Fox News Digital Sports' final 2025 NFL mock draft

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The Tennessee Titans volition beryllium connected the timepiece successful specified hours and each signs person indicated the squad volition prime backmost Cam Ward, though thing volition beryllium authoritative until NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell steps up to the podium and announces his name.

Other than the erstwhile Miami Hurricanes prima going No. 1 to the Titans, the mode the remainder of the NFL Draft could shingle retired is unclear. Travis Hunter being taken No. 2 seems similar a definite happening for the Cleveland Browns, but the squad whitethorn besides code its backmost concern and defense.

What astir the New York Giants? Could the squad spell backmost astatine No. 3 oregon determine connected top-tier pass-rusher Abdul Carter with that selection? The squad has besides been rumored to commercialized backmost successful the archetypal circular and perchance commercialized backmost into the second portion of the circular aft their archetypal selection.

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There is inactive a ton to beryllium decided travel Thursday night. Here’s what the Fox News Digital Sports unit believes could hap if determination are nary trades successful the archetypal round.

1. Tennessee Titans: QB Cam Ward

Cam Ward throws

Miami backmost Cam Ward (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Titans get their imaginable franchise backmost with Ward, who has ascended arsenic the statement apical backmost prime of 2025, adjacent if helium lacks the "generational" luster of prospects past.

2. Cleveland Browns: CB/WR Travis Hunter

Travis Hunter points

Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

What has been mocked galore times does truthful 1 much clip here. Blue chip, generational, immoderate superlative you’d similar to usage for an elite imaginable with the quality to beryllium a perennial Pro Bowler, that’s Travis Hunter. The Browns request those players, and caput manager Kevin Stefanski volition find a mode to utilize him connected some sides of the ball. Welcome to Cleveland, Heisman winner.

3. New York Giants: EDGE Abdul Carter

Abdul Carter celebrates

Penn State Nittany Lions antiaircraft extremity Abdul Carter (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The Giants person solidified their backmost country astatine slightest for adjacent season, giving wide manager Joe Schoen country to determination connected from drafting a backmost with the 3rd wide pick. Penn State borderline rusher Abdul Carter is the adjacent champion prime to bolster their antiaircraft front. 

4. New England Patriots: OT Will Campbell

Drake Maye showed immoderate affirmative signs past season. Protecting Maye successful twelvemonth 2 gives the Patriots the champion accidental to spot their young backmost scope his afloat potential.

5. Jacksonville Jaguars: RB Ashton Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty successful  the Fiesta Bowl

Boise State Broncos moving backmost Ashton Jeanty (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images)

With Liam Coen present moving the amusement successful Jacksonville, the erstwhile Buccaneers violative coordinator volition look to adhd immoderate firepower with the No. 5 wide prime successful the draft. There mightiness not beryllium a subordinate that volition adhd much contiguous firepower and foodstuff to an discourtesy than Ashton Jeanty. The Boise State prima moving backmost volition springiness Coen and backmost Trevor Lawrence a moving backmost they tin trust.

6. Las Vegas Raiders: DT Mason Graham

This is premier Shedeur Sanders territory, but based connected the latest reports, it abruptly appears to beryllium a reach. So, we volition springiness the Raiders the champion disposable endowment and Maxx Crosby’s partner.

7. New York Jets: TE Tyler Warren

Tyler Warren running

Penn State choky extremity Tyler Warren (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

When was the past clip the Jets had a existent playmaker astatine choky end? Tyler Warren could extremity up being that feline with the No. 7 pick. New York isn’t precisely heavy astatine the position, and helium could extremity up being a game-changing people for backmost Justin Fields.

8. Carolina Panthers: CB Will Johnson

Carolina tin circular retired a beardown secondary by plugging successful Will Johnson to play other of Jaycee Horn. Outside of Travis Hunter, Johnson is considered the apical cornerback imaginable successful this year's draft.

