10 NFL draft prospects with the most at stake this

• Matt Miller, NFL draft analystAug 12, 2024, 06:40 AM ET

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  Matt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, offering in-depth scouting on the country’s leading pro potential customers. A Missouri local, Matt signed up with ESPN in 2022 and also adds to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter through @nfldraftscout.

The 2024 college football season is ideal around the corner, which suggests a full schedule of games every weekend to assess the upcoming 2025 NFL draft class. Scouts are thrilled to see which players will play their way into higher draft stock throughout the fall.But some potential customers 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 with something to show. How will standouts adjust to new plans and positions, and can transfers shift effortlessly into new programs? Will talented prospects recuperate from injuries or downturns that pestered them in 2023? And who needs to reveal they can put up the production to match their talent?Let’s choose 10 draft prospects who have a lot at

stake this season and what their efficiency could imply for their outlook next April.