Pro Days are taking place left and right, and we're just about one month out from the biggest weekend of the offseason, so what better thing to do than update my 2025 NFL Mock Draft?

See below for my pick-my-pick analysis, including excerpts from my series of individual scouting reports.

First Round 2025 NFL Mock Draft - Pick by Pick

1. Tennessee Titans (3-14) – Cam Ward | QB | Miami

At Miami’s pro day on Monday, Ward worked out in front of a full contingent from the Tennessee Titans that included GM Mike Borgonzi, president of football operations Chad Brinker, HC Brian Callahan, OC Nick Holz, and QB Coach Bo Hardegree.

"[I told them] 'I'm solidifying it today,'" Ward said. “They finally got to see me throw in person. That should be all they need to see.”

Consensus seems to be forming around Ward going first, and the scene in Coral Gables earlier this week only strengthened that perception.

"It was a good workout," Callahan said. “It was a good workout.”

Ward, an incredible rags-to-riches story, only received one football scholarship offer coming out of high school (from FCS Incarnate Ward). Here’s a snippet from my scouting report:

“Ward’s got a high-voltage right arm, and there isn’t a throw in this world that he doesn’t think he can make. Ward’s game is a freewheeling, shoot-em-up display of aggression and creativity. … He has an elastic, twitchy arm, shooting the pill out from unorthodox sidearm slots. … Ward hates to check down, and he doesn’t like to throw the ball away. He will keep hunting until the bitter end. He generates explosive plays this way. But it’s also where you see wanton recklessness.”

2. Cleveland Browns (3-14) – Shedeur Sanders | QB | Colorado

There have been credible recent reports suggesting that Cleveland is leaning towards taking a quarterback in this slot. With only Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett under contract, that makes sense.

Sanders is my QB1 in the class. Last season, his 81.8% adjusted accuracy percentage—five points ahead of Ward’s 76.3%—ranked No. 2 amongst FBS QBs. Sanders was 97th percentile in avoiding negative throws/dropback, per PFF, and ranked No. 3 in turnover-worthy play rate.

Here’s an excerpt from my scouting report:

“Sanders’ accuracy, in general, is an elite trait. He can put the ball wherever he wants it, to any sector of the field, shielding it from defenders and leading his receivers into space. … You can see how well Sanders has taken to coaching over the years from his repeatable upper-body mechanics; he throws like an archer shoots, quick and easy, tight, natural, and repeatable.”

3. New York Giants (3-14) – Travis Hunter | WR/CB | Colorado

On Tuesday, the Giants signed QB Russell Wilson to a one-year deal worth up to $21 million. This comes a week after New York added Jameis Winston for two years, $8 million.

Those signings don’t categorically rule out a quarterback. But, if nothing else, they remove urgency. In this exercise, with the draft’s best player falling into their laps, the Giants are thrilled to be boxed out of the class’ top two quarterbacks.

Travis Hunter takes over CB1 duties immediately while moonlighting as the Robin to Malik Nabers’ Batman for however many offensive snaps he can additionally handle. For the first time in a long time, the Giants would have a fun passing game.

I comp Hunter to Shohei Ohtani. Here’s an excerpt from my scouting report:

“Hunter is an acrobatic contortionist at the moment of truth, turning poorly thrown balls into routine completions. His wingspan is solidly above-average for NFL cornerbacks, and is only one inch south of pterodactyl Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan. These traits, of course, make Hunter a contested-catch virtuoso and a downfield assassin. Last season, he went 11-for-18 in contested situations, going 5-of-10 deep downfield.”

4. New England Patriots (4-13) – Abdul Carter | EDGE | Penn State

The Patriots have far bigger needs, especially after New England’s free agency outburst – the Patriots shelled out the most money in the NFL – brought in, amongst others, iDL Milton Williams and EDGE rushers Harold Landry and K’Lavon Chaisson. 

But could the Patriots pass on this destructive force at No. 4? Carter led the FBS with 22 TFL in 2024.

5. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13) – Mason Graham | DL | Michigan

In free agency, the Jaguars signed projected starters RG Patrick Mekari, C Robert Hainsey, and WR Dyami Brown on offense, while adding two more on defense in nickel back Jourdan Lewis and S Eric Murray.

