1. Titans – Miami (FL) QB Cam Ward
Tennessee all but ignored this year’s free-agent quarterbacks, rather building their offense to drop a rookie in. Ward draws Steve McNair comparisons as a plus athlete and aggressive thrower with a creative, gunslinging game.
2. Browns – Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter
Hunter is easily 2025’s premier draft talent. A superlative, multi-dimensional athlete on the Deion Sanders–Champ Bailey–Charles Woodson spectrum, Hunter would initially primarily play wide receiver opposite Jerry Jeudy in Cleveland.
3. Giants – Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter
Carter would round out a potentially elite Giants defensive front alongside Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence, and Kayvon Thibodeaux. He’s a best-player-left pick at this point.
4. Patriots – LSU OT Will Campbell
Elite three-year starting left tackle in the SEC. Short armed but long history of getting guys blocked. At worst, a quality starting guard for protection-needy New England.
5. Jaguars – Texas CB Jahdae Barron
Barron would round out a potentially loaded Jags pass defense opposite Tyson Campbell with Jourdan Lewis covering the slot. Barron earned 2024’s Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back, then blazed 4.39 at 5-foot-11, 194 in Indy. Although often typecast as a slot corner, Barron played 70% of his snaps on the boundary in 2024.
6. Raiders – Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
Run-game efficiency will be an emphasis in Las Vegas under old-school HC Pete Carroll with Chip Kelly calling plays. The Raiders can build their offense around Jeanty, who draws exciting comparisons to Maurice Jones-Drew and LaDainian Tomlinson.
7. Jets – Missouri OT Armand Membou
There is debate about Membou’s position fit in the pros. There wouldn’t be in New York, where Membou would solidify right tackle opposite 2024 first-round pick Olu Fashanu. Membou was a near-full-time right tackle in his three seasons at Mizzou.
8. Panthers – Georgia EDGE Jalon Walker
Earned 2024’s Butkus Award as college football’s top linebacker, leading Bulldogs in both sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (10.5). Panthers need to be all-in on defense in this draft.
9. Saints – Penn State TE Tyler Warren
This would be a best-player-available situation for the Saints, who may have entered full-blown rebuild mode, tanking 2025 before targeting Arch Manning in 2026’s draft.
10. Bears – North Dakota State OL Grey Zabel
Bears LT Braxton Jones has battled injuries and inconsistency. LG Joe Thuney turns 33 this year. RG Jonah Jackson appeared in only four games last season. Chicago needs to keep hammering O-Line. Zabel is capable of playing all five positions up front.
11. 49ers – Michigan DT Mason Graham
Niners need to replenish a defensive line rotation that’s deteriorated over the past few years. I think Graham will be drafted slightly later than expected due to short arms (32 inches) and lack of elite athleticism and size (6-foot-3/296).
12. Cowboys – Texas WR Matthew Golden
Dallas is devoid of perimeter playmakers to complement power slot CeeDee Lamb. Golden averaged 17.0 yards per catch and scored nine TDs on 58 receptions for 2024’s Longhorns.
13. Dolphins – Texas T/G Kelvin Banks
Fins O-Line could at long last become formidable by shoring up left guard. Banks earned 2024’s Lombardi Award as the nation’s top offensive lineman. He would also be an option at left tackle after starting there for three years at Texas.
14. Colts – Michigan TE Colston Loveland
Loveland is a natural receiving tight end whose final college season was shortened by a shoulder injury that required surgery. At 6-foot-6, 248 with seam-stretching ability, Loveland would add a new dimension to Indianapolis’ pass-catcher corps.
15. Falcons – Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams
EDGE has been a need in Atlanta since John Abraham. Williams is a rangy outside rusher who delivered high-level production in each of his three seasons in the SEC.
16. Cardinals – Michigan CB Will Johnson
Offers No. 1-cornerback traits at 6-foot-2, 194 with a ballhawking résumé. Foot injury cost Johnson the second half of 2024. Cardinals need everything on defense.
