For many teams, the playoff chase is just starting to heat up. But this has been a down year for a lot of teams across the NFL and even with a class that is expected to be somewhat weak and light on top-end talent, a lot of franchises already have one or two eyes on the future and the 2025 NFL Draft.
Our latest 2025 NFL mock draft will explore a class of players that is coming in pretty deep on the defensive front as well as a number of offensive playmakers who have been emerging as 1st-round options this season.
And of course, there’s going to be a run on quarterbacks, because supply never seems to match demand in that regard in the NFL, right? Let’s take a look at our latest first-round mock draft projections as we get into Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season with a ton of movement happening within the top 10 picks overall seemingly every week. Potential franchise quarterbacks could be at stake every week.
2025 NFL mock draft: Cam Ward, Jalen Milroe, Shedeur Sanders all go in top 5 picks
1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
The Jacksonville Jaguars are in such an odd position because they have what they believe to be a true franchise quarterback, and they really just need to add more pieces around him. But a former Super Bowl-winning head coach in Doug Pederson has not been able to fully unlock what the Jaguars do have on this roster, and they’ve done more with less, making the playoffs back in 2022.
It feels like Pederson being fired is a foregone conclusion at this point, so whoever becomes the new head coach of the Jaguars is going to inherit a pretty playoff-ready roster on paper with the ability to take the #1 player on their board in the draft. And Travis Hunter is just so unique. I do believe we’ll see him play both ways in the NFL, even if it’s not on a full-time basis. The Jaguars get one of the most interesting playmakers you’ll ever see.
2. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
How often do you see two division rivals picking 1st and 2nd in the same NFL Draft? Off the top of my head, I can’t recall that happening all that often.
While the Jaguars had the luxury of picking the best player on their board, they also leave the Tennessee Titans to be able to take the top quarterback on their board. And maybe they’re okay with that given the fact that the league doesn’t seem to be nearly as high on this particular class of quarterbacks as what we saw last year.
Even with that in mind, the playmaking ability and football character of Cam Ward stand out. Titans head coach Brian Callahan may be more inclined to go a veteran route this offseason given the way the team has been constructed in recent years, and he may honestly not love the unpredictability of someone like Ward given the fact that he’s currently working with Will Levis. But Ward is the current favorite to be QB1 and the Titans need a long-term solution there.
3. New York Giants: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Heads have started to roll with the New York Giants, but will Daniel Jones prove to be just the tip of the iceberg?
I don’t know how the Giants justify moving forward with Joe Schoen as GM and Brian Daboll as head coach barring a significant turnaround with Jones out of the mix. The Giants unceremoniously benched their former first-round pick (although Schoen didn’t draft Jones) and had him playing scout team safety during the portion of practice that was observable to the media.
This Giants franchise needs a jolt offensively in the worst possible way, and Jalen Milroe could give it to them. He’s an absolutely phenomenal dual-threat at the position and what he lacks in polish at this point he makes up for in playmaking ability.
4. Las Vegas Raiders: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
The Las Vegas Raiders are pushing toward a hard reset this offseason, and the #1 priority for this team has got to be figuring out the quarterback position.
Just in their own division, the Raiders already have to deal with Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert twice a year, but now the Denver Broncos appear to have found a long-term solution in Bo Nix as well.
The Raiders are the only ones who are being left out at this point. That could change quickly, however, with the arrival of someone like Shedeur Sanders. Sanders is the quintessential point guard at the quarterback position. He sees the field well and although he finds himself taking too many sacks and running into pressure at times, he’s got the type of field vision and arm talent to be a highly effective starter in the NFL over the long haul.
5. New England Patriots: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
After a run on three straight quarterbacks, the New England Patriots are on the clock with a chance to upgrade their situation around franchise quarterback Drake Maye. Sure, the Patriots would probably love for there to be a blue-chip offensive tackle prospect available with this selection, but there are no guarantees when it comes to the NFL Draft and they’ve got to do whatever they possibly can to make Maye’s life easier.
