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2025 NFL mock draft: Focusing on betting market prop projections with six trades, including one in the top 10

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Miami (FL)

• Sr

• 6’2″

/ 219 lbs

Projected Team

Tennessee

PROSPECT RNK

3rd

POSITION RNK

1st

PAYDS

4313

RUYDS

204

INTS

7

TDS

43

He’s -10000 to be the first overall pick, meaning bettors have to risk $100 to win $1. It’s about as much of a lock as you can have at this point.

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Colorado

• Jr

• 6’0″

/ 188 lbs

Projected Team

Cleveland

PROSPECT RNK

1st

POSITION RNK

1st

REC

96

REYDS

1,258

YDS/REC

13.1

TDS

15

Hunter is up to around -300 to go No. 2 overall after the market shifted in his favor over a week ago based on reporting that he’s the preference over Abdul Carter.

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Penn State

• Jr

• 6’3″

/ 250 lbs

Projected Team

N.Y. Giants

PROSPECT RNK

2nd

POSITION RNK

1st

Carter is around -250 to go third following the Travis Hunter-to-Cleveland buzz picking up steam over a week ago. At this point it seems likely we know the exact order of the first three picks.

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LSU

• Jr

• 6’6″

/ 319 lbs

Projected Team

New England

PROSPECT RNK

4th

POSITION RNK

1st

Campbell is around -160 to go fourth overall, and many have tabbed him as the top option for the Patriots if they are unable to get Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter.

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Michigan

• Jr

• 6’3″

/ 296 lbs

Projected Team

Jacksonville

PROSPECT RNK

5th

POSITION RNK

1st

We’re starting to get into a little bit of uncertainty here with Graham just -120 to go No. 5 overall at DraftKings — though he’s out to -150 at FanDuel.

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Boise State

• Jr

• 5’9″

/ 211 lbs

Projected Team

Las Vegas

PROSPECT RNK

10th

POSITION RNK

1st

RUYDS

2601

YDS/ATT

7

REYDS

138

TDS

30

Jeanty is around -150 to wind up with the Raiders, so he’s going to be our pick in this mock draft, but it’s worth noting the Raiders’ next most likely position to be drafted first is a cornerback, even though none besides Hunter are favored to go in the top 10.

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Missouri

• Jr

• 6’4″

/ 332 lbs

Projected Team

N.Y. Jets

PROSPECT RNK

7th

POSITION RNK

2nd

Membou is -380 to go outside the top six picks at DraftKings, but offensive line is the -130 favorite to be the Jets’ first pick. That makes this an easy match at No. 7 overall.

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Georgia

• Jr

• 6’1″

/ 243 lbs

Projected Team

Carolina

PROSPECT RNK

9th

POSITION RNK

2nd

Walker doesn’t have a draft position prop as of this writing but he’s -900 to go top 10, so he’ll need to be placed somewhere in the next three picks. The Panthers are +125 to take a edge rusher/D-lineman first and +150 to take a linebacker first at DraftKings, so this seems like the right place for the Georgia linebacker/edge rusher.

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Colorado

• Sr

• 6’2″

/ 212 lbs

Projected Team

New Orleans

PROSPECT RNK

27th

POSITION RNK

2nd

PAYDS

4134

RUYDS

-50

INTS

10

TDS

41

The Saints are -105 to take a quarterback first at FanDuel after the news that Derek Carr’s season is in jeopardy, while Sanders is -300 to go outside of the first eight picks at Over 8.5.

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Penn State

• Sr

• 6’6″

/ 256 lbs

Projected Team

Indianapolis

PROSPECT RNK

26th

POSITION RNK

2nd

REC

104

REYDS

1233

YDS/REC

11.9

TDS

12

Warren is favored to go to the Colts at +160, while he’s also -155 to be a top-10 pick. The easiest thing would be to just stick him on the Bears as they’re +350 to be his landing spot, but they’re also +600 to take a TE first at FanDuel while the Colts are +115. So to make it work, I’ve put together a trade where the Colts get Nos. 10 and 72 for Nos. 14, 45 and 151, allowing the Bears to move down a few spots and receive a massive Day 2 boost.

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Michigan

• Jr

• 6’2″

/ 194 lbs

The 49ers have three positions relatively close in their first pick prop, with DL/edge at +190, O-line at +220 and corner at +270. So why go with the third option? Johnson is the first man out in the top-10 pick markets at both DraftKings and FanDuel, sitting around +150 at both sites to go in the top 10. Some of that is tied to the Raiders as a landing spot, but it also gives us an opportunity to have him just miss by putting him here and aligning with the market.

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Arizona

• Jr

• 6’4″

/ 219 lbs

Projected Team

Dallas

PROSPECT RNK

6th

POSITION RNK

1st

REC

84

REYDS

1319

YDS/REC

15.7

TDS

8

We don’t have much to go on surrounding McMillan’s draft value at this point other than DraftKings listing him as +350 to go top 10, but we do know that receiver is +135 to be the Cowboys’ first pick at FanDuel, well ahead of the next closest position (offensive line at +410). So we’ll slot him in here, as is common in mock drafts.

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Texas

• Jr

• 6’5″

/ 315 lbs

Projected Team

Miami

PROSPECT RNK

8th

POSITION RNK

3rd

Offensive line is the +130 favorite to be the Dolphins’ first pick at FanDuel, and the only reason it isn’t higher is that there is a big perceived gap between the top two offensive tackles (both of whom are expected to go in the top 10) and the next tier. However, Banks is -165 to go Under 13.5 at DraftKings, and it doesn’t seem likely he’d go before this point.

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Texas A&M

• Jr

• 6’5″

/ 267 lbs

Projected Team

Chicago

PROSPECT RNK

22nd

POSITION RNK

5th

Stewart has been a popular prospect in terms of team visits, and all we know about his stock is that he’s -2000 to be a first-round pick at DraftKings, and only one other player actually available in the market (you can’t bet on anyone we’ve covered so far at this point) has shorter odds (Jihaad Campbell). DL/edge was third in terms of odds for the Bears’ first pick, but it’s too early to go with a prospect at either of the other two positions (running back, offensive line).

