Mel Kiper Jr's 2025 NFL Draft Big Board & Top Prospects 🏈

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5. Mason Graham, DT, Michigan*​

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 320 | Prev. rank: 5

2024 stats through nine games: 39 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 20 pressures, 11 run stops

I love Graham's technique. His leverage gives him an advantage at the point of attack, and interior offensive linemen struggle with his power and quickness. Graham has strong and active hands, and he has proven effective against both the run and pass from inside. He had 5.5 sacks in his first two seasons at Michigan, and I'd like to see him step up as a pass rusher to close this season. His two sacks against Minnesota helped his cause.

 

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4. Mykel Williams, OLB, Georgia*​

Height: 6-5 | Weight: 265 | Prev. rank: 4

2024 stats through six games: 10 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 run stops, 2 sacks, 8 pressures, 1 forced fumble

Williams is extremely explosive and wins as a pass rusher with speed-to-power. His bend off the edge is outstanding. The tools are all there, and his upside is immense. Scouts just need to see more consistency in his game and some improvement in his sack totals -- he had 4.5 in back-to-back seasons while playing in Georgia's deep front seven. Williams missed time earlier this season with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain.

 

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3. Abdul Carter, OLB, Penn State​

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 259 | Prev. rank: 3

2024 stats through eight games: 45 tackles, 6 sacks, 26 pressures, 14 tackles for loss, 9 run stops, 2 pass breakups

Carter is versatile and has plenty of experience effectively operating as an off-ball linebacker, helping him crack 60 tackles in each of the past two seasons at Penn State. But the hope this season was he'd make a dent in opponents' game plans as a pass rusher off the edge. So far, so good. Carter has the traits to wreak havoc there, getting pressure on 15.7% of his pass-rush snaps. He is instinctive and fast flying to the football. Carter had two sacks against Ohio State in Week 10, and his 14 tackles for loss this season rank third in the nation.

 

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2. Will Johnson, CB, Michigan*​

Height: 6-2 | Weight: 202 | Prev. rank: 2

2024 stats through six games: 21 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 2 defensive TDs

Johnson is so instinctive in coverage, and his ability to read quarterbacks jumps out when you watch him. He has great quickness in his transition, allowing him to make plays on the ball. Johnson has returned both of his interceptions this season for touchdowns, and you can see those instincts throughout his first pick-six back in Michigan's opener against Fresno State -- when he jumped a screen and took the ball 86 yards to the house. He now has nine career picks.

Johnson has missed the team's past two games with a lower-body injury.

 

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1. Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado*​

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185 | Prev. rank: 1

2024 stats through eight games: 60 catches, 757 receiving yards, 8 receiving TDs, 22 tackles, 7 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble

Hunter has a great feel for the game on both offense and defense, and he has played a whopping 841 snaps over eight games this season. I really think he has a chance to play both sides of the ball early in his pro career and make an impact both ways, though I'm ranking him as a receiver right now. The offensive and defensive coordinators for the team that ultimately drafts him are going to be battling each other to use him.

Hunter has tremendous hand-eye coordination and elite ball skills. His physical traits and quickness are off the charts, but he also thinks about the game at a high level. He is a highly competitive prospect who works hard to maximize his potential.

 

[BigJay]

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