That might mean investing in the offensive line in free agency or through a trade, but it also might mean taking a page out of the 2021 Bengals playbook and getting a top-tier playmaker to feature in the offense. And that’s exactly what Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan is. He is unstoppable and unguardable these last couple of years deep downfield and he’s got an elite catch radius at 6-foot-5.
6. New York Jets: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
I mean, where do we really even begin with the situation facing the New York Jets right now? This is a team whose future is as clouded as any other in the NFL.
Luckily, the Jets do have a lot of desirable pieces on their roster, but getting the taste of Aaron Rodgers out of this organization’s mouth is going to take some time. I don’t know that Rodgers is guaranteed to come back in 2025 but that will make for absolutely fascinating discourse all offseason no matter what gets decided.
Other than the status of Rodgers, the Jets might be interested in some pass rushers early in the 2025 NFL Draft. Not only is Penn State’s Abdul Carter arguably the best talent on the board here, but the Jets have been dealing with a situation surrounding Haason Reddick all year basically. They can pair up Carter with breakout sophomore Will McDonald IV and be done with it.
7. Cleveland Browns: Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
The Cleveland Browns got a fun win for their fans on Thursday night against the 1st-place Pittsburgh Steelers, and they did it without Deshaun Watson. Jameis Winston has been leading this team for a handful of weeks now and you can’t help but think that this is his audition for the 2025 job as well.
The Browns are going to have to deal with the ramifications and repercussions of Deshaun Watson’s contract and all of those picks they traded to get him, but I don’t think Watson is going to be with this franchise come January or February. He’s been a total liability and a waste of a massive investment.
The Browns might need a QB on a rookie contract but I don’t know who they would take here based on the current way these guys are all viewed. Maybe someone like Carson Beck or Garrett Nussmeier emerges as a top-10 guy but for now, the Browns get one of the top defensive weapons in college football to come in and upgrade the area of their team that has carried them tremendously.
8. Carolina Panthers: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Similar to what we saw in the 2021 NFL Draft, a huge run on quarterbacks early in the first round may have actually left the best player on the board at the 8th overall pick. The only issue back in 2021 was, the Carolina Panthers did not have the wit to see it.
The Panthers passed on Pat Surtain II in 2021 for Jaycee Horn, and although Horn is a quality player, Surtain II is probably the best corner in the draft.
Perhaps they will have a chance to make amends if Will Johnson is available here with their first-round pick in 2025. Johnson has been compared to Surtain for his technical prowess, physical and athletic talent, as well as his tremendous ball skills. He would be an outstanding pickup for a team that just needs building blocks on both sides of the ball.
9. Dallas Cowboys: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
It’s been so predictable that the Dallas Cowboys have had arguably the worst rushing attack in all of football this season.
With all due respect to him, Rico Dowdle has been this team’s lead ball carrier so far this season. Ezekiel Elliott’s return to Dallas has been anything but triumphant. The risk on Dalvin Cook hasn’t paid off. Deuce Vaughn hasn’t been able to earn any significant snaps.
Does that about cover it?
Maybe the Cowboys should have just thrown a mid-round pick at someone this year to at least see if they could get lucky. In the 2025 NFL Draft, Dallas is about to have to use a 1st-round pick on the running back position, but more than just that, Ashton Jeanty looks like he will be an absolute game-changer for whatever franchise selects him.
He’s been the most dominant player in all of college football this year.
10. New Orleans Saints: Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
It looks like the Saints have landed a stud in former first-round pick Bryan Bresee, who had a solid 4.5 sacks as a rookie but has been breakout out this season with 5.5 sacks and 9 QB hits in the first 11 games of the year. Now, to pair him up with some more young talent on that defensive front.
The combination of Bryan Bresee and Mason Graham on the interior defensive line for the New Orleans Saints would have the potential to be absolutely deadly from day one. Graham is relentless in the way that he plays but he’s more than just motor – he’s got the chops athletically and technically to be an impact player right away in the NFL.
The Saints need to keep stacking building blocks defensively right now and getting Graham along with an edge player later on would be huge for their defense, which needs a slight reload.