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Marshall

• Soph

• 6’3″

/ 251 lbs

Projected Team

Atlanta

PROSPECT RNK

12th

POSITION RNK

3rd

Green is -150 to go Under 17.5 in terms of draft position, but he has longer odds than Stewart to go in the first round (-1200 vs. -2000), which is why we’re placing them in this order. The Falcons have the shortest odds of any team available (which is everyone not picking the top five) for their favored position, with DL/edge at -270.

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Michigan

• Jr

• 6’6″

/ 248 lbs

REC

56

REYDS

582

YDS/REC

10.4

TDS

5

While the Chargers are favored to take DL/edge (+130) over tight end (+450) at FanDuel, many mocks have connected them with Loveland, Jim Harbaugh’s former player at Michigan. However, DraftKings has Loveland at -225 to go Under 19.5, putting him out of range. The Cardinals are likely looking to trade down, so this looks like a potential match where the Chargers trade Nos. 22, 55 and 125 for Nos. 16 and 78.

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Georgia

• Jr

• 6’5″

/ 260 lbs

Projected Team

Cincinnati

PROSPECT RNK

25th

POSITION RNK

6th

The Bengals are -155 to take a DL/edge with their first pick and Williams is -130 to go Over 15.5, which takes him out of range for the Falcons. This seems like a great landing spot as a result, and he also makes sense in a trade-up scenario for the Chargers at No. 16. Williams is the last relative lock to go in Round 1 at the edge position at DraftKings (he currently isn’t even available to bet, unlike Stewart and Green, though his draft position odds slot him behind those two players).

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North Dakota State

• Sr

• 6’6″

/ 312 lbs

Projected Team

Seattle

PROSPECT RNK

29th

POSITION RNK

2nd

This could be a spot for Matthew Golden as well, who is 50/50 to go over or under 17.5 at DraftKings. But offensive lineman is -105 to be the Seahawks’ first pick at FanDuel while receiver is just +430. Zabel is -1000 to be a first-round pick — twice as long of odds as Golden (-2000), but the big gap in the draft position prop settles it for us.

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Alabama

• Jr

• 6’3″

/ 235 lbs

Projected Team

Tampa Bay

PROSPECT RNK

16th

POSITION RNK

1st

The Bucs are the perfect landing spot for Campbell, who is -160 to go Over 18.5 at DraftKings. Tampa Bay is slightly favored to take DL/edge first at +160, but their +180 odds to take a linebacker first is shorter than any other team for that position aside from Carolina.

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Texas

• Jr

• 5’11”

/ 191 lbs

Projected Team

New England

PROSPECT RNK

21st

POSITION RNK

3rd

REC

58

REYDS

987

YDS/REC

17

TDS

9

Omarion Hampton is also a sensible fit here, and Denver is +140 to take a running back first while receiver is just +320. However, Golden is already a value on the board relative to his draft position prop, while Hampton is -180 to go Over 19.5, so this would be the first slot where we’d consider putting him. Instead, we have the Pats getting aggressive to get Drake Maye a potential long-term No. 1 receiver in exchange for Nos. 38, 69 and 106, which still leaves New England with one Day 2 pick (No. 77).

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Ohio State

• Sr

• 6’5″

/ 317 lbs

Projected Team

Houston

PROSPECT RNK

19th

POSITION RNK

4th

There are other players on the board more of a lock to go in the first round than Simmons at -500, but the reason for this deal is Houston being -230 to take an offensive lineman first. With such a dire need, it’ll need to consider trading up to make sure not to be sniped, and this one doesn’t involve losing any picks in aggregate with Nos. 25 and 89 being dealt for Nos. 21 and 123, securing Pittsburgh another Day 2 pick after losing one in the DK Metcalf trade.

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Texas

• Sr

• 5’11”

/ 194 lbs

Projected Team

Arizona

PROSPECT RNK

13th

POSITION RNK

1st

Barron could be well off the board by this point if the smoke surrounding his draft stock is to be believed, but he’s -200 to go Over 17.5 at DraftKings, so he hasn’t even been in consideration for us for more than a few picks at this point. The Cardinals are a big question mark in the position of first pick market with no position shorter than +230, so even though corner is +380 to be their first pick, Barron should be in play.

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Oregon

• Jr

• 6’5″

/ 310 lbs

Projected Team

Green Bay

PROSPECT RNK

30th

POSITION RNK

3rd

The Packers are even odds to take a DL/edge first, and Harmon is the type of prospect who fits their profile. He’s also -1000 to be a first-round pick, so we want to be sure to slot him in before the end of this mock.

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South Carolina

• Jr

• 6’3″

/ 220 lbs

Projected Team

Minnesota

PROSPECT RNK

20th

POSITION RNK

2nd

I expect Emmanwori goes a little higher than this, as he’s -1400 to be a first-round pick while the next safety on the board, Malaki Starks, is -650 to go in Round 1 with a 50/50 draft position of 23.5 at DraftKings. That makes this a logical spot for Starks with safety second in odds for position of Minnesota’s first pick, but the Vikings instead take the higher-rated safety here, at least according to the first-round market.

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Ole Miss

• Sr

• 6’2″

/ 225 lbs

Projected Team

Pittsburgh

PROSPECT RNK

50th

POSITION RNK

3rd

PAYDS

4279

RUYDS

495

INTS

6

TDS

32

It’s questionable whether Dart deserves to be a first-round pick, but he’s -140 to go Under 24.5 at DraftKings as well as -425 to go in Round 1, so it’s going to be the Steelers at No. 21 or someone else in a trade, or in this case, both. While teams typically don’t trade down if they have a QB they’re targeting, the Steelers were able to land an additional Day 2 pick in the deal mentioned earlier and only have to sweat a few picks hoping someone else doesn’t trade up from Round 2.

