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The 2024 College Football Playoff is upon us and the NFL season is wrapping up. Thus, we begin the best time of the year: draft season! This class is certainly interesting, and through the 2024 season we’ve seen a lot of risers and fallers throughout the process. I still think this draft class is incredibly strong in places where people have decided there is no value, and it’s reflected in the first round. There are two running backs and three tight ends in the first round compared to only three receivers and two quarterbacks, possibly a reflection of where the strengths in this class lie. This is a very strong class at running back, with my top two backs having a lot of versatility in various run schemes. In addition, there are some very high quality tight ends, and as the NFL shifts to a 12 personnel world, they become much more valuable. Conversely, I really like this defensive class. There are a lot of very good trench players, and a versatile group of EDGE defenders throughout. We could see a run on defensive players early in this draft. Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter just won the Heisman, and while we’ve had him go No. 1 overall in previous projections, here he slips a little bit to a team that could desperately use him. With that being said, here’s the third iteration of the 2025 NFL Mock Draft.