A few weeks before the 2025 NFL Draft, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg spoke to several college coaches to figure out which draft prospects were being slept on. After his conversations, Rittenberg came up with a list of 28 total “sleepers”—draft prospects who are better than the attention they’re getting.
It turns out the Detroit Lions would end up drafting three of those 28 players—all on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Here are those players, and some outstanding quotes from their college coaching staff.
LSU guard Miles Frazier — selected in the fifth round (171 overall)
Rittenberg believes Frazier was overshadowed a bit at LSU by offensive tackle Will Campbell and Emery Jones Jr.