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North Carolina

• Jr

• 6’0″

/ 220 lbs

Projected Team

Chicago

PROSPECT RNK

39th

POSITION RNK

2nd

RUYDS

1660

YDS/ATT

5.9

REYDS

373

TDS

17

Hampton is -180 to go Over 19.5 but -1400 to go in the first round, so we’ll need to figure out a spot for him. The Bears are favored to take a running back first at FanDuel but it’s unlikely they select him as high as No. 10 if Ashton Jeanty is gone. Here, they use the 45th pick gained in their first trade with Indy to move from No. 39 to 26 while also getting Nos. 90 and 127 from the Rams. That leaves the Bears with Stewart, Hampton and Nos. 41, 90, 127, 148, 151, 233 and 240 while giving Ben Johnson a young back for his offense.

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Michigan

• Jr

• 6’4″

/ 331 lbs

Projected Team

Baltimore

PROSPECT RNK

33rd

POSITION RNK

4th

The Ravens are even odds to go DL/edge first, and it could go either way with them taking the interior lineman in Grant or the edge rusher in Donovan Ezeiruaku, with the latter being slightly more of a lock to go in Round 1. I like the fit of Grant a little bit better, so we’ll go with that route.

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Boston College

• Sr

• 6’3″

/ 248 lbs

Projected Team

Detroit

PROSPECT RNK

42nd

POSITION RNK

8th

Ezeiruaku’s “slide” lasts one pick, with Detroit -170 to take a DL/edge first and edge by far the more likely option of the two. The Lions could also be a trade-up candidate in order to secure a higher-rated edge, and pairing Nos. 28 with 60 would be enough to get them to No. 17, so it would only take slightly more (or Arizona being willing to take a little under value) to get into a position for their guy.

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Georgia

• Jr

• 6’1″

/ 197 lbs

Projected Team

Philadelphia

PROSPECT RNK

14th

POSITION RNK

1st

Intra-division trades do happen in the draft, even in the first round — who can forget the draft day sequence that saw the Eagles hop the Giants for DeVonta Smith by trading with the Cowboys, who got the last laugh with Micah Parsons two picks later? This is lower stakes with the two top NFC East contenders swapping places as the Eagles trade No. 134 to move up three spots for their latest Georgia defender despite being favored to go DL/edge first.

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Ole Miss

• Jr

• 6’4″

/ 296 lbs

Projected Team

Buffalo

PROSPECT RNK

17th

POSITION RNK

2nd

The Bills are -105 to go DL/edge first and Nolen is -350 to be taken in Round 1, with only one player remaining having shorter odds to go in the first round at DraftKings. That makes this a pretty easy pairing.

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Alabama

• Jr

• 6’5″

/ 321 lbs

Projected Team

Kansas City

PROSPECT RNK

24th

POSITION RNK

1st

The Chiefs are +105 to take an offensive lineman first versus +175 to go DL/edge, and there are options both on the outside in Josh Conerly Jr. and at guard with Booker. The difference is that Booker is -400 to go in Round 1 while Conerly is half that at -200.

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Kentucky

• Jr

• 5’11”

/ 183 lbs

Projected Team

Washington

PROSPECT RNK

32nd

POSITION RNK

3rd

Washington is +180 to go DL/edge first, with offensive line at +320 and cornerback at +360. All three positions have options remaining who are minus odds in the Round 1 market, but Hairston at -250 is a bit shorter than Conerly at -200 or edge rusher James Pearce Jr. at -145. And with Hairston meeting with the Commanders this week, it’s a pick that makes sense here.





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2025 NBA playoff support: postseason image, confrontations, programming such as Clinch Spot vs. Clippers. Warriors

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2025 NBA The postseason began Tuesday night with the Warriors, Grizzlies, Magic and Hawks fighting in the game tournament. The postseason schedule Continue with the game games on Wednesday and Friday, and the first round of 2025 NBA The playoffs begin on Saturday. We will know the eight first round clashes for Friday night, but four of them are already established: Knicks vs. Pistons and Pacers vs. Bucks in the East, and Lakers vs. Timberwolves and Nuggets vs. Clippers in the West.

The Warriors will try to ensure West Seed number 7 on Tuesday night against the Grizzlies, which comes with a first round date with the Houston Rockets No. 2. The Warriors lost the opportunity to ensure a playoff place on Sunday at the end of the regular season, falling to the clippers in extra time while the clips grabbed the seed number 5 of the West in the process.

The Magic and the Hawks are playing for seed number 7 of the East on Tuesday night. The winner will coincide with the current Boston Celtics champion in the first round.

The eight first round series will begin this weekend, and the first round could run until May 4. The NBA finals will begin on June 5.

Probabilities of the NBA game tournament: Picks: Warriors has a favorable trend against Grizzlies, brings Young is key to hawks

Sam Quinn

Probabilities of the NBA game tournament: Picks: Warriors has a favorable trend against Grizzlies, brings Young is key to hawks

NBA Playoffs Support 2025

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East first round clashes

No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Magic/Hawks/Bulls/Heat
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Magic/Hawks
No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 6 pistons
No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Bucks

First Round Confrontations of the West

No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 8 Warriors/Grizzlies/Kings/Mavericks
No. 2 Rockets vs. No. 7 Warriors/Grizzlies
No. 3 Lakers vs. No. 6 Timberwolves
No. 4 Nuggets vs. No. 5 clippers

2025 NBA game tournament calendar

In all Eastern times

Tuesday April 15
Magic vs. Hawks, 7:30 pm et, TNT
Warriors vs. Grizzlies, 10 pm et, TNT

Wednesday April 16
Bulls vs. Heat, 7:30 pm et, ESPN/FUBO
Kings vs. Mavericks, 10 pm et, ESPN/FUBO

Friday April 18
EAST TBD VS. East TBD, Time TBD, ESPN/FUBO
West Tbd vs. West Tbd, Time TBD, TNT

2025 NBA playoffs: first round time, scores

In all Eastern times

Saturday April 19
Game 1: Pacers vs. Bucks, 1 PM, ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 3:30 pm, ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Knicks vs. Pistons, 6 PM, ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 pm, ABC/FUBO

Sunday April 20
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/TB Channel
Game 1: Celtics vs. Magic/Hawks, Time/Channel TBD
Game 1: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/TB Channel
Game 1: Rockets vs. Warriors/Grizzlies, Time/Channel TBD

The rest of the first round time has not yet been released by the NBA.

