The excitement and anticipation of the 2024 NFL and college football season is palpable after the release of the long-awaited College Football 25 video game title. While the return of the EA Sports classic has done well to satisfy the football craving for many, it's also got a lot of people giddy about the potential 2025 NFL Draft class. Our latest 2025 NFL mock draft predictions will take a look at not just one round, but three rounds of mock draft madness.
A lot of quarterbacks are going to fly off the board. About half the picks are either Ohio State, Michigan, or Georgia players. This class has a ton of potential and seemingly some strong depth with plenty of room to grow this upcoming season.
We used the Mock Draft Database Simulator to make all 96 selections for this three-round 2025 NFL mock draft.
2025 NFL mock draft: Full first-round predictions
1. Carolina Panthers: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
The Carolina Panthers traded up to get the #1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft where they selected Alabama Heisman winning quarterback Bryce Young. They would have had the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft if they hadn’t traded it to the Chicago Bears in order to get Young. If they hold the #1 overall pick again in 2025, they will almost undoubtedly throw in the towel on Young and start over if they can.
Shedeur Sanders is making his return to the #1 overall slot in this 2025 NFL mock draft as we continue to look into different scenarios. Carson Beck has been in the top spot for some time but Sanders, as of late June, was the betting favorite to go first overall.
2. New England Patriots: James Pearce, EDGE, Tennessee
Unless we see Drake Maye come through with a CJ Stroud-like rookie season, the Patriots are in the midst of a relatively long-term rebuild. That’s probably what you would expect after legendary head coach Bill Belichick and the team parted ways, but this team is hitting a hard reset in a lot of different ways.
Jerod Mayo is taking over as the new head coach and he’s obviously been in the organization for a long time both as a coach and as a player. Mayo knows the DNA of the Patriots franchise and what has made them special through the years, and I’d be willing to bet he’d love to get a star defender from his alma mater to help restore that glory.
James Pearce is considered arguably the best player in this draft by some as of right now and could end up being the #1 overall pick when all is said and done.
3. Denver Broncos: Mykel Williams, EDGE/DL, Georgia
The Denver Broncos are expected by many to be really bad this upcoming season, and if they are, they might be set up pretty well to address some of the weakest areas of their roster in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Broncos got their potential franchise QB for Sean Payton in Bo Nix, the 12th overall pick in the 2024 class. Not everyone was on board with Nix as a 1st-round player, so people will view the Broncos as being very much in the QB market if they end up in this position but here they go after a defensive playmaker.
Mykel Williams has appeared in our 2025 NFL mock drafts all offseason but it seems like there is a bit of a growing school of thought out there that he could end up being in the #1 overall pick conversation. The athletic tools are certainly there, and the Broncos could use another player on the defensive front to line up from a variety of alignments and disrupt plays.
4. Washington Commanders: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
The Washington Commanders smashed reset on the entire organization this offseason, but they’re hoping to replicate the same type of success we saw from the Houston Texans last year. I don’t know if that’s realistically in the cards, but the elements are there for the Commanders to at least make a little more noise this year certainly compared to last year.
Bringing in Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jayden Daniels has rejuvenated the excitement surrounding a franchise that has new ownership, a new general manager, a new head coach, and an overhauled roster.
Because of how much this team turned over in 2024, obviously not every need could be addressed. The Commanders still need to go after some help for the offensive line in 2025 and getting Jayden Daniels’s former LSU teammate to come in and start at left tackle would be huge.
5. Tennessee Titans: Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
If the Tennessee Titans are picking this high again next year, you had better believe that GM Ran Carthon and new head coach Brian Callahan are going to go out and get a quarterback of the future. Whether that’s a free agent, trade acquisition, Shedeur Sanders, Carson Beck, or someone else – they’re going to get a new quarterback one way or the other.
This roster is set up in such an odd way right now that they should have way too many good veterans to be bad, but the high variance from a player like Will Levis has people thinking the Titans could pick in the top five of the 2025 NFL Draft.
If they can land someone like Carson Beck, they could be set up really well to keep pace with a loaded division of talented QBs in the AFC South.