Noticeably absent from the shopping list? Help for the beleaguered defensive front.

Mason Graham is a two-way bully of a three-technique who gets after the quarterback and anchors against the run. He has violent hands and rock-em-sock-em shock-absorbing core strength.

6. Las Vegas Raiders (4-13) – Ashton Jeanty | RB | Boise State

The Raiders have their quarterback in Geno Smith. And they have their offensive chess piece in Brock Bowers. 

This pick might come down to Jeanty against Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan. The face of Carroll’s Seahawks teams was Marshawn Lynch, and we have the veteran coach siding with another tone-setter from the RB position with this pick.

In my opinion, Jeanty is a better prospect than Bijan Robinson, who went No. 8 overall to the Falcons two years ago. Jeanty’s 2,601 rushing yards in 2024 rank No. 2 all-time behind Barry Sanders’ 2,628 (1988) on the FBS single-season record list. He’s also an exceptional receiver, as we saw more of in 2023.

Jeanty, who learned the game on an Italian naval base in seventh grade, has an incredible backstory. Here’s a snippet from my scouting report:

“I have never seen a college player who is more difficult to tackle. Jeanty has the contact balance of the spinning top at the end of Inception. He is barely fazed by first contact. Defenders slide off Jeanty like they’ve just hugged an electrical fence. Jeanty’s speed-to-power conversion juices him with electricity at the contact point. He also has a deep bag of tricks to deal with oncoming defenders, including a tornado spin move. In college, Jeanty posted a career missed tackles forced rate of 37.1% with 4.78 yards after contact per rush.”

7. New York Jets (5-12) –  Armand Membou | OL | Missouri

Membou, a three-year starter at right tackle in the SEC, is coming off a dominant 2024 season (90.4 PFF grade). Membou is still 20 years old, with upside left to untap. He’s sawed-off at 6-foot-4, 332 pounds. But Membou has the long arms and athleticism to hang on the boundary at the next level. 

With his selection, the Jets have bookend tackles for the next decade with LT Olu Fashanu and RT Membou.

8. Carolina Panthers (5-12) – Jihaad Campbell | LB | Alabama

Campbell was a five-star EDGE recruit who wound up starting the past two years at off-ball linebacker. But he was used situationally as an EDGE rusher by Alabama, and, this draft process, Campbell almost exclusively trained as an EDGE rusher at Exos.

The Panthers’ historically bad defense in 2024 finished dead last in QB pressure rate. Campbell would be a shot-in-the-arm for the run defense, which simultaneously boosts the meager pass-rush.

9. New Orleans Saints (5-12) - Tyler Warren | TE | Penn State

The Saints have bigger needs than the “tight end position.” But Warren is more than a tight end—he’s a bigger version of Brock Bowers. He’s the kind of guy that Saints HC Kellen Moore will be able to generate offense with in 2024, no matter how bad the circumstances around him might be.

A 6-foot-6, 260-pound do-everything tight end, Warren had 98 catches with only three drops in 2024. He was used in a specialized way, as Bowers was, with touches manufactured on hand-offs and on trick plays

That’s because Warren arrived in college as a big, left-handed dual-threat quarterback. More on that in Warren’s my scouting report:

“Warren is an absolute berserker with the rock. He wore the No. 44 at Penn State because he grew up idolizing John Riggins. … Warren was an unfair one-on-one matchup in college. When sent up the seam, you’d see him blow by a creaky-hipped linebacker, or draw a strong safety whom he dwarfed. The former basketball player has a natural gift for boxing out and playing above the rim—he meets the ball at its highest point and brings it down.”

10. Chicago Bears (5-12) - Shemar Stewart | EDGE | Texas A&M

The Bears’ additions of OGs Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson and OC Drew Dalman lowered the immediacy of the need on the offensive trenches. Enough so that in this exercise, the Bears add help on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage with one of this class’ toolsiest prospects.

Stewart, a 6-foot-5, 267-pounder with a wingspan of nearly seven feet, posted a perfect 10 RAS score at the NFL Combine. That came one month after Stewart thoroughly dominated Senior Bowl practices.

11. San Francisco 49ers (6-11) - Will Campbell | OT | LSU

Campbell—LSU’s starting LT for the past three seasons—would take over as a Day 1 starter at guard in the short term. In the long term, he’s being groomed as RT Colton McKivitz’s replacement when McKivitz’s contract runs out after next season.

