Last offseason, the Atlanta Falcons traded up into the first round of the 2025 NFL draft to select edge rusher James Pearce Jr. with the 26th overall pick. Pearce currently leads all rookies with eight sacks and has recorded at least one in each of his last six games.

Which high-profile rookies have impressed? Disappointed? With less than a month remaining in the regular season, Bucky Brooks provides grades for all 32 first-round picks from the 2025 NFL Draft.

One of the top quarterbacks in the 2026 NFL Draft, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, is nearing a deal to return to the Gamecocks for his redshirt junior season, according to multiple reports. That would scratch one key name off the list for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they have turned their heads towards that quarterback class.