The College Football Playoffs and bowl games are winding down, which means a lot of prospects are making their intentions known to make the jump to the National Football League. Over the past several seasons, there has been a significant uptick in early declarations compared to years past. I expect the 2025 NFL Draft will be no different.
This year’s soft deadline for declarations is this coming Monday, whereas the hard deadline is January 15. For those competing in this year’s National Championship later in the month, they will have until January 24 to make their decision.