ESPN analyst selects the top draft prospects at 11 positions, and Ott is the only one who played for a team with a losing record in 2023
College football powerhouses Georgia, Michigan and Texas had candidates at several ;positions, but what was notewoorthy for Cal fans was his selection at the running back spot.
Miller's choice of the top running back in the 2025 NFL draft class was Cal junior Jaydn Ott. Of course, Cal fans would like Ott to stick around for a senior season with the Golden Bears in 2025. But that seems unlikely if Ott's 2024 season resembles his first two, when he rushed for 897 yards as a freshman and .1,315 yards as a sophomore. Players can enter the NFL draft after their third college season, and Ott said before his freshman season that his goal was to play in the NFL.
ESPN's Miller began his report on the running back position by saying Ohio State's Quinshon Judkins and Ott were vying for the top spot at the position, with this excerpt: The 2025 running back class is one of the deeper groups in memory. The top of the list, for now, is led by Ott and Judkins, but there are challengers such as Ashton JeantyOtt is no slouch himself when it comes to power. At 6 feet and 210 pounds, he packs a punch, but it's his open-field speed and electric agility that gets scouts excited.. He's patient, has great vision and this long stride that has him gliding past people. He's the real deal," an AFC South scout said.
Judkins is talented, and sharing carries with TreVeyon Henderson might be best for him long term, but this is Ott's opportunity to prove that he's the class's RB1 after his 1,305-yard breakout campaign last season. With Cal now in the ACC, he'll have plenty of chances to pop against the likes of Florida State, Miami and NC State, along with a nonconference game at Auburn. If he can match or better his 2023 production against tougher competition, Ott will take home RB1 honors.
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