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● By Ryan Wilson
A quarterback has been selected No. 1 overall in six of the past seven drafts and eight of the last 10. It's the most important position on any team, and you could argue by a large margin. Who knows what happens over the next eight months, but the 2025 NFL Draft could see a non-quarterback be the first off the board since the Jaguars took Trevon Walker in 2022. This is my annual preseason Top 50 Draft Board. And if you missed it, we talked about all of the prospects below (and then some) during our summer scouting series on the "With the First Pick Podcast" with Rick Spielman and Mike Renner. And while a year ago provided little suspense -- Caleb Williams was the frontrunner from August through late April -- as we sit here, Michigan cornerback Will Johnson is No. 1 on my board.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 50 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up on this big board.