2025 NFL Mock Draft: Tetairoa McMillan NFL Draft Odds & Predictions
The 2025 NFL Draft is only a couple of days away. And there is still some debate as to who the top wide receiver is. Is Travis Hunter a wide receiver? Are the fantasy analysts right with Luther Burden? Is Emeka Egbuka the dark horse WR1? Lost in the recent swings of NFL Draft rumors and notes has been that Tetairoa McMillan has been widely regarded as the top WR prospect for most of the process - is he falling out of favor?
I still believe that Travis Hunter (if he is a WR) and Tetairoa McMillan are the top two wide receivers in this class. And Tet is at least the one guy at the top who can play split end out wide with his foot tethered to the line. Let’s take a moment with the 2025 NFL Draft coming up this Thursday to look at some statistics, some landing spots, and some odds.
Tetairoa McMillan NFL Draft Landing Spot
As we mentioned, McMillan is 6’4” and almost 220 pounds which means he can play true split end at this NFL level. Many smaller guys are resigned to a life as a slot or flanker with their foot off the line (if you are unfamiliar with the different NFL wide receiver roles, this article breaks them down). McMillan can play all three roles but split end is the most difficult of the three which is where he will likely play.
Virtually every team would benefit from a guy like this but some teams already have key guys in that role like the Bengals with Tee Higgins or the Broncos with Courtland Sutton. Teams that use their primary WR as a slot/flanker but don’t have a big split end would benefit greatly from drafting McMillan.
If Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen wants an offense similar to what he had in Tampa Bay, Tet McMillan would be a good fit in that Mike Evans role with Brian Thomas in the Chris Godwin role. The Cowboys use CeeDee Lamb primarily in the slot so McMillan would be a good option out wide.
The Chargers have Ladd McConkey as a slot/flanker which makes Tet an interesting pick. The Jaguars pick at 5, the Cowboys at 12, and the Chargers at 22 which could see him go anywhere in the first round.
Tetairoa McMillan NFL Combine & Pro Day
Like many players, Tetairoa McMillan opted not to participate in the drills at the NFL Combine. He opted instead to just do interviews with teams and the media.
He did, however, workout at his Pro Day. He was clocked between 4.48 and 4.55 by scouts. Even though the numbers are hand-timed, that is plenty fast enough at his size to have upside at the NFL level.
If he were a smaller plate that relied more on speed then we might be nervous. But his size/speed combination is similar to a guy like Drake London, who also happens to be his best comparable player on Player Profiler.
Tetairoa McMillan Stats at Arizona
One thing that few analysts have an issue with is Tetairoa McMIllan’s production in college. He put up decent numbers of 702 yards and 8 TDs as a freshman. But he broke out in a big way in his sophomore season with 90 catches for 1,402 yards, and 10 TDs. He proved that wasn’t a fluke in his final season with 84 catches for 1,319 yards and 8 TDs in one fewer game.
Those final two years represent a nice, consistent elite per game pace. When you combine that early production with his early declare profile, he checks a lot of boxes that teams want to see. The only knock could be the competition faced at Arizona but a guy like Ashton Jeanty, the top ranked RB, also didn’t face elite competition in college.
Tetairoa McMillan Draft Odds
Because we don’t know whether a team considers Travis Hunter a corner or wide receiver, most sportsbooks have him excluded from their “first WR drafted” odds. And most books have Tetairoa McMillan as the top option. BetMGM, for instance, has McMillan at -145 with Matthew Golden at +100 and Emega Egbuka at +2500.
I have not seen many books offering a specific over/under for pick position for McMillan as of now (for instance, DraftKings offers an over/under for fellow WR Matthew Golden of 17.5). But they do offer a line of “will Tetairoa McMillan go in the top 10 picks?” which has a payout of +350. Teams like the Jaguars, Panthers, or Jets could take McMillan top 10 but teams we mentioned like the Cowboys and Chargers pick outside of that.
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