NFL mock draft 2025: Final projection for first day featuring latest rumors

We’ve finally made it.

After months of film grinding, scoop sleuthing and analysis of prospects and team fits to exhaustion, the NFL Draft has finally come. Thursday night brings the coronation of a new class of NFL players, and the order in which they go off the board is quite literally still up for grabs. At this point in the draft cycle, I think we know what the first four picks will be. From there, all hell breaks loose. The trade rumors are heating up, and it all sets up for a crazy draft night.

So, with that being said, we have one last mock draft for you, complete with trades up and down the board. Happy Draft day, people!

1 . Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami

Cam Ward said on a stream that Treylon Burks is one of his favorite receivers in the NFL.

I think this one is set in stone.

2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado

The Browns have fielded calls for the second overall pick, but when your GM calls a guy Shohei Ohtani, you end up taking that guy.

3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State

This feels like a lock as well (although there’s an outside chance this pick is QB Shedeur Sanders). Carter creates a logjam at EDGE, but as Kayvon Thibodeaux ends up on the trading block, the Giants get a defensive building block.

4. New England Patriots: Will Campbell, OT, LSU

I switched this from Missouri OT Armand Membou to Campbell at the last second, because I think Pats head coach Mike Vrabel will love Campbell’s toughness and technique at tackle–and could flip him inside to guard if he wanted to.

5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Let’s get nuts! The Jaguars are reportedly looking for offensive skill with their first round pick, and I wouldn’t be shocked if this pick is traded back in a deal with Chicago. However, if they keep this pick, I think they end up taking Jeanty, giving Liam Coen a bellcow back.

6. Las Vegas Raiders: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan

Texas OT Kelvin Banks is getting a lot of noise, and him being the pick here wouldn’t surprise me. However, Raiders’ GM John Spytek is a Michigan man, and Graham’s slide stops in Vegas where he adds to a very intriguing Raider defense.

7. New York Jets: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State

Quick–name a tight end for the Jets!

Struggling? That’s ok.

Although I could see them fortifying the trenches (Armand Membou was a right tackle at Mizzou), Warren gives them an instant impact receiver and blocker at tight end, a rangy target for new QB Justin Fields.

8. Carolina Panthers: Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia

It feels like the Panthers are going defense with this pick. Who? My guess is Walker, but if a Graham slide happens or Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen makes a big leap that wouldn’t shock me. Walker is a hammer at EDGE or linebacker, and has the intangibles Dave Canales wants from his defense.

9. New Orleans Saints: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri

With the Saints not picking up Trevor Penning’s fifth-year option and the retirement of Ryan Ramczyk, the offensive line has quickly become a position of need. Drafting Membou allows for Penning to kick inside to guard and have two bookends in Taliese Fuaga and Membou on both sides.

10. Chicago Bears: Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas

Banks’ name has gotten really hot over the last few days. It could be smoke, but with the Bears missing out on Jeanty and not trading up in this scenario, they take the uber-physical Banks, who could play guard or tackle.

11. San Francisco 49ers: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia

In his pre-draft meeting with the media, Niners GM John Lynch talked about how important defending the run was in their evaluation of prospects this year. Williams is the best run defending EDGE in the class, and is a hammer of a pass rusher whose best days are ahead of him.

12. Dallas Cowboys: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona

I’m not buying the dip on the Cowboys addressing offensive line this early. The Cowboys need a second pass catcher opposite CeeDee Lamb, and McMillan’s ability to separate in the intermediate area and smoothness for a bigger receiver fit perfectly.

13. Miami Dolphins: Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas

I think the Dolphins are a prime trade back candidate, given their various holes on defense. However, if they can’t get anyone to dance with them, they stay put and pick one of the fastest risers of this class in Barron, a feisty DB who can play inside and outside.

14. Indianapolis Colts: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan

One of the worst kept secrets in this draft is the Colts taking a tight end early, and they do it here. Loveland is smooth as butter as a receiver, and can hold his own as a blocker.

15. TRADE: Kansas City Chiefs (via Arizona Cardinals): Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State

The Chiefs really want to leave day one with a tackle from this draft class. However, they might have to get ahead of the Houston Texans (who could also trade up to this spot) and Arizona Cardinals to do so. Here, they trade with Atlanta to take the uber talented Simmons, who might’ve been a top 10 pick before tearing his patellar tendon. The Falcons only have four draft picks currently, and one of those picks on Day 2, so they can move back and accumulate more picks here.

