2025 NFL seven-round mock draft: Patriots trade twice in Round 1, Steelers select a QB

The 2025 NFL Draft officially begins April 24. The general consensus has arrived at Miami quarterback Cam Ward, Colorado two-way talent Travis Hunter and Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter being the first three picks; likely in that order. From there, the draft gets very interesting, because recruiting boards will vary from one team to the next. 

In today’s thought exercise, we explore how a few teams could be motivated to move up into the top-10 overall before diving deep into a seven-round projection. There is a wealth of talent at the defensive tackle and running back positions, which could lead teams to address thinner positions in the first round and taking advantage of depth at other positions on Day 2 as part of their draft strategy. Working through this exercise, running backs were available later. Once a few were taken, a run on the position occurred and that could very well play out in reality as well. 

There were a handful of trades and the terms of those were laid out in the blurbs with the exception of Cleveland’s move back into the second round, which cost the Browns a few late-round picks. 

Without further ado, let’s kick this off!

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Picks by team

AFC North

Bengals

• Round 1, No. 17: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
• Round 2, No. 49: S Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
• Round 3, No. 81: EDGE Bradyn Swinson, LSU
• Round 4, No. 119: QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse
• Round 5, No. 153: DT C.J. West, Indiana
• Round 6, No. 193: RB Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech

Browns

• Round 1, No. 2: WR/CB Travis Hunter, Colorado
• Round 2, No. 33: OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
• Round 2 (via WAS), No. 61: QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
• Round 3, No. 94: TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green
• Round 4, No. 104: RB Jordan James, Oregon
• Round 6, No. 192: CB Jordan Hancock, Ohio State
• Round 6, No. 216: DT Jared Harrison-Hunte, SMU
• Round 7, No. 255: OG Luke Newman, Michigan State

Ravens

• Round 1, No. 27: DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
• Round 2, No. 59: EDGE Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss
• Round 3, No. 91: LB Demetrius Knight Jr., South Carolina
• Round 4, No. 129: S Andrew Mukuba, Texas
• Round 4, No. 136: TE Gunnar Helm, Texas
• Round 5, No. 176: CB Cobee Bryant, Kansas
• Round 6, No. 183: WR Nick Nash, San Jose State
• Round 6, No. 203: RB Woody Marks, USC
• Round 6, No. 210: IOL Joe Huber, Wisconsin
• Round 6, No. 212: K Andres Borregales, Miami
• Round 7, No. 243: QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana

Steelers

• Round 1, No. 21: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
• Round 3, No. 83: WR Kyle Williams, Washington State
• Round 4, No. 123: WR Savion Williams, TCU
• Round 5, No. 156: DT Cam Jackson, Florida
• Round 6, No. 185: RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
• Round 7, No. 229: EDGE Que Robinson, Alabama

AFC South

Colts

• Round 1, No. 14: TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
• Round 2, No. 45: DT Alfred Collins, Texas
• Round 3, No. 80: OG Miles Frazier, LSU
• Round 4, No. 117: RB Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
• Round 5, No. 151: LB Jack Kiser, Notre Dame
• Round 6, No. 189: CB Tommi Hill, Nebraska
• Round 7, No. 232: S Marques Sigle, Kansas State

Jaguars

• Round 1, No. 5: OT Will Campbell, LSU
• Round 2, No. 36: WR Luther Burden, Missouri
• Round 3, No. 70: DT T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
• Round 3, No. 88: CB Jacob Parrish, Kansas State
• Round 4, No. 107: S Lathan Ransom, Ohio State
• Round 4, No. 126: OG Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
• Round 5, No. 142: TE Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
• Round 6, No. 182: QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
• Round 6, No. 194: RB LeQuint Allen, Syracuse
• Round 7, No. 221: LB Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State

Texans

• Round 1, No. 25: OG/C Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
• Round 2, No. 58: DT Darius Alexander, Toledo
• Round 3, No. 79: RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
• Round 4, No. 89: WR Isaiah Bond, Texas
• Round 5, No. 166: OT Chase Lundt, UCONN
• Round 7, No. 236: IOL Hayden Conner, Texas
• Round 7, No. 241: CB Isas Waxter, Villanova