11. Cincinnati Bengals: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
I think a lot of people are looking at the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2025 offseason and the potential of losing stud receiver Tee Higgins and thinking they need to immediately go back to the wide receiver well. But it’s clear that this team losing Trey Hendrickson, who requested a trade back in April, will be far more detrimental.
The Bengals need to figure out a way to keep Hendrickson happy, but they also have to plan for life without him. This year’s incoming class has a host of players on the defensive line and off the edge that could be of interest to a team like the Bengals.
Mykel Williams is one of a number of players who could make sense here, but his combination of size, versatility, and upside give the Bengals the potential of a huge steal at this stage of the 2025 NFL Draft.
12. Miami Dolphins: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
This might be the first time I’ve had Malaki Starks going somewhere besides the Indianapolis Colts in a 2025 NFL mock draft. How about that?
The Dolphins let safety Brandon Jones walk in 2024 free agency and he’s been an absolute stud for the Denver Broncos. They could potentially lose Jevon Holland in 2025 as well unless they decide to franchise tag him (which is entirely possible) but they might not pass on a playmaker for the secondary like Starks anyway.
Starks has been outstanding ever since he arrived at Georgia, earning All-American honors last year. He has six career interceptions (three seasons) and has been tremendous this year attacking the line of scrimmage with four tackles for loss (and counting).
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
If this season has shown us anything, it’s that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to invest in their wide receiver position behind stars Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Evans isn’t getting any younger and Godwin is going to be a free agent in 2025.
That last fact is something that will be extremely interesting to monitor this coming offseason as Godwin is still clearly a top-tier player at his position when on the field, but staying on the field has proven to be rather difficult for him.
The Bucs might have to make the difficult decision to let him go, but they will need to make sure they bring some additional help in. It just so happens that Luther Burden III out of Missouri is a near-carbon copy of Chris Godwin coming out of Penn State once upon a time. That combination of running back-like size and after-the-catch abilities would allow Burden to fit right in to the Bucs’ offense.
14. Chicago Bears: Will Campbell Jr., OT, LSU
The Chicago Bears were supposed to have the best supporting cast for a #1 pick the NFL has ever seen, or so I thought.
The Bears invested heavily in the receivers and skill players for #1 overall pick Caleb Williams, but the lack of investment (or failed investments) on the offensive line have been a huge issue for this team in 2024. And come on, Ryan Poles, you were an offensive lineman yourself.
In the near future, the Bears are going to lose faith in Poles as the man in charge of constructing and building this roster. I’d guess he’s going to get one more season to prove he has this team on the right track and getting the first offensive lineman off the board in this draft would probably have Bears fans rejoicing for months.
As of the time of this post being written, Caleb Williams hasn’t thrown a touchdown since October 13. He’s been sacked an unbearable 41 times in 10 games this season. The Bears need to build a wall around him.
15. Indianapolis Colts: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
We finally have to talk about the Colts taking a different player than Malaki Starks in this 2025 NFL mock draft prediction. At least in my predictions, Starks has been a consistent player for them and he makes a lot of sense.
But so does someone like Colston Loveland.
The Colts have assembled a rather impressive group of skill players offensively. Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs, Alec Pierce, and obviously Jonathan Taylor give young quarterback Anthony Richardson plenty of options. But having a player like Colston Loveland to move around the formation and provide yet another mismatch could take this offense to another level.
We need to see more efficiency from Richardson on the short-intermediate stuff, and a pass-catching weapon like Colston Loveland could be his best friend in that regard.
16. Seattle Seahawks: Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
Anything but an offensive lineman in the 1st round of the 2025 NFL Draft for the Seattle Seahawks will be just pure negligence on the part of GM John Schneider. The Seahawks showed some great resilience last week against the San Francisco 49ers but this offensive line could be the team’s most fatal flaw as they scrape and claw for positioning in the ultra-competitive NFC playoff race.
Seattle has a lot of offensive weapons and pieces to work with. Given the fact that some of those pieces aren’t getting any younger (Geno Smith, Tyler Lockett), this Seattle team should be expected to be aggressive as their division is clearly wide open going forward.
What does that mean overall? I’m not sure, but this team should be expected to make any necessary move to upgrade an offensive line that has been rotating in just about any able body.
