Post-Combine 2025 NFL Mock Draft

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Logan Ulrich
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Now that the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine is in the rearview mirror, it’s a good time to take a step back and reassess what we think we know about this upcoming draft. The mock draft industry has been humming for months now and there’s definitely a consensus when it comes to certain prospects and teams. 

However, this is not a class that lends itself to consensus, with tons of prospects where beauty is in the eye of the beholder even for players who are at the top of their respective position groups. Our Ethan Woodie has done a tremendous job with draft coverage here at NFL Trade Rumors, with a Top 100 Big Board, positional rankings that go 10-15 deep at every group and takeaways from the Combine. This is a good time for a fresh perspective, though. 

2025 NFL Mock Draft

1 – Tennessee Titans: Miami QB Cam Ward

Often we already know who the No. 1 pick will be by this point in the calendar, or at least have a pretty good idea. It still feels wide open for the Titans, which is indicative of the dynamics at play in this particular draft class. Tennessee has official visits scheduled with the top two quarterbacks and Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter in the coming week. You can connect the dots and figure the Titans hope to decide whether to keep the pick or trade it before free agency begins next week. 

If they trade the pick, it will be a team coming up for Ward, who has started to establish himself as the clear No. 1 quarterback in this flawed class. He has warts but Ward also has the physical upside to justify a selection this high. If the Titans keep the pick, the decision is between Ward and Carter. Top pass rushers are hard to find. Quarterbacks are harder, and after gutting through 17 games of Will Levis and Mason Rudolph, I think the Titans will have a lot of motivation to upgrade. 

2 – Cleveland Browns: Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders

The overwhelming sense coming out of the Combine is that the Browns will go quarterback at No. 2 overall, with indications that the apple of their eye is Ward. If Ward goes No. 1, that leaves Sanders as the only other first-round caliber prospect on the board, even though a gulf has started to open between Ward and Sanders for most teams. The only evaluation that matters at the No. 2 pick is the Browns’, though. 

3 – New York Giants: Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter

Last year, the Giants were picking No. 6 overall but were boxed out of the top three prospects because no team wanted to trade down. In this scenario, they’re picking No. 3 but still end up boxed out by other QB-needy teams, which would force them to address the position on Day 2 to add competition for a likely veteran signing. As a fallback, I think they’d take Hunter even with Carter available, as the Giants are in good shape at edge rusher with Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux. Meanwhile Hunter would fill two big needs — No. 1 corner and another playmaker on offense. 

4 – New England Patriots: Penn State OLB Abdul Carter

This would be a glorious outcome for the Patriots to have a No. 1-caliber prospect forced down the board to No. 4. Carter is an explosive pass rusher and one of maybe two blue-chip players in this class. A comparison to Cowboys LB Micah Parsons isn’t fair but it’s also not necessarily off-base. 

5 – Jacksonville Jaguars: Michigan DT Mason Graham

Graham is going to be a middle-of-the-fairway pick for some team this year and that high floor should keep him in the top ten selections. However, expectations should be tweaked to have him more in line with a player like Raiders DT Christian Wilkins than a true game-wrecking force. 

6 – Las Vegas Raiders: Tennessee DE James Pearce

The Raiders have been linked to a lot of buzzy names at quarterback but I think it’s more likely competition-obsessed HC Pete Carroll throws a couple of darts at a free agent signing and a Day 2 pick instead of making a swing for the fences. Carroll’s history also suggests an emphasis on premium positions when it comes to first-round picks in the top half of the round. Parallels can be drawn between Pearce and former Seahawks first-round DE Bruce Irvin, including their athleticism, play style and the fact not every team viewed them as a locker room fit. Vague “character concerns” have come up about Pearce, and it’s always 50/50 on whether those are merited or not. But Carroll has more of a tolerance for those than other coaches due to belief in the strength of his program. 

7 – New York Jets: Missouri OT Armand Membou

The Jets are a mystery in a lot of ways as they come into this offseason with a completely clean slate — new head coach, new GM and new quarterback. First-year Jets HC Aaron Glenn has a background on defense, but paradoxically I think that makes New York more likely to lean toward an offensive player here, as Glenn will have confidence in his abilities to coach up the other side of the ball. They can work to build up the offense to be able to drop in a quarterback later. 