6. New York Giants: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
If you’re not watching the New York Giants on the offseason version of HBO’s hit show Hard Knocks, you’re really missing out just as an NFL fan in general. The show has documented the offseason process of the New York Giants and provided some interesting revelations in hindsight, including the fact that this team was eager to potentially move up to get LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels or possibly even North Carolina’s Drake Maye.
The perception from the outside has been that the Giants are way too comfortable with Daniel Jones, but perhaps there is some unrest inside that building as well. Will Johnson isn’t going to help settle that unrest, but we need a third quarterback to emerge with where the Giants are picking here. If they can’t get a top-tier QB prospect, continuing to load up defensively and get guys who can take advantage of their pass rushers up front could be a solid alternative.
7. Las Vegas Raiders: Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
If the Las Vegas Raiders are picking anywhere near this high next year, they are going to need to be aggressive in pursuing an upgrade at the quarterback position. It feels like the Raiders have completely whiffed on what they have wanted at the position the last couple of years. They seemingly wanted to lure Tom Brady out of retirement at one point and had to settle for signing Jimmy Garoppolo, which turned out to be a disaster.
They wanted either Jayden Daniels or possibly Michael Penix Jr. in the 2024 NFL Draft class and couldn’t figure out a way to secure either. The Raiders are a very interesting team right now because of their QB situation as well as the hiring of Antonio Pierce as the full-time coach. Assuming Pierce is still the coach beyond this year, he’s going to want to continue upgrading his defensive front. Adding Mason Graham to go along with newcomer Christian Wilkins, Maxx Crosby, and Tyree Wilson.
8. Arizona Cardinals: Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky
The Arizona Cardinals are an ascending team as far as I’m concerned. I won’t be surprised to see them picking outside of the top 10 in next year’s draft if Kyler Murray stays healthy all season long. He’s now got a legit #1 receiver to flow the offense through, and with Marvin Harrison Jr. as the go-to threat in this offense, the Cardinals will be more than just a tough four-win team. They could win eight games this season.
With that in mind, Arizona needs to continue to fortify itself in the trenches on either side of the ball. This 2025 draft class is going to be loaded on the defensive line and one of the most interesting players in the group is Kentucky’s Deone Walker, a 350-pound defensive tackle who made 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks last season. Guys at 6-foot-6, 350 pounds should not be able to do that.
9. Minnesota Vikings: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
The Minnesota Vikings are a retooling team right now, but they are in a unique position compared to others who are moving on from high-profile franchise quarterbacks. The Vikings have an established and very good coaching staff. They have a pretty strong roster outside of that change at quarterback. The high variance of outcomes with either Sam Darnold or JJ McCarthy (or a combination of the two this season) puts this team in the “impossible to project” category.
Most of the time we are making 2025 NFL mock draft predictions, I’ve got Travis Hunter playing receiver at the next level, but for the Vikings, I think he could play cornerback and maybe float to the offense in certain situations. Wherever Hunter goes, he’s going to be one of the most interesting picks in next year’s draft.
10. New Orleans Saints: Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
The dreaded news we’ve been anticipating all offseason finally came about as offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk is expected to miss the entire 2024 NFL season after complications from a surgery he had on his knee. It sounds as though the cartilage is deteriorating which could not only put Ramczyk’s season in jeopardy, but perhaps the remainder of his NFL career.
The Saints have used first-round picks on offensive linemen in two of the last three draft classes with Taliese Fuaga coming in this rookie class and Trevor Penning being selected in the first round of the 2022 class. The issue is, Penning is currently in a make-or-break year. He hasn’t proven he can be a viable starting option for the long haul. With the departure of former first-round pick Andrus Peat this offseason as well, it’s a rebuild on the offensive line for the Saints.
11. Seattle Seahawks: Harold Perkins, LB, LSU
If they’re picking this high next year, I’m guessing there will have been something that went wrong for the Seattle Seahawks at the quarterback position. Obviously, Geno Smith and Sam Howell aren’t inspiring a ton of long-term confidence for this franchise, especially now that there’s a brand-new coaching staff in the mix. I wouldn’t say Pete Carroll left the cupboard bare in Seattle, by any means, but this is a team that could be resetting next year.
