There's the old saying that "The draft doesn't start until [insert specific pick]" and that may be the case when it comes to the 2025 NFL Draft and the fifth overall pick. As the

Barkley capped off his impressive regular season with an even more remarkable postseason, amassing 499 rushing yards and five touchdowns in four games. Now, as the 2025 NFL draft approaches, Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty is hoping to benefit from the success Barkley achieved.

According to Albert Breer of SI.com, "If there’s a player who will elicit a trade up into the top 10, I think it will be Jeanty—whether it's the Denver Broncos taking a big swing or the Chicago Bears making a shorter move to leapfrog another team."