As the college football season comes to a close, there has been a shift in focus toward the 2025 NFL Draft. Draft experts and analysts have started to come out with their draft rankings and mock drafts. Notably, ESPN’s Mel Kiper came out with his quarterback rankings. Kiper ranked his top 10 quarterbacks in the 2025 draft class, and he caused some interesting responses from fans.
Fans Make Wild NFL Draft Projections in Response to Mel Kiper’s QB Rankings
When Kiper released his list of his top 10 quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft, On3 quickly posted a graphic highlighting his rankings. They asked fans what they thought, and it did not take them long to make some wild projections of their own.
“Cam ward should be [No.] 1, Milroe should be 10,” one fan wrote, taking a stance on Miami Hurricanes QB Cam Ward while knocking Alabama Crimson Tide QB Jalen Milroe.
Cam ward should be 1, Milroe should be 10
— Johnny OU (@OUFball218) January 5, 2025
“Sanders is no where near as talented as Jayden Daniels or Caleb Williams. He is honestly not as talented as Spencer Rattler. Call me bias if you must, but Shedeur Sanders will not start in the NFL…..ever…..(if I must eat crow, please make it a frozen margarita version),” one fan commented, taking a stance on the Colorado Buffaloes passer.
“In no world could u ever rank Jalen Milroe higher than Will Howard. He can run better, but Will Howard > in every single other aspect of being a QB,” one fan added, throwing support behind the Ohio State Buckeyes QB.
In no world could u ever rank Jalen Milroe higher than Will Howard. He can run better, but Will Howard > in every single other aspect of being a QB.
— CB (@CBees_knees) January 5, 2025
Fans continued to voice their interest opinions in the comments.
“But they said McCord and Gabriel were better than Howard? Did something change? Have a feeling Howard continues to climb up this ‘expert’ board,” one fan wrote, comparing Howard to Syracuse Orange QB Kyle McCord and Oregon Ducks QB Dillon Gabriel.
But they said McCord and Gabriel were better than Howard? Did something change? Have a feeling Howard continues to climb up this “expert” board.
— Brian Walton (@briancwalton78) January 5, 2025
“He’s good but no way is Sanders a top 5 QB. I would probably put him somewhere 8-10 but I’ve never actually seen [Tyler Shough or Riley Leonard] play before. Ward is far and away the best,” one fan commented.
“Jalen Milroe is not 4th best qb in this class. High possibility he don’t get drafted as a qb or ever sees an NFL field playing qb. He’s a great athlete tho and can probably have a solid career playing another position,” one fan added.
Jalen Milroe is not 4th best qb in this class. High possibility he don’t get drafted as a qb or ever sees an NFL field playing qb. He’s a great athlete tho and can probably have a solid career playing another position
— Trill (@dilly_trilly) January 5, 2025
Kiper’s list did not have anything too far out of the norm among draft experts. Most experts have Sanders and Ward as the top two quarterbacks in either order. The most interesting pick is placing Ole Miss Rebels QB Jaxson Dart as the third-best quarterback. Many experts have Milroe in that spot, while some do not even have Dart within their top 10 quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft class.