The 2025 NFL Draft is just days away, with Round 1 to kick off on Thursday, April 24th. The NFL Draft has massive impacts on the Fantasy Football world every year for both Redraft and Dynasty Leagues. The NFL Draft opens up the door for rookie drafts in Dynasty Leagues, which adds to the excitement for the event because you can select those players for your teams soon after. Draft day typically means so many no-brainer picks, but more often has a ton of surprises that feel unpredictable.
I have researched the prospects from this year’s draft through various topics, including articles, graphics, videos, rankings, and other content. The content will expand once we know the actually landing spots of these incoming rookies, and what that all means for Fantasy Football on many layers beyond just those players. I wanted to drop a fun article right before the draft that you, as the reader,r could zip through and enjoy. I present to you 28 of my favorite facts from the incoming rookies in the 2025 NFL Draft, with the hope that you both learn something and are excited even more for draft day.
2025 NFL Draft: 28 Facts to Know
1. Tetairoa McMillan (WR, Arizona) set the Arizona career receiving yard record with 3,423 yards. Tet finished 2024 #3 in the FBS with 1,382 yards and #5 the year prior with 1,402 yards
2. Travis Hunter has (WR/CB, Colorado) averaged 6.95 receptions and 0.91 touchdowns per game across the last two seasons
3. Tre Harris (WR, Ole Miss) led the FBS in receiving yards per game with 128.8 in 2024
4. Emeka Egbuka’s (WR, Ohio State) 205 receptions and 2,868 receiving yards for his career are both Ohio State records
5. Luther Burden (WR, Missouri) had an 85.9% catch rate
6. Matthew Golden (WR, Texas) ran the fastest wide receiver and the second-fastest overall 40-yard dash (4.29) at the combine
7. Jayden Higgins (WR, Iowa State) had a low drop rate with just three drops on 210 career targets
8. Jaylin Noel (WR, Iowa State) finished 2024 as the Co-Special Teams Player of the Year for the Big 12
9. Elic Ayomanor (WR, Stanford) won the Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian college player) in 2023
10. Jalen Royals (WR, Utah State) finished 2023 2nd in the FBS with 15 receiving touchdowns
11. Jack Bech (WR, TCU) was the Senior Bowl MVP: Six catches for 68 yards and a game-winning touchdown
12. Xavier Restrepo (WR, Miami) tied for #7 in the FBS with 11 receiving touchdowns in 2024
13. Ashton Jeanty (RB, Boise State) averaged 185.9 (#1) rushing yards per game in 2024. 2,601 was 890 more than any other running back and the second most in CFB ever
14. Omarion Hampton (RB, North Carolina) ranked fifth in the FBS with 1,504 rushing yards in 2023, then ranked 3rd with 1,660 rushing yards
15. TreVeyon Henderson (RB, Ohio State) was a Freshman All-American in 2021, scoring 19 total touchdowns
16. Quinshon Judkins (RB, Ohio State) was the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2022Â with 1,567 rushing yards +Â 16 rushing touchdowns
17. Cam Skattebo (RB, Arizona State) rushed 30 times for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns, caught eight passes for 99 yards, and threw a 42-yard touchdown in the 2025 Peach Bowl
18. Kaleb Johnson (RB, Iowa) was the 2024 Big-10 RB of the Year with 1,537 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns
19. Devin Neal (RB, Kansas) is the first Kansas player to rush for 1,000+ yards in three seasons
20. RJ Harvey (RB, UCF) has finished sixth in rushing yards in back-to-back seasons with 1,416 and then 1,577 yards
21. Dylan Sampson (RB, Tennessee) was the SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2024 with 1,491 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns
22. Tyler Warren (TE, Penn State) in 2024 finished seventh in the Heisman voting, which was the highest a tight end has finished since 1977
23. Colston Loveland (TE, Michigan) finished 2024 with a single-season TE Michigan record 56 receptions through just 10 games played
24. Harold Fannin Jr.’s (TE, Bowling Green) 117 catches and 1,555 receiving yards led the FBS in 2024, and are also tight end FBS records
25. Terrace Ferguson (TE, Oregon) set Oregon tight end records in 2024 for career receptions (134) and receiving touchdowns (16)
26. Cam Ward (QB, Miami) in 2024: First-team Associated Press All-American. ACC Player of the Year. ACC Offensive Player of the Year. First-team All-ACC. Davey O’Brien Award. Fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy
27. Shedeur Sanders (QB, Colorado) led the FBS by completing 74% of his 477 passing attempts
28. Jaxson Dart (QB, Ole Miss) finished with an Ole Miss career record of 10,617 passing yards
