The college football regular season is winding to a close, which means our discussions around the 2025 NFL Draft are heating up. Dane Brugler joins Robert Mays to check in on where the class stands on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss the rookie campaigns being put together by Drake Maye, Brock Bowers, Jared Verse and Bo Nix. Before all that, though, The Athletic's Chargers beat reporter Daniel Popper gets on the mic with Robert to recap the Ravens' win over the Chargers on Monday night.
Rundown
Ravens-Chargers MNF recap
Emerging polarization in the 2025 NFL Draft class
Dane's initial flag planting
The 2025 quarterbacks, headlined by Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward
Intriguing pairings in the top 10
Drake Maye is a dude
Should the Jets have taken Brock Bowers?
Should the Falcons have taken Jared Verse?
Why the Bo Nix/Broncos pairing is working
Host: Robert Mays
With: Daniel Popper and Dane Brugler
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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