2025 NFL draft prospects under pressure this college football season - ESPN

The 2024 college football season is right around the corner, which means a full schedule of games every weekend to evaluate the upcoming 2025 NFL draft class. Scouts are excited to see which players will play their way into higher draft stock over the course of the fall.

But some prospects have more on the line this upcoming season than others. Future success and millions of dollars are at stake, and game tape will be crucial for a handful of players with something to prove. How will standouts adjust to new schemes and positions, and can transfers transition seamlessly into new programs? Will talented prospects recover from injuries or slumps that plagued them in 2023? And who needs to show they can put up the production to match their talent?

Let's pick out 10 draft prospects who have a lot at stake this season and what their performance could mean for their outlook next April.

Depending on who you ask, Allar is either a former top recruit with a ton of NFL talent or a frustratingly talented player who hasn't quite figured it out.

Allar grew up an Ohio State fan in Medina, Ohio, but committed to Penn State and sat for a season behind Sean Clifford. He broke into the starting lineup as a sophomore in 2023, running up a 10-3 record in a stacked Big Ten while throwing 25 touchdown passes to only two interceptions.

That all sounds great, right? But those stats don't tell the entire story.

Allar completed only 59.9% of his passes for an average of 6.8 yards per attempt. Those totals were ranked seventh and fifth in the Big Ten, respectively. That's good production — especially for a first-year starter — but not great. Now the pressure is on Allar to take the next step.

From a tools perspective, he has it all — a big arm, an