Membou is one of the biggest risers coming out of the Combine and it’s not out of the question that this week could propel him into being the first offensive lineman drafted. There are no tackles that check every single box this year but Membou comes the closest, with the length, athleticism and tape to justify a high pick. He played right tackle at Missouri and could slot in at the same spot for the Jets, giving them book-end tackles with 2024 first-round LT Olu Fashanu.

8 – Carolina Panthers: Georgia LB Jalon Walker

Walker to Carolina has been a popular match in the past several weeks, and for good reason. The Panthers need tons of help on defense and Walker would potentially fit at edge rusher, off-ball linebacker or a hybrid of the two roles like former LB Frankie Luvu used to play. Beyond that, he seems like a fit for the intangibles the Panthers want on that side of the ball, and he’s a local prospect from Salisbury, North Carolina. 

9 – New Orleans Saints: Texas A&M DL Shemar Stewart

Stewart had an incredible week at the Combine. The term “generational” is overused when it comes to draft discourse, but Stewart tested ike a generational athlete this past week. 

Now the catch is that Stewart had just 4.5 sacks in 37 games, which is an astonishing lack of production. He’s not the only Texas A&M player in recent years to experience a statistical dip in College Station, though, and the NFL puts far more value on traits as opposed to production. The classic example of this is Texans DE Danielle Hunter, who also had 4.5 sacks in 38 career games in college. Stewart’s traits will get him drafted in the top half of the round to a pass rush-needy team like the Saints. 

10 – Chicago Bears: LSU OT Will Campbell

The Bears have been open about their desire to build up the offensive line more this offseason, particularly with new HC Ben Johnson arriving from Detroit where the front five was the engine to the team’s success. There’s a debate about whether Campbell can stick at tackle despite his lack of length — it’s not just his arm length that falls below the threshold, Campbell’s overall wingspan is subpar for a tackle — but either way he’d be an upgrade for the Bears. 

11 – San Francisco 49ers: Ohio State OT Josh Simmons

Simmons might be a redshirt player as he works his way back from a torn patellar tendon that ended his final collegiate season prematurely. Before going down, he was putting himself on a trajectory to be the top tackle in the class. For the 49ers, they would have the luxury of grooming Simmons behind future Hall of Fame LT Trent Williams until he’s ready to retire and prevent a scramble for a new blindside protector. Top tackles rarely slide out of the top fifteen picks, so the 49ers can capitalize on this opportunity with a higher pick than they expected. 

12 – Dallas Cowboys: Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan

The sense from the various Dallas beat reporters coming out of the Combine is that the Cowboys want to focus on more premium positions than running back with their first-round selection. The other pain point on offense besides the running game in 2024 was a lack of viable secondary threats in the passing game to WR CeeDee Lamb. Adding McMillan would give Dallas a big-bodied complement to Lamb who is a threat on jump balls and after the catch. Lots of mocks have McMillan in the top five to ten picks but it’s not clear if the NFL is quite that high on him. 

13 – Miami Dolphins: Penn State TE Tyler Warren

The Dolphins had poked around at tight end for a couple years but finally found a fit last year with veteran Jonnu Smith, who had a career-high 884 receiving yards and scored eight touchdowns. He’s still under contract in 2025 but as the Dolphins seek to get tougher and more schematically diverse on offense, Warren could be an excellent fit. He lined up all over the field for Penn State, including at quarterback, and is an impressive athlete for his size. Miami can easily play him on the field with Smith and their other weapons at receiver and running back. He could be Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel’s version of George Kittle.

14 – Indianapolis Colts: Michigan TE Colston Loveland

Warren’s breakout this past year overshadowed Loveland, who had to mire through a downgrade in quarterback play at Michigan and saw his stats fall off. He was still far and away the leading receiver on the team, though. Loveland is a different type of tight end than Warren, more of a pure receiving threat who can be split off from the formation and create mismatches. He’s held in equally high regard and it’s not out of the question he comes off the board first. 

15 – Atlanta Falcons: Georgia DE Mykel Williams

The Falcons are telegraphing their plans this year, leaving their offensive coaches at home and conducting formal Combine interviews with only prospects on defense. In fairness, Atlanta’s defense is overdue for some attention with years of top picks and free agent spending poured into the offense. Luckily this is a good class for front seven talent. Williams is another traits over production prospect, as he has size, length and athleticism that teams covet in their edge rushing prospects, but didn’t fill up the stat sheet at Georgia. That’s been a theme for a lot of Georgia prospects the past few years, and many have gone on to NFL success. 

