Sporting News

● By Bill Bender
The 2025 NFL Draft better be ready for Prime Time. Or, in this case, Coach Prime. That's because Deion Sanders will have two of the top-five prospects in next year's draft. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders is the top quarterback prospect, and two-way star Travis Hunter is bound to attract the same kind of attention Deion did as a player ahead of the 1989 NFL Draft. The 2025 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 24-26 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Colorado – that's right – has two top-five first-round prospects. The Buffaloes have not had multiple first-round picks since 2011. Shedeur Sanders and Hunter are the most-talked about players on Sporting News' first Top 50 Big Board for next year's draft.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 50 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up on this big board.