Each week of the college football season brings new clarity and new questions about the next wave of NFL talent. As we reach Week 8 of the 2025 college football campaign, my Top 100 NFL Draft Prospects list is coming into focus. This ranking highlights the players who have most impressed with their production, potential, and pro-ready traits through the first half of the season.
From Ohio State’s defensive standouts to breakout stars from across the country, these are the names generating the most buzz in NFL scouting circles right now. Below is my complete list of top 100 prospects as of Week 8 of the college football season.
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1) Arvell Reese, LB/EDGE, Ohio State
2) Caleb Downs, SAF, Ohio State
3) Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami
4) Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
5) Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
6) Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
7) Makai Lemon, WR, USC
8) Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
9) Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
10) Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
11) Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn
12) Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
13) Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
14) Francis Mauigoa, OL, Miami
15) Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
16) Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
17) Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
18) Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
19) Chase Bisontis, OG, Texas A&M
20) Spencer Fano, OL, Utah
21) Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
22) Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
23) Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
24) Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
25) Fa’alili Fa’amoe, OT, Wake Forest
26) Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
27) LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina
28) Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State
29) Kamari Ramsey, SAF, USC
30) Quincy Rhodes, EDGE, Arkansas
31) LT Overton, EDGE, Alabama
32) Matayo Uiagalelei, EDGE, Oregon
33) Olaivavega Ioane, OG, Penn State
34) Genesis Smith, SAF, Arizona
35) CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
36) KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
37) Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest
38) David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
39) Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, SAF, Toledo
40) Amare Ferrell, SAF, Indiana
41) Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
42) Connor Lew, OC, Auburn
43) Mateen Ibirogba, DT, Wake Forest
44) Lance Heard, OT, Tennessee
45) Drew Shelton, OT, Penn State
46) Kadyn Proctor, OL, Alabama
47) D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
48) Xavier Scott, CB, Illinois
49) Christen Miller, DT, Georgia
50) Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
51) Gennings Dunker, OL, Iowa
52) Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC
53) A’Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon
54) AJ Harris, CB, Penn State
55) TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson
56) Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
57) Will Lee III, CB, Texas A&M
58) Parker Brailsford, OC, Alabama
59) Dillon Thieneman, SAF, Oregon
60) Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M
61) Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
62) Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
63) Whit Weeks, LB, LSU
64) Isaiah World, OT, Oregon
65) Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
66) R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
67) Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
68) AJ Haulcy, SAF, LSU
69) Eric Singleton Jr., WR, Auburn
70) Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
71) Iapani Laloulu, OC, Oregon
72) Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
73) Joshua Josephs, EDGE, Tennessee
74) Jermaine Mathews Jr., CB, Ohio State
75) Jaishawn Barham, LB/EDGE, Michigan
76) Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
77) Tyreak Sapp, EDGE, Florida
78) Zane Durant, DT, Penn State
79) Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
80) Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
81) DJ McKinney, CB, Colorado
82) Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
83) Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
84) Justice Haynes, RB, Michigan
85) Jalon Kilgore, SAF, South Carolina
86) Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
87) Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington
88) Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama
89) Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
90) Damon Wilson II, EDGE, Missouri
91) Darian Mensah, QB, Duke
92) Jayden Maiava, QB, USC
93) PJ Williams, OT, SMU
94) Anthony Lucas, EDGE, USC
95) Anto Saka, EDGE, Northwestern
96) Joe Royer, TE, Cincinnati
97) Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M
98) Jontez Williams, CB, Iowa State
99) Hezekiah Masses, CB, California
100) Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
Top 2026 NFL Draft Prospects
I use my sub-trait grade framework to sort players into brackets, and then have the autonomy to sort players within those brackets based on other notable factors such as production, medicals, off-field history, and more.
The 2025 college football season has already given us countless NFL Draft developments to monitor, and we’ll have plenty of time to go over them all as the season progresses. Today, however, it feels right to recap the quarterback action and the reshuffling.
Fernando Mendoza entered the season as a potential QB1 candidate, and he remains the favorite after first dismantling Illinois and Iowa, then out-dueling fellow QB1 candidate Moore in a head-to-head win.
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Mendoza fits the prototypical blueprint at 6’5″, 225 pounds, and has the requisite athleticism and rocket arm — but his poise under pressure, accuracy, drive throwing outside the numbers, and route break anticipation won the day so far in 2025.
Moore looks like a future franchise QB just as much as Mendoza, but his duel against the latter in Week 7 put the gap between them on display. It’s not a large gap, as the rankings indicate, but Moore wasn’t able to push the envelope as much as Mendoza — whose anticipation and timeliness might be a tier above at this stage.
Nonetheless, Moore has an enticing blend of easy arm talent, natural flatline composure, and accuracy — a trait mix that gives him a striking resemblance to 2023 second overall pick C.J. Stroud.
The second tier of QBs is also comprised of two passers on my board: Simpson and Sellers. And past them, keep an eye on one of Mensah or Maiava to fill the fifth spot and potentially keep surging. Maiava is a fearless gunslinger with high velocity, while Mensah is a budding anticipatory thrower with all-encompassing tools.
