Matt Harmon · Apr 16, 2025
Harmon ranks the 2025 wide receiver class with Travis Hunter alone in Tier 1, Tetairoa McMillan second, Emeka Egbuka third and Matthew Golden fourth, with Luther Burden and Jalen Noel as his next tier of late first/early second-round types and Jack Bech, Kyle Williams and Tre Harris squarely on Day 2 ahead of Jayden Higgins.
“Number one tier of his own is Travis Hunter.”
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- Top Player ListsApr 16, 2025
“Number one tier of his own is Travis Hunter... The two guys that stick out to me are Tetro McMillan at Arizona and then Amecha Buka at Ohio State... he's my number two receiver... So he's he's my three, and McMillan I have a little bit ahead of him... Golden's my next guy after a BUKA... Now, Luther Burden and Jalen Knowle actually out of Iowa State”
Scored 90a naive guess scored 50+80 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 80
- placed:
- 4
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 6
- accuracy:
- 90
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- WR 4: 90
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Mock Draft PicksLuther Burden IIIApr 16, 2025
“Now, Luther Burden and Jalen Knowle actually out of Iowa State. This is kind of like the guys that I think are late first rounders, early second rounder types.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Luther Burden III
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 39
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- late first rounders, early second rounder types (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksJalen KnowleApr 16, 2025
“This is kind of like the guys that I think are late first rounders, early second rounder types.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jalen Knowle
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2025; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- late first rounders, early second rounder types (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksJack BechApr 16, 2025
“we're like now in the squarely day two zone... I've got guys like Jack Besh, Kyle Williams, Trey Harris.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksKyle WilliamsApr 16, 2025
“we're like now in the squarely day two zone... I've got guys like Jack Besh, Kyle Williams, Trey Harris.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksTre HarrisApr 16, 2025
“we're like now in the squarely day two zone... I've got guys like Jack Besh, Kyle Williams, Trey Harris.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.