One of the positions we know is essential for new head coach Mike Macdonald is the linebacker position, and Harold Perkins out of LSU has been one of our most popular Seahawks 2025 mock draft picks. Perkins can play off the ball, he can play off the edge, and he’s an elite all-around athlete.
12. Indianapolis Colts: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
Everyone is eager to see the Indianapolis Colts this coming season and whether or not we will get a fully healthy Anthony Richardson at the quarterback position. The Colts have been emphasizing Relative Athletic Score in every draft class over the last handful of years and as a result, this roster is full of absolute aliens when it comes to size, speed, and athletic traits.
After winning nine games last year, the Colts are proving they have the right combination of coaching and talent, and the ceiling is high if Richardson is healthy. The offense has been a major area of focus in recent years, however, and there are a number of players who could soon be replaced on the back end of the defense. Here, the Colts land one of Georgia’s best defensive players in Malaki Starks who has 14 passes defensed and five interceptions over the last two years.
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Luther Burden, WR, Missouri
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been doing well to keep the core of their roster together in recent years, especially in the 2024 offseason where we saw a heavy emphasis on taking care of in-house players including Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, and Antoine Winfield Jr.
The question is – are they going to keep Chris Godwin beyond this season? Godwin could be gone after the 2024 season despite the fact that he’s racked up three straight 1,000-yard campaigns and could be going for a fourth in a row this coming year.
If Godwin departs, and maybe even if he doesn’t, Luther Burden makes so much sense for the Buccaneers in next year’s draft. I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a Godwin clone, but Burden has some stylistic similarities and would be an impact player from day one in Tampa Bay’s offense.
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
If the Pittsburgh Steelers are picking 14th overall in next year’s draft, it means they most likely finished with the first losing record in Mike Tomlin’s tenure as the head coach of the team. And if that happens, I’m guessing the quarterback position will also be an issue. The Steelers traded away 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett this past offseason and brought in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields as a couple of worthwhile dart throws to upgrade that spot.
Could this team be in the market at the quarterback position again next offseason? They absolutely could be. Here, however, the Steelers upgrade the side of the ball that has been carrying this team. Benjamin Morrison out of Notre Dame is too good to ignore in this pick slot and would give the Steelers an enviable duo at outside corner along with Joey Porter Jr.
15. Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Grant, DL, Michigan
We know Jim Harbaugh is going to continually build in the trenches on both sides of the football. That has always been his philosophy and that’s not going to change whether he’s at San Diego, Stanford, San Francisco, Michigan, or Los Angeles.
Harbaugh knows what works for him, and he’s going to stick to the formula. It doesn’t hurt that he could potentially go after a number of guys he’s already familiar with as well. There were already a ton of Michigan Wolverines players picked in the 2024 NFL Draft from Harbaugh’s championship program, and this 2025 NFL Draft class is loaded with Wolverines once again.
Here, Harbaugh lands the 6-foot-3, 340-pound Grant who can penetrate, make plays in the backfield, and open up opportunities for the guys around him with his outstanding size.
16. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyleik Williams, DL, Ohio State
The Jacksonville Jaguars definitely have a lot of pieces in place to make a run in the AFC South, and with Trevor Lawrence locked into his big-money contract, the focus next offseason really needs to shift toward making sure Lawrence has a defense that can have his back over the long haul of a 17 (soon to be 18) game season.
There’s a common theme you’re going to notice throughout the course of this 2025 NFL mock draft, which is the presence of Ohio State, Michigan, and Georgia players. The Ohio State program could set an NFL record for players drafted in 2025 and Tyleik Williams is one of the best out of a deep crop.
Getting a playmaker on the interior defensive line will be a priority for Jacksonville next offseason since they have the guys off the edge in Josh Allen and Travon Walker.
17. Cleveland Browns: Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU
The Cleveland Browns were one of the best teams in the league last year, winning 11 games despite having to shuffle through a variety of different starting quarterbacks. They signed Joe Flacco basically off the street last year and the guy was able to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
Kevin Stefanski and Andrew Berry have built something pretty special in Cleveland, but their investment in Deshaun Watson has yet to pay off the way they had hoped. With that in mind, if the Browns aren’t making a change at QB, we could see them do some modifying at the tackle position next offseason.
