In the night of Friday, the NFL Draft 2025 finally increases. You can find out what you can prepare for in the final mock draft from Sport.de!
sport.de-Crakteur Marcus Blumberg presents his fourth Mock Draft 2025 and looks at the first round to the best of our knowledge and belief.
NFL: Mock Draft 2025 4.0
Now it counts! Commissioner Roger Goodell will soon be the NFL Draft 2025 (April 25th, from 1 a.m. Nitro and in the free stream on RTL+*) Open in Green Bay/Wisconsin. The Tennessee Titans are then “on the clock” and are allowed to move first.
After that, there will be a lot of variables that need to be observed. But it could go like that …
All 257 picks in the NFL Draft 2025 can be found here!
1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward – QB, Miami
Is Cam Ward an outstanding QB-Prospect? No. But it is the best quarterback in this class and the titans need exactly one. It has basically been a top pick for weeks and nothing will change.
2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter – CB/WR, Colorado
Quarterback is also the big topic in Cleveland, but according to Ward, nobody can actually be justified here. So it will be the best player in the draft, the unicorn!
3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter – Edge, Penn State
It is getting exciting here, because in the past few days voices have repeatedly been loud that suggested that the Giants could ultimately pull Shedeur Sanders at 3. But in the end I think that is Smokescreens. It will be the best pass-rusher in the draft, after all you can never have enough of them and Kayvon Thibodeaux goes to the last year of contract anyway …
4. New England Patriots: Will Campbell – OT, LSU
The Patriots would like to trade back, but I don’t see anyone who would be motivated enough to jump at this point. Accordingly, make the pick and operate your biggest need, which also means that you take a player who shouldn’t be the 4. pick. But it is the best (Left) Tackle of the class.
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ashton Jeanty – RB, Boise State
This gives me a headache, but the buzz of the past few days suggests that the Jaguars in the end pull the best running back, even though they are very well occupied with Travis Etienne in this position and also many other construction sites. But he is considered a top 5 player in the draft by many, which is why this is not too absurd here if you ignore that he is just a running back.
6. Las Vegas Raiders: Mason Graham – Dt, Michigan
With JANTY from the board, the pick here is Graham, because a strong defensive front is something that Head Coach Pete Carroll has always value. Graham is certainly the best defender in Draft 2025 after Hunter and Carter.
7. New York Jets: Armand Membou – OT, Missouri
There was a lot of debate whether Campbell or Membou would be the best tackle in the draft. Both of them do not necessarily have guards, but while you ask Campbell whether he will end up with a strong guard, Membou is more of a topic whether he can play Left Tackle because he only played right tackle with the Tigers. However, this is not a problem for the jets, because with Ola Fashanu they may have already found their LT of the future.
8. Carolina Panthers: Jalon Walker – Edge, Alabama
The spirits also differ on walkers – is he now an Edge Rusher or an off -ball line backer? In any case, it is an interesting raw diamond and should be an upgrade for the Front Seven of the Panthers, which it urgently needs.
9. New Orleans Saints: Tyler Warren – Te, Penn State
The news situation around the supposed shoulder injury from Derek Carr is very confusing and leaves completely open to what extent its status for 2025 is really shaky. In any case, they need a quarterback, but I don’t think they will find him in Shedeur Sanders. Instead, you secure a massive upgrade to Tight End to put this offense even broader – for whatever QB.
10. Chicago Bears: Tetairoa McMillan – WR, Arizona
The Bears are probably looking here on Janty or a tackle if it doesn’t become an edge defender in the end. In this scenario, however, you grab the supposedly best wide receiver and give Caleb Williams more options. Rome Odunze, for example, could take a kind of big slot role next to McMillan and DJ Moore on the sides.
11. San Francisco 49ers: Jahdae Barron – DB, Texas
The 49ers can go defensively in all possible directions, but in the end 11 Barron makes the most sense, because it is extremely versatile and could hold some roles in Robert Saleh’s secondary.
12. Dallas Cowboys: Matthew Golden – WR, Texas
The most likely scenario is that the cowboys go to wide receivers here. The question is therefore more of which it will. Perhaps Emeka Egbuka is the second best in his class, but Golden is no longer away and I just believe that Jerry Jones will not miss it to get a star of Texas if this chance gives.
13. Miami Dolphins: Will Johnson – CB, Michigan
The Dolphins also have some construction sites. The bottom line was that they wanted to get rid of Jalen Ramsey if possible. And that suggests that a cornerback is at the top of the list. Barron would have been the more variable alternative, but Johnson is certainly the best outside specialist.
14. Indianapolis Colts: Colston Loveland – Te, Michigan
The best pure receiving Tight End of his class finds its way to Indy, where you certainly hope that this scenario will occur, because they haven’t had a really good receiving Tight End for a long time.
15. Atlanta Falcons: Mike Green – Edge, Marshall
It just has to be a pass-rusher. And Green, with his stature and skills, simply seems to fit in this 3-4 defense from Head Coach Raheem Morris.
16. Arizona Cardinals: Shemar Stewart – Edge, Texas A & M
This pick is a mystery. Nobody really seems to know what the priority of the cardinals will be at this point. In this mock, the best cornerbacks are already gone, which is why it could make sense to tackle the EDGE position again after Josh Sweat has already come for a lot of money in Free Agency.
17. Cincinnati Bengals: Kelvin Banks Jr. – OT, Texas
Defensive front could also be the pick here, because that was the biggest problem of the Bengals last year. But the offensive line is still incomplete and a bank could – probably as a guard – mean a bigger upgrade here. After you have extended the chase and highgins, you shouldn’t save on the protection for Burrow.
18. Seattle Seahawks: Tyler Booker – OG, Alabama
With Sam Darnold Under Center, the interior offensive line simply has to be more stable. Booker should therefore be the obvious pick at this point.
19th Tampa Bay Buccaners: Jihaad Campbell – LB, Alabama
Lavonte David (35) will no longer play forever and Campbell is such a strong athlete that he could first grow next to him and then step into his footsteps. He had a shoulder injury that leaves a question mark here, but if the medical tests have been positive, then it seems to be a very sensible pick here.
20. Denver Broncos: Omarion Hampton – RB, North Carolina
Usually I don’t look too much at other mock drafts, but in this case everyone apparently agreed – Hampton will be the broncos pick. You need a new feature back and Hampton is one. Sean Payton once wanted to build his offense over the Run Game, but so far he has lacked the right tailback that he gets.
Shedeur Sanders looks at an uncertain draft evening
21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Shedeur Sanders – QB, Colorado
Aaron Rodgers’ decision is obviously not to be expected with a future decision, accordingly the Steelers have to orientate themselves differently. In this context you hear the name Jaxson Dart again and again, but the Steelers Sanders have scouted intensively and I can already imagine that they feel comfortable with pulling him at this point. In this respect, his long wait at the Draft Day ends.
22. Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Grant – Dt, Michigan
Ideally, there is still one of the Tight Ends on the Draft Day, but if that doesn’t happen, Grant could be the ideal pick for the Chargers. Ponna Ford is gone and nose tackle is a large construction site. In addition, Jim Harbaugh Grant naturally still knows from day together in Ann Arbor.
23. Green Bay Packers: Mykel Williams – Edge, Georgia
The secondary could also tolerate upgrades, as well as the receiving corps, but ultimately I see the Rush passport as the biggest problem and Williams as the most obvious solution.
+++ Mock Trade! +++
The chiefs jump from 31 high to 24 in exchange for picks 31 and 226 (7th round), which originally belonged to the Panthers. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but according to the “Fitzgerald-Spielberger Trade Value Chart“Another proud price for this little jump.
24. Kansas City Chiefs (via min): Josh Simmons – OT, Ohio State
The chiefs urgently need upgrades on the offensive line and the assumption here is that Simmons will quickly recover from his knee injury and, without this, may even be seen as the best tackle in the class. The second assumption is that the Texans would probably pull him without this trade, since they also need a Left Tackle.
25. Houston Texans: Gray Zabel – Ol, South Dakota State
With Simmons from the board it becomes Zabel in Houston. He will probably play as a guard, but would also be a clear upgrade for the current situation on the offensive line.
26. Los Angeles Rams: Nick Emmanwori – S, South Carolina
Cornerback would also be an option here, but nobody can be estimated high enough to pull it here. Accordingly, the obvious options are Malaki Starks and Emmanwori, which is physically one of the best players in the class. He is probably the long -term better playmaker and the RAMs build the RAMs for a long time look at physical freaks in their secondary, especially if they are also fast.
27. Baltimore Ravens: Malaki Starks – S, Georgia
The Ravens currently have few options in their secondary. The flexibly usable Starks is a good Playmaker who is best lifted as a deep safety, which would continue to enable Tyler Hamilton to play in the slot, which is more difficult to do with the current staff.
28. Detroit Lions: James Pearce – Edge, Texas
The Lions need a reliable pass-rush partner for Aidan Hutchinson on the front. Pearce could fill this position in the long term.
29. Washington Commanders: Donovan Ezeiruaku – Edge, Boston College
The biggest construction site is also called Edge defense for the Commanders. Ezeiruaku has a lot of experience in college and should help to stuff this gap.
30. Buffalo Bills: Trey Amos – CB, Ole Miss
The Bills also need help on the interior defensive line, but ultimately this only applies at the start of the season with the lock of Larry Ogunjobi. Accordingly, Cornerback is the pick here, especially since Amos could be a solution in the long term.
+++ Mock Trade +++
31. Minnesota Vikings (via KC): Maxwell Hairston – CB, Kentucky
The Vikings could probably trade down here again, but if they already pick, then probably a cornerback, as they have already pricked the other construction sites in the Free Agency.
32. Philadelphia Eagles: Walter Nolen – Dt, Ole Miss
Much to General Manager Howie Roseman is no longer on hand at this point. Accordingly, he has to sit a little, but with Nolen you will find a D-liner who can apply for the successor of Milton Williams.
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