285 - AJ Ferrari
JD Rader's prediction of how the 285 lb weight class will look at the end of the year.
| RANK | GRADE | NAME | SCHOOL |
| 1 | SR | AJ Ferrari | Transfer Portal |
| 2 | JR | Ben Kueter | Iowa |
| 3 | SR | Nick Feldman | Ohio State |
| 4 | JR | Christian Carroll | Wyoming |
| 5 | SO | Cole Mirasola | Penn State |
| 6 | FR | Dreshaun Ross | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | SR | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin |
| 8 | FR | Coby Merrill | Iowa State |
| R12 | SR | Massoma Endene | Little Rock |
| R12 | SO | Koy Hopke | Minnesota |
| R12 | SR | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh |
| R12 | SR | Wyatt Voelker | UNI |
| R16 | JR | Brady Colbert | Army |
| R16 | SR | Dayton Pitzer | Pittsburgh |
| R16 | SO | Spencer Lanosga | Navy |
| R16 | JR | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech |