1. Tennessee

Cam Ward / QB / Miami

The Titans kick off the 2025 NFL Draft in a predictable but logical manner with the selection of the top QB prospect in this draft. Although not of the caliber of last year's QBs, Ward has a great arm, sees the field well, throws with consistent accuracy/timing/touch, and is a natural leader.

2. Jacksonville (TRADE WITH CLEVELAND)

Travis Hunter / CB-WR / Colorado

The Jags deal up to get the second pick in the draft. But the cost was steep - pick #5, a second round pick (#36), a fourth round pick (#126), and a 2026 first round pick for the second pick, a fourth rounder (#104), and a sixth round pick (#200). Jacksonville uses the second selection on Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner who will try to play offense and defense in the NFL. Hunter figures to start at WR and play situationally at CB as a rookie.

3. NY Giants

Abdul Carter / EDGE / Penn State

The Giants stick and pick and select the Big Ten Defensive P.O.Y. Carter has a fantastic first step and can bend and flatten like few can. Carter lacks some size for traditional 4-3 DE duties and is likely to play as an off the ball LB on run downs and play with his hand in the dirt on passing downs.

4. New England

Will Campbell / OT / LSU

After drafting their franchise QB last year in Drake Maye, getting him better protection became the top priority. Campbell started since the day he walked on campus in Baton Rouge and is fundamentally solid and well-coached. He will start from day one as a rookie in Foxborough.

5. Cleveland (TRADE WITH JAX)

Mason Graham / IDL / Michigan

After trading away the right to select phenom Travis Hunter, Cleveland moves back, picks up a first round pick next year, and then selects the Michigan All-American. Graham plays with outstanding leverage, natural strength, and a nasty disposition.

6. Las Vegas

Ashton Jeanty / RB / Boise State

Last season, Vegas had the worst rushing attack in the NFL after losing Josh Jacobs to Green Bay in free agency. Jeanty has superb contact balance and runs with fantastic pad level. Jeanty is a playmaker and TD creator who can run past you, around you, or through you. Jeanty is the best RB prospect to enter the league since Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs two seasons ago.

7. NY Jets

Armand Membou / OT / Missouri

Most of the speculation involving the Jets had them selecting Penn State TE Tyler Warren but NY knew that the hole at ORT was too big to ignore. Membou is young and still developing as a player but he has great lateral agility and smooth movement skills. Membou started at ORT in Columbia and figures to do the same thing as a rookie in NYC.

8. Carolina

Tetairoa McMillan / WR / Arizona

Most analysts believed the Panthers were going to select a defensive player, likely Georgia LB Jalon Walker. But Carolina decides to get a big, graceful WR in the mold of Buccaneer Mike Evans. Some scouts question McMillan's love of the game but you cannot coach his size and athleticism to become a #1 WR in Charlotte.

9. New Orleans 

Kelvin Banks / OT / Texas

Shedeur Sanders' free fall has officially started as the Saints decide to lock down OLT for the next decade with the Outland Trophy winner. Banks, SNS' #1 ranked OT and #3 prospect overall, is a well-rounded player with All Pro potential. Regarding Sanders, how low does he go?

10. Chicago

Colston Loveland / TE / Michigan

Chicago desperately needs to upgrade OLT but feel that there is no prospect worth selecting here. Surprisingly, Loveland gets selected before Tyler Warren but he fits what new coach Ben Johnson wants in a TE - a mismatch piece used over the middle to take advantage of safeties and LBs in coverage, much like Lions use TE Sam LaPorta.

11. San Francisco

Mykel Williams / EDGE / Georgia

The Niners are trying to rebuild on the fly and decide to get a pass rushing partner for All-Pro Nick Bosa. Williams, a former 5-star has elite skills that he just started to tap last season in Athens. Williams has difficulty staying healthy but flashes superb burst and natural strength. The Niners believe his talent is too good to pass.

12. Dallas

Tyler Booker / IOL / Alabama

Dallas needs to rebuild the offensive line after the retirement of Zack Martin. Booker has fantastic size, natural strength, and plays with a nasty disposition that immediately improves the Cowboys' running game. 

13. Miami

Kenneth Grant / IDL / Michigan

The Dolphins prefer to play an odd man front and Grant's size, length, and athleticism is rare and fits their defense perfectly. Grant is very strong and has a great motor. He will start immediately as a rookie. The first two IDL off the board are the Michigan team mates, Graham and Grant.

14. Indianapolis

Tyler Warren / TE / Indianapolis

The Colts need to give their QB, either Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones, more options in the passing attack. Warren is a complete TE who excels as a blocker and is an efficient and powerful open field runner.

15. Atlanta

Jalon Walker / LB-EDGE / Georgia

The Falcons are absolutely thrilled to have the in-state prospect fall out of the top 10 and to Atlanta at #15. Walker fills the need for an impact pass rusher that has been needed since John Abraham retired and gives them a fantastic athlete with sideline to sideline range against the run. A home run of a draft pick for the Falcons.

16. Arizona

Walter Nolen / IDL / Ole Miss

Although not a huge need, the Cardinals decide to select Nolen, a former 5-star recruit who really blossomed last season under Lane Kiffin in Oxford. Nolen flashes a tremendous first step, plays with outstanding leverage, and has very strong hands. Arizona has no major holes and decide that improving the interior of the defensive line is the way to go.

