NFL Draft 2025: Best available players for Day 2 with round one finished

The first night of the 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, but lots of talent remains on the board

Apr 25, 2025, 3:47 AM UTC

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Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.

The 2025 NFL Draft began as expected with Miami quarterback Cam Ward coming off the board first overall to the Tennessee Titans.

The second player off the board was the athlete everybody expected to see, with Travis Hunter Jr. the second-overall selection. Only it was the Jacksonville Jaguars, trading up from No. 5 to No. 2, in a move with the Cleveland Browns for the right to the two-way star.

That was the first of many surprises on Thursday night, as 32 athletes realized their dreams of reaching the NFL.

However, six more rounds remain, with a lot of talented players waiting to hear their names called. Here are the best remaining prospects for night two of the 2025 NFL Draft, with some “big-picture thoughts” after the list.

Note: “Rank” refers to their ranking among the players left available, while “SBN Rank” refers to their pre-draft ranking on the SB Nation Top 100 players produced by JP Acosta.

Best Players Available for Day Two

Rank	SBN Rank	Name	Position	School	Year
1	9	Will Johnson	CB	Michigan	Junior
2	17	Donovan Ezeiruaku	EDGE	Boston College	Senior
3	18	Mike Green	EDGE	Marshall	Junior (RS)
4	23	Luther Burden III	WR	Missouri	Junior
5	25	Shedeur Sanders	QB	Colorado	Senior
6	27	Azareye'h Thomas	CB	Florida State	Junior
7	28	Shavon Revel Jr.	CB	East Carolina	Junior
8	29	Kaleb Johnson	RB	Iowa	Junior
9	32	Marcus Mbow	OG	Purdue	Junior
10	38	Carson Schwesinger	LB	UCLA	Senior
11	40	Nic Scourton	EDGE	Texas A&M	Junior
12	41	Trey Amos	CB	Ole Miss	Senior
13	43	Darius Alexander	DT	Toledo	Senior
14	44	Jaylin Noel	WR	Iowa State	Senior
15	45	Omarr Norman-Lott	DT	Tennessee	Senior
16	46	Xavier Watts	S	Notre Dame	Senior
17	47	Alfred Collins	DT	Texas	Senior
18	48	Aireontae Ersery	OT	Minnesota	Senior
19	49	Charles Grant	OT	William and Mary	Senior
20	50	Nick Emmanwori	S	South Carolina	Junior
21	51	Jayden Higgins	WR	Iowa State	Senior
22	52	Elic Ayomanor	WR	Stanford	Senior
23	53	Landon Jackson	EDGE	Arkansas	Senior
24	54	Treyveon Henderson	RB	Ohio State	Senior
25	55	Tate Ratledge	OG	Georgia	Senior
26	56	Jamaree Caldwell	DT	Oregon	Senior
27	57	Tre Harris	WR	Ole Miss	Senior
28	59	Jonah Savaiinaea	OG	Arizona	Senior
29	60	Gunnar Helm	TE	Texas	Senior
30	61	Billy Bowman Jr.	S	Oklahoma	Senior
31	62	Andrew Mukuba	S	Texas	Senior
32	63	DJ Giddens	RB	Kansas State	Senior
33	64	Jack Bech	WR	TCU	Senior
34	65	RJ Harvey	RB	UCF	Senior
35	66	Jalen Milroe	QB	Alabama	Junior
36	67	Darien Porter	CB	Iowa State	Senior
37	68	Ashton Gillotte	EDGE	Louisville	Senior
38	69	Bradyn Swinson	EDGE	LSU	Senior
39	70	Jalen Royals	WR	Utah State	Senior
40	71	Jacob Parrish	CB	Kansas State	Senior
41	72	Quinshon Judkins	RB	Ohio State	Junior
42	73	JT Tuimoloau	EDGE	Ohio State	Senior
43	74	Oluwafemi Oladejo	EDGE	UCLA	Senior
44	75	Harold Fannin Jr	TE	Bowling Green	Junior
45	76	Jalen Travis	OT	Iowa State	Senior
46	77	Elijah Arroyo	TE	Miami	Senior
47	78	Benjamin Morrison	CB	Notre Dame	Senior
48	79	Mason Taylor	TE	LSU	Junior
49	80	Danny Stutsman	LB	Oklahoma	Senior
50	81	Princely Umanmielen	EDGE	Ole Miss	Senior
51	82	TJ Sanders	DT	South Carolina	Senior
52	83	Kyle Kennard	EDGE	South Carolina	Senior
53	84	Tory Horton	WR	Colorado State	Senior
54	85	Demetrius Knight Jr	LB	South Carolina	Senior
55	86	Kain Medrano	LB	UCLA	Senior
56	87	Kevin Winston Jr	S	Penn State	Junior
57	88	Kyle Williams	WR	Washington State	Senior
58	89	CJ West	DT	Indiana	Senior
59	90	Quincy Riley	CB	Louisville	Senior
60	91	Tyler Shough	QB	Louisville	Senior
61	92	Devin Neal	RB	Kansas	Senior
62	93	Terrance Ferguson	TE	Oregon	Senior
63	94	Saivion Williams	WR	TCU	Senior
64	95	Jonas Sanker	S	Virginia	Senior
65	97	Damien Martinez	RB	Miami	Senior
66	98	Ozzy Trapailo	OT	Boston College	Senior
67	99	Josh Farmer	DT	Florida State	Senior
68	100	Jordan Phillips	DT	Maryland	Senior

When will Shedeur Sanders’ slide end? One of the major storylines heading into the 2025 NFL Draft was when the Colorado QB would come off the board, but Sanders slid out of the first round completely, and even saw Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart creep into the first round after the New York Giants made a trade with the Houston Texans. But with the Cleveland Browns holding a pair of second-round picks early on Friday night, and the New Orleans Saints sitting at No. 40, you would think Sanders comes off the board fairly early.
Will we see any other quarterbacks on Friday night? In addition to Sanders, Tyler Shough and Jalen Milroe are both options for teams looking to add in the QB room.
Michigan CB Will Johnson was considered one of the top players in the class, but injury concerns have seen the defender slide out of the first round. WIth some teams at the top of the second — the Jets, the 49ers, and the Rams come to mind — that slide should end early on Friday.
Some solid wide receivers are still available, after just three came off the board in the first round. Luther Burden III from Missouri leads the way — Burden was considered a Top Five pick before the season began in “way too early mock drafts” — but he is not the only option. The Iowa State duo of Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins are still available, as is Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor, Mississippi’s Tre Harris, and TCU’s Jack Bech. All six come off the board in the second round alone.
There are also some intriguing pass rushers available. Mike Green from Marshall and Donovan Ezeiruaku both received first-round buzz, but are still on the board as the first night comes to a close. Texas A&M’s Nic Scourton and Landon Jackson from Arkansas are both available as well, and all four could come off the board early on Friday night.