2025 NFL draft rankings: Jordan Reid's top 50 prospects - ESPN

The Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl officially marked the end of the 2024 college football season, and with the NFL season down to one game, it's again time to update my top 50 prospects for the 2025 NFL draft. Since I last released this list, bowl games have been played and I got to see more than 100 prospects in action during all-star game practices. I was also able to get facetime with scouts and factor their perspectives into these rankings.

That said, we still have nearly three months until the draft starts on April 24 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. So this list is bound to change several times between now and when commissioner Roger Goodell steps to the podium. But this is how I see these prospects right now, starting with one of the most unique players to play college football in a quarter century.

I included scouting reports on each of the top 50 players and then listed my top five at every position at the bottom. Underclassmen are marked with an asterisk. Let's get after it.

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Height: 6-foot-1 | Weight: 185 pounds

Hunter's combination of natural instincts, ball skills and positional flexibility is why he's the top player on my board. He had 96 receptions for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns as a receiver but was arguably better at cornerback, where he tied for second in the Big 12 with four interceptions. His ability to play both ways has elicited comparisons to Hall of Famers Champ Bailey and Charles Woodson, and there are legitimate questions on where he'll play in the NFL. Hunter could be the first corner to be drafted No. 1 overall or the first receiver selected with that pick since Keyshawn Johnson in 1996.

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 259

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