16. Arizona Cardinals: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon

The Cardinals get got here by the Chiefs jumping up for Simmons, but instead of jumping back in the round, they stand pat and take Harmon. Harmon is a long and tall defensive tackle who can move around the front in Arizona.

17. Cincinnati Bengals: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall

The Bengals need some juice up front with their pass rush, and Green (despite off-field issues) offers that in spades.

18. TRADE: Detroit Lions (via Seattle Seahawks): Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M

The Lions get aggressive here and make their move for the perfect complement to Aidan Hutchinson. People are going to look at Stewart’s lack of production and scoff, but his burst, power and flexibility make him a potential star.

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky

Hairston has great speed and reaction time, showing off some of his ball skills at best in off coverage. In Tampa, he can play opposite Zyon McCollum as Todd Bowles adds more youth to a barren defense.

20. Denver Broncos: Treyveon Henderson, RB, Denver Broncos

This one feels like a perfect fit. Henderson is the “Joker” Sean Payton has been looking for, a ball of lightning as a runner and receiver, with the best pass protecting chops in the class. The Broncos need more impact from their backs, and Henderson is the first step towards that.

21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

People keep sending Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart here at 21, and I think that’s really rich for him. Sanders isn’t falling out of round 1, and the Steelers are able to get their QB of the future at 21.

22. Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan

Grant is a monster of a nose tackle, and after the Chargers lost Poona Ford in free agency Grant fills a need for them. Plus, he’s got familiarity with the coaching staff.

23. Green Bay Packers: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss

Another name that’s been picking up steam lately, Amos is a great consolation prize for missing out on Shemar Stewart. Amos’ length and ball skills when coming forward are a nice fit for what the Packers want to be defensively.

24. TRADE: Philadelphia Eagles (via Minnesota Vikings): Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss

Nolen and the Eagles feel like a perfect fit, and the Eagles aren’t afraid to jump for the guy they want. Minnesota is in desperate need of draft picks despite potentially liking the upside of Nolen, but the Eagles make them too good of a deal here and Philly gets a replacement for Milton Williams.

25. Houston Texans: Donovan Jackson, OL, Ohio State

The Texans need offensive line help badly, and could be in the market for a trade up. However, they sit back and take Jackson, whose versatility could help a Texans’ OL that needs help just about everywhere.

26. Los Angeles Rams: Matthew Golden, WR, Texas

Despite adding WR Davante Adams this offseason, the Rams still need speed in their receiver room. Golden provides some more playmaking, and allows Puka Nacua to get fully into the power slot role.

27. Baltimore Ravens: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia

One of the best prospects in this class falls to the Ravens, with Starks going to the perfect spot for him. He could play deep safety or as a nickel, with his ball skills and versatility being a great add for the Ravens’ defense.

28. Seattle Seahawks (via Detroit Lions): Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina

I’ll believe Seahawks GM John Schneider takes an interior offensive lineman in round 1 when I see it, folks. Emmanwori took a top 30 visit to Seattle, and has the athletic ability Mike MacDonald looks for in his secondary.

29. Washington Commanders: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M

Scourton is an interesting case. He clearly was overweight while playing at Texas A&M, but slimmed back down in order to look more explosive now that he was out of their defense. If he’s back to what he was at Purdue, the Commanders could get a defender with power and burst.

30. Buffalo Bills: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan

Johnson’s freefall stops in Buffalo. Despite some injury concerns popping up in this draft cycle, I think Johnson’s reactive quickness and ball skills are perfect in a Cover 2 defense. Johnson and Christian Benford could be a really fun duo.

31. Atlanta Falcons (via Kansas City Chiefs): Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College

The Falcons need someone, anyone to help turn up their pass rush. Ezeiruaku could end up going higher, but his speed, hand usage and counter ability give him the potential to be an ace pass rusher for the Falcons.

32. Minnesota Vikings (via Philadelphia Eagles): Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama

One of my favorite players in the class, Campbell’s injury concerns knock him all the way to the end of the first round–to the Vikings’ gain. Campbell’s versatility and range despite being a bigger linebacker are a perfect fit for Brian Flores’ defense.