2025 NBA playoffs: key dates

  • April 13: Final of the regular season
  • April 15-18: Game Tournament
  • April 19: The playoffs begin
  • May 12: NBA Draft Lottery
  • June 5: NBA The finals begin





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Mark Andrews Landing Spots: Top fits veterans with Ravens GM not compromised about the exchange before the draft

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The NFL draft can be unpredictable, not only when it comes to who will be written when, but also Regarding the players who are already in the league. Could the NFL 2025 draft see an important exchange that involves one of the favorite objectives of the Lamar Jackson Marshal?

While the Baltimore Ravens chief coach John Harbaugh, said last month who waits for the closed wing Mark Andrews Be a team member in 2025 – “He is too good a player”- General Manager Eric Decosta was less committed to the veteran.

When asked if there is the possibility of exchanging Andrews during the draft, Decosta did not say in any way.

“Oh man. I never know what is going to happen … I would never say this or that,” he said. “But I can tell you this: Mark Andrews is a warrior. And he has played with us and his competitiveness, his talent, his attitude, his leadership is so valued here. And he is a great player … We are in the business of keeping as many great players as we can. There is always much unpredictment with the draft. You just never know.”

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The three times PRO Bowler is entering the last year of his contract and is ready to earn $ 7 million as a base salary with $ 16.9 million against the limit. The trade or release of the 29 -year -old could save the Ravens $ 11 million against the limit.

Decosta also did not approach a possible extension of the contract for the Derrick Henry corridor. Regarding Henry and Andrews, he said he prefers to keep those conversations behind closed doors.

“So we have many different balls in the air at this time,” Decosta said. “That is probably what I would say about it. I will not talk about what we are doing, what we are not doing behind the scene in terms of these guys. I don’t think it’s good for me to do that.”

If they decide to pass from Andrews, the team still has Isaiah, which had career maximums at receptions (42), yards (477) and caught from TouchDown (six) last season. He is entering the last year of his rookie agreement as a Fourth Round Draft selection in 2022.

Andrews, meanwhile, totaled 55 trapped for 673 yards and 11 touchdowns of his career a year ago. Unfortunately for him, his season is mainly remembered for the conversion of two points fallen into the defeat of the divisional round of the AFC of 27-25 of the team against the Buffalo Bills. A complete capture would have tied the game with less than two remaining minutes.

Andrews is a lifelong crow, joining the team in 2018 as a third round selection. The old All-Pro is third in the history of the franchise at receptions (436), second in reception yards (5,530) and First in TouchDown Catches (51).

Here are three teams that could be a good option for Andrews if the Ravens decide to move on:

The colts fought in the wing position closed last season, classifying the number 31 in yards with 467 in total of their tea. Indy It does not have a solid field of field marshal In 2025, and if Daniel Jones or Anthony Richardson is, the offensive could use a veteran receiver of passes like Andrews to boost production. Last season, Kylen Granson led the team among the wings closed, reaching only 14 total receptions with 182 yards.

The bears expected a lot of their offensive behind the rookie marshal Caleb Williams, but a dull season that included the dismissal of Matt Eberflus chief coach It was not as they planned. The team hired ancient lions Ben Johnson offensive coordinator This low season, taking his first chief coach concert. With Detroit, Johnson was able to obtain a solid job of his presence of closed star wing in Sam Laporta, and as an offensive mentality coach could easily fit into another wing closed in his schemes. Chicago has Cole Kmet as its closed wing number 1 right now; It ended last season with 474 yards in 47 receptions.

The Jets are another team that fought in the category of closed wing in 2024, reaching number 26 in the league in yards from the wing closed (601). They are also entering a new era with a new chief coach in Aaron Glenn and a new Quarterback in Justin Fields. The offensive never seemed to start last year under the future member of the Hall of Fame of Professional Soccer Aaron Rodgers, with whom the team decided to separate after the year. Tyler Conklin was the best closed wing of the team in 2024, ending with 449 yards and 51 receptions.





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Real Madrid to try the return of the Epic Champions League vs. Arsenal: Here is why it will not happen for whites

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If you were choosing a team to whisper something magical on a night of the Champions League, you would decide in the colors of Real Madrid. Something happens to the other team when they move to Santiago Bernabéu on a great European night. Carlo Ancelotti expressed it better amid the recriminations after the game on Tuesday.

“In football, anything can happen. Many times, something happens in Bernabéu,” he said.

Immaculate vibes and a rich story, they are good things to have on the greatest occasions. However, they are not a patch is a team that can cancel a three -goal deficit for the best defense in Europe.

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Starting with the most obvious part of the task, did this really seem a team capable of scoring three times at Emirates Stadium? Nine shots for the middle of an expected objective (XG) would suggest otherwise. Jakub Kiwior and Bukayo Saka’s mistakes gave him moments that threaten visitors from the beginning. A moment of exceptional quality on the left by Jude Bellingham gave Kylian Mbappe his best opportunity of the night, bent too close to David Raya. Once the Arsenal cut the carelessness of the first half hour, Madrid found himself driving to a brick wall in the form of William Saliba.

His teammates were equally robust. The starting point for Arsenal’s defensive excellence is quite simple: excellent defenders. Jurrien Timber proved to be one by one with Vinicius Junior and what Myles Lewis-Skelly lacks experience, compensates him with a supernatural anticipation about where a game could go. Rodrygo did not receive a quarter of them.

Among the young left and Saliba was Jakub Kiwior, who promised to be the obvious weak link for Gabriel. Instead, he proved to be what has always been, a real talent defender who will need repetitions to look better. “After the game I felt really good,” said Poland’s international. “You know that after a game like that, there is no other way, you feel really good, but I still feel that it is not over yet. The most difficult is still ahead. I still have a great head.”

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His feelings will be shared by the rest of the Arsenal side on Wednesday night. Marked by the “years of jokes” and reflecting the manager who joined as a player with the mission of finishing those days, this is an outfit without regrets. They do not shrug the granting of the objectives and will make it implacably difficult for Madrid to get shots. When they do not have the ball, their shape is perfect, which leads Sander Berge de Fulham to notice earlier this month that it was “as if someone was sitting in row 50 that controls them remotely.”

