College football season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for NFL draft junkies (like myself) to start taking notes on players all over the country. Draft Talk has allowed me (forced me?) to really dive into the 2025 NFL Draft more than I have in any previous year. For the first time in my 12 years of covering the draft, I was able to reach 50 prospects graded ahead of the college football season. One of the biggest goals of Draft Talk was to provide readers with my unfiltered thoughts and process of grading prospects for 2025. Because of that, I wanted to share all of my notes on every player I’ve graded. Before we dive into the 1.0 big board, a few notes:
