THE NFL 2025 draft is almost there, and the sports experts of Yahoo Nate Tice and Charles McDonald decompose the position of the superior prospects by position. Here are the quarters. Discover Nate and Charles' Big Board consensus herewith Nate's large final board And Final Big Board de Charles.
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5. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
Here are the first five perspectives of an interior defensive line in the draft of the NFL 2025. (Davis Long / Yahoo Sports)
1. Mason Graham, Michigan
Nate Tice: The pomegranate of the human hand, Graham constantly explodes the ball and wreaked havoc in the middle of an offense. Graham's excellent first step, fast hands, balance and strength will put him in the back of an eye in the blink of an eye, letting him end or force them to get out of the script, just after the Snap.
Graham lacks the ideal arm length (32 inches) and weighed 298 pounds with the combine harvester, 20 pounds less than her weight listed in Michigan. Neither are exactly breakers, since Graham's strength and ability are disturbing, but this lack of length and bulk appears with his lack of consistency in taking care of the two teams and the longer and stronger guards in college.
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That said, Graham was still an explosive game machine for Michigan in 2023 and for flashes in 2024, even if he fought an injury for most of the season. Graham would be the best if he was allowed to shoot the ball in a defense four versions operating mainly as a 3 technology with the ability to pass through defense, passing through different fronts because of his athletics and the dangerous that he is dangerous on defensive cascades and twists and turns.
Charles McDonald: Graham spent a good part of last season playing with an injury, but when he is sure, he is a real manufacturer of difference inside. Speed, Power, Technique – Graham has everything and when he was healthy in 2023, he seemed ready to potentially be the first global choice of this year.
Graham will not go that At the top of this year's class, but he has everything that the teams are looking for in a real game group penetrating inside a defense.
2. Derrick Harmon, Oregon
Charles McDonald: An ox is the ideal way to describe Harmon's approach to the game. He is there to beat the hell of the offensive line editors and stuff the race, while being a rusher of the quality of the interior.
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Harmon showed his athletics with the combine harvester, running a dashboard of 4.95 40 yards at 313 pounds. It is a load inside and checks a lot of boxes for a team looking for a plugger that can start right away.
Nate Tice: Harmon was transferred from the state of Michigan and had a big impact on the Oregon line in 2024. He aligned himself on the defensive line for the Ducks and is a solid defender against the race and the pass.
It is Harmon's ability to have an impact on the game in different ways, and each time, which makes me love him so much. He is the size to play inside, with the strength of two strokes and enough explosive athletics to create nervousness along the offensive line when he was asked to bow on the face of a line player or draw the gap. Harmon has the speed and balance of the foot to be a rusher as a looper and can stay on the ground for the four stockings because he is a rusher with viable viable passes. He even has winning shots of a wide position, but especially wins with his strength and burst.
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Harmon's ability to contribute to many respects and each bass makes him an adjustment on any type of defense.
3. Kenneth Grant, Michigan
Nate Tice: Mason Graham is seated above on the board, but Grant was a talented full -fledged player on the Michigan front.
Grant does not always fill the box scoring with its game, but it is a nose plate of more than 330 pounds which can devour the blockers with its size and strength, but has light feet and a lot of speed to make the pocket more than push in the block.
Grant is downright built with a large chest but is not a total plush. He plays with agility to return to the screens and chase them also on the field. It was not always productive in Michigan, but there are real stretching games where Grant dominated (ask the USC and Ohio State). Grant is an intriguing combination of size and athletics, with enough good film to make the assessors of optimistic talent that he begins to come together as a player.
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Charles McDonald: Grant was the perfect package for Mason Graham. Where Graham was more a penetrator, Grant is only a large old wall on the melee line. It is very difficult to move and has a surprising burst for a player of his size, which allows him to contribute on occasion as rusher of pass.
For teams seeking to improve their race defense in a single time, Grant is your guy. It has a large capacity and a high floor.
4. Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
Charles McDonald: NOLEN experienced a year of quality for Ole Miss as a defensive transfer player of the transfer, marking 6.5 bags and resembling a credible interior penetrator for good pieces of the season. He has work to do with the coherence defending the race, but he will be able to raise the field in a hurry for his new team.
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Nate Tice: Part of the tenacious front of the rebels, Nolen finally began to refine his talent in a more coherent game after the transfer to Oxford of Texas A&M. Nolen is a very good athlete whose explosion, balance and turn stand out. He is always able to keep his feet while working and losing blocks and is a real weapon on twists and turns and defensive lines.
NOLEN can get out of the position too frequently, which makes him a non -factor on the games where he does not get immediately and – he is always inconsistent in the diagnosis of blocks. Nolen remains an intriguing combination of athletics and size that is difficult to find, and could be a fun project for a team with a solid defensive line coach to maximize his set of tools.
5. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
Nate Tice: Williams was a monster in the middle for the defense of Ohio State. He has a very good size (334 pounds with the combine harvester) and is a very racing defender who is rarely put in position by the blocker.
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Williams is a quick engine for its size. It is precious on defensive line games and twists and turns, and can complete around the edge and enter the rear field at a faster rate than most players with its setting. This speed also applies to his hands. He is a rusher of active passes that really works and also put his hands when the quarters seek to launch quickly.
Players have a size and skills inside like Williams will grow on each assessor.
Charles McDonald: Williams is a large sports defensive tackle whose main work in the NFL will be to connect the race and release games for its seconds. Williams will not be a real threat of Passe-Rush in the NFL, but at least he can help his team to repercussions.