12. Dallas Cowboys (7-10) - Tetairoa McMillan | WR | Arizona

The Cowboys currently project to start WRs Jalen Tolbert and Jonathan Mingo around CeeDee Lamb. Something must be done. McMillan is a 6-foot-4, 219-pound pterodactyl with ludicrous ball skills. 

Here’s an excerpt of my scouting report on this class’ Drake London:

“McMillan’s ball skills are out of this world. The thing that makes him so difficult to defend is the fisherman’s-net catch radius with those vice-grip hands. McMillan proved he could win in the quick game and collect yards after the catch. It’s next-to-impossible to defend McMillan on a slant route in man coverage if you can’t impede his progress at the line. McMillan is an underrated runner after the catch. If the throw is accurate when he’s on the move, McMillan gracefully plucks it from the air and keeps moving without wasted motion. He posted 430 YAC yards in 2024 and finished No. 4 in this class with 55 first-down catches.”

13. Miami Dolphins (8-9) - Nick Emmanwori | S | South Carolina

The Dolphins need secondary help. Perhaps most pressingly, a replacement for S Jevon Holland. Miami loves speed, and Emmanwori brings it in a big package.

A first-team All-American in 2024, Emmanwori ran a 4.38 forty with a 43-inch vertical at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds at the NFL Combine.

14. Indianapolis Colts (8-9) - Colston Loveland | TE | Michigan

Tight end has been the biggest need on the Colts’ offseason wish list since the start, and nothing was done about it in free agency, perhaps telegraphing Round 1 intentions. Loveland is an extremely skilled receiver with some Zach Ertz to his game.

Loveland has a Roy Hobbs-ian backstory, strengthening his hands by removing large rocks from the fields of the Idaho farm he grew up on:

“Michigan moved Loveland all over the formation to juice the matchup problems he naturally gives defenses. You can send him anywhere on the field running a receiver’s route tree. Loveland has a natural understanding of angles and a feel for leverage. He’s sudden at the route break and swift in transitions. Loveland’s hip swivel and lateral quickness are difficult to deal with underneath. He was 93rd percentile in separation rate in the past two seasons.”

15. Atlanta Falcons (8-9) - Jalon Walker | EDGE/LB | Georgia

The Falcons’ biggest needs are at EDGE and LB. Picking Walker would be a creative two-birds-with-one-stone selection. Walker is a front-7 move-piece.

He has LB size at 6-foot-1, 243 pounds, but Walker has shown an exceptional prowess for getting after quarterbacks off the edge. He’s also proven to be an extremely effective quarterback spy, making dual-threat quarterbacks think twice before breaking containment.

16. Arizona Cardinals (8-9) - Josh Simmons | OT | Ohio State

Simmons’ former OL Coach at Ohio State, Justin Frye, now holds that position for the Cardinals. Another of Frye’s former star pupils, LT Paris Johnson, is a building block. But an upgrade on RT Jonah Williams is needed, especially long-term.

Simmons, who is coming off a season-ending knee injury from October, is a smooth mover with really good feet. He allowed only one sack over 601 pass-blocking reps since the start of 2023.

17. Cincinnati Bengals (9-8) - Mykel Williams | EDGE | Georgia

Williams has a made-in-a-factory frame and high-octane athleticism. Like Travon Walker before him, Williams has shown to be a well-rounded collegiate defender who stops the run in addition to getting after the quarterback. 

Williams will face the same counting-stat questions that Walker did. A heavily-used rotation player all three years on campus, Williams never played 50-plus snaps in a game until the regular season finale against Georgia Tech.

To be fair, Williams suffered a serious ankle sprain in the opener against Clemson that included the partial tearing of ligaments. He was given a 3-6 week recovery timeline, but rushed back after missing only two games. In his first game with an increased workload, the regular season game at Texas, Williams posted two sacks and had a third taken off the board due to a facemask flag.

18. Seattle Seahawks (10-7) - Matthew Golden | WR | Texas

The Seahawks’ remade WR corps now projects to start Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. More help is needed for QB Sam Darnold. Golden is a good fit, in that he has proven he can play on the boundary.