Jedrick Wills and Jack Conklin are both coming off of injuries last season and Wills is on the cusp of being a first-round “bust”. It looks like the Browns have a long-term piece at right tackle in Dawand Jones and if the team moves on from one of Wills or Conklin (maybe both) next offseason, another offensive tackle makes a lot of sense here.
18. Los Angeles Rams: Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
I’ve put together a lot of 2025 NFL mock draft scenarios this Summer and almost all of them have the Los Angeles Rams going after the quarterback position. We’ve explored scenarios where the Rams go after interior defensive linemen as well with Aaron Donald’s retirement, but it feels like the writing may be on the wall for Matthew Stafford in the near future.
There have been rumors of retirement for a few years now, and Stafford’s time will eventually come. The Rams need to be prepared and there was some thought they could go after a quarterback early in 2024. They ultimately passed, but if Quinn Ewers is there for them in the 2025 NFL Draft it could be a good fit. Ewers is thought of as a bit of a wild card in the upcoming class but he’s got tremendous talent and competitive edge.
19. New York Jets: Tetaroia McMillan, WR, Arizona
It seems a little bit like overkill to give the New York Jets a wide receiver, but you could also just look at this as a best player available sort of situation here. The Jets are going to have question marks about the quarterback beyond this season, whether or not Aaron Rodgers is going to be playing. We’ll explore the quarterback position for this team later on in this mock draft, but Tetairoa McMillan is a 6-foot-5 receiver with tremendous big-play abilities.
The Jets added Mike Williams on a relatively low-risk deal this year but they could be moving on from both he and Allen Lazard after this coming season. If that ends up being the case, the big-bodied McMillan can come in and help complement Garrett Wilson at receiver for whoever is throwing passes.
20. Chicago Bears: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
The acquisition of Montez Sweat off the edge last year for the Chicago Bears ended up being one of the best moves general manager Ryan Poles has made for the team. Adding Sweat provided us a clear “before and after” sort of picture of the Chicago defense last year. Getting that consistent presence off the edge was tremendous.
Now, add another one. The Bears worked hard in the 2024 offseason to fortify the offense for #1 overall pick Caleb Williams. They picked up some more big-name receivers in veteran Keenan Allen and rookie Rome Odunze. They brought in a potential starting left tackle of the future with third-round pick Kiran Amegadjie.
Getting another presence off the edge is going to help get that offense more and more opportunities with the football. Abdul Carter could be the next in line for a Penn State program that has been cranking out top-tier NFL pass rush talent.
21. Atlanta Falcons: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
Color me skeptical that the Falcons are going to be making the playoffs this coming season. It’s not hard to see a scenario in which things could go very wrong for that team regarding the potential quarterback controversy, a new coaching staff, and years of neglect on the defensive side.
If this were a video game, you might be able to just plug Kirk Cousins into the QB spot and have immediate success. But players switching teams like that isn’t a no-brainer in real life. Now, Cousins has the added pressure of a new first-round pick breathing down his neck. Coming off of a major injury in his late 30s, I just don’t know what we’re going to see from this team.
Regardless, the Falcons are going to need to upgrade defensive personnel in 2025. Former Purdue standout Nic Scourton has transferred to Texas A&M this year and could be one of the best all-around defensive linemen in college football. He gets pressure from a variety of alignments up front.
22. Miami Dolphins: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
If the Miami Dolphins are Thanos and their offensive weapons are the Infinity Gauntlet, then the tight end position is the last stone they are missing. Jonnu Smith is a good player, but getting a viable long-term option like Colston Loveland to add to this group in 2025 would be absolutely wild to see.
The Dolphins have playmakers all over the place offensively. They will need to secure Tua Tagovailoa on a long-term contract, but having all of these pieces in place could make his job a lot easier especially when you have Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle occupying so much attention already.
Colston Loveland is going to come in and block but he’s a difference maker in the passing game as well.
