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The midseason point of the NFL upon us, it’s already time to look ahead for most teams. Half of the NFL is pretty much ready to pack it in and start their scouting process for the 2025 NFL Draft. This upcoming draft class is incredibly defense-heavy. Six of the top 10 in this mock are from the defensive side of the ball, and 17 of the players in the first round are from the defensive side of the ball. Players like CBs Travis Hunter and Will Johnson, DT Mason Graham and EDGEs Abdul Carter, James Pearce and Nic Scourton are some of my favorite prospects in this class, and all of them go highly. On the other side of the ball ... well let’s talk about it. The best prospects are at the RB position and Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty. The man is simply incredible, a tackle-breaking machine at a compact 5’9 and can pass block as well. Outside of that, there are a lot of question marks. The top two linemen in this class, Texas’ Kelvin Banks and LSU’s Will Campbell, both might find themselves at guard in the NFL. Other guys like Texas’ Cam Williams and Ohio State’s Josh Simmons have injury and experience questions, making it hard to peg their value. Receiver is also lacking a true impact guy at the top outside of Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillian and Missouri’s Luther Burden. We’ll see how the offensive class shakes out, but at this point if you need a defender, go get one this year. With that being said, here’s the midseason mock draft, thanks to Tankathon order pre-Monday Night Football.