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The 2025 NFL Draft is in its final day. We go through four more rounds, picks 103 through 257.
Of course, the biggest storyline of the day surrounds Shedeur Sanders. The Colorado Buffalo passer was once presumed to be a first-round selection, but his stunning slide down the draft board continues.
Sanders is joined by some other quarterbacks, including Texas product Quinn Ewers, Ohio State's Will Howard and Notre Dame's Riley Leonard who could all hear their name called on Saturday afternoon.
Elsewhere, receivers could be in fashion. Stanford's Elic Ayomanor, Utah State's Jalen Royals and Oregon's Tez Johnson could all come off the board quickly as skill position talent runs thinner.
It's the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft, and much like professional wrestling icon Sting, the only thing that's for sure is that nothing is for sure.
USA TODAY Sports is analyzing each Day 3 pick, from the fourth round through Mr. Irrelevant in the seventh round, as it unfolds Saturday:
▶ Complete Round 1 picks and analysis
▶ Complete Round 2 picks and analysis
USA TODAY Sports columnist Jarrett Bell opined Friday, regarding the free fall of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders: "Given all of the negativity heaped on Sanders in the weeks leading up to the draft – including shots from anonymous sources who attacked him as arrogant and entitled – I’m having a hard time shaking the feeling that the snub went beyond football. Sure, nitpicking is allowed – and expected as part of the due diligence of talent evaluations – when it comes to breaking down prospects. But in Sanders’ case, even if his correctable flaw of holding onto the football too long can be fixed (like flaws that can be found with any given prospect), it strikes me as a culture pick, too. Or non-pick."
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The draft is only 12% complete in terms of picks used. That doesn't mean Thursday night's wild first round didn't dispense some immediate winners and losers ... plus a pair of highly scrutinized teams that warrant a "TBD" status.
▶ Read more
Want report cards for Thursday night's Round 1 proceedings? Draft expert Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz issued report cards for all 32 picks – and no one failed, but several teams will definitely need some improvement going into Day 2.
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USA TODAY Sports columnist Jarrett Bell recently went to Boulder, Colorado, and discussed several topics with Hall of Famer and University of Colorado football coach, Deion Sanders – among them the pre-draft criticism of his son, former Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders, who wasn't picked in Round 1.
“It’s silly to us,” Deion told USA TODAY Sports during an expansive interview. “Most of it is laughable. What I told him, too, is, ‘Son, what I’ve learned in my life is when it don’t make sense, it’s God. Because some of this stuff is so stupid it don’t make sense. That means God is closing doors and opening doors to make sure you get to where you’re supposed to go.'"
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▶ Deion's response after Round 1 snub
▶ Shedeur Sanders controversy dissected: Experts weigh in
The asterisk because I couldn't limit this list of names, which will take you down memory lane, to just 50. One reason? Rewind four years to the 2021 draft, supposedly chock full of quarterback talent ... that mostly has yet to materialize.
▶ Read more
NFL draft expert Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz has been evaluating and ranking players ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. Take a dive into his overall assessment plus those of the best offensive weapons:
▶ Top 50 big board (Feb. 25) | Top 200 big board (April 24)
▶ QB rankings
▶ RB rankings
▶ WR rankings
▶ TE rankings
▶ Five potential first-round surprises
▶ Draft's 10 biggest boom-or-bust prospects
▶ Sleepers to watch out for
All NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL draft picks tracker: Analysis of all Round 4-7 picks in 2025
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Of course, the biggest storyline of the day surrounds Shedeur Sanders. The Colorado Buffalo passer was once presumed to be a first-round selection, but his stunning slide down the draft board continues.
Sanders is joined by some other quarterbacks, including Texas product Quinn Ewers, Ohio State's Will Howard and Notre Dame's Riley Leonard who could all hear their name called on Saturday afternoon.
Elsewhere, receivers could be in fashion. Stanford's Elic Ayomanor, Utah State's Jalen Royals and Oregon's Tez Johnson could all come off the board quickly as skill position talent runs thinner.
It's the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft, and much like professional wrestling icon Sting, the only thing that's for sure is that nothing is for sure.
USA TODAY Sports is analyzing each Day 3 pick, from the fourth round through Mr. Irrelevant in the seventh round, as it unfolds Saturday:
▶ Complete Round 1 picks and analysis
▶ Complete Round 2 picks and analysis
Sanders' dramatic draft slide deeper than pure football?
USA TODAY Sports columnist Jarrett Bell opined Friday, regarding the free fall of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders: "Given all of the negativity heaped on Sanders in the weeks leading up to the draft – including shots from anonymous sources who attacked him as arrogant and entitled – I’m having a hard time shaking the feeling that the snub went beyond football. Sure, nitpicking is allowed – and expected as part of the due diligence of talent evaluations – when it comes to breaking down prospects. But in Sanders’ case, even if his correctable flaw of holding onto the football too long can be fixed (like flaws that can be found with any given prospect), it strikes me as a culture pick, too. Or non-pick."
▶ Read more
Round 1 winners and losers
The draft is only 12% complete in terms of picks used. That doesn't mean Thursday night's wild first round didn't dispense some immediate winners and losers ... plus a pair of highly scrutinized teams that warrant a "TBD" status.
▶ Read more
First-round grades
Want report cards for Thursday night's Round 1 proceedings? Draft expert Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz issued report cards for all 32 picks – and no one failed, but several teams will definitely need some improvement going into Day 2.
▶ Read more
Deion Sanders weighs in on criticism of son, QB Shedeur Sanders
USA TODAY Sports columnist Jarrett Bell recently went to Boulder, Colorado, and discussed several topics with Hall of Famer and University of Colorado football coach, Deion Sanders – among them the pre-draft criticism of his son, former Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders, who wasn't picked in Round 1.
“It’s silly to us,” Deion told USA TODAY Sports during an expansive interview. “Most of it is laughable. What I told him, too, is, ‘Son, what I’ve learned in my life is when it don’t make sense, it’s God. Because some of this stuff is so stupid it don’t make sense. That means God is closing doors and opening doors to make sure you get to where you’re supposed to go.'"
▶ Read more
▶ Deion's response after Round 1 snub
▶ Shedeur Sanders controversy dissected: Experts weigh in
50* biggest NFL draft busts of last 50 years
The asterisk because I couldn't limit this list of names, which will take you down memory lane, to just 50. One reason? Rewind four years to the 2021 draft, supposedly chock full of quarterback talent ... that mostly has yet to materialize.
▶ Read more
NFL draft prospect rankings
NFL draft expert Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz has been evaluating and ranking players ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. Take a dive into his overall assessment plus those of the best offensive weapons:
▶ Top 50 big board (Feb. 25) | Top 200 big board (April 24)
▶ QB rankings
▶ RB rankings
▶ WR rankings
▶ TE rankings
▶ Five potential first-round surprises
▶ Draft's 10 biggest boom-or-bust prospects
▶ Sleepers to watch out for
All NFL news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL draft picks tracker: Analysis of all Round 4-7 picks in 2025
Continue reading...
