Feldman has his annual Freaks List out. He compiles it from talking primarily to strength and conditioning coaches across the country. It's based on data rather than production - sort of a combine-style workout warrior thing. But - as you would expect - the guys who are physical freaks are also productive players. Behind the paywall here - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6522767/2025/08/04/college-football-fre...

This year, JJ leads off as the #1 freak. I can't remember a time when a dude was the top of this list and also viewed as the top player in the game. His numbers - 20 reps at 225 on the bench, 38 inch vertical, 23.5 MPH top speed while weighing 223 - are staggering. I have been skeptical of the idea that he will be better this year - but this suggests he actually will. 

Sonny Styles is 10th on the freaks list. Hilariously, Sonny still can't legally drink even though I watched him start against Georgia in the 2022 playoffs. Styles threw out this one, which caught me off-guard:

Styles said DB Brenten Jones, a 6-2, 205-pound former walk-on, is in the running for biggest Buckeye Freak: “He runs like 23.5, jumps 11-feet broad. Vert’s almost 40. He is a Freak.”

A bunch of dudes who OSU recruited are in the mix too. The thing that stood out the most to me is that Alabama has 3 OL starters on the list, starting with Proctor at #2. It makes me think Bama is probably underrated this year. 

Also, the whole "kings of the north" theorem that the north has caught the SEC shows up here. A lot of Big Ten players on the list, and it's hard to say that the SEC has better athletes any more - there is a lot of parity (including Cincinnati, Iowa, Penn State and Oregon with multiple dudes on the list).