By Patrick Weider
The 2025 NFL Draft starts Thursday night with the first round. We break down the NFL Draft one last time with a Mock Draft.
No. 1: Tennesee Titans: Cam Ward QB, Miami
Tennessee gets its quarterback for the future in Ward.
Warren Moon may let Cam Ward wear his retired No. 1 if drafted by the Titans pic.twitter.com/hbG8urhKOt
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 23, 2025
No. 2: Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
Cleveland gets a difference maker on both sides of the ball in Hunter. Something they desperately need.
No. 3: New York Giants: Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State
New York Giants decide to take an edge defender in Carter rather than pick Shedeur Sanders with this pick.
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Abdul Carter believes he’ll be a New York Giants player tomorrow pic.twitter.com/pLVIIOc00Z
— Giants Nation Show (@GiantsNationPod) April 23, 2025
No. 4: New England Patriots: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
New England loses out on two impact guys in Carter and Hunter, but instead gets Campbell to fill an immediate need at offensive tackle.
No. 5: Jacksonville Jaguars: Jalon Walker, Edge, Georgia
Jacksonville decides to go with edge defender Walker, a much-needed upgrade for their defense.
Fully utilizing Jalon Walker will take some imagination pic.twitter.com/hFQSnB5PZC
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) April 23, 2025
No. 6: Las Vegas Raiders: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
The Las Vegas Raiders are in win-now mode, so they get the best running back in Jeanty.
No. 7: New York Jets: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
The New York Jets take Warren to give quarterback Justin Fields another weapon to throw to.
🦁 17 catches
🦁 224 receiving yards
🦁 1 TDTyler Warren put up video game numbers in this game for @PennStateFball 🔥
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No. 8: Carolina Panthers: Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia
Carolina could go in a bunch of different areas, but they decided to take the talented edge defender in Williams.
No. 9: New Orleans Saints: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
Not necessarily a need for the Saints, but they get a blue-chip player in Graham at defensive tackle.
There’s some buzz Mason Graham might fall out of the top 5. Would be good news for the #Bears.
He has no right to be there at No. 10, but I’d love if he was somehow. Explosive athlete, strong anchor, high motor, smart player, good hands. pic.twitter.com/aID2XLmih2
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) April 23, 2025
No. 10: Chicago Bears: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri
This pick is all about protecting Caleb Williams. Membou projects as a right tackle but might be able to slide over to the left tackle.
No. 11: San Francisco 49ers: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
Banks is a good offensive tackle that you can expect San Francisco and Kyle Shanahan to incorporate well into their offense.
No. 12: Dallas Cowboys: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
McMillan is a good wide receiver who be a perfect fit opposite CeeDee Lamb.
No. 13: Miami Dolphins: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Johnson was injury-prone last year, but he has the talent to be a good starting cornerback in the NFL.
No. 14: Indianapolis Colts: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
The Indianapolis Colts get a tight end to help their offense. Something they desperately need.
No. 15: Atlanta Falcons: Mike Green, Edge, Marshall
The Atlanta Falcons need to fix their porous defense so they can get a talented edge defender in Green.
No. 16: Arizona Cardinals: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
Campbell fills an immediate need position for the Arizona Cardinals at the linebacker position.
No. 17: Cincinnati Bengals: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
The Cincinnati Bengals add a good defensive tackle to try to improve their bad defense.
Walter Nolan is one of the most dominant run defenders in the draft and is a perfect scheme fit for the Bills.
If we don’t trade up I would like to see Walter Nolan as a Bill 🦬
pic.twitter.com/lKQHsAsPLJ— SleeperBills (@SleeperBills) April 20, 2025
No. 18: Seattle Seahawks: Trade to Cleveland Browns
Browns give up No. 33, No. 67 and a second round pick in 2026 Draft:
Cleveland Browns: Sanders, QB, Colorado
The Browns get Shedeur Sanders, a quarterback to pair with top pick and Colorado teammate Hunter.
Triggered as hell about Shedeur Sanders getting anonymous hate before draft…. pic.twitter.com/7kJJaeAv1F
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) April 23, 2025
No. 19: Tampa Bay Buccaners: Shemar Stewart, Edge, Texas A&M
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fill a huge hole on their defense with the Stewart pick.
No. 20: Denver Broncos: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
The Denver Broncos get another weapon for Bo Nix in Egbuka.
No @NFL team needs to worry about Emeka Egbuka’s work ethic 😤#B1GFootball x #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/uI1vfUduVk
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) April 23, 2025
No. 21: Pittsburgh Steelers: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
With Sanders off the board, the Pittsburgh Steelers opt for defensive tackle help.
NO. 22: Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
The Los Angeles Chargers and Jim Harbaugh like to build through the line of scrimmage, and they get a good one in Grant, who happened to play for Harbaugh at Michigan as well.
No. 23: Green Bay Packers: Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge, Boston College
Classic Green Bay pick here, pick a good player to plug in and play right away.
No. 24: Minnesota Vikings: Tyler Booker, OG, Alabama
The Minnesota Vikings lock down a plug-and-play guard in Booker.
No. 25: Houston Texans: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
The Houston Texans need an offensive tackle, and they get a talented one in Simmons, even though he missed most of last year with an injury.
One of the Draft’s biggest curiosities is #OSU OT Josh Simmons, a sure first-round talent coming off a patellar tendon rupture in October. While opinions vary, teams were impressed with where he was at Combine rechecks. He squatted 225 in April. He’s already doing sled work. It’s… pic.twitter.com/LCqjLDBTsl
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 23, 2025
No. 26: Los Angeles Rams: Trade to New York Giants
Giants trade picks No. 34, No. 154 and a second round pick in the 2026 Draft.
New York Giants: Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
The New York Giants get their quarterback for the future in Dart.
https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1915070687267467570
No. 27: Baltimore Ravens: Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State
The Baltimore Ravens land one of the best interior offensive linemen in the draft in Zabel.
No. 28: Detroit Lions: Jahdae Barron, DB, Texas
Barron is a good defensive back who can play all over the field. A good pick-up for the Detroit Lions.
No. 29: Washington Commanders: Matthew Golden, WR, Washington
Washington gets another weapon for Jayden Daniels in Golden who is a good wide receiver.
3+ minutes of Texas WR Matthew Golden absolutely cooking:
• A natural separating route-runner with elite twitch, burst, and speed. Top-tier ability at the catch point. WR1.
Enjoy the show… https://t.co/YOGJaPCS3D pic.twitter.com/l4FwId2q10
— SCOUTD (@scoutdnfl) April 22, 2025
No. 30: Buffalo Bills: Luther Burden III, WR, Missori
The run on wide receivers continues with Burden, a good wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills.
No. 31: Kansas City Chiefs: Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
The Kansas City Chiefs need to help Patrick Mahomes more, so they draft a good running back to help him in Hampton.
No. 32: Philadeliphia Eagles: James Pearce Jr., Edge, Tennessee
One of the best edge defenders in the draft falls to the Super Bowl Champions Philadelphia Eagles.