Titans

• Round 1, No. 1: QB Cam Ward, Miami
• Round 2, No. 35: EDGE James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
• Round 4, No. 103: WR Tez Johnson, Oregon
• Round 4, No. 120: LB Smael Mondon, Georgia
• Round 5, No. 141: RB Devin Neal, Kansas
• Round 5, No. 167: DT Rylie Mills, Notre Dame
• Round 6, No. 178: OL Marcus Wehr, Montana State
• Round 6, No. 188: CB Upton Stout, Western Kentucky

AFC East

Bills

• Round 1, No. 30: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
• Round 2, No. 56: CB Darien Porter, Iowa State
• Round 2, No. 62: S Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State
• Round 4, No. 109: OL Jalen Rivers, Miami
• Round 4, No. 132: LB Kain Medrano, UCLA
• Round 5, No. 169: OT Carson Vinson, Alabama A&M
• Round 5, No. 170: CB Zy Alexander, LSU
• Round 5, No. 173: WR Pat Bryant, Illinois
• Round 5, No. 177: EDGE Jah Joyner, Minnesota
• Round 6, No. 206: RB Kalel Mullings, Michigan

Dolphins

• Round 1, No. 13: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
• Round 2, No. 48: CB Azareye’h Thomas, Florida State
• Round 3, No. 98: S Jaylen Reed, Penn State
• Round 4, No. 116: QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
• Round 4, No. 135: DT J.J. Pegues, Ole Miss
• Round 5, No. 150: DT Jay Toia, UCLA
• Round 5, No. 155: WR Chimere Dike, Florida
• Round 6, No. 224: LB Jalen McLeod, Auburn
• Round 7, No. 231: TE Oronde Gadsden, Syracuse
• Round 7, No. 253: RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Arizona

Jets

• Round 1, No. 4 (via NE): DT Mason Graham, Michigan
• Round 2, No. 42: TE Mason Taylor, LSU
• Round 3, No. 73: WR Jack Bech, TCU
• Round 4, No. 110: OT Cameron Williams, Texas
• Round 5, No. 145: CB Caleb Ransaw, Tulane
• Round 5, No. 162: EDGE Barryn Sorrell, Texas
• Round 6, No. 186: LB Shemar James, Florida
• Round 6, No. 207: DT Tim Smith, Alabama

Patriots

• Round 1, No. 7 (via NYJ): EDGE Jalon Walker, Georgia
• Round 1, No. 24 (via MIN): OT Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
• Round 3, No. 77: WR Jalen Royals, Utah State
• Round 4, No. 106: DT Vernon Broughton, Texas
• Round 5, No. 144: RB D.J. Giddens, Kansas State
• Round 5, No. 171: S Craig Woodson, California
• Round 7, No. 220: OG/C Clay Webb, Jacksonville State
• Round 7, No. 238: TE Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska

AFC West

Broncos

• Round 1, No. 20: RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
• Round 2, No. 51: TE Elijah Arroyo, Miami
• Round 3, No. 85: OG/T Wyatt Milum, West Virgina
• Round 4, No. 122: DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
• Round 6, No. 191: CB Marcus Harris, California
• Round 6, No. 197: OT Myles Hinton, Michigan
• Round 6, No. 208: P Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida

Chargers

• Round 1, No. 22: TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
• Round 2, No. 55: EDGE J.T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State
• Round 3, No. 86: WR Tre Harris, Ole Miss
• Round 4, No. 125: RB Damien Martinez, Miami
• Round 5, No. 158: C Drew Kendall, Boston College
• Round 6, No. 181: DT Cam Horsley, Boston College
• Round 6, No. 199: CB Korie Black, Oklahoma State
• Round 6, No. 209: S Rayuan Lane III, Navy
• Round 6, No. 214: WR Isaac TeSlaa, Arkansas
• Round 7, No. 256: QB Brady Cook, Missouri

