10 NFL Draft prospects to watch in the 2025 College Football Playoff title game
cory woodroof
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Nov 18, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) celebrates a tackle during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium.
Monday night's 2025 College Football Playoff national championship game will feature plenty of future NFL players.
Quite a few Ohio State Buckeyes and a handful of Notre Dame Fighting Irish will hear their name called at the 2025 NFL Draft, and we've got our eyes on 10 of them.
While the Buckeyes will likely send more players into the NFL this spring than the Fighting Irish, there are still prospects worth watching on both teams come Monday night.
Let's go through those 10 players and shed some light on where they might get drafted.
Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka
Sep 9, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) runs for the touchdown during the second quarter against the Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Egbuka could go in the first round of this year's draft as one of its best wide receivers.
Ohio State DT Tyleik Williams
Aug 31, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Tyleik Williams (91) pursues Akron Zips quarterback Ben Finley (10) during the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won 52-6.
Williams is another Buckeye with first-round potential.
Notre Dame S Xavier Watts
Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts (0) celebrates after an interception against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Watts is the marquee Notre Dame player in this year's draft class.
Ohio State DE J.T. Tuimoloau
Nov 19, 2022; College Park, MD, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau (44) celebrates his sack of Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (3) in the second quarter of their Big Ten game at SECU Stadium. Ceb Osu22mar Kwr 35
Tuimoloau figures to be in first-round consideration as a defensive lineman.
Ohio State G Donovan Jackson
Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Donovan Jackson (74) celebrates a touchdown by running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
Jackson is one of the best guards in this draft class.
Ohio State DE Jack Sawyer
Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) causes a fumble by Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) then returns the ball for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-877023 ORIG FILE ID: 20250110_jhp_sh2_299.JPG
Sawyer figures to go sometime in the second round as of now.
Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson
April 13, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) runs the ball for the scarlet team during the first half of the LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.
Henderson is the first of two Buckeye running backs teams could draft in April.
Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins
Teammates celebrate a touchdown by Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins (1) during the first half of the Cotton Bowl Classic College Football Playoff semifinal game against the Texas Longhorns at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Jan. 10, 2025.
Judkins is the other Buckeye running back in this draft class.
Notre Dame TE Mitchell Evans
Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans (88) makes a catch that would later be ruled incomplete during a NCAA college football game against Florida State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in South Bend.
Evans is the Notre Dame player on offense to watch as a potential top-100 draft pick.
Notre Dame DT Howard Cross III
Jan 18, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Howard Cross III (56) talks to the media during 2025 CFP National Championship Media Day at Georgia World Congress Center, Building A. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Cross figures to be a mid-round selection out of Notre Dame at defensive tackle.
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