Meet 2025's top draft prospects: A new Caitlin Clark, Coach Prime's legacy and another Holliday
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Had Mark Twain lived a hundred years later, the quote he popularized about 'lies, damned lies and statistics' would have surely included mention of mock drafts. Not only are they often baseless, but even on the rare occasion they are rooted in truth, evolving circumstances have a way of delegitimizing even the most earnest of predictions. So for every player thought to be a lock to go first, there is always a looming trade that threatens to reshuffle the deck entirely.
![[Matt Holliday stands with his wife and four children, including Jackson Holliday #7 of the Baltimore Orioles and elite MLB Draft prospect Ethan Holliday (second from left)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/18/93500659-14211625-image-a-4_1735239414887.jpg)
But there are rare occasions when, regardless of who has the first pick, a player is so overwhelmingly talented they cannot be passed over in the name of 'fit' or 'need.'. That was the case in 2024, when the Indiana Fever transformed their franchise by taking Caitlin Clark with the first pick of the WNBA Draft.
![[Ethan Holliday participates in the High School Home Run Derby at the 2024 Futures Day]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93500741-14211625-image-a-6_1735239897366.jpg)
Remarkably, the WNBA has another lock to go first in 2025. For that matter, NBA teams are clamoring for the same budding star, while one baseball family is poised to see another son go first overall. The following is DailyMail.com's look at the presumed top picks of 2025:.
![[Duke guard Cooper Flagg (2) dribbles the ball against Georgia Tech forward Duncan Powell]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93500767-14211625-image-a-9_1735239998688.jpg)
Deion Sanders walks alongside son Sheduer, a QB thought to have top-pick potential. Shedeur Sanders – NFL. Draft dates: April 25-27, 2025. First pick: TBD. No, Shedeur Sanders doesn't have his father's jaw-dropping athleticism, much less Deion's skills as a baseball player or NCAA track star.
![[Iowa's Caitlin Clark and UConn's Paige Bueckers appear side by side during a tourney game]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93500735-14211625-image-a-5_1735239815956.jpg)
