Since the season has gone to hell like a lot of folks prophesized due to an offseason of nonactivity I thought I'd list the top prospects for the first three rounds of the 2025 draft. I thought I'd start with defense first as I know we need a lot of help on both sides of the ball but figured we'd spent the least amount of draft capital on defense. Obviously it's very early but what else do we have to look forward to for the rest of the 2024 season. I figure we'll be picking around the sixth so our first three picks would be 6th, 38th & 70th. I'd like to see us trade back and get more draft capital since we have so many needs on both sides of the ball and we don't have a 4th round pick.
Listed below are the top dline prospects. I really like Scourton but not sure he's coming out. If Graham is available I'd love to get him as he has as much upside as Hutchinson in my opinion. There's lots of really good prospects in all three rounds. I like Sawyer and Nolen in the 2nd and Cross and Overton in the 3rd.
Rank | Prospect | College | Position | Height | Weight | Year |
2 | Mason Graham | Michigan | DL3T | 6'3" | 318 | JR |
7 | Nic Scourton | Texas A&M | DL5T | 6'4" | 280 | JR |
12 | James Pearce Jr. | Tennessee | EDGE | 6'4" | 242 | JR |
15 | Abdul Carter | Penn State | EDGE | 6'2" | 249 | JR |
16 | Kenneth Grant | Michigan | DL1T | 6'3" | 339 | JR |
17 | Mykel Williams | Georgia | EDGE | 6'4" | 265 | JR |
18 | Deone Walker | Kentucky | DL1T | 6'5" | 348 | JR |
19 | Tyleik Williams | Ohio State | DL1T | 6'3" | 318 | SR |
22 | Princely Umanmielen | Ole Miss | EDGE | 6'4" | 245 | RSR |
23 | J.T. Tuimoloau | Ohio State | EDGE | 6'4" | 270 | SR |
26 | Landon Jackson | Arkansas | DL5T | 6'7" | 280 | SR |
32 | Jack Sawyer | Ohio State | EDGE | 6'4" | 267 | SR |
41 | Walter Nolen | Ole Miss | DL3T | 6'4" | 290 | JR |
42 | Bradyn Swinson | LSU | EDGE | 6'4" | 250 | SR |
47 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | Penn State | EDGE | 6'4" | 261 | JR |
52 | Nazir Stackhouse | Georgia | DL1T | 6'3" | 320 | RSR |
55 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | DL3T | 6'1" | 288 | GR |
57 | Omarr Norman-Lott | Tennessee | DL3T | 6'3" | 315 | SR |
59 | Patrick Payton | Florida State | EDGE | 6'5" | 239 | RJR |
64 | Kyle Kennard | South Carolina | EDGE | 6'5" | 254 | GR |
71 | L.T. Overton | Alabama | DL5T | 6'5" | 283 | JR |
81 | Derrick Harmon | Oregon | DL3T | 6'5" | 310 | RJR |
83 | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | Virginia Tech | EDGE | 6'3" | 252 | RSR |
86 | Dontay Corleone | Cincinnati | DL1T | 6'2" | 320 | RSR |
88 | David Bailey | Stanford | EDGE | 6'3" | 240 | JR |
90 | Mike Green | Marshall | EDGE | 6'4" | 248 | RSO |
94 | Shemar Turner | Texas A&M | DL3T | 6'3" | 300 | SR |
Next up are the linebackers.
Rank | Prospect | College | Position | Height | Weight | Year |
29 | Danny Stutsman | Oklahoma | ILB | 6'3" | 240 | SR |
36 | Barrett Carter | Clemson | OLB | 6'1" | 225 | SR |
56 | Jihaad Campbell | Alabama | ILB | 6'3" | 244 | JR |
67 | Jay Higgins | Iowa | ILB | 6'2" | 233 | RSR |
73 | Jalon Walker | Georgia | OLB | 6'2" | 245 | JR |
75 | Smael Mondon Jr. | Georgia | OLB | 6'3" | 220 | SR |
77 | Harold Perkins Jr. | LSU | OLB | 6'2" | 220 | JR |
99 | Jamon Dumas-Johnson | Kentucky | ILB | 6'1" | 245 | RSR |
Of these I like Campbell in the 2nd and Walker in the 3rd.
Below are the cornerbacks. This seems to be a good CB glass.
Rank | Prospect | College | Position | Height | Weight | Year |
1 | Travis Hunter | Colorado | CB | 6'1" | 185 | JR |
6 | Will Johnson | Michigan | CB | 6'2" | 202 | JR |
20 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | CB | 6'1" | 190 | SR |
28 | Nick Emmanwori | South Carolina | S | 6'3" | 220 | JR |
33 | Malaki Starks | Georgia | S | 6'1" | 205 | JR |
34 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | CB | 6'0" | 185 | JR |
35 | Maxwell Hairston | Kentucky | CB | 6'1" | 181 | RJR |
38 | Tacario Davis | Arizona | CB | 6'4" | 195 | JR |
50 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | CB | 6'1" | 190 | JR |
51 | Jahdae Barron | Texas | CB | 5'11" | 192 | RSR |
53 | Shavon Revel Jr. | East Carolina | CB | 6'3" | 200 | SR |
63 | Kevin Winston Jr. | Penn State | S | 6'2" | 204 | JR |
65 | Rod Moore | Michigan | S | 6'0" | 185 | SR |
68 | Domani Jackson | Alabama | CB | 6'1" | 190 | JR |
69 | Jason Marshall Jr. | Florida | CB | 6'0" | 198 | SR |
79 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | CB | 6'1" | 190 | RSR |
80 | Malachi Moore | Alabama | S | 6'0" | 198 | RSR |
97 | Zy Alexander | LSU | CB | 6'2" | 188 | SR |
Would love to have Travis Hunter but don't think he'll fall to us. Johnson also looks good in the 1st, Morrison in the 2nd (although he had a season ending injury so probably a good pick for us! jk) and Jackson in the 3rd although there are a lot of really good options here in my opinion.
Obviously it's way too early to be looking at this but what else do we have to look forward to unfortunately? I typically start looking at prospects in September/October but started this year back in May as I was not at all confident that we'd be relevant this year. So if you were picking defense in the first three rounds who would you select?
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