It’s time for the final version of our 2025 NFL Mock Draft, and we added some player descriptions this time! Yes, In addition to running and producing The Sports Bank, I also free-lance for two websites on USA Today Sports Media Group’s NFL Wires.
As a writer for both Draft Wire and Ravens Wire, I have excerpted and linked where relevant for the players that I have written about on both sites. So be sure to check that out.
In other words, we have added a lot of player descriptions in this mock, while making some wholesale changes in our picks.
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1. Tennessee Titans, Cameron Ward, QB, Miami
This is the only pick that we absolutely, positively know for sure. Everything else is a wild card at this point. Totally up for grabs.
2. Cleveland Browns, Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado
3. New York Giants,ย Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State
4. New England Patriots, Will Campbell, OT, LSU
5. Jacksonville Jaguars,ย Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
6. Las Vegas Raiders, Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise St.
7. New York Jets, Armand Membou, OT, Missouri
8. Carolina Panthers, Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia
9. New Orleans Saints, Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
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10. Chicago Bears, Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
11. San Francisco 49ers, Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
12. Dallas Cowboys,ย Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
13. Miami Dolphins, Jalon Walker, Edge, Georgia
14. Indianapolis Colts, Mike Green, Edge, Marshall
15. Atlanta Falcons, Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
16. Arizona Cardinals, Kenneth Grant, DL, Michigan
As we wrote at USA Today Ravens Wire:
The biggest upside to Grant, who had 32 tackles and three sacks this past season, is his speed and quickness. It seems almost unreal for a human being pushing 340 pounds to have both the closing speed and first step that Grant does.
The main knock on him, though, is his consistency.ย Grant’s scoutingย profile on 24/7 Sportsย points out that there isย a vast disparity in how he produces overall, from play to play.
17. Cincinnati Bengals, Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
18. Seattle Seahawks, Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
As we wrote at USA Today Draft Wire:
ย McMillan is a blue chip prospect that bloomed out in the desert. At 6’4″, 219, he’s a big receiver that is perfect for today’s NFL. His height and length has proven to be a great asset when it comes to jump and or 50/50 balls.
McMillan has shown a lot of effectiveness in both the short and intermediate areas of the field, but it’s perhaps in the red zone where he is most dangerous. He does have one major red flag however. The viral video of McMillanย saying he “doesn’t watch football” will not score points with anybody. In the same video he also says “I don’t like watching film either.” Remains to be seen how much this might devalue his draft stock.
Eliminated in Wild Card Round
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
20. Denver Broncos, Omarian Hampton, RB, North Carolinaย
As we wrote at USA Today Draft Wire:
We all know that Ashton Jeanty will be the first running back off the boards come Thursday night, but Hampton should join him in the first round.
He did 18 reps on the bench press, and that strength translates into the power he consistently conveys to make bowl over opposing would be tacklers. So while can just run through you, and over you, he’ll also zip past you with his 4.46 40-yard dash time. He broke off a 75-yarder this past season, en route to averaging almost six yards-per-rush.
Hampton looks like a sure-fire top 20 overall pick.
21. Pittsburgh Steelers, Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
22. L.A. Chargers, Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
23. Green Bay Packers, Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
24. Minnesota Vikings, Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina
As we wrote on USA Today, Ravens Wire
Emmanwori is a 6-3, 220-pound safety who ran a ridiculous 4.38 in the 40-yard dash. He is also said to have a “dawg mentality,” which is something we often see out of Shane Beamer-coached players. While Beamer’s rage fit at Bret Bielema during the Citrus Bowl might have been strange to some (ok, to many), his fieriness has helped numerous players develop into their full potential.
Would also just like to add that Shane Beamer is college football version’s of Scrappy Doo- in my humble opinion.
Divisional Round Eliminated
25. Houston Texans, Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama
26. L.A. Rams, Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
27. Baltimore Ravens, James Pearce, Edge, Tennessee
As we wrote on USA Today, Ravens Wire
If you are a hard-core NFL Draftnik (and by clicking over here, you just may be one), then you might remember that a year ago at this time, Pearce was considered by many to be the #1 overall prospect in the 2025 class.
He didn’t have the season that many expected him to have on Rocky Top, and he fell down the draft boards, but he’s still a very talented prospect, with tons of potential. He also models his game after Lawrence Taylor, a Mt. Rushmore OLB who helped redefine the position.
With his explosiveness and speed, Pearce would be too good to pass up if he’s still available here. He’d fit the bill as both a value and needs-based pick.
28. Detroit Lions, Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss
As we wrote at USA Today Ravens Wire:
Our final prospect comes from the SEC because, after all, as the Southeastern Conference likes to tell us, “it just means more.” Nolen is already very well-traveled, even before his NFL career begins. He transferred to Ole Miss from Texas A&M, a different SEC school, where he made an instant impact as a five-star recruit.
Before College Station, he played at three different high schools, but he’s been dominant at every stop of his career thus far. Another legit, bona fide 3-technique, Nolen is highly disruptive, with a very quick first step.
Conference Championship Game Losers
29. Washington Commanders, Grey Zabel, OG, North Dakota State
As we wrote on USA Today, Ravens Wire
In the words of MC Hammer, “something for the OGs, something for the OGs, I had to give y’all one.” Typically, you can wait until Friday night to draft a top-tier offensive guard, as they usually aren’t as highly valued as their OL brethren on the outside. However, this draft class isย decently deep for OGs.
Zabel is certainly a bit of a risky proposition as a small-school prospect, one who is switching positions no less. But he wowed scouts at the Senior Bowl, conveying the fact that he is indeed ready. Also, despite its smaller school status, NDSU has proven capable of producing NFL talent.
You have three formerย Bisonย quarterbacks in the NFL right now- Carson Wentz, Trey Lance, and Easton Stick.
30. Buffalo Bills, Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
As we wrote at USA Today Ravens Wire:
After three seasons at Michigan State, this disruptive, high-motor prospect transferred within the conference, albeit to the other side of the country. In Eugene, the Detroit native reached heights that he never saw in East Lansing. Something happened when he switched from green and white to green and yellow, and now he’s about to make some major green when he signs that first professional contract.
He’s large and in charge at 6’5″, 310 with an ambition as big as frame. That workaholic mentality, and ability to draw double teams, would fit in well in Baltimore.
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31. Kansas City Chiefs, Kobe King, ILB, Penn State
As we wrote at USA Today Ravens Wire:
These days, inside linebackers are generally devalued in the draft, certainly so when compared to their value in yesteryear. With the NFL shifting from a run-first to a pass-first league, outside linebackers now take higher priority over their interior counterparts.
In a different time, a prospect like King could conceivably be a day one, instead of a day two prospect, as he’s your perfect prototype for the Mike position. Just about everybody claims to be the “Linebacker U.” but PSU is a place that actually has the consistent history to back up that bold assertion.
And the way King quarterbacked the defense in Happy Valley conveyed just how much potential he has to be a starter in the NFL.
An elite run-stuffer, he could quickly become a rotation player
32. Philadelphia Eagles, Charles Grant, DT, William & Mary
As we wrote at USA Today Ravens Wire:
This prospect hails from the “Alma Mater of the Nation,” a nickname earned due to all the nation’s founding fathers who graduated from this institution. The second oldest institution of higher learning in the country (founded 1693), W&M competes in the Colonial Athletic Conference, but Grant has a draft stock portfolio more befitting an FBS power four conference prospect.
Grant is 6-4, 300 pounds with a great ability to run blocks out of the zone read, which sounds like a good potential fit in Baltimore. Although Ronnie Stanley has signed a new contract extension, the team could still afford to add depth at the position.
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