As the 2024 college football season inches closer to bowl season and the NFL season crosses its mid-point, fans of the pro game are becoming increasingly focused on players that their favorite team should draft. The 2025 NFL Draft stacks up as a good group that could help change the fortunes of franchises.
And there’s one position that gets the most attention at every level of the game: the quarterback. The 2025 draft class isn’t anywhere near as hyped as last year’s group with Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, and Drake Maye all playing well as rookies (not to mention that Michael Penix, Jr. and JJ McCarthy were also top-10 picks). But there are teams that are still in desperate need of a fix at the most important spot on the roster.
Here are the top eight quarterbacks expected to hear their names called during the 2025 NFL Draft.
After dominating at Jackson State for two years (70 touchdowns to 14 interceptions), some questioned if Sanders could perform as well against better competition at a Power 5 university. In less than two full seasons, Sanders has thrown 54 touchdowns to just 10 interceptions. He’s legit. And that’s even more impressive when you consider he was sacked an astronomical 52 times in 2023.
Ward, a fifth-year player in his first season at Miami, is averaging the highest average yards per completion of his career (9.7) and continues to have an impressive touchdown to interception ratio. In his 4+ seasons as a college quarterback, Ward has thrown 151 touchdowns to just 36 interceptions in two years at Incarnate Word and two years at Washington State before joining the Hurricanes.
Milroe will be a fascinating prospect to consider for the NFL. He has a comparable size to Sanders, Ward, and Ewers but plays a much heavier game. While the other three generally get it done with their arm, Milroe is a force with the ball as a runner as well; he’s run for 29 touchdowns since the start of the 2023 season. His stock might not be as high with Alabama suffering multiple losses, but everything about his stat sheet is in line with the other top prospects. He’s just thrown for fewer yards because Alabama hasn’t needed him for a few quarters against soft competition like Mercer and Western Kentucky.
Ewers’s total numbers aren’t as gaudy as the other top prospects because he missed time because of injury this season, but he’s still standing out in his third year at Texas. He has the slightest build of the top prospects in this class, but that hasn’t hurt his game for the Longhorns.
If Beck could limit his resume to his 2023 junior campaign in which he completed 72.4 percent of his passes for almost 4,000 yards with 24 touchdowns and only six interceptions, he might be higher on the board. But Georgia’s quarterback has had some forgettable picks this season and seen his completion percentage and average yards per completion go down and he’s already doubled his interception total.
If you’re looking for your prototypical mountain in the pocket, Allar is your guy. He and Rourke are the biggest quarterbacks in the class. Allar is finishing his second season starting for Penn State during which he’s thrown 41 touchdowns to seven interceptions. Scouts will love the size, but they’ll also adore his completion percentage and average yards per completion (9.8).
After spending five years at Ohio University, Rourke transferred to Indiana and has been in the middle of this magical season of the Hoosiers. In his two seasons before moving to Bloomington, Rourke threw for 36 touchdowns and only nine interceptions.
Dart might surprise some with how early his name is called at the 205 NFL Draft. He’s improved his completion percentage, yards per completion, and quarterback rating in each of his three seasons at Mississippi. He’s thrown 65 touchdowns to 20 interceptions over his three years at Ole Miss. However, like Milroe, he can get you a first down with his legs as well. He’s got some swagger to his game, too.