16 – Arizona Cardinals: Marshall DE Mike Green

The middle of this draft is setting up for a run on defensive tackles and edge rushers, as the needs of the teams align with the strength of the pool. The Cardinals need to be more deadly on defense to take the next step as a team and Green would give them an edge rushing presence they haven’t had since probably Haason Reddick. He dominated the competition at Marshall with 17 sacks, then proved he could translate it against the next level of competition at the Senior Bowl. He’s on the small side for an edge rusher but should still fit just fine in Arizona’s defense. 

17 – Cincinnati Bengals: Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen

Defense was a big liability for the Bengals last year and fixing that will start by adding more pass rush threats up front so it’s not just DE Trey Hendrickson doing all the heavy lifting (assuming he and the team work out their contract standoff). Nolen is a little light but brings a lot of pop as a disruptive presence at the three-technique spot. The Bengals had success with B.J. Hill replacing Geno Atkins in that role for a few seasons but Hill is on an expiring contract. While there are some maturity concerns for Nolen from other teams, the Bengals are more tolerant of those risks for prospects. 

18 – Seattle Seahawks: Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell

Campbell is another name buzzing as the league departs Indianapolis from the Combine. He’s got great size and speed, and apparently interviewed well to boot. Multiple draft analysts have said he’s a lock for the top 20. If he’s still on the board here, I think Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald would run the card in from Seattle to Green Bay if he had to. Campbell is the prototypical fit for Macdonald’s defense, which puts a big premium on linebacker play. Campbell did some workouts as an edge rusher and Macdonald could put his pass rushing prowess to devastating effect. Even though Seattle made major investments in the position last year, Campbell would be a big upgrade and a potential high-impact addition to the defense. 

19 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Michigan CB Will Johnson

There are prospects who make surprising falls every year and Johnson is a candidate for that this year. Once seen as a potential top-five lock, Johnson has seemingly slipped due to an injury that cost him most of last year and concerns about his top-end speed, which actually matters quite a bit for cornerbacks. He didn’t run at the Combine and will get a chance to allay those concerns at his pro day. Still, Johnson has enough high-end traits to be appealing to teams in this range. 

20 – Denver Broncos: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty

Jeanty’s draft position will be fascinating to monitor, as conventional thinking about running back positional value has been challenged this past season. Should he slip to the Broncos, it would be hard for Denver to pass. The Broncos’ success on offense this past season was largely in spite of not having an effective running game, and a lot of the issues fell on the backs for not maximizing the opportunities provided or creating extra yards. Jeanty is a broken tackle machine and would be a tremendous asset for HC Sean Payton and QB Bo Nix to lean on. 

21 – Pittsburgh Steelers: Texas WR Matthew Golden

No player rewrote the book on himself entering the Combine more than Golden. Viewed as a route technician and complementary threat, Golden raised eyebrows by running a blistering 4.29-second 40 yard dash. It was the fastest time of any receiver at the event and shows a dynamic potential to Golden’s game that might have been overlooked before. Already a fringe first-round prospect, that time should lock Golden into the top 32 picks and makes him a compelling option for the Steelers here, who have been searching high and low for more playmakers. 

22 – Los Angeles Chargers: Michigan DT Kenneth Grant

The Chargers have a number of pending free agents on the defensive line, so HC Jim Harbaugh could look for a reunion with a player he coached at Michigan to fortify things up front for Los Angeles. Grant is Dexter Lawrence-esque with regards to his rare combination of size and athleticism. He didn’t test at the Combine, but at 6-4 and over 330 pounds, he was expected to put up an absurd 40 time. 

23 – Green Bay Packers: Texas CB Jahdae Barron

The Packers are likely moving on from Jaire Alexander this offseason and former first-rounder Eric Stokes is a pending free agent. Help is needed and Green Bay could dip back into the first-round well at corner. Barron has drawn comparisons to Alexander as a skilled cover corner who makes up for a slight lack of size with smooth athletic ability and grit. 

24 – Minnesota Vikings: North Carolina RB Omarion Hampton

I don’t think Jeanty will be the only first-round running back. Hampton has also been one of the most productive backs in college football over the past two years and checks nearly every box a team could want in a feature back. He’s a load to bring down and a powerful runner at 6-0 and 221 pounds, but Hampton can hit home runs too with speed, as demonstrated by his 4.46-second 40 time. He’s not the best receiving back in this class, but he has three-down ability and would add a dimension to the Vikings offense that they’re missing right now. 

