The 2024 NFL season continues to roll along and while the playoffs are still within reach for a lot of teams, the focus is slowly (but surely) shifting to the 2025 NFL Draft. And the 2025 NFL Draft class is going to be interesting in the way it’s perceived by NFL teams. There are a lot of players generating hype right now, but are there enough?
Every NFL team currently owns its own 1st-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and there are only a couple of teams that have traded away their 2nd-round picks, but this class is not projected to be the “deepest” we’ve seen in recent years.
NIL has a lot to do with that as players have less incentive to leave school early unless their draft stock is where they want it. They can make more on NIL contracts than they can on an NFL contract. Perhaps that’s something the NFL will revisit at some point to try and load up these classes again.
For now, there remains plenty of quarterback intrigue with a handful of potential top 10 candidates and possibly another emerging 1st-round player out at LSU. We’re going to do our best to project the first two rounds in our latest 2025 NFL mock draft with fun twists and turns all over the board.
2025 NFL Mock Draft: Cam Ward officially emerges as QB1
1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
If the Jacksonville Jaguars land the #1 overall pick, it’s going to be fascinating to see what they do with it. Depending on who is sitting behind them in the draft order, we could potentially see the Jags trade this selection for a king’s ransom to whatever team wants to secure the #1 overall quarterback on their board.
But right now, we’re not projecting trades just yet and the Jaguars have a chance to stay put here and get maybe the best overall player in the entire 2025 NFL Draft class: Travis Hunter.
Hunter is a two-way player who has been at the top of everyone’s Heisman list all season long because of the way he makes plays on both sides of the ball. He doesn’t just play offense and defense – Hunter is legitimately a top-10 prospect at either spot. He’s just a tremendous talent and should be a game-changing playmaker for whoever drafts him.
2. New England Patriots: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
The New England Patriots are another team that we could see potentially trade down, but it’s difficult to know what teams are going to prioritize in free agency and where their needs will be. We also don’t know any sort of “consensus” right now as to what teams feel about certain players like Will Campbell and Kelvin Banks, who would probably fill New England’s biggest “need”.
But are either of those guys worth the 2nd overall pick in the NFL Draft?
We’ll find out the closer we get to the draft itself. But for the time being, the Patriots make it back-to-back corners at the top of this draft class, and I don’t think that’s ever happened before. Cornerbacks are at a premium in today’s NFL, but they’ve never been valued that highly. Johnson is a shut-down player who would give Jerod Mayo a pair of really talented corners to dominate opposing receivers for the foreseeable future.
3. New Orleans Saints: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
It’s going to be fascinating to see what the offseason holds for the New Orleans Saints, who obviously have just recently fired head coach Dennis Allen. The Saints are going to be starting fresh at head coach, which typically means a change at the quarterback position. And the way the Saints are playing (and losing) right now, what good reason do they have to pass on a talent like Cam Ward in next year’s draft?
If the Saints are picking high enough to snag him, I don’t see any way they’re going to pass on Cam Ward just to stick with Derek Carr for another year. You don’t find yourself in this position to pick a quarterback – maybe the top guy on your board – very often. If teams get the chance to do it, they are more than likely going to do it.
Ward is a potential franchise QB with longevity and the Saints need to start thinking about the long game, which it seems like they are.
4. Carolina Panthers: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
In the game of musical chairs that gets played every offseason at the quarterback position, it’s interesting to think about what the future could hold for Bryce Young.
The Panthers have obviously pivoted back to Young this season after Andy Dalton got into a car accident and suffered an injury to his throwing hand. And the the progress Young has shown, the Panthers have no good reason right now to pivot back to Dalton.
But this selection of Shedeur Sanders is way more about the long-term future in Carolina than the short-term one. I think we will still see the Panthers trade Young to the highest bidder this offseason if they can put themselves in position to get one of the top quarterbacks on their board.
Sanders should be able to come in and be an effective starter for Dave Canales right away while a change of scenery could really benefit Young.
5. Cleveland Browns: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Another season-ending injury for Deshaun Watson almost undoubtedly seals his fate, right? The Cleveland Browns are still very much financially invested in Watson (with the most egregious contract in NFL history) but having a quarterback on a rookie contract is the direction this team needs to go moving forward.
I wouldn’t be shocked if we see the Browns try to tear this thing down and rebuild a lot of it in the 2025 offseason, and I like the idea of getting a playmaker like Jalen Milroe in place of Watson. That gives the Browns a dual-threat to maybe accelerate the rebuild of their offense and someone fans can rally around right away.
