Gregg Rosenthal · Aug 21, 2025
In a five-man mock draft Rosenthal took Jahmyr Gibbs first among his picks, then Saquon, Nico Collins, Chase Brown, Ladd McConkey and Omarion Hampton. He also called Nico Collins a top-five receiver, floated Ladd McConkey finishing as WR3, expected Travis Hunter to become Jacksonville's best receiver, predicted Hampton to become the Chargers' workhorse, thought Rhamondre Stevenson stays on the Patriots, and predicted Kendrick Bourne gets traded to the 49ers.
“To me, he is a top five dude, like as just at the position, and he's got C. J. Stroud.”
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- Positional FinishesNico CollinsHouston TexansAug 21, 2025
“I just feel more confident that a Nico Collins at this point is a better football player than a Brian Thomas junior... To me, he is a top five dude, like as just at the position”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Nico Collins
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- rushing yards
- difficulty:
- 2
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 125
- actual finish:
- 38
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 5
- Fantasy RankingsAug 21, 2025
“Greg's picks in the mock draft: Jahmyr Gibbs 2nd, Saquon 7th, Nico Collins 12th, Chase Brown 17th, Ladd McConkey 22nd, Omarion Hampton 27th.”
Scored 93.33a naive guess scored 50+86.67 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 86.67
- placed:
- 6
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 6
- accuracy:
- 93.33
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- RB 4: 90, WR 2: 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“if we get to week eleven twelve... it just wouldn't surprise me if he's more true workload Bijon Robinson type of guy as we get later in the season”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 100-16.67 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- LAC
- skill:
- -16.67
- player:
- Omarion Hampton
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- RB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- rushing yards
- naive basis:
- no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“I'm taking ceiling guys and he's maybe the last of these guys that would it be that crazy if he was wide receiver three at the end of the year.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Ladd McConkey
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 11
- actual finish:
- 32
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 3
“Travis under might be situational for now. If by week five he might, it's not crazy to imagine him being the best receiver on the team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
“Kendrick Bourne forty nine er. I'm going to say for a twenty twenty seven sixth it's happening.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
“it's not crazy to imagine a world where Rimandre is not on this Patriots team. If I had to guess, I think he's on it, but I I think that's like seventy five twenty five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Depth Chart CallsDevon AllenNew Orleans SaintsAug 21, 2025
“I kind of like Devon Vailey, like he could be their third or fourth best receiver”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.