2025 NFL Draft prospects are under pressure this college football season

The 2024 college football season is right around the corner, which means a full schedule of games every weekend to evaluate the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft class. Scouts are excited to see which players will play their way into higher draft stocks during the fall.

But some prospects have more on the line this upcoming season than others. Future success and millions of dollars are at stake, and game tape will be crucial for a handful of players to prove something. How will standouts adjust to new schemes and positions and transition seamlessly to new programs? Will talented prospects recover from injuries or slumps that plagued them in 2023? And who has to show that they can produce to match their talents?

Let’s pick 10 draft prospects who have a lot at stake this season and what their performance could mean for their outlook next April.