2025 NFL draft: Latest buzz, prospect rumors, pro day risers - ESPN

We're barreling toward the start of the 2025 NFL draft on April 24 and more top prospects are working out at pro days across the country. Amid a ton of buzz about early picks and the quarterback class, we asked NFL draft analysts Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Field Yates to break down the latest intel from around the league.

Is Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart now a lock to go in the first round? How did prospects rise or fall in the class after their pro days? What are the New York Giants' latest plans for the No. 3 pick after signing Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston? And which prospects are our experts higher on compared with the league consensus? We get into all that and then let Miller, Reid and Yates predict first-round over/unders for interesting position groups. How many pass catchers, defensive backs and offensive linemen could we see get picked on Day 1?

Finally, our experts empty their scouting notebooks with what they're hearing, seeing and thinking ahead of April. Let's start with Dart's current status — and potential team fits for the intriguing QB.

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Dart's stock | Pro day takeaways
Giants' No. 3 pick buzz | Potential sleepers
Positional over/unders | Notes from this week

Reid: 75%. Dart's stock has continued to rise since the Senior Bowl. He's the third-best QB on my board, and with Miami's Cam Ward and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders likely going in the first six picks, there will be plenty of Day 1 landing spots for Dart. I've heard he's actually the second-best QB on some teams' boards. That bodes well for his first-round potential. Pairing Dart with Rams coach Sean McVay and allowing him to sit and develop behind Matthew Stafford for multiple seasons in L.A. would be the best-case scenario for him.

Yate