Here’s an excerpt from my scouting report on Golden, the draft’s fastest-rising receiver:

“Golden toggles speeds like a jet ski, creating indecision. He goes to the effort of disguising when and where breaks are coming, and he’s extremely sudden in and out of them. Golden has quick feet and oily hips, and he can slam on the brakes suddenly and gear back up quickly. Golden has the route-running chops and the wheels to get downtown, obviously. He’s better deep than you might think from his physical package. Golden caught 13-of-22 targets 20+ yards downfield last year, while going 7-of-10 on contested situations en route to a 124.1 passer rating on deep targets.”

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7) - Mike Green | EDGE | Marshall

Last year, the Bucs ranked No. 31 in pass defense, in part because Tampa Bay gave opposing quarterbacks all day to throw. Tampa’s lackluster pass-rush needs help. 

Green was the only EDGE defender in this class to receive PFF grades higher than 90 as both a pass-rusher and in run defense. After a dominant pre-draft process, Green has solidified himself as a sure-fire first-rounder.

20. Denver Broncos (10-7) - Omarion Hampton | RB | North Carolina

Denver’s signing of Evan Engram checks off the pass-catching tight end box. That turns out to be a very good thing indeed in this exercise, as both Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland are off the board.

The Broncos' transactions during the free agency period suggest that they will be targeting a running back with one of their first few picks—right now, Jaleel McLaughlin and Audric Estime sit atop the depth chart, with very little behind them.

A star bellcow running back would greatly help out Bo Nix. And that’s what the Broncos target here with Omarion Hampton, who will handle heavy usage immediately.

I comp Hampton to Deuce McCallister. From my scouting report on Hampton:

“One of Hampton’s most impressive traits is his contact balance. Hampton is a banger, and his style requires a fortified center of gravity—he’s got it. He brings a hammer into contact, trying to blast his way to a few extra yards. Hampton posted at least 67 missed tackles forced each of the last two seasons, while logging a stellar 4.35 yards after contact per attempt (89th percentile).”

21. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) - Emeka Egbuka | WR | Ohio State

Egbuka doesn’t profile as a flashy alpha WR1, but as an ultra-reliable secondary option out of the slot—similar to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, his former Ohio State teammate. Egbuka is the best in this class at immediately denoting zone coverage and finding the open area. He’d fit in really well playing between George Pickens and DK Metcalf.

An excerpt from my scouting report on the crafty Egbuka:

“In man coverage, Egbuka shows a bit of his father’s engineering bent—it’s all angles, spatial manipulation, and leverage. Ohio State’s elite boundary receivers afforded Egbuka the intermediate spacing that he thrives in. Space is an ocean, and, with enough of it, Egbuka will drag your nickel into depth to drown. Egbuka is a composer out there, with the guitar riffs of unpredictable tempo changes playing over the relentless drumbeat of his quick feet. He throttles down suddenly into route breaks and is precise with his footwork through them. Inevitably, he forces more steps out of his man than he takes.”

22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) - Kenneth Grant | DL | Michigan

After the significant loss of DT Poona Ford to the cross-town rival Rams, the Chargers signed depth pieces, DTs Naquan Jones and Da'Shawn Hand. Neither has double-digit career starts.

That makes a war-daddy interior defensive lineman arguably the Chargers’ biggest area of need. Fortunately, Jim Harbaugh knows a guy. Harbaugh, who recruited Grant to Michigan, once called Grant “just an absolute, absolute gift from the football gods.”

23. Green Bay Packers (11-6) - Will Johnson | CB | Michigan

Green Bay is thrilled to stop the free-fall of Johnson, a potential shutdown CB1. During Michigan’s 2023 title run, Johnson allowed a microscopic 30.9 QB rating on targets. Over the last two years, Johnson picked off six balls while allowing zero TDs in coverage. 

24. Minnesota Vikings (14-3) - Jahdae Barron | CB | Texas

Adding a rotational defensive lineman to play behind Harrison Phillips, Jonathan Allen, and Javon Hargrave in Minnesota’s 3-4 system is absolutely in play. And the Vikings do have serious interest in iDL Derrick Harmon, who remains on the board.