However, most of the time, it is possession that is its most effective defensive weapon. They attack only when their rest defense is established. A team in the Premier League has renounced less counterattack shots than those of Mikel Arteta. That is even more impressive given the extent to which they pushing high bodies when they are building attacks.

You have to return to December 2023 and a 4-3 victory against Luton for the last time that the Gunners granted three goals. He has come to two years since they were defeated by the margin of three goals that Arsenal needs to take this draw with extra time.

Brentford could have escaped with a draw on Saturday, but after having seen his team three shots and 0.24 xg that his manager can attest how hard it is an arsenal of nuts. “One thing, looking from the outside, Arsenal works hard,” said Thomas Frank. “They are very good to the defensive, they are very good in defensive pieces. So, I think they will be fine.”

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Experts in the Champions League, Predictions: Will Real Madrid achieve a miracle against Arsenal in Spain?

To what the answer could be, well, it is one thing to keep Fulham and Brentford to a goal, but Madrid is a step forward in the second and third best team in London. It is true, although that was not immediately apparent in the first leg. Without a doubt, there will be now work to do. Less from Bellingham will revolve around Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka, more approaching Mbappe and Vinicius Junior. The same will be true for Rodrygo, who spent an hour in the Emirates protecting Federico Valverde. This will have to be a total attack from minute one.

Given the talent, I might believe that it would be a way to obtain the more than three objectives required. What happens, however, when Arsenal is going through a press that has tended to the deceased in the rare occasions in which it really unfolds? Oppositions tend not to allow Declan Rice to be the opportunity to obtain the transition. The reason why it was evident on Saturday.

Then there is the perspective that Saka and Odegaard obtain open space to attack or vinicius that do not track and leave David praise is isolated against one of the games of two most devastating men in sport. Gabriel Martinelli on the other flank is another that rarely runs in the open field precisely because it looks very dangerous when it does.

Playing his normal game, Madrid has a clean sheet in his name in his last 10 games, which occur when his 10 men discarded by Alaves over the weekend. The opponents have had more than 10 shots in 15 of their last 17 games. In the course of the season, the Ancelotti team has allowed an objective expected by game in all competitions, and at the highest level of the Champions League, that number is up to 1.4 xg with its only clean sheet against one side of Brest with little to play. Atrolled by injuries, his defense is there to be obtained.

He could have taken two bright rice kicks to balance the path of Arsenal, but from the open game, more opportunities came to the manner of the hosts than their opposition, a half -adjusted saka found that everything is too easy to explode towards the Byline line and reduce from there. That was against a Madrid team that seemed to have the intention of keeping it tight with the eye of winning the draw at the Bernabéu next week.

That failed in a fairly spectacular extension. No one associated with Arsenal would allow to believe that their task is done as they are directed to the Spanish capital, but if their opponent does not align in the target of the 15 times European champions, would anyone be giving them a prayer? On the basis of its performance of the first leg, the Aura Madrid could be the most powerful weapon available for Ancelotti. It will not be enough.





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Cam Ward, one of the 17, attend the NFL Draft; No Shedeur Sanders

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The Miami Campo Marshal, Cam Ward, the number 1 selection projected in the NFL 2025 draft, is one of the 17 confirmed players to attend the event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in two weeks, the NFL announced on Monday.

Ward is one of the three Quarterbacks who will attend, along with Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss and Jalen Milroe of Alabama. The Colorado Campo Marshal, Shedeur Sanders, is expected to be the second selected quarterback, was not among those announced to attend.

However, Travis Hunter, teammate of two star of Sanders, will attend. Other open receptors that will attend are Matthew Golden from Texas and Tetairoa McMillan.

Other prominent players who will attend include the defensive wing of Penn State, Abdul Carter, the Boise State Runner Ashton Jeanty, the offensive Tackle of LSU Will Campbell and the defensive Tackle of Michigan Mason Graham. The four players are expected to be selected in the 10 best teams.

Alabama leads the way with three confirmed players to attend: Milroe, Guard Tyler Booker and supporter Jihaad Campbell. Georgia (Safety Malaki Starks and the defensive wing Mykel Williams) and Michigan (Graham and corner Will Johnson) will have to attend two players.

Completing attendees the offensive Tackle of the state of Ohio, Josh Simmons, and the defensive wing of Texas A&M, Shemar Stewart.

The draft begins with the first round of April 24 (8 pm et), followed by the second and third round on April 25 (7 pm et), and rounds from 4 to 7 April 26 (noon et).



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Tyron Smith will retire from NFL after joining jeans in ceremonial treatment

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Frisco, Texas-Vasi two months after Zack Martin retired, another offensive liner of the Dallas Cowboys has decided to get away from the game in the eight-time left Tackle of Pro Bowl, Tyron Smith.

Smith will sign a ceremonial agreement with the Cowboys on Wednesday to retire with the team that took him to No. 9 in general in the 2011 Draft.

Smith played 12 of his 13 seasons with the cowboys, finishing his career with the New York Jets in 2024. He began the 171 career games he played and was named for the Pro Bowl of 2013-19 and 2021.

It is possible that Martin and Smith can be chosen for the Hall of Fame of Professional Soccer when they are first eligible in 2030.

Smith was a headline of day 1 that was quickly established as one of the best blockers on the side of the game. He began his career protecting Tony Romo and finished it with Aaron Rodgers like his field marshal.

In 2011, Smith became the first offensive liner selected in the first round by the cowboys since 1981 when they took Howard Richards. In the next three years, the cowboys selected the Pro Bowl Travis Frederick (2013) and Martin (2014) center in the first round, forming one of the best offensive lines of the NFL.

Smith, 34, was lost only a game in his first five seasons, but the injuries began to take its toll.

Games were lost due to knee, neck, back, hamstrings and ankles lesions. In 2020, he played in just two games before undergoing neck surgery. 13 games were lost in 2022 with an avulsion of hamstrings that required surgery during the training camp.

