Fantasy Points readers, I am thrilled to present to you my 2025 NFL Prospect Guide. With over 11 years of experience in the football space, I have had the privilege of learning from and training with some of the most brilliant minds in football, including many former NFL players and coaches, to enhance my player evaluation skills. For the past 10 years, I have scouted and scored at least 150 prospects per year, allowing me to gain an in-depth understanding of what it takes for a player to succeed at the next level.
To make my scouting process as consistent as possible, I developed my own composite scoring system. My composite scoring system is a unique and comprehensive approach to evaluating players. It is a weighted numeric score that considers four main buckets: film/traits, production, athleticism, and intangibles, all accounting for a different amount of the total score. Each bucket has its own set of sub-criteria and benchmarks that get scored based on the player's projected positional archetype. Each bucket also has both subjective and objective processes within it. There is also a positional value component that gets baked into the score as well – high-value positions like QB and OT get a slight bump in score, while positions that have been devalued across the league, like RB, see a slight penalty.
However, here’s an important note of things to come – with the NFL philosophy on running the ball seemingly in flux, I will release a series of articles outlining the anatomy of the NFL run game and how running back value is on the rise. In conjunction with or part of those articles, I will then re-release historical RB grades without their positional penalty and show how they would stack up in their respective classes. This will potentially be a precursor of things to come moving forward and establish a baseline for potentially removing the penalty in the years to come. As the NFL changes, I will always be open to changing my process so my evaluations correctly reflect the modern NFL.
The starting point for every player I score is taking in their college tape. I exclusively use All-22 (coaches’ film) and pride myself on watching almost every single snap a player has played. From there, I score players based on the tangible skills/traits they possess and the frequency in which they demonstrate those skills/traits. This system has been meticulously crafted to consider all aspects of a player's game, including their skills, production, character, and growth/potential.
In the end, the score generated by my system comes out on a scale of 0-100, making it easy to compare players and identify the top prospects in the NFL Draft. Within the scale, there are score thresholds that represent an individual player's “valuation.” The thresholds are as follows:
95.0-100.0 = Blue Chip Talent
87.5-94.9 = Day 1 Grade
75.0-87.4 = Day 2 Grade
62.5-74.9 = Day 3 Grade
<62.5 = UDFA
Each scouting profile in my 2025 NFL Prospect Guide is designed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of each player. It includes empirical data — a player's measurements, age, and athletic testing numbers — as well as their score and draft valuation. The written portion starts with player background information, including hometown, high school recruitment status, and college football career summary. The scouting profile then dives into a detailed skill summary, highlighting each player's strengths and weaknesses on the field. Finally, the profile includes a projection of the player's potential role in the NFL, as well as any transition periods that may be required for the player to adjust to the professional game. Overall, each scouting profile is intended to provide a complete picture of each player's abilities and potential at the next level. I also make it a point to use consistent language when describing players' abilities and try to shy away from “scout speak” as much as possible. I want anyone reading the guide, regardless of their background in football, to be able to understand and digest the information contained in each report.
I am confident that my guide will provide you with valuable insights and analysis and increase both your knowledge of the incoming draft class, and perhaps the scouting process as well.
Thank you for your interest in my 2025 NFL Prospect Guide. I am excited to share my knowledge and expertise with you and look forward to your feedback.
Brett Whitefield, Owner and COO of Fantasy Points
