Mel Kiper Jr.
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Mel Kiper Jr.
Football analystMel Kiper Jr. has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on "SportsCenter," ESPN studio shows and ESPN Radio. He is the co-host of the First Draft podcast, and he writes regularly for ESPN+.
, Matt Miller
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Matt Miller
NFL draft analystMatt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation's top pro prospects. A Missouri native, Matt joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. Prior to joining ESPN, Matt spent 11 years as a senior draft analyst at Bleacher Report.
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Jordan Reid
NFL draft analystJordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation's top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to coach there from 2014-18.
, Field Yates
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Field Yates
ESPN NFL InsiderField Yates is a fantasy football expert and NFL draft analyst for ESPN. You can find him on Fantasy Football Now on Sunday mornings and regularly on NFL Live throughout the week, as well as the Fantasy Focus and First Draft podcasts. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT) and native of Weston, Mass., Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs.
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Apr 25, 2025, 05:00 AMOur analysts are stacking their 2025 NFL draft boards. How do the top players at every position rank against each other?
We pulled together top-five rankings at every single position from four NFL draft analysts -- Mel Kiper Jr., Jordan Reid, Matt Miller and Field Yates. How do their evaluations differ, and which players are the unanimous No. 1s at their positions? How do the analysts view Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders and the rest of the quarterback class? How does the wide receiver group fill out, and which schools dominate the front seven positions? Who are the top cornerbacks, and which rushers lead our analysts' running back rankings?
Get a side-by-side look at all four experts' positional breakdowns. Plus, we took each analyst's overall rankings, averaged them out and came up with a consensus top-10 ranking for the 2025 class. Who makes it onto the list?
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QB | RB | FB | WR | TE
OT | G | C | EDGE | DT
LB | CB | S | K | P | LS
Top 10 consensus rankings