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Which quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft class are helping themselves?
The future of the quarterback position has hung over the New York Giants for several years now.
We, collectively, thought the Giants had to draft a quarterback when Daniel Jones went down with a torn ACL last year. However, things didn’t work out that way and they selected Malik Nabers No. 6 overall. The Giants upgraded their offensive line as well as their receiving corps, but the results haven’t changed. Their offense has little room for error, and the Giants are 31st in the NFL in scoring at 14.1 points per game.
It seems increasingly likely that the Jones era is drawing to a close in New York, and the Giants could be drafting a quarterback this year. So with that in mind, let’s keep an eye on the top draft-eligible quarterback prospects.
The 2025 quarterback class isn’t as star-studded as the 2024 class, but there are some intriguing talents. This will be updated on a weekly basis with stats that have the strongest correlation between college and the NFL, as well as notes from the players’ performance on the field. Since this is our first week, I’ll be offering some general background and thoughts on the various prospects.
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It’s pretty clear that Ward is the prize in this quarterback class. There are other players with more impressive tools, but nobody is playing better right now. And frankly, Ward is an absolute blast to watch. He’s capable of winning in-structure from the pocket, but also thrives when the game is reduced to backyard football. He moves very well in the backfield and has arm elasticity that’s reminiscent of a young Patrick Mahomes.
That isn’t to put Ward in Mahomes’ category as a player — Mahomes might be the best QB in NFL history). However, his ability to alter his arm angle and throw accurately off-platform is legitimately rare.
Ward just stands apart from the rest of this draft class, he leads them in EPA by an absurd 14.5 points. Not only is he making big time throws with regularity, he doesn’t put the ball in danger.
It looks like a lock that Ward will be the first quarterback drafted, the only question is which team drafts him — and whether they trade up to draft him.
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Predictive Stats
Sanders is behind Ward, but the two generally make up the top tier of quarterback prospects in this draft class. Shedeur lacks great size or arm strength for an NFL quarterback — though neither would fall below thresholds.
His greatest strengths are his mental processing and his quick feet, and those allow him to lift Colorado to competitiveness. Sanders makes decisions very quickly and is very crisp in the pocket. He’s had to put on a Superman cape throughout the season, and that’s only become more true...