Jalen Milroe is one of those guys who you could easily see returning to Alabama for another year but QBs are at such a premium in today’s NFL, I don’t know that there’s any way he sneaks out of the first round with some of the highs he’s had this season.
6. Las Vegas Raiders: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Don’t worry, Raiders fans. We’ve got you a quarterback coming later in this mock draft. For now, the Raiders simply can’t pass on the talent of Tetairoa McMillan after the departure of Davante Adams.
The Raiders already have a big-time weapon in Brock Bowers, and you need to have capable targets for any quarterback to throw to. We could see the Raiders in on veteran quarterback options again depending on where they are picking in the 2024 NFL Draft, but McMillan is another game-changing weapon for that offense and this team just needs to keep loading up on good, quality players.
Later in this mock draft, the Raiders will land one of the hottest quarterback prospects in the country…
7. New York Giants: Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
The New York Giants desperately need a quarterback. And don’t worry Giants fans – we’ll get you one later in this mock draft. What we don’t know right now is which quarterbacks are actually going to be valued high by the NFL in the 2025 NFL Draft.
There has been some thought given to guys like Quinn Ewers, Carson Beck, and others, but I don’t know that there is a guy who would get picked this high if the 2025 NFL Draft were tomorrow. The Giants, instead, strengthen an area of their team that they’ve continually been upgrading – the defensive front.
Mason Graham is a difference maker on that interior defensive line and would provide the G-Men with yet another playmaker up front to disrupt the opposing QB.
8. Miami Dolphins: Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
The Miami Dolphins will be a fun team to watch in the 2025 offseason because obviously, this team is pretty darn good when Tua Tagovailoa is healthy and out there running the point for the Dolphin offense.
But when he’s not?
Well, the Dolphins need a better contingency plan. And I don’t think it would be the worst idea for this Miami team to continue investing in the offensive line. Kelvin Banks is one of the top guys at the offensive tackle position in this class and is a perfect fit for the Mike McDaniel offense. He’s nimble, athletic, and nasty out there.
9. Tennessee Titans: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
We’re only on the 9th overall pick in the 1st round of this 2025 NFL Mock Draft, and yet here we are talking about yet another NFL team that could very well be in the 1st-round quarterback market in 2025. The demand is certainly going to be there, but is the supply?
Will Levis has been more of a meme than a franchise QB candidate for the Titans this season, and he’s now coming off of an injury for his first start back in Week 10. We’ll see if Levis can mamke a push for this Titans QB job in the second half of the season, but that remains a question mark.
But is there a QB worth taking here? Again, we’ll have more on the QB position later for the Titans. Instead, Tennessee and GM Ran Carthon go after another crucial position off the edge where Abdul Carter would be one of the biggest impact players in this class. Carter had a statement game against Ohio State and is a great blend of athleticism and hustle that offensive linemen hate to have to deal with.
10. New York Jets: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
The Jets are another team that is really tough to peg for the 2025 offseason. They could very easily be taking on a tear-down type of scenario depending on what happens with Aaron Rodgers, but let’s just say for the moment that Aaron Rodgers returns.
Who is going to become the head coach of this team? The Jets fired Robert Saleh in-season and they are going to be asking a head coach to come in and not only inherit Aaron Rodgers, but then likely have to start over right after that.
Honestly, kind of a tough sell…
The Jets have one “hole” in their roster offensively at the tight end position, and Colston Loveland is a tremendous player and throwback at the position. He could come in and give this team another game-changer to join the likes of Davante Adams, Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall, and the rest of the crew.
11. Dallas Cowboys: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
The Dallas Cowboys desperately need help at the running back position. They brought back Ezekiel Elliott this offseason and have tried to make things work with veteran Dalvin Cook as well.
It’s just not going well.
The Cowboys have an opportunity to get maybe the best offensive weapon in the entire 2025 NFL Draft class here in Boise State Heisman candidate Ashton Jeanty, who has been absolutely dominant this season for the Broncos. In just eight games, he’s got over 1,600 yards from scrimmage and 21 total touchdowns, 20 on the ground.
Jeanty is exactly what the Dallas Cowboys need on offense. They need an offense creator in the running game to help open things up for Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and that passing attack. The question is – who is going to be coaching this Cowboys team next year?
12. Cincinnati Bengals: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
You can’t go wrong getting a playmaker off the edge, and the Cincinnati Bengals might have a huge hole to fill in the 2025 offseason. Trey Hendrickson was reported to have wanted a trade just before the 2024 NFL Draft, but obviously the Bengals did not oblige that request.
