones   Va Tech, Cam Ward Mia(F), Byrum Brown   USF, Seth Henigan  Memphis, Jaxson Dart     Miss

Conner Weigman TxA&M, Preston Stone   SMU, Donovan Smith Hou

 RUNNING BACKS

   CLASS GRADE  B

I see the top 4 here as solid players who will contribute year one. After that lot's of questions, LOT'S!!!

Rk     Player                         Sch       Ht     Wt      Comments       

1.Omarion Hampton    NCar    6-0    220    Best combo of size. quickness, speed. pass catching. !st round talent.

2.Oliie Gordon                 OklSt   6-1    211    Best pure  runner, needs some work in other phases.

3.Quinshon Judkins  OhioSt  5-11  219    Hits the hole harder than anyone, true slasher!

4.Devin Neal                    Kan      5-11  215   Quietly getting better every season, complete back.

5.Rhaeim Sanders        Scar     6-2    225    Nice power back, he must stay healthy

6. Ashton Jeanty          BoiSt    5-8   210     Compact, powerful, nice is pass game. He may end up an APB.

7.Montrell Johnson      Fla      5-11  213     Runs bigger than he is.

8.Damon Martinez       Mia(F) 6-0    232    Pure power back, not much help in pass game.  

9.Kyle Monangai           Rut       5-9    210    Most likely to move up this list, or APB list.

10.Nic Singleton       PennSt   6-0    222     Power back with some pass catching skills.

Others to watch:

Kaytron Allen  Penn St,JaQuinden Jackson   Ark, DJ Giddens KanSt, Phil Mafah  Clem.

    ALL PURPOSE RB's   

      CLASS GRADE   A

This has the potential to be the best class I've ranked since the inception of the APB  position in my draft predictions. The top 5 all have the ability to be picked by the end of day 2. The top 3 can all be Stars if they stay healthy.

Rk     Player                         Sch        Ht     Wt      Comments        

1.TreVeon Henderson OhioSt  5-10  208    Very explosive, very dangerous in pass game, he MUST stay healthy!  

2.Jayden Ott                    Cal         5-11  200     Over 2200 rushing, 72 receptions, 26 TD's last two seasons!

3.Trevor Etienne              Ga        5-9      205    He should explode in this offense.

4.Jo'Quavious Marks   USC     5-10    208    Watch him now without the entire defense keying on him.

5.Bhayshui Tuten          VaTch  5-10    205    Over 2400 yards rushing, 68 recepions 33 TD's and 2 KO return TD's

6.RJ Harvey                       UCF     5-8      205     If he improves in pass game he can move up this list.

7.Jordan James              Ore      5-10   205      It's his turn now to get more touches.

8.Jarquez Hunter           Aub     5-9      209     Versatile explosive back, victim of a poor team. 

9.Makhi Hughes              Tula    5-11   205     Nice runner, to slight for lead back. Needs some serious work in pass game.

10.Donovan Edwards   Mich   6-0     210    Very inconsistent. Has an occasional huge game running, solid in pass game.

Others to watch:

Nate Noel   Mo, Gavin Sawchuk   Okl, Devin Mockobee  Purd, Dylan Sampson   GTenn, Roman Hemby    Md.