The Texans are easily No. 1 on this list. In the initial player values that I used to put together our list, the Texans have the top two players in under-25 value.
As you can tell by their placement on this list, the Lions aced the top of the past few drafts. We can certainly have some interesting arguments about positional value with the picks that Detroit made, but it's hard to argue with the results.
First-team All-Pro Hamilton leads the Ravens' young talent as one of the most valuable defensive players in the NFL. He ranked first in success rate and fifth in coverage DVOA among safeties last season and is just 23 years old.
We hear a lot about the Falcons' skill position talent, and those players are still very young. Robinson, London and Pitts all came into the league at age 21; Robinson is just 22 now, and London and Pitts are 23.
Obviously, the Bears will finish high in a countdown of under-25 talent because they had this year's No. 1 overall draft selection (Williams) and the No. 9 overall pick (Odunze).
The Cardinals rise substantially up this list because their 2023 draft picks had strong rookie seasons. That starts with the 23-year-old Johnson, who will move from right tackle to left tackle this season.
The Packers have an absurd number of players under 25 who came out with a small amount of value. Similar to our ranking of the 2023 rookie classes in January, the Packers are high because of quantity more than quality.
Witherspoon was a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate a season ago after posting three sacks, 79 tackles and one interception at 23 years old.
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