17. Los Angeles Rams: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
The Los Angeles Rams went from the “F*** Them Picks” mantra to really valuing their draft picks and building a completely new type of contending roster through every round of the NFL Draft.
We’ve seen Les Snead and Sean McVay get absolute studs at just about every turn of the draft as well as even after the draft with some UDFA studs. They built their Super Bowl champion with some good drafting and great free agent/trade acquisitions. They have built another type of contender with gems in the NFL Draft and it’s been a huge emphasis on the defensive side of the ball.
With that said, the secondary definitely needs some tailoring, especially at the cornerback position. The Rams have a chance here to get someone who is way above this slot in terms of his ability but because of a torn ACL suffered this season, they might be able to snag Shavon Revel Jr. and get arguably the 2nd-best corner in the class.
18. San Francisco 49ers: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
The San Francisco 49ers have not drafted exceptionally well defensively in recent years, and as a result, they’ve really had to supplement through free agency to fill out their roster. Having a constant revolving door at the defensive coordinator spot doesn’t help, either.
Maybe we’ll see Robert Saleh back in 2025 to reprise his role in leading that unit…
One of the areas the 49ers have been knocking on pretty much every door to find an answer is off the edge opposite Nick Bosa. They’ve drafted guys, traded for guys, and signed free agents. Nothing has had any true longevity. James Pearce Jr. was getting a lot of #1 overall pick hype earlier this year and that kind of talent is still there.
He’s on the lighter side for an edge player but Pearce could really thrive with all of the attention a player like Bosa gets. He’d be a steal for the Niners in the 2025 NFL Draft.
19. Denver Broncos: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
The Denver Broncos seem to have found their franchise quarterback of the future in 12th overall pick Bo Nix, a highly scrutinized selection who has out-played just about anyone’s true expectations for what he’d be capable of at the NFL level. Nix has been a great fit for Broncos head coach Sean Payton and his growth this season has set up the Denver Broncos to potentially make the playoffs this year and then go all-in on a push to surround Nix with talent in 2025.
I think we’ll see the Broncos invest in defensive players to make sure Nix is being set up with extra possessions/as many possessions as possible, but one of this team’s biggest needs is a playmaking tight end. Tyler Warren fits Sean Payton’s “Joker” role exceptionally as a player who can be a mismatch in the passing game from any alignment on the offensive side of the ball.
Giving Bo Nix more weapons with the way we’ve seen him play lately is a scary thought.
20. Atlanta Falcons: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
By killing their quarterback need with fire in the 2024 offseason – signing Kirk Cousins to a huge free agent deal and using the 8th overall pick on Michael Penix Jr. – the Atlanta Falcons spurned their own pass rush problems defensively and that could be the straw to break this camel’s back in 2024.
The Falcons desperately needed pass rush help in 2024 but they were too convicted about Penix to get it early in the 2024 NFL Draft. As a result, this is one of the worst teams at getting to the quarterback in the whole NFL this season, maybe the worst.
The Falcons need pressure players coming from all angles. They start here with Nic Scourton of Texas A&M but don’t be shocked to see them going after guys in free agency and maybe taking defensive front seven players with all of their top three picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.
21. Arizona Cardinals: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon
The Arizona Cardinals started this season 2-4 and they’re now one of the hottest teams in the NFL at 6-4 and leading the NFC West. The vision for Jonathan Gannon with this team is coming to fruition and they are playing some really good football.
One area of this team that has to continually get better and better is the defensive front. Gannon’s best defenses while he was with the Philadelphia Eagles had deep defensive fronts, both on the interior defensive line and off the edge as well.
Oregon’s Derrick Harmon is one of the hottest players in the 2025 NFL Draft cycle right now and for good reason. He has the type of size and disruptive ability on the defensive line to be able to make a tremendous every-down impact at the next level and open up opportunities for the edge players on the outside.
22. Washington Commanders: Shemar Stewart, DL/EDGE, Texas A&M
Dan Quinn loves a defense with big, long, athletic players at just about every position group. Especially when you can get guys who might be “positionless” on the defensive front who can fill a variety of roles for him, you’re really talking.