9. New Orleans Saints: QB Shedeur Sanders

Shedeur Sanders looks on

Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders (Nick Tre. Smith-Imagn Images)

He mightiness person gone past the Giants and Raiders, but the Saints, a squad that could decidedly usage a backmost present and successful the future, don’t fto him get retired of the apical 10. Sanders’ accuracy, scrambling quality and decision-making could beryllium enactment to the trial close distant with Derek Carr dealing with a enarthrosis wounded that has the quality to sound him retired for the full season. Thus, the doorway is precise overmuch unfastened for Sanders to commencement close distant successful the Big Easy.

10. Chicago Bears: EDGE Mykel Williams

Mykel Williams celebrates

Georgia Bulldogs antiaircraft lineman Mykel Williams (13) (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

Georgia antiaircraft lineman Mykel Williams becomes the Bears' archetypal antiaircraft subordinate to beryllium selected successful the archetypal circular since 2018, and with bully reason. Williams’ explosive qualities marque him the cleanable limb successful Dennis Allen’s defense.

11. San Francisco 49ers: OT Kelvin Banks Jr.

Trent Williams isn’t getting immoderate younger. While the near tackle spot astir apt amended suits Banks, the 49ers could plug him successful connected the close broadside from time 1 and yet determination him to the near broadside whenever Williams decides to measurement away.

12. Dallas Cowboys: OG Tyler Booker

All-Pro defender and staple connected the violative enactment Zack Martin retired this offseason, and helium near a gaping spread connected the Cowboys violative line. With the enactment of Booker, helium tin measurement successful and regenerate Martin and marque an contiguous interaction for the Cowboys. While adding a rookie wide receiver to person alongside CeeDee Lamb was tempting and the flashier pick, the spread Martin near was simply to large to disregard with Booker available.

13. Miami Dolphins: EDGE Jalon Walker

This is not needfully a squad need, but this is top-10, adjacent top-5, endowment falling close successful their lap. The discourtesy hardly needs help, truthful it’s clip to spell with point-prevention.

14. Indianapolis Colts: EDGE Shemar Stewart

Shemar Stewart vs New Mexico

Texas A&M Aggies antiaircraft lineman Shemar Stewart (4) (Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports)

The Colts are successful request of a game-wrecker connected defense. The days of Shaquille Leonard are implicit and having an borderline rusher astatine the linebacker presumption would assistance a lot. That’s wherever Shemar Stewart comes in. The borderline rusher flew up draught boards successful the weeks earlier the draft. He whitethorn extremity up being a bargain astatine No. 14.

15. Atlanta Falcons: WR Matthew Golden

The Falcons person dilatory been gathering an ensemble of top-tier violative players implicit the past fewer years, and Matthew Golden could beryllium the past portion to enactment the portion implicit the top.

16. Arizona Cardinals: EDGE Mike Green

The Cardinals desperately request immoderate walk unreserved for caput manager Jonathan Gannon, a antiaircraft mind, to enactment with. They did truthful by adding Josh Sweat successful escaped agency, and they don’t halt present aft a mates of their options spell earlier successful this draft. Green is simply a versatile subordinate retired of Marshall, and Gannon could utilize his velocity and powerfulness to disrupt the pocket.

17. Cincinnati Bengals: DT Kenneth Grant

The Bengals took attraction of their discourtesy successful the offseason and volition usage the draught to code their defense: Michigan large antheral Kenneth Grant is the champion prime astatine No. 17. His size and athleticism warrant accordant unit successful the backfield.  

18. Seattle Seahawks: S Malaki Starks

The "Legion of Boom" days whitethorn beryllium agelong gone, but Starks is simply a beardown imaginable and could beryllium a gathering artifact arsenic the Seahawks proceed to retool their secondary.

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: WR Tetairoa McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan catches a ball

Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan (4) (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

At archetypal glance, adding McMillan to a wide receiver country that already has Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan mightiness look similar overkill. But with Godwin coming disconnected a season-ending dislocated ankle injury, and Evans being 31 years old, this a determination that ensures the aboriginal of the wide receiver country is successful bully hands.

20. Denver Broncos: RB Omarion Hampton

Omarion Hampton stiff arm

North Carolina Tar Heels moving backmost Omarion Hampton (28) (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)

We spot what Bo Nix tin do, and Denver has lacked an explosive moving crippled for rather immoderate time. We’ll get them the Tar Heel.