There is some trouble in Cincinnati brewing with the team already at six losses this season and so many big-name players unhappy or potentially on the move going forward. We need to see a resolution soon with the contract situation of Ja’Marr Chase, whose price keeps going up, and we won’t likely see Tee Higgins or Trey Hendrickson back with this team in 2025.
If that’s the case, the options are wide open here, but James Pearce Jr. off the edge would fill a massive need for thie Bengals team. You’ve got to be able to get after the QB and James Pearce has been doing that better than most for the last two years at Tennessee.
13. Indianapolis Colts: Malakai Starks, S, Georgia
We can basically just copy and paste this pick in for the Indianapolis Colts in every 2025 NFL mock draft scenario, can’t we? Especially when they are picking in this particular range.
If the Colts continue to lose games and start dropping out of the playoff race, it’s going to be intriguing to see if they end up in the quarterback discussion for the 2025 offseason after benching Anthony Richardson.
There is a clear message being sent after giving Richardson the beginning of last year and the beginning of this year that the team doesn’t buy his long-term prospects because they acknowledged when drafting Richardson that he was going to need on-field reps.
And frankly, I wouldn’t be shocked if Richardson asks for a trade in the offseason.
But yes, the safety position is one of need for the Colts. They need playmakers in the secondary. We could see a complete change in defensive scheme for the Colts this offseason. Starks is the type of guy they would be able to lean on every week.
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have such a good thing going, it’s just a real shame that we’re not going to see this team at full strength in 2024.
Baker Mayfield is playing so well. The defense has playmakers. The offense is putting up points by the boatload. But now, the Bucs are having to face the foreseeable future without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin at the receiver position, and Godwin may not be back in 2025 at all.
In that case, the perfect replacement is out there in Luther Burden III. The Bucs would reset with a rookie contract here and get a receiver who brings a lot of the same qualities to the position as Godwin with his thicker build and abilities after the catch in space. This would be bittersweet, but a nice move for the Bucs.
15. Seattle Seahawks: Will Campbell Jr., OT, LSU
The Seattle Seahawks are down to the guy from Remember The Titans at the right tackle position at this point. Their interior offensive line has been horrendous this season.
The offensive line is going to need a makeover in Seattle this offseason. Princess Diaries style. We’re going to need to see a complete overhaul of a handful of positions for this Seahawks offensive line and the right tackle spot is going to be a great starting point.
It’s been tough to know where to project LSU tackle Will Campbell Jr., but if he’s sitting there for the Seahawks, I’m not sure they’d pass on him. He’s been a left tackle for the Tigers but they would obviously ask him to flip to the right side and play as a bookend with Charles Cross, another former first-round pick.
16. Los Angeles Rams: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
We just saw the Los Angeles Rams throw in the towel on one of their veteran pickups of the 2024 offseason – Tre’Davious White – but it speaks to one of the team’s bigger needs in the 2025 offseason that White was acquired in the first place and Ahkello Witherspoon is still playing for this team.
The Rams have done an outstanding job of reshaping their roster through the NFL Draft in recent years, but the cornerback position needs attention. And this is a great draft for that, but you want to be picking higher than this.
There’s no Travis Hunter or Will Johnson here, but Shavon Revel Jr. is a player I love for the Rams in terms of the value. Despite the risk/reward of him coming off of an ACL injury, Revel is the type of playmaker who can really excel with the pass rush the Rams are putting in front of him. Injury aside, I love this fit for the Rams.
17. San Francisco 49ers: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
This may come as a shock to most people, but there is just one former first-round pick drafted by the 49ers currently playing defense for one of the best teams in the NFC – Nick Bosa. The 49ers have two first-round picks on their defense in general, the other being former Bears first-round pick Leonard Floyd, a veteran pass rusher.
You don’t need a roster full of former first-round picks, but it speaks to the lack of investments/failed investments the 49ers have made on that side of the ball that only Bosa is playing as a former first-rounder for this team defensively.
The 49ers have put so much attention on Kyle Shanahan’s offense, and understandably so, but maybe we see a re-emphasis on building in the trenches defensively with the highly disruptive and versatile Mykel Williams, who would be going to an outstanding situation to make an instant impact.
18. Chicago Bears: Aireontae Ersery, OT, Minnesota
The Chicago Bears have done an amazing job of making sure Caleb Williams is surrounded with playmakers. They traded for Keenan Allen, drafted Rome Odunze, and signed D’Andre Swift in free agency. Now, they need to make sure that Williams is properly protected.
