By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-27 13:41:24 | Updated at 2024-12-28 06:55:52
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With the 2024 college football season nearing its conclusion, all eyes will be on the 2025 NFL Draft in April.
As the players gear up and hope for the life-changing calling of their name on draft night, their friends, families, and teammates wait in excitement as they take the next step from the college ranks to the pros.
For some players, their significant others await the moment just as much after supporting their dreams and athletic endeavors in the amateurs.
From the fiancées, girlfriends, wives, and soon-to-be parents, let's meet some of the WAGs from the 2025 NFL draft class.
1. Leanna Lenee, Travis Hunter, Colorado
Travis Hunter's fiancée Leanna Lenee has been making headlines over the past few weeks
Lenee was criticized for not standing during Hunter's Heisman Trophy victory in New York
Many fans and sports figures had called for the Colorado star to break his engagement
Leanna Lenee is already making headlines behind Travis Hunter's Heisman Trophy victory.
Unfortunately, Hunter's fiancée has been viewed with a negative lens, as the masses are unanimously calling for the projected No 1 overall pick to break his engagement. In recent weeks, social media users highlighted Lenee's 'red flags' after she failed to stand upon his Heisman victory.
Eagle-eyed fans also spotted a dollar sign tattoo on her left ring finger, prompting them to warn the Colorado two-way star.
Furthermore, an old video of her allegedly twerking on another man years ago recently resurfaced along with screenshots of her direct messages with another man while dating Hunter.
Nonetheless, Hunter has remained in Lenee's corner through the backlash and criticism despite deleting his social media.
Lenee supported Hunter as he and the Buffaloes dominated this season, during which he recorded 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Hunter and Lenee's engagement was made public in February.
2. Demetria Bolden, Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Texas star Kelvin Banks Jr. and his girlfriend Demetria Bolden are expecting a baby in 2025
2025 looks to be a promising year for Texas Longhorns offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr.
Apart from being projected to be a top-10 pick, Banks and his girlfriend, Demetria Bolden, are expecting a baby. Additionally, the Longhorns are still in contention to win the College National Title as they gear up to face Arizona State in the Chic-Fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year's Day.
Bolden is a junior honors biology student at Prairie View A&M University at the University of Texas at Austin. She will be graduating in the fall of 2025.
In a joint Instagram post from November 3, Banks and Bolden posed in front of their baby shower setup, which read 'We can bearly wait,' playing around the teddy bears in the ensemble.
'Our little love,' they wrote.
3. Savanna Jackson, Malaki Starks, Georgia
Georgia Bulldog Malaki Staks' fiancée Savanna Jackson is a former All-American soccer star
Starks got down on one knee in a romantic proposal to his girlfriend on October 25
Jackson scored 19 goals for Jefferson High School in Georgia during her Junior year
University of Georgia star Malaki Starks could receive a ring just months after handing one out all goes well for the Bulldogs in the playoffs.
On October 25th, Starks proposed to his girlfriend Savanna Jackson as the pair posed in front of a giant heart made of roses at sunset.
'Oct 25th -stamped. Beyond blessed to be on this journey with you forever and always,' the projected 12th pick wrote.
While the length of their relationship is unknown, Jackson referred to Starks as her 'person forever and ever and ever,' after their engagement.
Starks is not the only outstanding athlete in this pairing, as Jackson was an All-American soccer player in high school.
According to Maxpreps, Savanna scored 19 goals and recorded an assist for Jefferson High School in Georgia as a junior. She also played for the Atlanta Fire United SCCL Premier 03 team.
4. Kendall Ming-Le', Luther Burden III, Missouri
Kendall Ming-Le' and Luther Burden III have openly documented their relationship on YouTube
Ming-Le' shows off her custom denim Jacket with Burden's portrait painted on the back
Mizzou star wide receiver, Luther Burden III, is one of the best in his position in the 2025 NFL draft class.
However, he doesn't just make catches on the field - as his relationship with Kendall Ming-Le' is well-documented on social media.
In 2023, the pair started a joint YouTube channel called 'Luther & Kendall, which currently hosts 4.3k subscribers. Their content includes gameday vlogs, playful pranks, and travel videos.
Luther and Kendall's fourth upload in the channel was a vlog of them moving into their first house together.
Kendall has been very supportive of Luther throughout his time in Missouri. Apart from being at his games, she's drawn attention for wearing custom clothing pieces themed around her boyfriend.
5. Grace Jackson, Landon Jackson, Arkansas
Landon Jackson out of Arkansas is happily married to his wife, Grace Duffer Jackson
The Jacksons tied the knot over the summer after getting engaged in July of 2023
Projected late first-rounder Landon Jackson out of Arkansas is happily married to his wife, Grace Duffer Jackson.
Grace's social media suggests that the pair were high school sweethearts, with her earliest post being one of them posing before prom.
Landon proposed on a sandy white beach in July of 2023 and shared photos to announce their engagement, writing 'Forever with you!!'
The Jacksons tied the knot over the summer in a vibrant outdoor ceremony.
Grace, a Texas resident, is a spray tan artist who owns and runs her own company, Graceful Glow.
