There are not many real non -ball seconds that are likely to be selected in the first round of the NFL 2025 draft. For me, despite its size, Milelers Walker is as much a “edge” as Abdul Carter. This leaves only Jihaad Campbell in Alabama as a probable choice of first round (although his injury can have an impact on this).
I do not see a prospect that is worth the first choice of the Bengals of Cincinnati. So let’s move on to whom they could target day 2 and beyond.
1. Danny Stutsman – Oklahoma – 6’3 ”233
I can’t understand why this guy hasn’t talked more about it. Even before his impressive performance at the NFL combines, Danny Stutsman was a very productive player with an excellent film. Stutsman has succeeded 338 plated in the last three seasons. This represents on average more than nine games for 38 games.
It is a good platform that can descend blocks and at speed to play touch games to the key line.
It is a good blitzer who has a talent to put himself skinny through the hole.
Stutsman is excellent in the cover. He can run deeply in Tampa 2 and makes quick readings and ruptures on the crosses. Not just to look for a tackle, Stutsman is able to find the ball in flight and play.
2. Jeffrey Bassa – Oregon – 6’1 ”232
Jeffrey Bassa is a fantastic athlete who has the talent to make big games.
Bassa is a good platform. When the opponents run the ball, he finds the gap and the height with a bad intention. He has long and active arms he uses to disengage from blocks both as a race defender and a rusher from Pass.
He has excellent coverage skills. It corresponds well to the cover of man and breaks with speed in the area. He also has good ball skills. Although he had no bags last season, he had three in his career in Eugene.
3. Nick Martin – Oklahoma State – 6 ‘221
It may be his completely basic name, but Nick Martin seems to fly under the radar. In fact, he was not a guy to whom I was doing a lot of mind until I mean that Bengals used a visit to the 30 best visits to him. Needless to say, there is nothing basic in your game on the field.
Martin shows a beautiful gust of sport and can scratch the width of the terrain. He needs to adjust his point of view, because he tends to overpowe.
It is generally a strong platform, but its technique is a bit incoherent.
Martin missed most of the 2024 season with a knee injury, but ran to the combine harvester.
4. Smael Mondon Jr. – Georgia – 6’2 ”224
Smael Mondon Jr. was billed by some as a passing game specialist, but I see a much more complete player on the film. It may be a little light for his position, but he doesn’t play little. In fact, he is one of the best seconds in the class in terms of blocking blocks.
It is a good platform and an excellent athlete. It is a real scammer who is always around the ball.
His skills on the cover are strong, especially in the coverage of man, where many more robust perspectives will find it difficult.
5. Chandler Martin – Memphis – 5’11 ”229
Chandler Martin stolen under the radar, largely because he can walk below a medium -sized scale without beingnd down. At 5’11 ”, Martin was neglected for the NFL combination, and this is the last joke that I will make on his size.
So why is it important? And I answer: this is not the case. In fact, this can be advantageous.
Look at this clip.
Martin was extremely productive, with 111 plated, 7 bags (as an intermediate second) and an interception last season and 95 plated, 3 bags and two interceptions the previous year.
It is a fierce platform and an ardent presence on the ground. He has excellent speed and long -speed shooting gaps. Martin can put pressure on the quarter of the edge or the interior blitz.
Although Martin does not have the construction of the standard secondary or does not come from a prestigious program, he has the tools and history of domination.
6. Jay Higgins – Iowa – 6 ‘224
I’m just going to go out and say it: Jay Higgins is the best classroom in the class. His plated is a clinical band. Beautiful, high and explosive works of art – he showed everything.
He can go down blocks and also have good sense to get around them
He is not a great athlete, but he has the intelligence and the game diagnostic capacity to overcome this. It shows a little bursting in the shirt areas and looks solid in the zone cover.
7. Chris Paul Jr. – Ole Miss – 6’1 ”222
Chris Paul Jr. can fly completely. It shows an excellent burst of blanket and on blitz. It also has the long speed to play games all over the field.
Despite being small, he shows the possibility of bringing the punch to the blocker and shocking and losing offensive lines. It is a solid plateau but is a bit inconsistent.
8. Demetrius Knight JR – South Carolina – 6’2 ”235
My Comp Pour Demetrius Knight Jr. is Charles Jefferson.
Never heard of him? He was the character of Forrest Whitaker in the classic comedy of 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Like Jefferson, Knight is tall, fast and nasty. Like Whitaker, who was 21 years old when Fast Times came out, at 25, Knight is a bit old for the role.
This is the main complaint I see.
Patient and violent, Knight is a real secondary of Mike. Just as skillful to scratch or pull gaps, it can descend blocks and make explosive and hippie plated.
9. Barrett Carter – Clemson – 6 ‘231
Barrett Carter is a solid assistant all around. He is patient, but despite a somewhat limited speed closes well when the ball breaks out.
It is a reliable platform and a high effort player who often plated in pursuit.
It is solid in the area cover and breaks quickly on the ball.
10. Francisco Mauigoa – Miami – 6’3 ”230
Francisco Mauigoa could have been a very good secondary two decades ago, but he does not have the side touch speed for the NFL today.
It shows a beautiful burst in the box and explodes violently through the hole. He holds his in the cover, despite his physical limits.
Part of me wonders if he would have a better chance of staying in the NFL as a rusher of change passes.
11. Carson Schwesinger – UCLA – 6’3 ”242
I know, it seems really weak compared to the place where the others have Carson Schwesinger noted.
He saw little action before this year. Although he is not terribly explosive, he is a solid blitzer, and he is passable in the cover of the area.
My biggest problem is his tackle.
The capacity of struggle cannot be judged by the result. It must be evaluated by the process,
It is too much plated in a horrible position. Often he rushes and plays outside his barrel. Even more often, he is on his knees when he makes a tackle.
If my experience by breaking down the seconds of the colleges taught me something, it is that guys who get into the habit of tackling bad positions end up exposing themselves as bad platers.
Cool name, but it’s a “no” for me, Dawg.
12. Jack Kiser – Notre Dame – 6’2 ”231
I really like Jack Kiser. He works and you can really say that he likes football.
He has beautiful flashes, but overall, his film is extremely halfway. Not only has that, he had a single very productive season and will be 25 years old in September.
Despite the Al Golden connection, I don’t see much potential here.