Williams has certainly taken more sacks than he has needed to, but the offensive line in Chicago definitely needs to be reshaped a little bit.
Darnell Wright is a staple for this team but do the Bears need to make a move off of Braxton Jones at the left tackle position? With an additional second-round pick in this class, the Bears can really attack their needs along the offensive line and get guys in the building who can build a wall around the 2024 #1 overall pick.
19. Denver Broncos: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Despite popular opinion, it appears as though the Denver Broncos might have found themselves a true franchise quarterback in Bo Nix. Nix, the 12th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, was significantly scrutinized this past draft cycle because he had a perceived lack of upside at the next level.
He’s got the Broncos at 5-4 (more wins than any rookie QB in franchise history) and the Broncos are on the cusp of already hitting the “over” on their projected win total of 5.5 going into this season.
With that in mind, the clear weakness of this Denver Broncos team is how the team has supported Nix in the playmaker department. Courtland Sutton has been tremendous the last couple of weeks but Denver needs more. They need a consistent threat to raise the floor of the playmaking department. How about the latest from Brian Hartline’s long line of studs coming from that Ohio State program?
It feels like you can just draft Ohio State receivers and immediately improve your offensive weaponry these days. Emeka Egbuka would be a perfect fit for Sean Payton, Bo Nix, and the Broncos.
20. Arizona Cardinals: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
The Arizona Cardinals may have given us a little clue about what they perceive to be their most pressing need going forward with the deal they made at the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline. The Cardinals traded a 6th-round pick to get former Denver Broncos 3rd-round pick Baron Browning and his athleticism off the edge.
Perhaps we’ll see the EDGE position remain one of the areas of emphasis for Jonathan Gannon and the Cardinals going into the 2025 NFL Draft.
And at this stage of the 1st round, that’s really where we see some of the best overall value. Nic Scourton is one of the most disruptive players in the entire country and has done the job at both Purdue and Texas A&M. He should be one of the most coveted pass rushers and edge defenders from this class.
21. Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Grant, DL, Michigan
It’s basically mandatory for us to project a Michigan Wolverines player to the Los Angeles Chargers in every 2025 NFL Mock Draft, right?
The Chargers are usually taking tight end Colston Loveland here in my mock draft predictions, but Loveland is long gone at this point and the Chargers are forced to go another direction. This team already has one of the best overall defenses in the NFL (the #1 scoring defense, in fact) but why not strengthen a strength?
Jim Harbaugh’s teams are always built to last in the trenches and he wants to have dawgs and depth on both sides of the ball there. Kenneth Grant is a player he’s already hand-picked in the past, so there’s no reason to believe he wouldn’t do it again.
22. Atlanta Falcons: Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
When you look at defensive players who have just been flying all over the field and jumping off the tape this season, there are few as impressive as Georgia’s Jalon Walker. Walker has 34 total tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks so far this season.
We’ve seen the Falcons invest so heavily in the offensive side of the ball in recent years that it’s hard to even know where they need to start defensively. But getting a big-time playmaker like Walker can make it feel like you’ve got 12 defenders out there on the field no matter what.
The added bonus here? You’re probably going to sell some jerseys right out of the gate because Bulldogs fans who also love the Falcons are going to already be fully invested in this player.
23. Houston Texans: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon
Oregon’s Derrick Harmon is one of the hottest players in all of college football right now as it pertains to 2025 NFL Draft stock.
The former Michigan State transfer has been absolutely spreading his wings as a member of the Oregon Ducks. Longtime NFL Draft analyst/expert Rob Rang recently had this to say about what he’s seen from Harmon in the 2024 season:
"Harmon registered three stops, and both forced and recovered a fumble in Oregon's dramatic home win over Ohio State, and these statistics don't come close to capturing how disruptive he was in the middle for the Ducks. Harmon is a virtual boulder inside, capable of eating up double-teams and collapsing the pocket. I have him going 27th overall in my latest mock draft, and he'll be higher than that in the next one."
There’s no question taht Harmon is going to go high in the 2024 NFL Draft, but the Houston Texans are a really fun potential landing spot. They have so much talent on that defensive front that he could very quickly emerge as one of the top young IDL in the NFL.
24. Green Bay Packers: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
The Green Bay Packers curiously didn’t make many moves at the cornerback position in the 2024 offseason despite a clear and obvious need. New defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley wanted to prioritize revamping the safety position as well as off-ball linebacker, and it turns out that wasn’t a terrible idea.
Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams have been huge acquisitions for this Packers team and the play of Edgerrin Cooper at linebacker has been really encouraging.
But it’s time for the Packers to go after the cornerback position. Eric Stokes isn’t going to be around beyond this season and the Packers need to get some more big athletes outside. Benjamin Morrison is a tough projection due to an injury he suffered recently but he is a fringe first-round guy who could end up being a steal for Green Bay here.
25. Baltimore Ravens: Cameron Williams, OT, Texas
Giving the Baltimore Ravens a player in the 1st round of a 2025 NFL mock draft feels like giving Elon Musk a $100 gift card. They are one of the most talent-rich teams in the entire NFL with an offense that is capable of scoring at will and from any point on the field.
The Ravens have built something special and they’re just going to keep on building by adding to the trenches. If there’s one area of the Ravens’ offense that I think you could be critical of, it would be that offensive line at times, but even that feels like a stretch.
The Ravens go out and get an absolute hoss at the right tackle position, the 6-foot-5, 335-pound Cameron Williams who could step right in and start as a rookie for this team.
26. Philadelphia Eagles: JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
We know that tackling and effort are non-negotiables for a Vic Fangio defense, so what JT Tuimoloau may lack in fanfare at this point as a prospect, I think we’ll see him be an ideal fit for the Fangio defense.
He’s going to be able to come into the NFL and set the edge right away. Even if he never gets more than 7 or 8 sacks a season in the NFL, I think he’s the type of player who is going to really carve out a long career for himself in the NFL.
He’s got a well-developed pass rush plan, he uses his hands well, and he brings hustle and effort on every snap. The Eagles need to raise the floor off the edge going forward and I think this pick helps accomplish exactly that.
27. Pittsburgh Steelers: Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
Well, we know the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be pursuing wide receivers in the 2024 offseason. There were rumors that they wanted to trade for Brandon Aiyuk. There were rumors that they wanted to trade for Christian Kirk. There were rumors that they wanted to trade for basically anyone who might have been available.
They settled on Mike Williams, but the need for a receiver is there regardless of what the team decides to do beyond this season at the quarterback position, and right now it looks like Russell Wilson might have a legit shot at getting re-signed with what we’ve seen him do in his first two starts.
The Steelers are such a well-run team. We’re seeing a Mike Tomlin masterclass this year. This offense always seems to do a great job of finding playmakers at just about every juncture of the draft but Isaiah Bond would give them a guy who is extremely dynamic in space and in the vertical passing game.
28. Minnesota Vikings: Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky
The Minnesota Vikings had a pair of first-round picks in the 2024 NFL Draft and used them on JJ McCarthy and Dallas Turner. The 2025 season should be the start of the JJ McCarthy era for the Vikings despite the emergence of Sam Darnold this year, and the Vikings already have the elite-level personnel to surround McCarthy offensively.
A quarterback’s true best friend is a defense that can get off the field quickly, and the Vikings have proven at times this season that they are an up-and-coming unit under coordinator Brian Flores.
You can’t go wrong in the 1st round of the NFL Draft going after players in the defensive trenches, especially rare athletes like Deone Walker. Walker is a game-wrecker on the interior who has size, length, playmaking ability, and the type of disruptive traits to draw a lot of attention.
29. Washington Commanders: Wyatt Milum, OT, West Virginia
To say the Washington Commanders have accelerated the timeline of their rebuild would be the understatement of the year. If you would have asked me before the season which team might be the least likely to go worst-to-first, I would have probably said the Commanders.
The reasoning seemed pretty valid at the time. There were two legitimate contenders in the NFC East last year in both the Eagles and Cowboys. The Commanders had new everything from the ownership to the quarterback.
But we’ve seen this team do much more than anyone really expected and they have an opportunity to be really excited about continuing to build this roster under GM Adam Peters in the 2025 offseason. Getting some more dogs on the offensive line is a huge priority for this team and Wyatt Milum has been an absolute wall all year long for the Mountaineers.
30. Buffalo Bills: Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss
The Buffalo Bills have been one of the best teams in the NFL this season and they are just going to keep on getting better and better the more they find values like this late in the 1st round of the NFL Draft.
Walter Nolen is part of the most disruptive defensive front in all of college football this year at Ole Miss. They brought in a number of transfer players (incluidng Nolen) and teams have really struggled to deal with these guys.