21. Pittsburgh Steelers: QB Jaxson Dart

Jaxson Dart

Mississippi Rebels backmost Jaxson Dart (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

The Steelers volition request to fig retired its backmost concern by the clip the play is over. Let’s commencement astatine No. 21 with Jaxson Dart. Barring a trade, Dart seems tenable astatine this infinitesimal successful the draft.

22. Los Angeles Chargers: TE Colton Loveland

Jim Harbaugh is smiling receptor to receptor aft landing his erstwhile Michigan Wolverines choky end, a presumption that Justin Herbert desperately needs an upgrade at. Loveland is arguably the champion pass-catching choky extremity successful this class, and Harbaugh evidently knows what helium tin bash successful the blocking crippled arsenic well. A reunion to assistance a imaginable playoff run.

23. Green Bay Packers: WR Emeka Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

The Packers don't often instrumentality wide receivers successful the archetypal round, but with a accidental to assistance Jordan Love scope the adjacent level, Egbuka would beryllium a beardown summation to dispersed retired the discourtesy and springiness Love different coagulated option.

24. Minnesota Vikings: OL Grey Zabel

After giving up 9 sacks successful the playoffs, the Vikings volition telephone connected North Dakota State violative lineman Grey Zabel to boost up their O-line. With the offseason additions of Ryan Kelly and Will Fries, Zabel volition acceptable successful nicely astatine near guard.

25. Houston Texans: WR Luther Burden III

Luther Burden with Missouri

Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)

Burden’s earthy endowment is undeniable, but helium was deployed successful a precise circumstantial mode astatine Missouri. While it’s unclear whether his accomplishment acceptable volition construe to the NFL, the Texans wide receiver country could payment from immoderate depth.

26. Los Angeles Rams: Walter Nolen DT

The Rams would beryllium perfectly thrilled if Nolen fell to them astatine No. 26 overall. The summation of Nolen to a antiaircraft enactment of Braden Fiske, Kobie Turner and 2024 antiaircraft rookie of the twelvemonth victor Jared Verse would springiness them a young antiaircraft beforehand that would terrorize opposing violative linemen for years to come. If Colston Loveland falls to No. 26, however, the Rams whitethorn tally to the podium to get the prime in.

27. Baltimore Ravens: EDGE James Pearce Jr.

The Tennessee prima adds to a defence that could usage immoderate much walk rush. The Ravens person it each connected offense, truthful bolstering the different broadside of the shot is simply a indispensable successful this draft.

28. Detroit Lions: OT Ahmad Membou

There aren’t galore reasons wherefore Membou should autumn this much. Detroit is getting a acquisition here, and it’s an awesome enactment for an already stout offense.

29. Washington Commanders: LB Jihaad Campbell

The richer could precise good get richer. Washington has a bully accidental to adhd extent to its linebacker corps with the enactment of Jihaad Campbell. He whitethorn not autumn this acold down, but if helium does, it volition beryllium a boon for the Commanders oregon immoderate different squad successful request of an elite defender.

30. Buffalo Bills: DB Jahdae Barron

Jahdae Barron astatine  Peach Bowl

Texas Longhorns antiaircraft backmost Jahdae Barron (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Barron played immoderate of the champion sum successful assemblage shot past season, showing pro-ready instincts. Even if helium isn't the fastest subordinate disposable astatine this point, Buffalo should beryllium capable to get the astir retired of him arsenic a precocious first-round steal.

31. Kansas City Chiefs: OT Donovan Jackson

Ohio State lineman Donovan Jackson decided to instrumentality astir Columbus for different year, which earned him a nationalist title and a batch much credibility arsenic a draught prospect. If he’s inactive connected the committee with the 31st pick, the Chiefs volition look to boost their violative enactment with a versatile and almighty defender similar Jackson.

32. Philadelphia Eagles: TE Mason Taylor

LSU Tigers choky  extremity  Mason Taylor

LSU Tigers choky extremity Mason Taylor (SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Dallas Goedert had a coagulated 2024 season, but helium turned 30 earlier this year. Taylor could inject immoderate explosiveness into the Eagles choky extremity room. General manager Howie Roseman gets different SEC player.

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