23. Green Bay Packers: Tacario Davis, CB, Arizona
If you’re a Packers fan and you’re hoping for someone else to eventually be in this pick slot, I’m sure it will eventually happen. We’ve had Tacario Davis projected to the Packers in a lot of 2025 NFL mock draft scenarios because the Packers didn’t do anything at corner this offseason and Davis has some of the best physical tools in this class.
The Packers have prerequisites among their top picks when it comes to athletic traits and Davis is poised to impress in that aspect. He’s a rare 6-foot-4 cornerback prospect with outstanding ball skills. He had 15 passes broken up last year at Arizona and the Packers obviously did some heavy scouting there as they selected Jordan Morgan in the 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
24. Houston Texans: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
We have a first-time appearance in our 2025 NFL mock draft predictions for Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty.
Now, would the Houston Texans really do this? They obviously felt like the running back position was a big enough need this offseason to swing a trade for Bengals running back Joe Mixon, and Mixon signed a three-year deal to be a fixture in the offense going forward. When you have the running back position sort of set, it might be tough to justify a first-round player at the position, but Jeanty is a ridiculous three-down threat who had over 1,900 yards from scrimmage last year and 43 receptions.
Even with Mixon in place, Jeanty is a dynamic weapon for the offense and could help take pressure off of CJ Stroud.
25. Philadelphia Eagles: Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
One of the most underrated reasons why the Philadelphia Eagles’ defense struggled last year was the departure of their stellar starting linebacker duo of TJ Edwards and Kyzir White. The Eagles must have thought they could just easily replace those two guys but that position group was a problem area for them all last season.
With Vic Fangio in place as defensive coordinator, having stud linebackers will be non-negotiable and it looks like the Eagles are really just still patchwork in that area. They need to go after a stud at linebacker and Barrett Carter is a stud. He’s got 20 tackles for loss and nine sacks over the last two seasons along with 13 passes broken up in coverage.
26. Dallas Cowboys: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Prior to this past season, it looked like Emeka Egbuka was on the fast track to becoming a first-round receiver. The Ohio State Buckeyes are cranking these players out and receivers coach Brian Hartline’s ability to develop his guys and get them ready for the NFL is really outstanding to watch. Unfortunately, not having CJ Stroud last year as well as battling injury caused a little detour in Egbuka’s first-round aspirations.
He’s going back for a fourth year at Ohio State after a pretty disappointing 2023 campaign but he will undoubtedly be back on the first-round radar this year. The Cowboys have plenty of needs all over the roster, but getting a cost-controlled #2 receiver to go along with CeeDee Lamb, who is likely soon going to be paid more than any other non-QB in the NFL, is essential.
27. Buffalo Bills: Princely Umanmielen, DL, Ole Miss
After going neck and neck with the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC over the last four or five years, the Buffalo Bills had to do a bit of a reset in the 2024 offseason. So many notable names are no longer on this roster and Buffalo is really counting on coaching and Josh Allen to lift this team while they get a bunch of new faces acclimated.
When you hit reset as a franchise on the roster, you’ve got to emphasize rebuilding and loading up in the trenches. If you can raise the floor on the offensive and defensive lines, you can hang in most every game. The Bills do exactly that with this pick by taking Ole Miss defensive lineman Princely Umanmeilen, a Florida transfer who had 7.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss last season.
He can play the traditional defensive end position on a four-man front as well as move inside on passing downs.
28. Cincinnati Bengals: Patrick Payton, EDGE, Florida State
The Cincinnati Bengals are poised for what they hope is a bounce-back season in 2024 after struggling with injuries last year, including to quarterback Joe Burrow. This team has invested heavily in the offensive line in 2024, and rightfully so. The time to invest heavily in the defensive line may be in 2025, especially off the edge.
Not only is the 2025 NFL draft class looking really good off the edge but the depth all over the defensive front should excite teams with needs in those areas. The Bengals have had to navigate star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson requesting a trade around the time of the 2024 NFL Draft and we’ll see if he’s around beyond this year.
