Welcome to the seventh volume of The End Zone Report, where I delve into everything football. In today’s report, we are going to recap the Super Bowl and look into the top wide receivers in the 2025 draft class.

There have been three huge football tragedies in my life: Mark Andrews dropping the two-point conversion in the Ravens divisional round loss to the Bills, Isaiah Likely’s toe going out of bounds in the Ravens week one matchup against the Chiefs and the Ravens abysmal performance against the Chiefs in the AFC championship game last season. If you have not noticed yet, there is a common theme here. All of these “tragedies” include the Ravens. Why? They are my favorite team.

It would seem natural for me to root against the Chiefs considering they have contributed greatly to some very sad nights for me. However, something about the Eagles—whether it be their brash defensive line or bottom-20 quarterback—makes me hate them. Thus, I found myself rooting for the Chiefs against my better conscience.

Here’s what happened: the Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 with all of the Chiefs’ 22 points scored in the late third quarter. The game was never close and that is important to understand when looking back at it. 40-22 is a lot more forgiving than 34-0. So why did the Eagles win?

Firstly, their pass rush is legendary. It came to a point where the Eagles stopped blitzing all together and only sent 4 players to rush Mahomes. It didn’t matter. The Chiefs quarterback was smothered all night, ending his reign of terror.

Then, Jalen Hurts was firing on all cylinders throughout the whole night, besides for one questionable interception in the first quarter. Hurts threw and rushed for three touchdowns total, carrying his team to victory when star running back Saquon Barkley was having an off night.

To the next order of business: it is NFL draft season and it is time to start the mock drafting and combine craze. Today, we will have a look at my top five wide receivers in the upcoming draft class.

6 ‘5, 212 pounds and a 40-time of 4.50 seconds. You may be thinking about Kyle Pitts, or a taller Justin Jefferson. No, this is NFL draft prospect Tetairoa McMillan, projected to go top ten. McMillan has all the makings of a number-one X-receiver, a tall guy who can catch any ball and cook any defensive back. With 1,319 receiving yards this past season, he is certainly generating quite a lot of buzz.

Coming in at number two, Luther Burden III would be the number one if he declared last year. He put up 1,212 yards last season and nine touchdowns. Known for his explosive playmaking, Burden provides ample opportunity for a quarterback to throw a 70-yard touchdown pass. Whether it be all the way down the field, or a checkdown turned into a crazy highlight, Burden will be a great prospect for whichever team picks him up in the first round.

At number three, Emeka Egbuka could be a number one receiver for any college football team and a plethora of NFL teams as well. On his own team, he faced competition from freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith for the number one role on the team. Rather than backing down, Egbuka moved into the slot and proceeded to dominate big games in the college football playoffs scene. 

At number four, somewhat of a controversial pick perhaps, Isiah Bond is a flyer that teams should take a chance on. Don’t look at the stats, they aren’t pretty, especially considering that he was injured for most of the year and isn’t even the number one receiver on his own team. That belongs to Matthew Golden, who is frequently predicted to be drafted higher than Bond. I disagree for a number of reasons. For starters, Bond’s 40-time is 4.28, one of the highest in college football right now. He’s a better built Xavier Worthy, with similar high speed and crazy upside. If Bond can put together a good performance at the NFL combine, he will definitely be drafted high.

To round out the top five, Tre Harris isn’t your average outside, big-play receiver. Playing with strong-arm quarterback Jaxson Dart at Ole Miss, Harris put over 1,000 yards off purely short routes. For any team not willing to try for a big-play risky receiver, Harris is a fail-safe option to generate good production.

That wraps up the seventh volume of The End Zone Report. Keep a look out for the next one.