After reworking his contract, Smith played in 13 games in 2023 with the cowboys. He joined the jets in a one -year contract and began 10 games before finishing the year in the injured reserve with a neck injury.

At his best, Smith was the left Tackle prototype with long arms and athletics to handle the best NFL passes corridors. He began his career at the right Tackle before moving to the left Tackle in 2012 forever.

Four times in a period of five years, Smith, Frederick and Martin were appointed for the Pro Bowl together.

Frederick retired after the 2019 season fulfilled a return after missing the previous season dealing with the effects of Guillaine-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system.

Martin entered 2024, but knowing that it would be his last season. An ankle injury limited it to 10 games and required a termination surgery of the season.

Only Smith played for another team, but retired as a cowboy and closes the circle in one of the best offensive line trios that the cowboys have had.



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Patrick Peterson, 8 times Pro Bowl CB, retires as a cardinal

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Tempe, Arizona. Recognizing that his 10 -year mandate with the Arizona cardinals ended bitterly in 2020, Patrick Peterson said Monday that he was an obvious “retiring with the franchise.

Peterson, 34, returned to Arizona headquarters on Monday to officially announce the end of his 13 -year -old career that began as the fifth selection in 2011.

“My career is here, he lives here,” said Peterson. So, it was obvious to me to go back here to retire where it all started. “

With his wife, two daughters, mother, father, closest friends and former teammates present, Peterson saw a prominent video before taking the stage with the owner Michael Bidwill in the team’s meeting room. With each one sitting in high stools, Peterson thanked Bidwill, his former teammates, mentors, team staff, video staff and other members of the cardinal organization.

The future member of the Hall of Fame, Larry Fitzgerald, was in the front row, as Cardinal Calais Campbell and the former security of the cardinals, Tony Jefferson were recently signed. The former teammates Jay Feely, Drew Stanton, Adrian Wilson, Andre Roberts, Dennis Gardck and Budda Baker also attended. The current cardinals Trey McBride, Jalen Thompson and Garrett Williams also attended.

“You kept me on every day,” said Peterson. “You kept me up. You lit that fire in me and did so, so happy to come to work every day.”

“Many things were said. It was not the biggest game, but at the end of the day, this is where my legacy is. This is where my legacy began.”

Patrick Peterson, in his decision to retire with the cardinals

Peterson said he wanted to be remembered as a “fierce competitor” who brought “joy to the game” but also “raised” his teammates.

Peterson’s process returned to Arizona to retire when a cardinal began after the Super Bowl in February. After not playing in 2024, Peterson decided to hang it forever. While I was in Arizona for a golf excursion, he had lunch with Bidwill, where the two have taken some lasting feelings, including the corner’s request from an exchange in 2018 that quickly retracted, and comments that Peterson made about the organization while he was a member of the Minnesota Vikings in 2022.

“We had the opportunity to amend some of the things that were something we needed to solve,” Peterson said. “And we did it. We advanced, we set our hands, we hugged each other, we take photos, and now we are here making it official as an Arizona cardinal.”

Peterson added: “Many things were said. It was not the biggest game, but at the end of the day, this is where my legacy is. This is where my legacy began.”

Bidwill said he mentioned the idea of ​​removing Peterson’s number 21 when the corner left Arizona five years ago, but Peterson said Monday that before it happens, he wants the number of Larry Fitzgerald to retire first.

“We needed to do this first,” said Peterson. “He told me I’m in line. I know I can’t go before Fitzy. I told him that I don’t want to go before Fitzy. So, when that happens, it will be after him.”

However, the eight times Bowler and the three times, the first All-Rro team, made it clear that he could still play, he simply does not want to do it. He said he has been enjoying spending more time with his family, traveling and playing golf with friends.

During the past year, he has accepted his football mortality.

“At the end of the day, I had a great 13 -year -old career,” he said. “There is no regret. And, my wife, we talked about this since I could not be collected last year, I am perfectly well with my decision. I am very happy where I am in life and in my career.” My cement is dry now, so now it is in the hands of God if I do enough to be where I really want to be at the end of my career and that soccer sky. “

Peterson, who now lives on the east coast, wants to enter the media panorama as a personality in the air and do what he can help Arizona win a NFL title.

“I want to be behind the camera and be able to express my thoughts, supplies, to be able to give fans, the spectators, something that may not know about the game,” said Peterson. “So, that’s what I want to do.”





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2025 NFL draft properties: Draftkings launches players’ clashes, and here is a better clear option to consider

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We are well in the NFL Draft season, and the betting houses have been implementing different markets related to this year’s draft in the The best sports betting applications In recent weeks. Today, Draftkings registered his first career of player position clashes, which can be found in the Draft clashes section of the 2025 Draft tab, which allows the traigators to adopt a position on which the player will be recruited first.

Here are the players in question and the probabilities associated with each confrontation:

  • Donovan Ezeiruaku (-185) vs. Emeka Egbuka (+150)
  • James Pearce Jr. (-225) vs. Jalen Milroe (+175)
  • Gray Zabel (-165) vs. Jihaad Campbell (+135)
  • Josh Simmons (-140) vs. Walter Nolen (+110)
  • Mykel Williams (-235) vs. Matthew Golden (+180)

As these are recently launched, there is the potential that they could move significantly for Draft Day, especially as the news takes place in specific players. For example, while Williams is already a great favorite to be selected about Golden, any rumor that links it with the Carolina Panthers, who have the eighth general selection in the Draft, surely would bow the scales even more.

I have a better bet of the group that I really like and another thin, which I will break below.

The best bet: Donovan Ezeiruaku -185 vs. Emeka Egbuka

What is largely reduced is how frequent the line/defensive edge for the equipment that collects outside the Top 10. When I analyzed all the team specials “position of the first player written” for the NFL Draft accessories to build my Simulated Draft NFL based on the betting marketDL/EDGE was the favorite for 13 teams that chose 11 to 32, with three of those teams (Falcons, Bengals, Lions) to -150 or shorter to go with the position. The open receiver was only the favorite for a team: the Dallas Cowboys, who are collecting ahead of the range for Egbuka and is expected to go with Tetaiora McMillan or Matthew Golden at number 12.