Either way, getting a player like Patrick Payton off the edge would give the Bengals another player to add to the rotation and make an immediate impact in a sub role while developing into a full-time starter.
29. Detroit Lions: Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
After losing Jonah Jackson to the Los Angeles Rams in the 2024 offseason, the Detroit Lions could have some long-term needs up front offensively despite probably having the right guys in place to keep the offense humming in 2024. Graham Glasgow was a big-money free agent pickup by the Denver Broncos a handful of years ago, but ended up being a bust for them. The Lions scooped him back up and he picked up like he never left Detroit.
Still, having the opportunity to go after another interior offensive line talent like Arizona’s Jonah Savaiinaea is something Lions GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell probably wouldn’t pass on. The Lions have an identity offensively and Savaiinaea fits it perfectly. He’s a big punisher who can play tackle or guard and slot in immediately as a starter.
30. Baltimore Ravens: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
Anytime I’m putting together a mock draft and I get to the Baltimore Ravens, I simply look at the board and think of what player would feel like the biggest steal in that scenario. It feels like Denzel Burke would fit in perfectly with that here.
The Ohio State corner has 26 passes broken up over the last three years and has been a consistent playmaker for that defense. According to PFF’s metrics, Burke is the type of player you can rely on in single-coverage situations:
"Burke was one of many draft-eligible Buckeyes who decided to return to Columbus for another season. The junior dominated when he was left on an island in 2023. Burke allowed a catch on only 19.1% of his targets in single coverage, the eighth-best rate among FBS cornerbacks. Of those 21 targets in single coverage, Burke made more plays on the ball (six combined interceptions and forced incompletions) than he allowed catches (five).Pro Football Focus
Burke has the length and speed required to cover receivers one-on-one and will be the veteran leader in a young but talented Ohio State secondary."
Just another day at the office for Eric DeCosta when it comes to finding value wherever he's slotted to pick.
31. San Francisco 49ers: Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama
The San Francisco 49ers have one of the most well-constructed rosters in the entire NFL, but this team is going to start having to make difficult decisions in the near future. They obviously have playmakers galore offensively, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen the 49ers go after an offensive lineman in the first two rounds of the draft. But this class could provide them the perfect opportunity to do it.
The 49ers here go after Alabama’s Tyler Booker who has played left guard for the Crimson Tide and has all of the makings of a day one starter at the NFL level.
It’s not a draft pick that would make headlines, but the value of interior offensive linemen in today’s NFL has increased substantially. We’re now seeing guards get paid over $20 million a year on big-money contracts.
32. Kansas City Chiefs: Jabbar Muhammad, CB, Oregon
If the Kansas City Chiefs are going to find a way to win their third straight Super Bowl, they’re going to have to do it without one of the best defensive backs in the entire NFL. The Chiefs opted to trade star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed this offseason instead of signing him to a long-term deal, shipping him to the Tennessee Titans.
Without Sneed in the defensive backfield, how much of a dropoff – if any – are we going to see? The Chiefs have earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to evaluating and developing defensive backs. Trent McDuffie will take the mantle of CB1 in Kansas City and is obviously an outstanding player already, but the Chiefs might need to reset at this position in 2025.
Jabbar Muhammad might end up being too small to go in the first round at 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, but he can play inside or out and make an immediate impact with his instincts and ball skills.
