Yet another quarterback goes ahead of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, who is now locked in to Day Three draft status. Gabriel will likely compete with Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett for starting duties, though he could be relegated to third string duties in 2025. Gabriel (5’11/205) is a left-handed quarterback who enters the draft after a six-year college career that saw stints at UCF, Oklahoma, and Oregon. The former three-star prospect had the opportunity to start for UCF as a true freshman, and threw for 3,653-29-7 in his first season while adding another 78 yards and four scores on the ground. He would go on to start the next two seasons for the Knights, but made just three appearances in 2021 due to a broken clavicle that caused him to miss the remainder of the season. He took up the mantle at Oklahoma in 2022 after Caleb Williams followed head coach Lincoln Riley to USC earlier in the offseason, and thrived in two seasons with the Sooners, posting a career line of 6,828-55-12. He would go on to finish his career at Oregon, throwing for 3,857-30-6 under coach Dan Lanning while finishing third in Heisman voting. Gabriel leaves college football tied with Case Keenum for the most touchdown passes in FBS history (155). He possesses sneaky rushing upside, rushing for over 1,800 yards in his career if you remove yards lost due to sacks and punched in 33 scores on the ground during his career. Gabriel is undersized for a prototypical NFL quarterback and saw 32 passes batted down at the line, per PFF. That said, he does a good job of using his feet to his advantage to create on the run, and has displayed decent accuracy in the short areas of the field. Like Bo Nix during his time at Oregon, Gabriel was a short-yardage merchant last season with the Ducks, as 65.6 percent of his throws traveled less than 10 air yards.

It’s the third quarterback selected ahead of Shedeur Sanders. A two-year starter in a pair of completely different offensive systems for the Crimson Tide, Milroe (6’2/217) enters the league with one of the more imposing dual-threat skill-sets in some time. The question is if his passing will actually translate to the next level. Although both more experienced and prolific than Anthony Richardson at the NCAA level, Milroe faces Richardson-esque questions about his throws. Alabama coach and play-caller Kalen DeBoer acknowledged as much by keeping the governor on his quarterback through the air. Milroe attempted more than 27 passes only two times all year, and he produced just five more passing scores (16) than interceptions (11). Milroe was a dynamo on the ground, rushing for 726 yards, a number that of course includes the negative yardage from his 23 sacks due to antiquated NCAA record keeping. Milroe punched in a ridiculous 32 rushing scores in two years as starter. His main 2024 passing improvement came in the pressure department, as he cut his pressure-to-sack rate from an unseemly 29 to 16.8. He is confident down the field. He simply has to improve at the finer points of passing, something that is difficult to do at the highest level. A special athlete with a strong arm, Milroe has the physical tools. Whether they can be harnessed through the air is anybody’s guess. This is now a very full QB room for Seattle, but they’ll give him a chance to develop into a potential starter.

The Lions gave up two third-round picks to move up for their guy. TeSlaa (6’4/214) is a big-bodied receiver who boasts 4.43 speed, but has just two years of average production to show at the FBS level. Before transferring to Arkansas for the 2023 season, TeSlaa spent three seasons at Hillsdale College, a D2 program. In those three seasons, TeSlaa caught 118 passes for 2,116 yards and 20 touchdowns while averaging 17.9 YPR. While his career numbers at Arkansas won’t blow anybody away (62-883-5 in 25 games), TeSlaa impressed at this year’s Senior Bowl and boosted his stock amongst scouts and coaches. His size makes him a matchup nightmare for most corners and gives him an immediate advantage on contested targets (54.5 career contested catch rate.) It’s also worth noting PFF never attributed a drop to TeSlaa on any of the 100 targets he saw come his way. TeSlaa profiles as a big slot player at the pro level after seeing a 79 percent slot rate last season, but his far from a finished product after just two seasons of D1 play. He’ll be an intriguing developmental for the Lions but doesn’t project for much of a role in year one.