However, the secondary is a bigger need area. And you can’t find a better fit for Brian Flores’ defense than Barron. Barron is instinctive and active, deciphering offensive intentions immediately and springing into action. In coverage in 2024, Barron allowed no TDs and 272 yards on 65 targets with five interceptions.

He is a destructive secondary presence in a zone scheme. Texas moved Barron all over the formation. He has extensive experience at boundary corner, in the slot, and in the box as a dime LB. That’s the kind of versatility Flores fetishizes.

25. Houston Texans (10-7) - Grey Zabel | OL | North Dakota State

The Texans’ interior offensive line crumbled in 2024. QB C.J. Stroud was sacked 52 times in the regular season, and he took eight more in the playoff loss to the Chiefs. Multiple new starters are needed to patch the leaking.

Grey Zabel, coming off a nearly flawless 2024 season at NDSU, didn't lose a single rep in one-on-ones at the Senior Bowl. In Mobile, coaches played Zabel everywhere—at tackle, guard, and center. The 6-foot-6, 312-pounder was dominant at each spot, earning Practice Player of the Week honors from NFL executives. 

Zabel would likely take over the Texans’ starting center gig immediately. But Zabel could also start at guard, another current sore spot for the Texans. Zabel’s presence in camp would give the Texans options with the configuration of the 2025 line.

26. Los Angeles Rams (10-7) - Kelvin Banks | OT | Texas

The Rams re-signed LT Alaric Jackson, but RT Rob Havenstein is entering the last year of his deal. There is a debate in the draft community currently about whether Banks is a guard or a tackle. The beautiful thing about this pick is that the Rams would have some runway to find that out on their own.

As a rookie, Banks could be developed while essentially functioning as the primary backup at four different positions. He’d end up seeing the field plenty as a rookie. And would presumably assume Havenstein’s old RT post in 2026.

27. Baltimore Ravens (12-5) - Tyler Booker | OG | Alabama

Baltimore re-signed Ronnie Stanley, but guard remains a need spot. The selection of Booker—the draft’s best pure guard—would solidify that position.

Booker is a young powerhouse with an enormous wingspan for a guard. He tested poorly at the NFL Combine, and he’s confined to the interior, which could potentially lead to a drop in this range. But he’s ready to play immediately, and he also comes with a high ceiling.

28. Detroit Lions (15-2) - James Pearce | EDGE | Tennessee

Aidan Hutchinson is coming off a season-ending knee injury, and Marcus Davenport isn’t to be trusted. Detroit needs EDGE help.

Pearce isn’t for everyone, in that he’s a light edge defender at 6-foot-5, 243 pounds. He reminds me of Brian Burns. Pearce is extremely disruptive, and you can send him from anywhere. You aren’t going to do better in the pass-rushing department at pick 1.28 than this.

29. Washington Commanders (12-5) - Maxwell Hairston | CB | Kentucky

In this class, cornerback thins out far sooner than RB and EDGE, two other big needs for the Commanders. Those can be saved for Day 2. After Hairston, the CB group drops to prospects with injury concerns (Benjamin Morrison and Shavon Revel) or on-field limitations/question marks.

Hairston ran the fastest 40-yard dash of any player at the NFL Combine, clocking a 4.28.

30. Buffalo Bills (13-4) - Walter Nolen | DL | Ole Miss

Free-agent signings DTs Michael Hoecht and Larry Ogunjobi both face six-game suspensions for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. That development leaves DT near the top of Buffalo’s needs list heading into the draft.

A former five-star recruit, Nolen is quick and country strong. What Nolen does best is get into the backfield—run or pass, you can count on him shedding quickly. 

31. Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) - Josh Conerly | OT | Oregon

Retaining OG Trey Smith via the franchise tag required Kansas City to trade OL Joe Thuney (to the Bears for a 2026 fourth-round pick). The Chiefs could use help at both guard and tackle.

A former five-star recruit, Connerly began his high school career as a running back. Play strength is a question, but Conerly is an extremely gifted pass-protector. Over 1,091 career pass-pro reps—nearly all of them at left tackle—he allowed only two sacks.

32. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) - Malaki Starks | S | Georgia

Eagles GM Howie Roseman was sent to this earth to do three things: Stop the free-fall of players who should have been picked higher, select Georgia Bulldog defenders, and chew bubble gum.

He’s all out of bubble gum.

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