The 2025 NFL Draft is over three months away, and Ole Miss has seen double-digit players declare for the draft. Several have ambitions of being first-round selections, with Evan Engram being the last Rebel player to be a first-round pick in 2017.
Ole Miss had just three players selected in 2024, all on day three. The hope is that more Rebels will be selected this year. Here are the 13 players we know have declared for the 2025 NFL draft.
Ole Miss players who have declared for the 2025 NFL Draft
Jaxson Dart, QB
Tre Harris, WR
Jordan Watkins, WR
Caden Prieskorn, TE
Nate Kalepo, OL
Walter Nolen, DT
JJ Pegues, DT
Jared Ivey, Edge
Princely Umanmielen, Edge
Chris Paul Jr., LB
Trey Amos, DB
John Saunders Jr., DB
Trey Amos, DB
Several players will head to the all-star games for draft-eligible players; the Senior Bowl, and the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Which players could be first-round selections for Ole Miss?
Ole Miss has three legitimate first-round players. Walter Nolen, Princely Umanmielen, and Trey Amos have all been mock-drafted in the first round. Nolen and Umanmielen are consistently first-round selections, with quarterback Jaxson Dart usually being a day-two pick.
The Rebels had three players drafted in the first round in 2016 (Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell, and Robert Nkemdiche), a number that could be repeated this year.
The 2025 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, 24 April, live from Detroit. Ole Miss may not have any representatives there, but that could change after the NFL combine.