2024 NFL Draft: Top 25 Senior Bowl prospects entering Week 1 of college football season

Reese's Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy and his experienced scouting staff recently released their watch list for next year’s game, which included 720 prospects from more than 100 college football programs.

Below, I rank my top 25 players from that list and provide 25 other 2024 NFL Draft hopefuls who could crack the rankings when I update this list at midseason.

The 2024 Senior Bowl will be held at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, on Feb. 3, 2024 and broadcast live on NFL Network (1 p.m. ET).

NOTE: Heights and weights are via school measurements.

The defending FCS champions have two studs on the left side of their line, with Greenfield and guard Mason McCormick both projecting as future pros. Greenfield has earned first-team FCS All-American honors at left (2022) and right (spring 2021) tackle for the Jackrabbits, getting after his man and maintaining his quick footwork while growing into his frame. I expect him to be the FCS lineman people will be buzzing about come Senior Bowl week.

Clark was an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick in 2022 despite missing the first three games due to injury. He intercepted five passes and broke up five others in his first full season as a starter. He jumps routes to create turnovers, and he's also willing to attack downhill to pound ball-carriers or be physical with pass catchers coming over the middle.

Haynes could have been a Day 2 pick in the 2023 draft, so the Huskies must be thrilled to see the three-year starter at right guard suiting up for another season. I expect him to start early in his NFL career in a zone scheme, thanks to his mobility and powerful grip. His agility and flexibility help him pick up blitzers and target second-level defenders.

James -- a Mobile,