Rookie Rankings

Even in a league well-stocked with running back talent at the moment, Jeanty is likely the position's best prospect in many years. That doesn't mean he will be the best in the NFL -- Trent Richardson showed how things can go wrong even for seemingly infallible prospects -- but Jeanty nonetheless appears to be an infallible prospect. At 5-foot-9, 211 pounds, he's naturally anchored and densely built, to the point that he breaks tackle attempts with minimal effort while otherwise demonstrating excellent speed and agility. He's nailed to the floor and floating at the same time, which makes it difficult to get a grip on him. Jeanty showed the ability to dominate in two different roles at Boise State, thriving as a dual threat in 2023 (18.3 carries, 3.6 catches per game) before converting to more of a pure rushing workhorse in 2024 (26.7 carries, 1.7 catches). This means Jeanty likely can thrive as a Bijan Robinson-style workhorse, or as more of an in-space specialist like early career Alvin Kamara. You might even think of Jeanty as something like a heavier, stronger version of Jahmyr Gibbs, though perhaps a step slower.

McMillan's college career was about as good as it gets, starting with a 702-yard, eight-TD showing in 2022 as a true freshman at Arizona. He then put up 90-1,402-10 in 2023 and 84-1,319-8 in 2024, maintaining his massive production last season even as the rest of the Wildcats offense fell off a cliff (no other player had more than 323 receiving yards or three receiving TDs). The stats and film are good enough to project McMillan as a top-15 pick, albeit not quite at the level of 2024 standout prospects Malik Nabers and Marvin Harrison. Turning 22 in April, McMillan will soon be one of the NFL's largest wide receivers, having measured in at 6-foot-4 1/4 and 219 pounds at the 2025 Combine. He didn't work out at the combine, instead waiting until his pro day, where reports put his 40-yard dash at between 4.48 and 4.55 seconds. That's below average for a WR in general, but above average for a receiver his size, and there seems to be a near-consensus that McMillan is the best WR prospect in the 2025 Draft (besides two-way-player Travis Hunter). The right landing spot on draft day could vault McMillan's ADP up to the third round; he's mostly been a fourth/fifth-round pick in early drafts this spring.

Loveland out of Michigan is one of two tight ends expected to be drafted in the first round in 2025, along with Tyler Warren from Penn State. They are both considered a notch below Brock Bowers as prospects, but there’s plenty of room between Bowers and bust after the 2024 first-round pick from Georgia set rookie TE records with 112 catches and 1,194 receiving yards. Loveland had 56 catches for 582 yards and five touchdowns in 10 appearances in 2024, and his slight dip in receiving yards from 649 in 2023 was due to playing five fewer games in his final college season compared to the previous year’s title run. He has prototypical tight end size at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, and Loveland is considered a good blocker in addition to being an excellent pass catcher. Loveland underwent shoulder surgery in January on an injury that he played through in his final college season, but that procedure isn’t expected to impact his availability to begin his NFL career.