2025 NFL Draft Stock Up
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Milroe has been a point-producer this season and had a prolific game against LSU in Baton Rogue. Milroe completed 12-of-18 passes for 109 yards, but he ran for 185 yards on 12 carries with four touchdowns on the ground. He had touchdown runs of 39, 18, and 72 yards. This tape will help Milroe’s draft grade. While he did not have a prolific night as a passer, Milroe showed insane running ability with game-breaking speed, vision, and a powerful build. In the NFL, Milroe will be a running threat that could make an offense extremely difficult to defend. As a runner, Milroe has a speed similar to Lamar Jackson’s, but with a stronger build. Jackson is more elusive, with crazy athleticism and a slippery style to dodge defenders. Milroe is more North-South as a runner, but he can also make defenders miss with a one-cut downhill style. Milroe could be one of the most dangerous running quarterbacks in the NFL in the near future.
Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Campbell had a big-time presence for the Crimson Tide in their road blowout of LSU. He had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble and was an active defender in both phases. Campbell showed versatility by dropping into coverage as well as rushing the passer. The 6-foot-3, 244-pound Campbell is a big linebacker with speed and athleticism to go with his size. In 2024, he has 68 tackles with four sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception, and a pass broken up. Campbell looks like an early-round talent for the 2025 or 2026 NFL Draft.
Princely Umanmielen, DE, Ole Miss
Umanmielen dominated Georgia in a tremendous performance. In the second quarter, Umanmielen burned Georgia left tackle Earnest Greene with a speed rush around the corner to get a sack of Beck. Early in the fourth quarter, Umanmielen stood up over a backup left tackle and beat him with a spin move back to the inside to get a strip-sack of Beck. Unfortunately for Ole Miss, a facemask took the sack fumble away from the Rebels. One play later, Greene was back in the game, but an undersized edge rusher ran around Greene and tight end Oscar Delp to get a sack of Beck. To put the game with less than four minutes remaining, Umanmielen burned Greene with a speed rush and strip-sacked Beck with Ole Miss recovering the loose ball.
Overall, this tape is going really help Umanmielen as he had three sacks and two forced fumbles. He had his way with the Georgia offensive tackles showing excellent speed off the edge. He had the functional strength to slap away blocks and won rushes with a variety of pass-rushing moves. Plenty of teams will be picking in the back half of the first round that need pass-rush help, and Umanmielen could get that kind of consideration. This tape will help Umanmielen be an early-round pick next April.
Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
Team sources really like Grant and think he has huge upside for the NFL. The 6-foot-3, 339-pounder has a rare combination of speed, athleticism, and strength. Grant has top-notch ability with a surprising ability to bend his big body. He can play strong when he wants or needs to, and Grant is fast with the ability to run plays down. Grant has a ton of upside and is not as dominant as he can be. He could be a better pro than college player, and Grant looks like a top half of the first-round talent for the 2025 NFL Draft.
2025 NFL Draft Stock Down
J.T. Tuimoloau, DE, Ohio State
At times during his Ohio State career, Tuimoloau has received some media buzz, and some even had him as a future first-round pick. Tuimoloau has never produced up to being an opening night pick and that has continued in 2024. While Tuimoloau has not been terrible, team sources say they see him more as a mid-rounder. He could develop into being a starter, but they do not feel that Tuimoloau has played like a true first-round pick.
Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
In speaking with sources at eight different teams, none had a first-round grade on Beck. They all had him graded as a mid-round backup, and some had a warm designation, meaning he has developmental starting talent. “I destroyed him in my report,” said an AFC director of player personnel. “He looks afraid, tough position to play scared. He can throw it a mile, and is capable of shredding defenses with time, but he’s slow to recognize coverage, ges tunnel vision, is reckless with the ball, can be inconsistent in terms of accuracy, struggles versus the rush, and is terrified to get hit.” Beck clearly has a good skill set, but teams don’t see Beck as a first-rounder nearing the end of the college football season.
Earnest Greene, OT, Georgia
This tape versus Ole Miss is going to hurt Greene’s draft grade. He was beaten for multiple sacks, and Greene looked overwhelmed with the speed of the Rebels defensive line. Greene also struggled to hit some blocks in space on perimeter runs and screens. This tape made Greene look more like a day-two guard candidate rather than a first-round offensive tackle for the NFL.
Tate Ratledge, G, Georgia
Ratledge has been out for many games with an injury, but he returned to the starting lineup against Ole Miss. The Bulldogs offense looked better with Ratledge’s backup, Micah Morris, on the field. Ratledge gave more proof of that against Ole Miss. Twice in the first half, Ratledge was beaten for sacks as his block was shed, and then the tackles burst down the pocket to take down Beck. To open the third quarter, Georgia replaced Ratledge with Morris, and Morris was doing a better job of blocking the Rebel defensive linemen.
For the NFL, Ratledge looks more like a mid-round backup than a starter. While he is big, he is stiff and struggles with quick-twitch interior defensive linemen. Ratledge is also prone to play high, which makes him susceptible to defenders getting under his pads. While some were projecting Ratledge to be an early-round pick, he looks more like a day-three prospect.
