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Underrated NFL Draft Rookies: 5 Sneaky Stud Prospects (2025)

John's analysis on five underrated standout rookie prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft. His top sneaky stud rookie prospects to watch for the 2025 NFL Draft.

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by John Johnson

John's analysis on five underrated standout rookie prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft. His top sneaky stud rookie prospects to watch for the 2025 NFL Draft.

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1. Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
2. Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon
3. Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn
4. Mike Green, DE, Marshall
5. Shaun Dolac, LB, Buffalo
6. More Fantasy Football Analysis


It shouldn't come as any surprise to fantasy football managers that, like them, actual NFL teams are looking to find as many steals as possible in the 2025 NFL Draft, as they do every season. Finding players that vastly outperform what's expected of the average player at their position and draft spot has an immediate and lasting impact on their success.
Players like Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, one of the league's best wide receivers, allow teams to make up for a lack of early draft picks or turn what would be a good draft into a historically great one. Nacua's performance easily made up for the Rams' lack of a first-round pick in 2023, and has been a key driving factor in the team's playoff appearances.
Nacua is an extreme example, but it illustrates how impactful a player that all but a handful of, or even none of, the teams are willing to draft near what value they actually present. For whatever reason, additionally, sometimes teams have doubts about players that are unfounded or aren't able to evaluate their upside accurately. We can dig up some of those players, so let's dive in!

Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn​

It's odd that a highly productive SEC running back is flying a bit under the radar this season. He's 5-foot-9 and 203 pounds (combined measurements), so it makes some sense, but he rushed 187 times for 1,201 yards (6.4 yards per carry), scored eight rushing touchdowns, and caught 21 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown.

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The most impressive part of Hunter's game is his elusiveness, though his 4.44-second 40-yard dash was also intriguing. The film is pretty, pretty good as well, and he was an explosive play machine, only outdone by UCF RB RJ Harvey, someone I consider a top-3 running back in the class, in big play generation.

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His tape is littered with example after example of him being very, very tough to get on the ground. Despite his smallish frame, he has the strength to stay upright while tacklers fall off of him if they take poor angles, and he has a pretty nice stiff arm. He doesn't have a lot of pass-catching upside, so he might not get a big role right away, but he could be a nice RB2 or RB1B option on quite a few teams.

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Hunter's efficiency against such good competition alone should be a green flag. He's yet another back I'd take over Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson, who's likely to be a massive bust. Hunter is somewhat similar to Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving, but a bit less elusive with the ball in his hands, a bit bigger, and a bit faster. That's a solid player to have on your roster.

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Shaun Dolac, LB, Buffalo​

Walking in the footsteps of former Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack (well, sort of), Shaun Dolac is a highly talented Swiss-army-knife of a player who lined up often at the line of scrimmage, in the defensive backfield, and in pass coverage. His size is a bit concerning, but his play certainly isn't.

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Dolac was statistically dominant, leading his conference in many categories, which is impressive. He was an All-American as well. His smaller size will likely be an issue at the next level, but he could carve out a nice rotational role. Good defenses typically put together packages and call plays based on their players' strengths and to cover for their weaknesses, anyway.

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Dolac plays with a high football IQ and should punish offenses for missing their blocking assignments. He doesn't match up well with offensive linemen in the run game, but for where he'll be drafted, any production out of him for a few seasons would be a positive.

Loyal said:

But he was bald! ~ @den-the-coach

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Dome field advantage

Mojo Ram said:

There’s too much money and hoopla/spectacle around the NFL draft. No way.

If anything, they’ll add more rounds and days and more network gravy to the process.

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Yup. Draft day is a money maker for the league and networks. And whatever NFL city its held in. No one wants to lose that cash cow.

Ill admit Cambell is a good coach if they do well this year. I really believe it was his coordinators doing a good job.

Elmgrovegnome said:

Year two of Fiske and Verse is going to be fun

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I'm hoping Stewart can add to the pain inflicted by Fiske and Verse.
If they let him take Hoechts place on the cheetah package the Rams ran last year
That will be nasty

Loyal said:

*Uses AI to show @Memento in KU Gear, cheering her team on....

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You're lucky you're such an awesome person, Loyal. Otherwise:

RamsOfCastamere said:

For half a sec I thought 10 was Coop. Who tf is that, the new punt returner?

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Yes

So Ram said:

lol - sure. That’s obvious.The point is whatever his reason was excused.People will always be jealous no matter your blood type or spirit.

Puka is a class act.The Rams are promoting the Hawaiian Fan Base which is smart & great advertising.

The Lakers did it for years.

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West coast teams bitch about traveling east, hawaii is the only state west other than Alaska lmao

There must be a way for west coast teams to beat jetlag, without going to hawaii. Put them on east coast time strait after previous match? I don't know how they try at the moment.

McVay is one hyper dude. He probably has ADHD. Without the attention deficit. Because he has tremendous attention to detail when it comes to football.

ScotsRam said:

Fuck me. Doesn't like football and supports the Welsh in rugby. I thought you were a good guy.

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Live too far from Scotland and too close to Wales, and know lots of welsh people.
If it helps I also support anyone playing England at rugby. Lol

At least its not like they have a lot invested in him. If he doesn't work out its easy to move on. Nothing to lose. If he does work out, then great.

