Each week of the college football season brings new clarity and new questions about the next wave of NFL talent. As we reach Week 12 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 12 of the college football season.
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Who Are the Best NFL Draft Prospects Right Now?
1) Arvell Reese, LB/EDGE, Ohio State
2) Caleb Downs, SAF, Ohio State
3) Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami
4) Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
5) Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
6) Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
7) Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
8) Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
9) Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
10) Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
11) Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn
12) Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
13) Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
14) Makai Lemon, WR, USC
15) Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
16) Spencer Fano, OL, Utah
17) Chase Bisontis, OG, Texas A&M
18) Francis Mauigoa, OL, Miami (FL)
19) Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
20) Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
21) Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
22) Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
23) Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
24) Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
25) KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
26) David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
27) Kamari Ramsey, DB, USC
28) Olaivavega Ioane, OG, Penn State
29) CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
30) Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
31) Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
32) Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
33) Kadyn Proctor, OL, Alabama
34) Davison Igbinosun, CB, Penn State
35) Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
36) Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
37) Quincy Rhodes Jr., EDGE, Arkansas
38) AJ Haulcy, SAF, LSU
39) Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
40) Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, SAF, Toledo
41) Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M
42) Genesis Smith, SAF, Arizona
43) Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
44) Matayo Uiagalelei, EDGE, Oregon
45) Lance Heard, OT, Tennessee
46) LT Overton, DL, Alabama
47) Xavier Scott, DB, Illinois
48) Will Lee iII, CB, Texas A&M
49) Christen Miller, DT, Georgia
50) A’Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon
51) Amare Ferrell, SAF, Indiana
52) Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
53) D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
54) Parker Brailsford, OC, Alabama
55) Isaiah World, OL, Oregon
56) Gennings Dunker, OL, Iowa
57) Emmanuel Pregnon, OG, Oregon
58) Iapani Laloulu, OC, Oregon
59) Dillon Thieneman, SAF, Oregon
60) R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
61) Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M
62) Joshua Josephs, EDGE, Tennessee
63) Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
64) Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest
65) Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
66) Whit Weeks, LB, LSU
67) Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
68) Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
69) Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
70) Mateen Ibirogba, DT, Wake Forest
71) Drew Shelton, OL, Penn State
72) Fa’alili Fa’amoe, OL, Wake Forest
73) Eric Singleton Jr., WR, Auburn
74) Darian Mensah, QB, Duke
75) LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina
76) Anthony Smith, EDGE, Minnesota
77) Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
78) Jermaine Mathews Jr., CB, Ohio State
79) Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
80) Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
81) Jaishawn Barham, LB/EDGE, Michigan
82) TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson
83) Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
84) Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
85) Tyreak Sapp, EDGE, Florida
86) Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
87) Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati
88) Skyler Bell, WR, UConn
89) Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC
90) DJ McKinney, CB, Colorado
91) Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
92) Justice Haynes, RB, Michigan
93) Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
94) Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington
95) Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama
96) Anthony Lucas, EDGE, USC
97) Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
98) PJ Williams, OL, SMU
99) Jayden Maiava, QB, USC
100) Tristan Leigh, OT, Clemson
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, we’ll focus on a few risers from the previous week: Clemson’s Avieon Terrell, Ohio State’s Kayden McDonald, and the new QB1: Ty Simpson.
Terrell produced one of the most definitive “stock up” games of the 2025 season against Florida State. In coverage, he was patient in off-man and zone, fluid on his transitions, broke on curls and hitches with blistering quickness, and ran stride-for-stride with Duce Robinson – a known speed threat – on a vertical.
And on top of all that, Terrell also had two sacks on nickel blitzes. Terrell is rising up my board again, and could find his way back into first-round range. He’s one of the best boundary-nickel flex CBs in the class, and a playmaker in both phases.
McDonald was a new addition to the Top 100, as I didn’t establish an initial grade on him until now. But McDonald’s grade has him on the first-round fringe, and positions him to be one of the best nose tackle prospects in the class.
Comparing McDonald to his predecessor at Ohio State, 2024 first-round pick Tyleik Williams, Williams had more alignment versatility and pass-rush juice — but McDonald still has the explosiveness, hand power, and motor to provide value on the attack, and he’s a menace in run defense with his stacking strength and force absorption.
Simpson taking the QB1 mantle — albeit by a slim margin — is perhaps the biggest story from the Top 100 update. Against LSU, Simpson’s quick diagnosis, aggressive but calculated approach, and keen conceptual eye helped lift the Crimson Tide to victory.
One-year starters aren’t supposed to be as sharp as Simpson is pre-snap, or as quick-to-process and anticipate as Simpson is post-snap, or as fearless as Simpson is throwing over the middle of the field. Combine that with his acceptable talent level, and it’s hard to bet against the budding NFL-caliber passer.
