- Seahawks lead in expertise: Seattle’s 2025 draft class is among the many NFL’s most seasoned, as their incoming rookies mixed to whole 22,970 profession snaps on the school stage.
- Not many snaps, however loads of upside: The Broncos’ draft class logged the fewest school snaps of any staff, however high-upside prospects like Jahdae Barron and Pat Bryant give it robust long-term potential.
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The NFL draft is as a lot about guessing the long run as it’s evaluating the previous.
The aim is to strike a steadiness between confirmed manufacturing and long-term potential. Expertise issues — particularly for early-round picks — however so does upside. And groups are sometimes simply as drawn to uncooked traits and flashes of potential as they’re to polished resumes.
Gamers with extra school snaps typically carry extra on-field expertise, however amount doesn’t all the time imply high quality. Circumstances differ. For instance, a linebacker on a poor protection would possibly merely have extra alternatives to rack up snaps. That doesn’t routinely make him extra pro-ready than a peer from a stronger unit.
To get a way of which groups will likely be gaining essentially the most expertise, we ranked every staff’s draft class by whole offensive and defensive snaps performed in school (particular groups snaps weren’t included).
The Seattle Seahawks high the checklist, and we start there.
1. Seattle Seahawks: 22,970 snaps
The Seahawks high the checklist because of a deep, 11-player draft class and a persistently excessive quantity of school snaps throughout the board. First-round decide Gray Zabel, who earned a 90.2 grade in 2024, logged 2,776 snaps over 5 seasons at North Dakota State.
The most important snap totals got here from sixth- and seventh-round tackles Bryce Cabeldue and Mason Richman, who mixed for a staggering 6,110 school snaps. Cabeldue, who earned an 80.0 grade after switching to left deal with in 2024, performed 2,305 snaps at proper deal with earlier than the transition. Richman put up a 78.3 grade and may present much more skilled depth to Seattle’s offensive line.
2. Las Vegas Raiders: 22,874 snaps
Like Seattle, the Raiders had been lively within the 2025 NFL Draft, making 11 alternatives throughout seven rounds. Headlining the group was No. 6 general decide Ashton Jeanty, who earned a 95.3 grade in 2024 and completed second in Heisman voting. Jeanty and second-round huge receiver Jack Bech mixed for 3,177 snaps in school, however the Raiders’ draft haul included 4 gamers who surpassed 2,000 profession snaps.
Third-round tackles Caleb Rogers (Texas Tech) and Charles Grant (William & Mary) carry loads of expertise to the offensive line. Rogers performed 5 seasons at Texas Tech, logging 2,326 snaps at proper deal with and 1,383 at left deal with. Grant, a profession left deal with, posted a 91.2 grade in 2024.
Sixth-round quarterback Cam Miller was a four-year starter at North Dakota State who logged 3,293 snaps and led the Bison to 2 FCS nationwide titles whereas excelling on the FCS stage.
3. Baltimore Ravens: 22,561 snaps
The Ravens assembled a well-rounded draft class, led by one of many high defenders within the nation in security Malaki Starks. The Georgia product earned a 78.3 grade in 2024 and confirmed uncommon versatility throughout the secondary. He performed 1,191 snaps at free security, 644 within the slot and 544 within the field — a versatile ability set that aligns properly with Baltimore’s defensive philosophy.
Seven of the Ravens’ draft picks performed greater than 2,000 snaps in school. Fifth-round deal with Carson Vinson led the group with 3,428 snaps at left deal with for Alabama A&M and posted a 75.2 grade in his last season. In distinction, second-round edge rusher Mike Inexperienced broke out late. He recorded simply 1,098 profession snaps at Marshall however led the FBS in sacks and earned a 92.4 grade in 2024.
4. San Francisco 49ers: 21,753 snaps
The 49ers made 11 alternatives within the draft, with a lot of their haul approaching Day 2 and Day 3. They held three picks within the seventh spherical and added a number of gamers in each the fourth and fifth rounds, and that’s the place most of their snap quantity got here from.
San Francisco’s high three picks — edge rusher Mykel Williams, inside defender Alfred Collins, and linebacker Nickolas Martin — every logged fewer than 2,000 school snaps. Williams, the No. 11 general decide, earned a 78.4 grade in 2024 however by no means performed greater than 407 snaps in a season. He lined up both over the deal with (408 snaps) or exterior the deal with (638 snaps), and his measurement and size may make him a candidate to see occasional work as a 3-4 defensive finish.
Deeper into the draft, the expertise stage rose. Seventh-rounders Kurtis Rourke and Connor Colby introduced a mixed 5,563 school snaps to the roster. Colby, a guard from Iowa, logged 2,803 profession snaps — primarily at proper guard, although he additionally noticed time at left guard and proper deal with in 2022. He completed his school profession with a 77.1 grade in 2024.
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: 20,596 snaps
Of the Jaguars’ 9 picks within the 2025 NFL Draft, No. 2 general choice Travis Hunter led in whole snaps with 3,163 — no shock for one in all school soccer’s most original two-way gamers.
Hunter break up his time between huge receiver and cornerback over three seasons, incomes the 2024 Heisman Trophy and grading above 80.0 on either side of the ball. He logged 1,292 snaps on offense and 1,871 on protection.
Jacksonville additionally took steps to bolster its offensive line depth, choosing deal with Wyatt Milum and heart Jonah Monheim. Milum, who earned a 91.0 grade in 2024, spent the final three seasons at left deal with, the place he totaled 2,288 snaps after starting his school profession on the precise aspect. Monheim brings uncommon positional flexibility, having performed 807 snaps at heart as a senior, together with prior expertise at left deal with (762 snaps), proper guard (387) and proper deal with (1,157).
