The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is here, and there will be a lot of great future NFL talent on the field, from the first round to the national championship game. It's also bowl season — a final showcase for some, and a chance to rest up for draft prep for many more.
The NFL has only three weeks left in its season, and with nine teams already eliminated from playoff contention, plenty of clubs are already thinking about free agency and the draft.
That makes it a wonderful time of the year to check in with another edition of Sporting News' first-round draft projections for 2025.