25 – Houston Texans: Alabama G Tyler Booker

Booker has been described as the Will Anderson of the offense at Alabama the past couple of years — referencing his high-end football character, leadership and production. So naturally the team that drafted Anderson should be highly interested, especially because Houston needs help on the offensive line. Booker would be the second first-round guard Texans GM Nick Caserio has invested in, but hopefully he’ll work out better than Kenyon Green to this point. New Texans OC Nick Caley is arriving from Los Angeles but has a background from the smashmouth Patriots offenses of the past decade, which is a perfect fit for Booker. 

26 – Los Angeles Rams: Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka

The Rams won’t be in search of a new quarterback but they will be looking out for a replacement for star WR Cooper Kupp, who they intend to trade. It would be difficult to do better than Egbuka, a productive receiver for the past four years at Ohio State who is a quality route runner, hardnosed blocker and physical presence after the catch. He’d slot right into Kupp’s role and might not be that much of a dropoff. 

27 – Baltimore Ravens: South Carolina S Nick Emmanwori

The Ravens already have one freak outlier at safety in Kyle Hamilton, but they could use more help at the position with Marcus Williams set to be cut as a cap casualty. Emmanwori honestly might not be available this late after dominating the Combine with some of the best athletic testing ever for a safety at the event. He ran a 4.38-second 40 at 6-3 and 220 pounds and jumped out of the building. He didn’t do the agility drills but there’s plenty on tape to suggest he can be a do-everything safety who can play all over the defense, just like Hamilton. 

28 – Detroit Lions: Ohio State OL Donovan Jackson

The Lions are starting to get a little older at a few spots along the offensive line, and it feels like a position group the team will want to keep strong as a matter of identity. Detroit has shown it’s willing to go against consensus to land players it views as fits for its identity, and Jackson seems like a Lions-brand player with his toughness and versatility to play multiple spots up front. 

29 – Washington Commanders: Texas OT Kelvin Banks

Washington exceeded expectations this past year because their offensive line punched above its weight. Moving forward, this is an area the Commanders will want to ensure is strong to protect their investment in QB Jayden Daniels and allow them to continue to run the football. Banks would shore up the left side of the line with 2024 third-round OL Brandon Coleman, one of whom could play tackle and the other guard. 

30 – Buffalo Bills: Boston College DE Donovan Ezeiruaku

Buffalo’s loss to the Chiefs in the playoffs exposed a lack of juice in the team’s pass rush to close out games against the elite competition in the AFC. The Bills just have to keep taking swings at a pass rusher until they land enough difference makers. Ezeiruaku is on the small side at 6-2 and just under 250 pounds but was super productive at Boston College and hit some key measurables at the Combine like a sub-7 second three-cone drill. He adds a speed rush element the Bills don’t have, particularly if they move on from Von Miller. 

31 – Kansas City Chiefs: Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson

There’s not a whole lot of first-round buzz for Henderson at the moment but I think that could change as we get closer to the draft. The headline for Henderson is his speed, and he’s got home-run ability as both a runner and receiver. There’s real steak behind the sizzle, though. He’s a quality pass protector, which will allow him to have an impact on all three downs right away. Football character is an intangible that’s hard to see on tape sometimes, but when it comes to Henderson, it pops out with how much effort he puts into every play even when he’s not getting the ball. Henderson does all the little things that a coaching staff will love, he just also happens to be immensely talented. 

He’s not as shifty as Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs or as fast as Dolphins RB De’Von Achane, but Henderson’s role in the NFL is going to be as a big play slash back just like those two. The Chiefs desperately need to reinject an explosive component into their offense and Henderson would be a perfect fit. 

32 – Philadelphia Eagles: Minnesota OT Aireontae Ersery

Expect the emphasis on the line of scrimmage to continue for the Eagles after it earned them their second Super Bowl win in three appearances since 2017. Philadelphia has starting RG Mekhi Becton slated for free agency and starting RT Lane Johnson won’t play forever. Ersery is a dancing bear with great size and light feet who could be groomed as a long-term replacement for Johnson and/or slot in right away to replace Becton if he leaves for a well-earned raise in free agency.

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