Jay Robins’ 2025 NFL Draft Top 50 Big Board

Who are the top 50 prospects in this draft class? NFL Draft expert Jay Robins debut’s his first Big Board prior to the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl All Star games.

Tier 1: The Blue Chips

1. Travis Hunter, WR1/CB1, Colorado
2. Abdul Carter, EDGE/LB1, Penn State
3. Ashton Jeanty, RB1, Boise State
4. Mason Graham, DT1, Michigan
5. Will Johnson, CB2, Michigan
6. Tetairoa McMillan, WR2, Arizona
7. Malachi Starks, S1, Georgia

The Top 6 prospects are some amazing players, with the potential to be true franchise altering pieces to teams in the beginning of the draft.

We all know these players at this point, and they will be taken in the top 10 barring anything crazy in the pre-draft process.

Tier 2: The Round 1 Grades

8. Kelvin Banks Jr., OT1, Texas

9. Tyler Warren, TE1, Penn State

10. Will Campbell, OT2/OG1, LSU

11. Jalon Walker, EDGE2/LB2, Georgia

12. James Pearce Jr., EDGE3, Tennessee

13. Nic Scourton, EDGE4, Texas A&M

14. Josh Simmons, OT3, Ohio State

15. Omarion Hampton, RB2, North Carolina

16. Josh Conerly, OT4. Oregon

17. Mike Greene, EDGE5, Marshall

18. Luther Burden, WR3, Missouri

19. Cam Ward, QB1, Miami

Here we get to the heart of Round 1, and boy is there a lot of talent at EDGE and Offensive Tackle in this tier (5 and 4 each respectively).

Banks, Campbell, Simmons, and Conerly will be the 4 Tackles battling it out for the top linemen taken in this draft class, and all will be Day 1 starters on their respective lines.

Malachi Starks is the top safety prospect in the draft, with high end athleticism and versatility combines with sensational instincts. Tyler Warren is not far behind on my board, making it a tough decision if the Colts have to choose between these two if they make it to pick 14. Wouldn’t rule out a trade up for the two.

Cam Ward is the only Round 1 graded QB on my board, and will of course likely get drafted much higher than this early on in the draft. Whether a team trades up for him or not is another story.

Tier 3: The Round 1-2 Grades

20. Jahdae Barron, CB3, Texas

21. Walter Nolen, DT2, Ole Miss

22. Colston Loveland, TE2, Michigan

23. Trey Amos, CB4, Ole Miss

24. Egmeka Egbuka, WR4, Ohio State

25. Xavier Watts, S2, Notre Dame

26. Kenneth Grant, DT3, Michigan

27. Donovan Jackson, OG1, Ohio State

28. Arand Membou, OT5, Mizzou

This tier has a lot of players I have graded as potential late Round 1 picks, but could sneak into the start of Round 2.

Everyone’s favorite Round 2 Mock draft pick for the Colts falls in this category: Xavier Watts. Sadly I don’t see him falling to pick 45 barring a really poor showing at the NFL Combine.

Jahdae Barron has a lot of pro ready traits and versatility. While he might not fit the Colts prototype and need, he is likely going to...