Nate Tice · Feb 28, 2025
Tice gave draft projections for the tight end, receiver, offensive line and running back classes: Colston Loveland in the 18-24 range, Tyler Warren around top 15, Will Campbell as his top offensive lineman, Luther Burden as a late first/early second, Xavier Restrepo as a third-rounder, Emeka Egbuka as an NFL No. 2 receiver, and Devin Neal as a Round 2 back.
“That being top ten might be a little rich, I might say more as top fifteen, but still that's splitting hairs because he is that kind of talent.”
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- Mock Draft PicksTyler WarrenFeb 28, 2025
“That being top ten might be a little rich, I might say more as top fifteen”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Tyler Warren
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 14
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- more as top fifteen (picks 1–15)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksLuther Burden IIIFeb 28, 2025
“especially I've seen him more as a late first rounder, maybe sneak in early second type”
Scored 73.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Luther Burden III
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 39
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- late first rounder, maybe sneak in early second type (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksXavier RestrepoMiami DolphinsFeb 28, 2025
“He's a slot only guy, but he'll probably be a number three, but I like him as like a third rounder.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Xavier Restrepo
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2025; later signed with TEN
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- like a third rounder (picks 65–96)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsWill CampbellFeb 28, 2025
“But for it it's the context of he's my old lineman one.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 8.33+91.67 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- naming one of the 41 at random averages 8.33
- skill:
- 91.67
- player:
- Will Campbell
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 8.33
- position:
- offensive lineman
- class size:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 1
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksColston LovelandFeb 28, 2025
“I look at you more in the twenties, and that's where I kind of I've loved one. Maybe in that eighteen to twenty four range.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Depth Chart CallsEmeka EgbukaFeb 28, 2025
“but he Abuka just he's a two. He's like a number two receiver, that is what he is.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksDevin NealFeb 28, 2025
“Neal is like a round I might go round two guy with him”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.