If you're a first round pick you have talent. He was pretty skinny coming out of college listed at 166. Depth chart has him at 180 now so he's getting bigger. At six foot tall he's got a little more room to bulk up. As long as it doesn't affect his agility and speed. I like the idea of claiming a guy like him. No risk.

OldSchool said:

Everything has to do with James Brown!

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Beat me to it lol

CoachAllred said:

HEY!!! everything HAS TO DO WIT James Brown.

They best step aside come playoff time cause we comin for the Big Payback..... Revenge!!

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RamsSince1969 said:

HOW long until ROD gets suspended again?

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SONOFA... ~ @CGI_Ram

Allen2McVay said:

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That's what she said.

A fifth and sixth round pick are on that list.

Article underscores Quessenberry's versatility, plus he was a fan favorite and many had good things to say. Kudos to @Allen2McVay for watching the games against the Vikings in the regular and post season and giving us the skinny on Quessenberry. IMO, considering that both Arcuri & McClendon both struggled last year at LT and RT and the fact Quessenberry has experience playing both positions, hard not to see this as an upgrade. And being from San Diego plus a San Jose St., alum, David is back in the Golden State.

OnceARam said:

Nice job with Grok3. You got some AI skills. Football is tough with AI because football is so context dependent, so I am impressed.

Yeah, I was one of those that was worried about Brad Holmes being the brains of the organization. Glad McSnead proved that theory wrong.

Not too worried about the guy we lost to the Jags. I think he only recently started shaving.

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Thanks for that, OnceARam! A lot of us are going to have to learn to use AI sooner than later. It needs to be doublechecked, though. The same day, I asked AI for a list of DIY stores in town, and it listed a store that's been closed for four years, so it still makes lots of mistakes.

I also thought Holmes might have been a key guy, and even though he has made some nice picks with the Lions, I think Snead is better. I like how the Rams are using GPS tracking to measure true speed on the field in full gear, not dudes running in shorts on a track. I also like their emphasis on character and love of the game.

“I’m in a mood for gambling. I’ll take whatever comes out of that tap”

Faceplant said:

If they're smart, they focus on getting him ready at whichever position THEY see him excelling at quickest (ahem, CB), then bring him along at the other position.

However, I don't think Coen could lead bees to honey, so I am not convinced he will navigate this situation with any kind of dexterity. Also, I think Gladstone is a Temu version of McSnead. Fuck the jags....

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Yeah, Coen’s personality doesn’t quite scream head coach.

kent.nelson said:

DE TE senior year high school.
(I'm UK so no idea your school system)

Watch from start he says within first 3 mins
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This is the norm in high school. There’s not enough good players on most teams to play only one side of the ball. Central Columbia is right up the road from me. They have similar enrollment as our school. Graduating classes are around 150 kids. Some teams we played didn’t have enough players for a JV team. Our entire roster was made up of two way players and we were one game away from the state championship.

We were 3A. One 5A school we played had guys only playing one side of the ball. They had 4 D1 college commits and we still beat them. At the end of the game the opposing coach came over to my son and said, “You wrecked our entire offensive game plan.” I’m going to miss those Friday nights.

CoachAllred said:

Stewart is perfect for the cheetah package the Rams ran last year with Hoecht. Five man front with the cheetah lining up in different places on the line sometimes rushing sometimes dropping in the hook zone area. I think he may be a better fit than Hoecht was.

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I hope so. As soon as the announced him I said, “Hoecht’s replacement”.

Pretty solid short recap of the Superbowl:

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Elmgrovegnome said:

Does any team in the league have good depth at both or either tackle spot?

Good tackles are still a premium position. There aren’t enough of them for teams to have great depth behind the starters. Noteboom is about what is considered good depth at tackle. A guy with experience who knows his responsibilities but can’t consistently perform them. I think a tackle going down would hurt the chances for a lot of good teams.

Maybe an injured tackle is more concerning because the Rams lack mobility at the QB position?

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Wow they heard me!

RIP Mr. Irsay.
However, i’m still thankful that the Irsay family traded the Rams straight across for the Colts decades ago.

4.6 is not slow for a safety btw. It is probably average range for them. These guys aren't corners.

Now the safeties who go early can put up corner numbers in their workouts. But they are not corners for a reason. And many of them bust. It's not like athleticism, after all, is better than good instincts. A safety who can read the formation and is in the right spot most snaps will outplay a more athletic safety who doesn't have good instincts. This is because the two tenths of a second difference in speed in the 40 are easily beaten by a one or two second advantage in reaction speed.

All that aside I am not high on Kinchens. Still waiting to see with him. He improved as the year went on, however it feels like the Rams are better at finding box safeties than they are the ones who can drop and anticipate in the pass game. Many of the box types can be pretty good in man coverage, provided they're not matching up with a top draw. But the separator with them is the decision making when they're deep or over the top and must be decisive in space.

Curl is better near the LOS. So is Kinchens. McCullough showed some instincts but it was usually near the LOS. Lake is a big strong type too, built for the box. So I'd love to see Kinchens develop and am pulling for him but I see no reason to crown the kid yet. Let him earn it.