It seems that it seems likely to me based on my survey of the entire betting market that the second level of border runners behind Abdul Carter will be out of the board for the choice of the Bengals at number 17. At that time, it is completely possible that Golden is the best available receiver, while Ezeiruaku is the upper edge corridor on the board in which he goes to a stretching where four of the next six teams are favored to go to DL/EDGE with your first selection. I would expect the floor for Ezeiruaku to be the lions at number 28, while the Royal Draft position line of Egbuka is set at 29.5 slightly shaded to the lower one. Put everything together, and I think there is at least one change of two out of three that Ezeiruaku is written ahead of Egbuka, which means that these probabilities should be to a minimum -200.

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NFL draft properties: Seahawks go to defense, cowboys underpin the offensive and more insider bets

Lean: Jalen Milroe +175 vs. James Pearce Jr.

Pearce is far ahead of Milroe in the field and can even be a talent among the 10 best in this class. But will there be a team willing to risk a first -round investment in the Tennessee Edge corridor with concerns of perceived characters? All that is needed is a team to say yes, but at this point the probabilities in its 31.5 draft position line has balanced in drafts, which means that it is 50/50 that will go 32 or later according to the market. That is still a little better from a draft stock perspective than Milroe, who is +125 to go in the first round (Pearce is -140 in that accessory).

But the reason I am tilting here is that although its range is late in the first round until round 3, I feel that Pearce is even broader depending on what the teams have discovered in their research on whether it is worth bringing to their organization from a maturity and character perspective. Milroe has met with the browns and the giants, two teams that need a young QB, but they are expected to pass the position at the top of the draft, and if Jaxson Dart goes in the first round while the market is projecting, then one of these teams could take mile at the beginning of day 2.

If these probabilities were close even on both sides, I would probably remain away, since I feel that this is a currency change on who is first recruited. But in +175 I am definitely leaning for bringing Milroe to value.





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Hawks vs. Magic Odds, Prediction, Time: 2025 NBA game tournament, April 15 Bets of the Tested Model

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The Orlando Magic will receive the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in the NBA game tournament of 2025 with the winner winning the seed number 7 in the playoffs of the Eastern Conference and facing the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs of 2025. The magic was 41-41 this season, including 22-19 at home, while the Hawks were 40-42 included 19-22 along the way. The Hawks and Magic divided their four clashes this season. Atlanta defeated Magic, 117-105, on Sunday on the last day of the regular season, but both teams rested to key headlines for that confrontation. The loser on Tuesday has one more opportunity in the postseason, since he will play the winner of the Heat vs. game. Bulls on Wednesday to determine seed number 8 in the east.

Typeoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm et of the Kia center in Orlando, Florida. This will be the first Orlando game tournament game, while Atlanta has 3-1 in such competitions. The magic is favored by 5 points in the last chances of Magic vs. Hawks, according to Fanduel Sportsbook. The Over/Under is 219 points. Orlando is in -220 in the line of money (Risk $ 220 to earn $ 100), while Atlanta is at +181 (Risk $ 100 to earn $ 181). Before entering any selection of Hawks vs. Magic for the NBA 2025 game tournament, you will want See the NBA predictions of the model in Sportsline.

The Sportsline projection model simulates each game of the NBA 10,000 times and has returned more than $ 10,000 in betting for $ 100 players in their best rating NBA selections In the last more than six seasons. The model enters the NBA playoffs of 2025 in a sizzling of 156-115 in all the best qualified NBA selections that date back to last season, returning almost $ 4,000. Anyone who follows in betting houses and betting applications could have seen great returns.

The model has set its sights in Atlanta vs. Orlando. Can Go to Sportsline to see your selections. There are several here NBA betting lines For Magic vs. Hawks:

  • Hawks vs. Magic Sp pread: Magic -5 in Fanduel
  • Hawks vs. Magic Over/Under: 219 points
  • Hawks vs. Magic Money Line: Magic -220, Hawks +181
  • ATL: The Hawks were 18-12 against propagation (ATS) as a road helpless this season
  • ORL: Magic was 17-11 ATS as a favorite at home this season
  • Hawks vs. Magic Picks: See picks in Sportsline
  • Hawks vs. Magic transmission: Fubotv (Try for free)

Why hawks can cover

The Hawks seek to make their fourth postseason in the last five years, led by Trace Young that comes from another elite score season. Young was 14th in the NBA in annotations with 24.2 points per game. He had 36 points on Friday against the 76ers before sitting on Sunday, since the Hawks were locked in the eighth seed, regardless of the result of the game. Young should be active for Tuesday and averaged 25.9 points and 12 assists in seven games in April. Young led the NBA in assists (11.6 per game) as one of the most dynamic players in the League.

Atlanta will trust Young and its high -power offensive in this offensive versus defensive battle. Hawks have the score offensive number 5 (118.2 ppg) in the league this season while preparing to face the scoring defense number 1. Atlanta already has a victory in Orlando this season and the Hawks have won or forced extra time in three of the four clashes in Orlando in the last two seasons. See what team choose here.

Why the magic can cover

As noted above, MAGIC has the scoring defense number 1 in the League, allowing 105.5 points per game, almost two points less than anyone in the NBA. On the contrary, Hawks have the fourth punctuation defense (119.3 ppg). Orlando had the second best defense of the league last season, since its defensive efficiency has fed the franchise change since the Magic are a victory of their second consecutive appearance in postseason. The Magic is located in the Top 10 of the League in both blockages and robberies while forcing the second majority of the ball losses.

While Orlando is an elite defensive team, it does not mean that magic does not have offensive games creators. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner have increased their punctuation results this season, with an average of 25.9 points and 24.2 ppg, respectively, and will be an integral part of Orlando’s success on Tuesday. Banchero scored more than 30 points in each of his three games against the Hawks this season and will be a challenge for Orlando to contain on Tuesday. See what team choose here.

How to make hawks vs. Magic selections

The model has simulated Magic vs. Hawks 10,000 times and the results are in. You can only see the selection in Sportsline.

