There are a few first-round fits in the 2025 NFL Draft that just make too much sense. Let's talk about them here. We have talked about the NFL Draft so many times here, so we know the big issues with the class at large. The QB talent does not seem to be there, and the blue-chip talent is not all that great.
What we may see here is many teams angling for the best overall fit in the first round, not necessarily the most talented player if that makes sense. In many instances in the NFL, coaching and scheme mean even more than just raw talent.
There are a few selections that can me bade in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft that simply make too much sense. Let's go over them here.
2025 NFL Mock Draft: 3 first-round fits that make too much sense
Shedeur Sanders to the New York Giants
The New York Giants should not have had to take a QB in the 2025 NFL Draft. Back in the 2024 NFL Draft, they passed up on all of Bo Nix, JJ McCarthy, and Michael Penix Jr with their first-round selection, taking Malik Nabers instead.
I have not idea what kind of QB evaluation they have going on in that front office, but it's wrong. Well, the Giants are basically forced to take a QB with the third overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. Neither Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward are truly worthy of being taken this high, but when you consider the fit and the need, Sanders to the Giants make a lot of sense.
The flashy, attention-seeking Sanders would probably love to head to the New York media market and play for a high-profile NFL franchise, and the Giants could be desperate enough to make the move. It's not the QB that the G-Men should have had to land on, but Giants fans can thank GM Joe Schoen for the mess they're currently in.
Ashton Jeanty to the Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are dysfunction to say the least and just need some new direction. As long as Jerry Jones is in his role, though, I doubt the Cowboys will ever get that new direction in the near future. Well, this team is certainly not afraid to make bold selections in the NFL Draft. Ashton Jeanty falling into their laps with the 12th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft just makes too much sense.
If I were the Cowboys, I would probably angle toward getting more stout in the trenches, but Jerry Jones runs this team like a high schooler playing a Madden franchise, so picking Jeanty is what many of us can see from miles away.
Dallas does need a bell-cow running back, so it's not like this would be a super radical selection, but a running back in the first round does feel like a luxury pick, and there are only a handful of teams in the NFL who can justify making a luxury pick. Ashton Jeanty to the Dallas Cowboys at pick 12 makes too much sense.
Colston Loveland to the Los Angeles Chargers
Jim Harbaugh probably wants more of his former Michigan players on the Los Angeles Chargers. Harbaugh has gotten immediate success at each head coaching stop of his NFL career, and the Chargers were no different in 2024. Well, funnily enough, LA does need some tight end help, and Harbaugh just so happened to coach Colston Loveland in college.
It will be interesting to see if Loveland can fall far enough, as the Denver Broncos at pick 20 may want to take him, but it's a logical fit for many reasons, as the Chargers do need to get Justin Herbert more weapons. They could use some interior offensive line help, but that could come in free agency.
There isn't a Colston Loveland out on the free agency market, but there is one in the 2025 NFL Draft. This pick makes a lot of sense.