The Commanders have vastly exceeded expectations this season as an unlikely worst-to-first candidate, although they’ve hit a little bit of a bump in the road these days.
We can rest assured knowing that GM Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn are going to load up this defense with athletes at every position group, and Shemar Stewart is plenty athletic. He’s listed at 6-foot-6, 290 pounds, and you’d be shocked to find out that’s his listed weight when you see him move around out there.
For someone who can float positions on the defensive front, I think the Commanders would be getting a nice value here in a relatively deep class.
23. Houston Texans: Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss
This 2025 NFL Draft class has a pretty clear strength if you’ve been paying close attention throughout this mock draft. If you need help on the defensive front, you’re in luck. This is a great draft for defensive front seven players but especially on the defensive line and off the edge. And nobody has been better this season than Ole Miss in that regard.
Walter Nolen is a former Texas A&M transfer who has racked up eight sacks over the last two seasons, and we know he’s going to be productive in a defense like DeMeco Ryans runs. Defensive coaches are going to see the best in a player like Nolen who is a little inconsistent but puts flashes on tape that will make you believe he’s one of the top 20 or so best players in this class.
NFL teams are going to bet on 300-pound players with this guy’s level of explosiveness and power on the interior defensive line. Especially with those edge rushers in Houston, Nolen has a chance to be an instant impact player returning to the state of Texas.
24. Baltimore Ravens: Cameron Williams, OT, Texas
The Baltimore Ravens lead the NFL in yards before contact as a rushing attack and they are among the best in the league in yardage after contact. Drafting an offensive tackle with power and movement skills here would be the very definition of a great team “strengthening a strength”.
And in the spirit of the Christmas/Black Friday season, I’ll bring this up again – picking a player for the Ravens in a mock draft is like buying a gift for Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos. How are you supposed to purchase them anything of real value? What do you get the one who already has everything?
We know the Ravens don’t have a perfect roster – no one does – but drafting guys in the trenches is almost a sure-fire bet for a team like this. You can also look at a couple of in-season acquisitions like Diontae Johnson and Tre’Davious White as some signs of maybe where the Ravens feel like they could upgrade for the future.
25. Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Grant, DL, Michigan
You expected it, and you got it. The Los Angeles Chargers going with a Michigan Wolverines player in the first round of this 2025 NFL mock draft.
I’m sure Chargers fans are getting a little tired of that connection, but it honestly just makes a ton of sense. The players coming out of Michigan are obviously NFL-caliber, and Jim Harbaugh has already spent a ton of time making sure these particular players are fits for the program he likes to run.
And defensive coordinator Jesse Minter – assuming he sticks around in LA and doesn’t get a head coaching gig elsewhere – obviously is very familiar with a player like Kenneth Grant. Grant is a big ball of clay on the interior defensive line with all of the traits you covet at the position. The Chargers want to dominate in the trenches on both sides of the ball and this will help them do exactly that.
26. Green Bay Packers: Tyleik Williams, DL, Ohio State
The Green Bay Packers might have to trade up or fall in love with another cornerback prospect in this draft if they want to address that position group in this class. The good ones are probably going to fly off the board.
Here, the Packers aren’t able to land a top-flight cornerback prospect, but there are plenty of other defensive players they could end up looking into. Tyleik Williams is who we settled on here for Green Bay with Kenny Clark’s situation locked in for the foreseeable future and Green Bay needing to continue to add talent to that front to supplement what Clark brings to the table.
The one thing the Packers have struggled with defensively this season is against the run, especially against the Chicago Bears where they allowed 179 yards on the ground (the most this season). Tyleik Williams is a player who will raise the floor of your run defense immediately. He plays with good leverage and discipline and the Packers will like his traits.
27. Pittsburgh Steelers: Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford
The Pittsburgh Steelers have tried desperately to add just about every available receiver this year, haven’t they? They tried and failed all the way until they finally struck a deal to bring in veteran Mike Williams in a trade with the New York Jets.