So who wins Hawks vs. Magic, and what side of the propagation hits more than 50% of the simulations? Visit Sportsline now to see which side of Magic vs. Hawks extends, you need to jump, all of the model that is in a roll of 156-115 in the best NBA teams since last seasonand find out.

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2025 NFL Draft: Why the story suggests that this year’s field marshal will probably be a bust

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We are almost a week after the NFL draft and the main question must be where will the quarterbacks be written?

Cam Ward looks like a virtual lock to be the best choice of the Titans. Will the Browns or the Giants take Shedeur Sanders in the first three? If not, the Raiders, Jets or Saints will pick it up in the Top 10 or could it fall on the board? Will a third quarterback go in the first round, like Jaxson Dart to the Steelers at age 21?

There are only four quartbacks classified in the Top 100 of our general Draft classifications this year, including two between 40.

CBS Sports Prospectors of 2025 higher classified

Shirt

Third

Shedeur Sanders

27th

Jaxson Dart

50

Jalen Milroe

78º

Quinn Eweers

101

However, that does not mean that it lacks intrigue. After all, although the supply is missing, the demand for field marshal is always in the clouds in the NFL and the bets are high.

This is a weaker class, which means that the equipment will be more vulnerable to smell in the position near the top of the draft and delay its two or three years franchise. Don’t you believe me? Recent history has been quite bulletproof at that point.

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2025 NFL Draft Prospects Prospects Visits Tracker: What teams have housed Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders and others?

Why the Slim 2025 QB class is bad news for possible teams

There is a very good possibility that only two Quarterbacks are written in the first round next week. There has only been one draft in the last eight years with two or less field marshal in the first round. That was 2022, when Kenny Pickett was 20 to the Steelers and no other field marshal was in the first two rounds. Pickett is already in his third team. Brock Purdy is actually the only class marshal (among nine players) still with his draft team.

In general, there have been six kinds of draft in the last 20 years with only one or two quarterbacks taken in the first round. All field seafood classes were very bad, including the first round.

Less QB recruited in the first round in the last 20 years

Of the 10 quartbacks recruited in the first round in those classes (see above) …

  • Only two obtained a second contract with their Draft team (Matt Ryan/Joe Flacco: both 2008)
  • Only two made a Pro Bowl (Jameis Winston/Matt Ryan) and Winston was a Pro Bowl replacement the only year he did (2015)
  • Half is 20 or less touchdown passes in all its NFL races (includes Pickett)

It does not improve much when you look at all of those classes too. Of the 64 recruited field marshals (in any round) in those six classes …

  • Only four made a Pro Bowl (Brock Purdy, Jameis Winston, Geno Smith, Matt Ryan)
  • Only seven began more than 50 games
  • Only two began more than 100 games (Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan)

The results speak for themselves. These are some of the worst classes of Mariscal de Campo, with the exception of 2008. Here are the classes of 2007, 2010, 2015 and 2022 if you are curious.

Class 2025 could also follow its example, since there is a bust potential at the top.

Red flags and landing points for 2025 QB prospects

Player's head player

The only red flag with Cam Ward is that it is the best field marshal in what is widely considered as a weak field marshal. Ward has traveled a long way from receiving only two FCS offers from high school. From the word incarnate to the state of Washington and, finally, to Miami, Ward has continued to improve as the level of competition has become more difficult. After launching a touchdown of all time Di Registration 158, Ward has gone from the FCS to the heisman trophy finalist and now is the probability of being the first general selection in the period of three years. Ward fits well in Tennessee, where Titans need an injection of explosiveness and emotion, but they need more than a good adjustment.

Ward must continue to improve at the highest level, including its decision making in broken works, which is more a yellow flag at this time. You could say that it shows caution in the wind. It has the greatest amount of setbacks out of the pocket in the last three seasons, the second largest interception (eight), most of the time he fired (31) and the longest average time to launch (5.31 seconds) when leaving his pocket. Four of those eight interceptions arrived in 2024.

Player's head player

Everything Shedeur Sanders does is examined and analyzed. One thing that cannot be questioned is its hardness. Sanders was beating in his two seasons in Colorado with the melody of 94 captures (most in FBS in that period) and 3.92 captures per game (most of this century). What is missing in the resistance to the arm Sanders compensates with precision and efficiency. In 2024 he led the country as a percentage of completion (74.0%), as well as the efficiency of approval in the third Down and in front of the bombing, and was the fourth most efficient pin when it was under pressure. All of that is a good omen to project it at the next level, but also fought against the higher competition that was 1-7 in eight openings against teams classified with the only victory against a TCU team that ended 5-7.

The model for Sanders on the next level must be Brock Purdy. Purdy is more athletic, but they are the same size and Purdy does not have the strongest arm. Sanders will have to be the elite in processing and anticipate as Purdy so that he can use his precision to compensate for his lack of strength and athletics of the arm. It would be a great option for him to go somewhere like the giants or New Orleans. It will be an essential television wherever it ends and will be the biggest story on the night of the draft.

Player's head player

Another possible first round selection, Dart transferred from USC to Ole Miss after his first year and put three strong seasons on the defenses of Oxford vs. SEC, including 2024 when he led the FBS in pass efficiency (180.7) and was third in pass yards (4,279). If you are chosen by a playoff team in the middle of the first round, you will have the opportunity to learn and become a future holder. Sitting and learning from Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles would be ideal, but there are many teams that they would love to see it available on day 2. The greatest concern with Dart is his ability to read defenses and make anticipatory releases. The fact that he had the fourth depth of the longest average pass in the FBS last year (11.4) shows that he was not caring exactly the defenses in short and intermediate throws.

Player's head player

One of the most fascinating field marshal stories this year is where Jalen Milroe will end. Milroe ran a 4.40 -second race of 40 yards on her professional day and had 20 career touchdowns in 2024 (tied in third place in a season in the history of the SEC). He makes comparisons with Lamar Jackson, who, like Milroe, question his ability to leave the university. Wouldn’t it be perfect if Baltimore chose Milroe in the intermediate rounds to learn and play in the same system as the former Heisman winner and twice MVP?





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