2025 NFL mock draft: Full Second-Round Predictions
33. Chicago Bears: Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss
34. New England Patriots: Earnest Greene, OL, Georgia
35. Denver Broncos: Jay Higgins, LB, Iowa
36. Washington Commanders: Dani Dennis-Sutton, DL, Penn State
37. Tennessee Titans: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State
38. New York Giants: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
39. Las Vegas Raiders: Conner Weigman, QB, Texas A&M
40. Arizona Cardinals: JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
41. Houston Texans: Kevin Winston Jr., S, Penn State
42. New Orleans Saints: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State
43. Seattle Seahawks: Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
44. Indianapolis Colts: Jordan Hancock, CB, Ohio State
45. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Evan Stewart, WR, Oregon
46. Pittsburgh Steelers: Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
47. Los Angeles Chargers: Luke Lachey, TE, Iowa
48. Jacksonville Jaguars: Xavier Nwankpa, S, Iowa
49. Cleveland Browns: Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State
50. Los Angeles Rams: Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State
51. New York Jets: Landon Jackson, DL, Arkansas
52. Chicago Bears: Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
53. Atlanta Falcons: Xavier Watts, DB, Notre Dame
54. Miami Dolphins: Dontay Corleone, DL, Cincinnati
55. Green Bay Packers: Howard Cross III, DL, Notre Dame
56. Houston Texans: Nic Anderson, WR, Oklahoma
57. Philadelphia Eagles: Fernando Carmona, OT, Arkansas
58. Dallas Cowboys: TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State
59. Buffalo Bills: Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss
60. Cincinnati Bengals: Josh Conerly Jr., OL, Oregon
61. Detroit Lions: Ashton Gillotte, EDGE, Louisville
62. Baltimore Ravens: Tate Ratledge, OL, Georgia
63. San Francisco 49ers: Bear Alexander, DL, USC
64. Kansas City Chiefs: Shemar Turner, DL, Texas A&M
A number of teams that missed out on quarterbacks in the first round of this 2025 NFL mock draft landed some intriguing names here in the second.
The first name off the board was Jalen Milroe out of Alabama, a player we haven’t talked about a ton yet as it relates to the 2025 NFL Draft. But Milroe could captivate the NFL in a similar way this season as we saw from Jayden Daniels at LSU last year. If he can improve as a passer, Milroe has the dynamic dual-threat capabilities to be one of the more coveted players in this class.
2025 NFL mock draft: Full Third Round Predictions
65. Carolina Panthers: Jason Marshall Jr., CB, Florida
66. New England Patriots: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
67. Denver Broncos: Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon
68. Washington Commanders: Antwane Wells Jr., WR, Ole Miss
69. Kansas City Chiefs: Rod Moore, DB, Michigan
70. New York Giants: Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame
71. Las Vegas Raiders: Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan
72. Arizona Cardinals: Parker Brailsford, OL, Alabama
73. Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia
74. New Orleans Saints: Dasan McCullough, EDGE, Oklahoma
75. Seattle Seahawks: Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma
76. Indianapolis Colts: Smael Mondon Jr., LB, Georgia
77. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville
78. Pittsburgh Steelers: Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
79. Los Angeles Chargers: Josaiah Stewart, EDGE, Michigan
80. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ajani Cornelius, OL, Oregon
81. Cleveland Browns: Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
82. Los Angeles Rams: Nazir Stackhouse, DL, Georgia
83. New York Jets: Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
84. Chicago Bears: Andrew Mukuba, S, Texas
85. Atlanta Falcons: Jamon Dumas-Johnson, LB, Kentucky
86. Philadelphia Eagles: Donovan Jackson, OL, Ohio State
87. Green Bay Packers: Sebastian Castro, DB, Iowa
88. Houston Texans: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
89. Philadelphia Eagles: Cameron Ward, QB, Miami
90. Dallas Cowboys: Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
91. Buffalo Bills: Nick Singleton, RB, Penn State
92. Cincinnati Bengals: Devin Neal, RB, Kansas
93. New York Jets: Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
94. Baltimore Ravens: Wyatt Milum, OT, West Virginia
95. San Francisco 49ers: Barion Brown, WR, Kentucky
96. Kansas City Chiefs: Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
There were a couple of really interesting scenarios that presented themselves here in the third round of this 2025 NFL mock draft. The first one was the Denver Broncos getting the chance to take Tez Johnson, the adoptive brother of Broncos 1st-round QB Bo Nix. Johnson would also be re-joining his former Ducks teammate Troy Franklin in Denver’s receiver room.
The Pittsburgh Steelers stayed local to take another shot at the quarterback position with Drew Allar, who has appeared in the 1st round of one of our offseason mock drafts. He has big-time potential.
The New York Jets also took a shot on a quarterback and picked up Jayden Daniels’ replacement at LSU, Garrett Nussmeier. Nussmeier is on the radar of a lot of NFL scouts right now after some of the glimpses he showed in opportunities last season.