Nolen has four sacks already this season for the Rebels and continues to be a player who disrupts plays quickly and frequently from the interior defensive line. The Bills want to get Josh Allen as many opportunities with the football as possible, and having a dominant defensive front will create a lot more of those opportunities.
31. Detroit Lions: Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama
The Detroit Lions are the best team in the NFC right now and they might be the most well-run overall operation in the entire NFL.
The Lions have very few weaknesses, if any, and they just replaced the injured Aidan Hutchinson with veteran pass rusher Za’Darius Smith.
You really have to look at future contract situations to determine what the course of action might be for a team like Detroit in the NFL Draft and the interior offensive line is one that I consistently come back to for them. The price of interior linemen continues to rise over $20 million in average annual value these days, so getting a potential starter at the price of a rookie contract is a huge bargain.
Tyler Booker can come in and start at the guard position immediately.
32. Kansas City Chiefs: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
The Kansas City Chiefs are slowly but surely witnessing the decline of Travis Kelce’s dynamic playmaking ability at the tight end position. He’s still a huge difference-maker for the Chiefs’ offense and he obviously still leads that team in targets this season, but the playmaking ability he had 3-4 years ago is diminishing.
As a fellow 1989-er, I feel you Travis.
And just so you don’t think I’m some hater – Kelce has never averaged less than 10 yards per reception in the NFL before this year. He’s currently averaging 8.6 yards per catch.
The Chiefs obviously really like Noah Gray and he will continue to be an asset for that offense, but the chance to add a dynamic threat like Tyler Warren is more of a torch-passing move than simply settling for Gray.
2025 NFL Mock Draft: Full 2nd round predictions
33. Jacksonville Jaguars: Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU
34. New Orleans Saints: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
35. Chicago Bears (from Panthers): Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
36. Cleveland Browns: Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
37. Las Vegas Raiders: Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
38. New York Giants: Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
39. New England Patriots: LT Overton, DL, Alabama
40. Tennessee Titans: Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
41. Miami Dolphins: Tyleik Williams, DL, Ohio State
42. New York Jets: Shemar Stewart, DL, Texas A&M
43. Dallas Cowboys: Donovan Jackson, OL, Ohio State
44. Cincinnati Bengals: Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss
45. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State
46. Seattle Seahawks: Tate Ratledge, IOL, Georgia
47. Indianapolis Colts: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
48. San Francisco 49ers: Marcus Mbow, OT, Purdue
49. Chicago Bears: Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College
50. Carolina Panthers: Tacario Davis, CB, Arizona
51. Arizona Cardinals: TJ Sanders, DL, South Carolina
52. Denver Broncos: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
53. Los Angeles Chargers: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State
54. Houston Texans: Harold Perkins, LB, LSU
55. Green Bay Packers: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss
56. Atlanta Falcons: Kevin Winston Jr., S, Penn State
57. Baltimore Ravens: Landon Jackson, DL/EDGE, Arkansas
58. Pittsburgh Steelers: Omarr Norman-Lott, DL, Tennessee
59. Buffalo Bills: Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma
60. Philadelphia Eagles: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
61. Buffalo Bills: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina
62. Washington Commanders: Evan Stewart, WR, Oregon
63. Detroit Lions: Patrick Payton, EDGE, Florida State
64. Kansas City Chiefs: Mansoor Delane, CB, Virginia Tech
We promised some new QBs emerging in this 2025 NFL mock draft. We already saw Cam Ward emerge as the #1 quarterback in the class earlier in this mock draft, and here we see the entry of Garrett Nussmeier as a potential first-round option for teams.
Nussmeier is going to the Raiders near the top of round two in this 2025 NFL mock draft, but he could very well find himself into the first round of future mock draft predictions. We’ve mentioned him in the past as well, but he’s one of those guys who wasn’t exactly on the radar before the season who has emerged to the point of drawing a lot of NFL eyes in recent weeks.
Nick Saban talked on College Gameday about Nussmeier at length and said he’s the type of smart QB who can make every throw he’s asked. He’s thrown more interceptions than you like to see but the talent is there.
We also have Quinn Ewers (Giants) and Carson Beck (Titans) going in round two of this mock draft. Those guys are wild card options who have appeared in the first round of a number of our mock draft predictions as well.
One of the more interesting playmakers in the class is Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson, who has emerged as a possible RB2 in this year’s class. The Broncos pick him up to replace 2025 free agent Javonte Williams and give Sean Payton another dynamic option who can break tackles and create offense. He’s been kind of quietly (and shockingly) keeping pace with Ashton Jeanty this season with 21 total touchdowns and 20 rushing.