It’s a nice addition for the barren New England offense. Williams will function as a big play target for Drake Maye, who operated with one of the league’s worst wideout rooms in 2024. Williams (5’11/190) only appeared in six games as a freshman at UNLV because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he immediately looked like the best player on the field. He posted a 35/426/2 line as a true freshman. That was 21 more receptions and 280 yards more than the team’s second-leading pass-catcher. The Rebels’ passing attack never took off and Williams amassed just 1,142 yards and seven touchdowns across 19 injury-plagued games over the next two years. Williams then transferred to the pass-crazed offense of Washington State. He set career highs across the board with a 61/843/6 line in 2023 and then doubled down with 1,198 yards and 14 touchdowns on 70 grabs in 2024. Williams ran a 4.4 Forty at the combine and his speed is apparent on tape. He separated on intermediate and deep routes with ease. Only 16 percent of his career targets were contested and that number fell to 14 percent at Washington State. Williams looks the part of a future WR2 in the pros, though his undersized build could limit his ceiling as an outside receiver.

Harvey (5’8/205) was recruited to Virginia as a quarterback and redshirted as a freshman. He then transferred to UCF, switching positions to running back in the process. Harvey didn’t play much as a sophomore and missed his entire junior season with a torn ACL. He finally cracked the lineup in 2022 and showed potential with 796 yards at 6.9 YPC. He upped that total to 1,416 in 2023 and hit the stratosphere last year with a 232/1,577/22 rushing line. Harvey finished sixth in the country in rushing yards and fourth in touchdowns despite ranking outside of the top 15 players in attempts. He also topped 200 receiving yards in each of his final three seasons and scored a trio of receiving touchdowns in 2024. Harvey plays bigger than his modest size, as evidenced by his elite touchdown production, and has excelled in the face of high volume. He also crushed the combine with a 4.4 Forty plus vertical and broad jumps above the 90th percentile. Despite a lackluster short shuttle, Harvey still walked away from the combine with an 8.94 RAS. The landing spot doesn’t get much better for Harvey. He joins a backfield currently headlined by Jaleel McLaughlin and Audric Estime. Entering one of the league’s most barren running back rooms, Harvey will be a starting running back in Week 1 with a solid training camp.

A former high school quarterback, Harris (6’2/205) spent three years at Louisiana Tech where he peaked at 935 yards in his third season. Harris then transferred to Ole Miss for another 900-yard season. In his fifth season of college ball, Harris finally hit the century mark, going for 1,030 yards and seven scores on 60 grabs. Playing in just eight games because of a lower body injury, Harris averaged 129 yards per week and posted a historic yards per route run of 5.1. That is easily the highest mark for a receiver at a major conference in the past decade. Harris won as a big-play creator on the boundary, but the bulk of his production came against lower levels of competition. He played four non-conference games, only one of which was against a Power Four opponent. He posted a 38/628/4 line in these contests. Harris was still successful in four SEC games, but cutting a small sample with weak opponents creates loads of risk in his profile. Harris will need to win as a physical, contested-catch artist in the NFL because his 4.54 Forty won’t be enough to blow by professional corners.

Arroyo (6’5/250) was a backup as a freshman and then dealt with various injuries over the next two seasons, meaning his senior campaign is his only one on record as a starter. Miami’s offense took off under Cam Ward in 2024 and Arroyo came along for the ride with a 35/590/7 receiving line. Arroyo was an elite YAC producer, racking up 8.9 YAC perception. Over half of his yardage total came after the catch. Arroyo ran over half of his routes from the slot and was also involved on screens. He caught 10 screens for 81 yards, both of which ranked top 10 among Power Four tight ends last year. Arroyo has the size to be a plus blocker at the next level, but his technique and tenacity in the trenches leave a lot to be desired. He also relies on his dynamism after the catch to patch over clunky route-running. Having played sparingly until his final season, Arroyo will be a project for the Seahawks. He will start his career as a backup to Noah Fant unless the latter is traded, which remains a possibility.