17. Bengals – Oregon DT Derrick Harmon
Cincinnati is desperate for talent injections at every level of their defense. Long, athletic, and highly productive, Harmon can play and win all across the defensive line.
18. Seahawks – Ohio State OT Josh Simmons
Top-10 talent tore his left patellar tendon last October, but on track to be ready for Week 1. Few NFL teams are more O-Line-needy than Seattle.
19. Bucs – Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell
Plays typically devalued position but combines elite college production with rare athleticism. Excellent blitzer. Bucs could primarily use Campbell off the edge.
20. Broncos – North Carolina RB Omarion Hampton
HC Sean Payton allegedly sees similarities between Hampton and Saints legend Deuce McAllister. Hampton is a high-volume workhorse with a top-percentile Speed Score.
21. Steelers – Michigan DT Kenneth Grant
Pittsburgh is thinning on the defensive line with Cam Heyward entering his age-36 campaign. At 6-foot-4, 331, Grant is a thickly-built power player who rarely gets moved.
22. Chargers – Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan
McMillan’s separation skills and off-field habits have come under scrutiny, but his ball skills at 6-foot-4, 219 are hard to find, and he was a prolific producer all three years at Arizona. It’s no secret that the Chargers are talent poor at pass catcher.
23. Packers – Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston
Jaire Alexander remains on his way out of Green Bay, likely available for a Day 3 pick. Hairston is an otherworldly athlete who prioritizes coverage over run support.
24. Vikings – Georgia S Malaki Starks
36-year-old Harrison Smith is on the verge of retirement. Starks was an extremely productive three-year starter on the Bulldogs’ nearly-impenetrable defense.
25. Texans – Alabama G/T Tyler Booker
A mountain of a man at 6-foot-5, 321 with 34 1/2-inch arms and 11-inch catcher’s mitts for hands, Booker is a plug-and-play starting left guard with potential to eventually compete at left tackle. Texans HC DeMeco Ryans is an Alabama alum.
26. Rams – Ole Miss CB Trey Amos
A plus-sized (6-foot-1/195) press corner with 4.43 jets, Amos would address a longstanding need for a Rams team that’s bargain-binned its secondary in recent years.
27. Ravens – Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr.
Two-time first-team All-SEC performer paced Vols in both sacks and tackles for loss in each of his final two college seasons. Blazed 4.47 at 6-foot-5, 245 in Indy. Ravens need to put their mercenary pass-rusher stage behind them and hit on youth.
28. Lions – Arkansas EDGE Landon Jackson
Lengthy, relentless, productive, and highly athletic edge rusher fits the Dan Campbell mold at Detroit’s biggest position of need opposite Aidan Hutchinson, who suffered a compound leg fracture last October.
29. Commanders – Boston College EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku
2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Ted Hendricks Award winner as the nation’s top defensive end. Outside rusher is a big need for Washington opposite Dorance Armstrong.
30. Bills – Missouri WR Luther Burden III
Albeit to a disappointing result, the Bills openly acknowledged their desire for a game-breaking wideout when they traded for Amari Cooper last October. Their lone notable offseason addition at the position was versatile if pedestrian talent Josh Palmer.
31. Chiefs – Oregon OT Josh Conerly Jr.
28-game starter on blindside at Oregon. Earned plaudits for holding his own versus Abdul Carter. Chiefs’ pass-pro shortcomings have arguably cost them multiple Super Bowls.
32. Eagles – Texas A&M EDGE Nic Scourton
Dominated in both Big Ten (Purdue) and SEC (Texas A&M). GM Howie Roseman annually prioritizes replenishing Philadelphia’s defensive line rotation.
Missed the cut: Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, Marshall EDGE Mike Green, Texas A&M EDGE Shemar Stewart, Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart, South Carolina S Nick Emmanwori, Florida State CB Azareye’h Thomas, East Carolina CB Shavon Revel, Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka, Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen, LSU TE Mason Taylor, Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins, Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison, Ohio State OG Donovan Jackson