We’ll all be watching with great intrigue what the Steelers do at quarterback in 2025, but it seems to be a decent bet that Russell Wilson could return if only for another short-term contract. What we don’t know is who will be back with Russ. It feels like the Steelers might be starting to boil over behind the scenes with George Pickens, who continually pops up in the headlines for the wrong reasons and might be a little too much of a wild card for them.
With the unpredictability of Pickens’ situation as well as the Steelers’ desire to add playmakers even with Pickens on the roster, a player like Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor could be perfect at this juncture of the 2025 NFL Draft.
28. Minnesota Vikings: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
The Minnesota Vikings have gotten a huge boost this year from free agent acquisition Aaron Jones who came over from the division rival Green Bay Packers, but you can’t help but wonder if he’s going to be back after this season.
If the Vikings decide not to re-sign Jones – and even if they bring him back – they are going to have to be at least somewhat mindful of the future at that position.
Making his debut in a 2025 NFL mock draft (first round, anyway) is Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson, one of the top breakout players in all of college football this season. Johnson has averaged over 7 yards per carry this season and has a whopping 21 total touchdowns for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He’s caught the attention of NFL teams in a big way and could be exactly the type of runner young JJ McCarthy is able to lean on early in his career.
29. Philadelphia Eagles: JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
Although he’s a former five-star prospect, JT Tuimoloau is not the type of “flashy” pick we’ve come to expect from the Philadelphia Eagles in recent years. Tuimoloau hasn’t been as spectacular as the five-star ranking he earned coming from the high-school ranks, but hey – he’s positioned himself to potentially be selected in the first-round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
He must be doing something right…right?
Tuimoloau has the type of motor and football IQ that is going to go over extremely well with Vic Fangio in Philadelphia. Fangio came to the Eagles in somewhat of a homecoming situation but also to fix a defense that was one of the league’s best in 2022 and one of the worst in 2023. He needs to continue to get help in the personnel department and the non-negotiables of the Fangio defense (getting home with four, tackling, love of the game) are prevalent with Tuimoloau.
30. Buffalo Bills: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
Here we have yet another player making his debut in the first round of one of my 2025 NFL mock drafts. Marshall pass rusher Mike Green has caught the attention of the NFL in a big way this season with 15 total sacks already this season and three forced fumbles, proving he can get home off the edge consistently and with a pretty well-rounded game overall.
The Buffalo Bills have been leaning on veteran Von Miller (4.0 sacks this season) for the majority of their production off the edge, but with Greg Rousseau developing into such a consistent threat, they need a young, cost-controlled player off the edge who can be productive.
Finding a gem like this guy Mike Green out of Marshall could be exactly what the Bills need late in the first round.
31. Kansas City Chiefs: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Let’s just go through some of the Kansas City Chiefs’ receivers currently and try to figure out who will still be around next season.
DeAndre Hopkins? Probably not. Mecole Hardman? Maybe, but he could be upgraded. JuJu Smith-Schuster? They could live without him. Skyy Moore? Not likely. Hollywood Brown? Probably not.
The Chiefs will undoubtedly have bigger fish to fry than wide receiver in next year’s draft, but even after taking Xavier Worthy in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, a consistent route runner and chain mover like Emeka Egbuka could be a godsend for this team.
They have guys with speed to take the top off. They have a player they can feature in Rashee Rice. Emeka Egbuka would be that player who is always finding his way open and moving the chains for Patrick Mahomes in big moments.
32. Detroit Lions: Jonah Savaiinaea, IOL, Arizona
We’ve talked about this a number of times before, but the Detroit Lions have every reason to just strengthen their strengths this offseason. Their roster is one of the most well-rounded and complete in the NFL already, and adding big men with cost control who can start for five years and beyond could be just a cheat code for this team.
Big contracts are already starting to be handed out by the Lions and one position group whose price is increasing rapidly is on the interior offensive line. We saw former Lion Jonah Jackson get paid a lot of money by the LA Rams recently.
The Lions have been able to live without him, but drafting and developing here is critical. Getting a potential Day 1 starter like Jonah Savaiinaea in the first round (especially on the back end) would be a steal for Detroit and would give them cost-effective hogs in the middle of that offensive line to keep the operation humming.