Ranking our 22 players with 1st-round grades in the 2025 NFL draft

When it comes to the NFL draft, there are some clear tiers of talent. This is the case every year so the 2025 NFL draft is no different. Despite there being 32 first-round picks, we don't have a first-round grade on 32 players. In fact, with just over a month to the draft, we have 22 first-round grades on prospects. Here's how they rank for us.

1 - DT Mason Graham - Michigan

2 - EDGE Abdul Carter - Penn State

3 - S Malaki Starks - Georgia

4 - OT Will Campbell - LSU

5 - RB Ashton Jeanty - Boise State

6 - TE Tyler Warren - Penn State

7 - CB/WR Travis Hunter - Colorado

8 - OL Armand Membou - Missouri

9 - WR Tetairoa McMillan - Arizona

10 - LB Jalon Walker - Georgia

11 - TE Colston Loveland - Michigan

12 - WR Luther Burden III - Missouri

13 - EDGE Mykel Williams - Georgia

14 - RB Omarion Hampton - North Carolina

15 - G Tyler Booker - Alabama

16 - CB Will Johnson - Michigan

17 - OT Josh Simmons - Ohio State

18 - EDGE James Pearce Jr. - Tennessee

19 - WR Matthew Golden - Texas

20 - DT Kenneth Grant - Michigan

21 - LB Jihaad Campbell - Alabama

22 - EDGE Mike Green - Marshall

This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Top 22 prospects in the upcoming draft

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