As the 2025 NFL draft approaches, scouting teams are heavily relying on analytics to evaluate talent, shaping their draft boards over a year-long period. Denver Broncos GM George Paton emphasizes this 'race for information' that minimizes true sleeper prospects. Nonetheless, some players like offensive lineman Membou have surged into the first-round conversation based on their outstanding on-field performance and predraft workouts. Memorable entries from the previous year include QB J.J. McCarthy, who was picked 10th, highlighting the evolution of scouting in the NFL.
It takes NFL evaluators about a year to fully build a draft board. And these expanding scouting staffs are using analytics more than ever for what Denver Broncos general manager George Paton refers to as the 'race for information.'
With the 2025 NFL draft less than two weeks away, let's look at some players who have gained the most ground over the past seven months.
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