Ezeiruaku will join a Dallas defense with a pass rush Pro Football Focus graded as 2024’s fourth best unit, pressuring opposing QBs at one of the NFL’s highest rates. Hailing from Williamstown, NJ, Ezeiruaku (6’2.5/248) stayed in the northeast for school and hit the ground running, earning Second Team All-ACC recognition as a sophomore with 14.5 RFLs and 8.5 sacks for the Eagles in 2022. This year his play ascended to elite levels, recording an 18.2% win rate with 62 pressures (6th in FBS) and 16.5 sacks which was the second-highest mark in the country. Varied rush package with an array of moves to draw from, including an incredible hop/chop technique that was almost unstoppable at the college level. Posted a pair of outrageous 96th% agility times with a 4.19s shuttle and 6.94s 3-Cone for a solid 7.98 Relative Athletic Score His lack of prototypical Edge height/weight are offset by abnormally long 34” arms and 96th percentile agility tests. Scrapes down the line well in run support and is able to dart around blockers to make plays, as is evidenced by the 42 stops (3rd in FBS) and 8.1% missed tackle rate he posted this year. Expertly uses blockers’ momentum against them, flashing an outside rush before crossing the face of his opponent and laying a hit on the quarterback. While his smooth, fluid play style confounds blockers, he’s not blindingly fast which could limit him to DE2 status opposite a more complete DE1.

Shough (6’5/219) is the rare seven-year prospect who was a part of Oregon’s 2018 recruiting class. He appeared in three games as a freshman but failed to record a stat, and threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns in 2019 as Justin Herbert’s backup. Following a COVID-shortened 2020 season in which he threw for 1,559-13-6 in seven starts, Shough transferred to Texas Tech, where he spent three more seasons (2021-2023) before closing out his career with a one-year stint at Louisville. For his career, Shough completed 63 percent of his passes while throwing for 7,820-59-23. Far from an elite prospect, his presence in an underwhelming draft class made him a prime candidate to be a Day 2 pick. His performance at the combine, where he posted a 4.63 40-yard dash and earned a RAS of 9.71, further boosted his stock amongst teams, but how he’ll translate to the NFL remains a question. Shough needed all seven years of schooling to finally break out as a prospect, and never threw for more than 13 touchdowns in a season before 2024, although this can be partly attributed to major injuries suffered in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Even at his best, Shough struggled to show consistency as a passer and struggled against pressure, completing less than 40 percent of his passes when pressured in three of his final four seasons. Shough’s experience will come in handy in New Orleans as there is a good chance he winds up as the team’s Week 1 starter. Derek Carr is dealing with a shoulder injury and his availability for 2025 is up in the air. Even if he can play, the Saints may have just pulled the plug on the Carr experience with the No. 40 pick.

Burden will enter a crowded wide receiver room alongside DJ Moore and Rome Odunze. Burden will likely work primarily from the slot in Ben Johnson’s offense — a role Amon-Ra St. Brown thrived in during his time in Johnson’s system. A consensus five-star recruit who became an immediate true freshman contributor in 2022, Burden (6’0/206) peaked with an elite 86/1,212/9 receiving line in 2023. He regressed sharply along with the rest of the Missouri offense in 2024, suiting up for all 12 games but frequently limping on and off the field as he posted a 61/676/6 slash. For such an electric athlete, it can be mysteriously difficult to funnel Burden the ball. Neither his quarterback play nor play-calling was the most dynamic during his time in Columbia — short targets were the primary staple of Burden’s usage — but these were stacked overall teams in the rough-and-tumble SEC. Once Burden does get the rock, he reminds of Percy Harvin with a rolling ball of butcher knives YAC skillset. The Harvin comp, unfortunately, also extends to his proclivity for bumps and bruises. A limited route runner who not-so-secretly took the occasional snap off, Burden is nevertheless capable of easy separation. He’s a born playmaker with the ball in his hands. The main question is why it so often wasn’t at Missouri. Improved NFL coordinating and quarterback play could unlock what remains a tantalizing overall receiving package. Burden is a high-risk, higher-reward prospect who could end up a PPR monster with a consistent role in Johnson’s offense.