17. Cincinnati

Shemar Stewart / EDGE / Texas A&M

The Bengals spent a boatload of money on offensive stars Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins and gave Trey Hendrickson permission to seek a trade so acquiring defensive talent is a must. Stewart is an elite athlete with the raw skill and traits that are reminiscent of Myles Garrett. But there is a lack of production and long stretches of disappearing during games. A risky selection by the Bengals.

18. Seattle 

Grey Zabel / IOL / North Dakota State

Seattle needed to upgrade the offensive line this weekend and use pick #18 on the Bison OLT. Zabel is destined to slide inside in the NFL and become an immediate starter at either guard or center in Seattle.

19. Tampa Bay

Emeka Egbuka / WR / Ohio State

Tampa Bay adds the smooth and crafty Buckeye WR. Egbuka is a fine route runner and has great hands. He immediately becomes the starting slot receiver on a loaded Buccaneer offense.

20. Denver

Jahdae Barron / CB / Texas

Denver decides to improve what is arguably already the best CB room in the NFL with the addition of the Thorpe Award winner. Barron is likely to play the slot and makes the Broncos a scary match-up for the Chiefs.

21. Pittsburgh

Derrick Harmon / IDL / Oregon

The Steelers decide aagtainst drafting Sanders, continuing his likely fall out of the first round. The Steelers draft the well-rounded Oregon Duck who has the length, versatility, strength, and burst to line up anywhere on Pittsburgh's defensive line.

22. LA Chargers

Omarion Hampton / RB / North Carolina

Coach Jim Harbaugh played for Bo Schembechler who espoused running the football. The apple does not fall far from the tree. The Chargers select the big, fast, and strong Hampton, who can run between the tackles, run wide, and has reliable hands as receiver out of the backfield.

23. Green Bay

Matthew Golden / WR / Texas

Did Hell just freeze over? The Packers select a WR in the first round for the first time since 2003? What? Golden gives the Packers a potential true, #1 WR on an otherwise powerful offense that has been devoid of a true stud outside WR since Davante Adams departed.

24. Minnesota

Donovan Jackson / IOL / Ohio State

The Vikings continue their rebuild of their offensive line by selecting SNS' #1 IOL. Jackson played OLT for the National Champions afer Josh Simmons was injured and played well. But he projects as a ten year starter on an offensive line that needs the reinforcements.

25. NY Giants (TRADE WITH HOUSTON)

Jaxson Dart / QB / Ole Miss

The Giants trade back into the first round, giving up pick #34 (second round), pick #99 (third round), and a 2026 third round pick for the right to select Dart, the career passing leader at Ole Miss. Dart gets to sit behind Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and get to learn the system before having to play in the pressure cooker that is the Big Apple. Sanders' free fall continues.

26. Atlanta (TRADE WITH LA RAMS)

James Pearce / EDGE / Tennessee

The Falcons trade a boatload to get back into the first round. Atlanta gives up their 2026 first round pick, pick #46 (second round), and pick #242 (seventh round) for pick #26 and pick #101 (third round). With the 26th pick, Atlanta doubles down on EDGE rushers by selecting the dynamic Volunteers pass rusher. Consider that lack of pass rushing addressed in Atlanta. 

27. Baltimore

Malaki Starks / S / Georgia

Starks fits what the Ravens like in their safeties with the size, range, and versatility to be positioned anywhere from the slot to in the box to deep safety. Another smart pick by the Ravens.

28. Detroit

Tyleik Williams / IDL / Ohio State

Williams gives the Lions a solid run defender who plays with natural strength and power. He offers limited pass rush upside but is one of the best run stuffers in this draft and gives the Lions a frightening inside rotation of DJ Reader, Alim McNeil, and Williams.

29. Washington

Josh Conerly / OT / Oregon

After trading for OT Laremy Tunsil from Houston during the off season, the Commanders decide to get an ORT to plug into the other side of the line. Conerly is long and athletic and shows Washington's commitment to keeping Jayden Daniels upright this coming season.

30. Buffalo

Maxwell Hairston / CB / Kentucky

The Bills pass defense was the albatross around the Bills' neck last year that the team could never overcome. Hairston, who led the SEC in interceptions in 2023, is both very fast (4.28 40) and exceedingly quick. Hairston will most likely play slot but has the size and experience to man the outside in upstate NY.

31. Philadelphia (TRADE WITH Kansas City)

Jihaad Campbell / LB / Alabama

The Eagles move up one slot in the draft, giving up pick #164 (fifth round) for the right to do so. And somehow, another elite player fallks to the World Champions. Campbell has great length and range and shows a promising upside as a pass rusher. The rich just always seem to get richer.

32. Kansas City (TRADE With Philadelphia)

Josh Simmons / OT / Ohio State

Despite spending quite a few high draft picks over the last few seasons trying to upgrade the quality of the offensive line, last February's Super Bowl was a reminder that a major talent infusion was needed. Simmons was a fast-rising prospect who blew out his knee last October in a game against Oregon. Simmons has NFL size and length with natural movement skills to become the Chiefs' eventual starter at OLT, possibly as soon as the season opener in September.