Every week, Yardbarker is monitoring the 2025 NFL Draft, scheduled for April 24-26 in Inexperienced Bay.
From Boise State’s elite working again to Michigan’s star defensive deal with, listed below are 5 gamers we’re monitoring:
Ought to this NFC East staff goal Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty?
The Athletic’s Jon Machota and Dane Brugler just lately listed Jeanty (5-foot-9, 215 kilos) as a prospect who would make sense for the Dallas Cowboys within the first spherical.
“I believe you possibly can make an argument that after [Colorado WR/CB] Travis Hunter, Jeanty is the very best participant within the draft,” wrote Brugler. “If he is nonetheless on the board for the Cowboys, I believe he could be powerful to go up.”
RB is one among Dallas’ greatest wants. The Cowboys (7-8) rank twenty eighth within the league in dashing yards (95.2). Why would not they draft an RB who may break the FBS document for dashing yards in a season?
Jeanty wants 132 dashing yards to surpass Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer/former Oklahoma State star Barry Sanders’ season dashing document (2,628 yards in 11 video games in 1988).
However hitting that quantity in opposition to Penn State’s seventh-ranked run protection (100.4 YPG) within the Faculty Soccer Playoff quarterfinal on New Yr’s Eve at 7:30 p.m. ET can be difficult.
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe should profit from his bowl recreation
Milroe will play in opposition to Michigan within the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Yr’s Eve at 12 p.m. ET. 247 Sports activities’ Alex Scarborough just lately reported the QB plans to declare for the draft.
Milroe might have a wonderful efficiency to enhance his grade. In Tankathon’s newest mock draft, the Cleveland Browns (3-12) take him with decide No. 36.
“His ball placement has been erratic, he has airmailed deep throws and he put an excessive amount of zip on downfield passes at different instances this yr,” wrote ESPN’s Steve Muench just lately. “So moving into an early rhythm goes to be essential on this bowl recreation.”
Regardless of the issues, Milroe (6-foot-2, 225 kilos) has produced stable numbers. In 12 begins, he has 3,371 yards (2,652 passing and 719 dashing) and 35 touchdowns (15 passing and 20 dashing).
Texas RB Jaydon Blue gained momentum with excellent CFP efficiency
In a 38-24 win over Clemson within the first spherical of the CFP, Blue had 14 carries for 146 yards and two touchdowns, together with a 77-yarder within the fourth quarter.