Chiefs

• Round 1, No. 31: OG Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
• Round 2, No. 63: DT Joshua Farmer, Florida State
• Round 3, No. 66: CB Nohl Williams, California
• Round 3, No. 95: RB R.J. Harvey, UCF
• Round 4, No. 133: LB Barrett Carter, Clemson
• Round 7, No. 226: EDGE Tyler Baron, Miami
• Round 7, No. 251: DT Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina

Raiders

• Round 1, No. 6: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
• Round 2, No. 37: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
• Round 3, No. 68: QB Tyler Shough, Louisville
• Round 4, No. 108: DT Ty Hamilton, Ohio State
• Round 5, No. 143: EDGE Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
• Round 6, No. 180: CB Robert Longerbeam, Rutgers
• Round 6, No. 213: WR Dont’e Thornton, Tennessee
• Round 6, No. 215: RB Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
• Round 7, No. 222: S Sebastian Castro, Iowa

NFC North

Bears

• Round 1, No. 10: EDGE Mike Green, Marshall
• Round 2, No. 39: RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
• Round 2, No. 41: DT Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
• Round 3, No. 72: OT Charles Grant, William & Mary
• Round 5, No. 148: WR Tai Felton, Maryland
• Round 7, No. 233: K Ryan Fitzgerald, Florida State
• Round 7, No. 240: S Dan Jackson, Georgia

Lions

• Round 1, No. 28: EDGE Mykel Williams, Georgia
• Round 2, No. 60: OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
• Round 4, No. 102: LB Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
• Round 4, No. 130: S Malachi Moore, Alabama
• Round 5, No. 196: DT Yahya Black, Iowa
• Round 7, No. 228: TE C.J. Dippre, Alabama
• Round 7, No. 244: WR Roc Taylor, Memphis

Packers

• Round 1, No. 23: DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
• Round 2, No. 54: RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
• Round 3, No. 87: EDGE Jordan Burch, Oregon
• Round 4, No. 124: OL Emery Jones Jr., LSU
• Round 5, No. 159: CB Zah Frazier, Texas-San Antonio
• Round 6, No. 198: LB Cody Lindenberg, Minnesota
• Round 7, No. 237: WR Ricky White III, UNLV
• Round 7, No. 250: OL Jack Nelson, Wisconsin

Vikings

• Round 2, No. 38 (via NE): CB Trey Amos, Ole Miss
• Round 3, No. 69 (via NE): S Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
• Round 3, No. 97: EDGE Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
• Round 5, No. 139: LB Kobe King, Penn State
• Round 6, No. 187: TE Moliki Matavao, UCLA

NFC South

Buccaneers

• Round 1, No. 19: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
• Round 2, No. 53: LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
• Round 3, No. 84: EDGE Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
• Round 4, No. 121: DT Jordan Phillips, Maryland
• Round 5, No. 157: IOL Jackson Slater, Sacramento State
• Round 7, No. 235: CB Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon

Falcons

• Round 1, No. 15: CB Will Johnson Jr., Michigan
• Round 2, No. 46: EDGE Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
• Round 4, No. 118: WR Tory Horton, Colorado State
• Round 7, No. 218: OL Joshua Gray, Oregon State
• Round 7, No. 242: TE Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh

Panthers

• Round 1, No. 11 (via SF): EDGE Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
• Round 2, No. 57: C Jared Wilson, Georgia
• Round 3, No. 74: WR Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
• Round 3, No. 75 (via SF): S Jonas Sanker, Virginia
• Round 4, No. 111: OT Anthony Belton, NC State
• Round 4, No. 114: DT Aeneas Peebles, Virginia Tech
• Round 4, No. 140: CB Bilhal Kone, Western Michigan
• Round 5, No. 146: WR Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech
• Round 5, No. 163: EDGE David Walker, Central Arkansas
• Round 7, No. 230: LB Francisco Mauigoa, Miami

Saints

• Round 1, No. 9: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
• Round 2, No. 40: CB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame
• Round, 3, No. 71: OL Marcus Mbow, Purdue
• Round 3, No. 93: RB Trevor Etienne, Georgia
• Round 4, No. 112: EDGE Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
• Round 4, No. 131: DT Jamaree Caldwell, Oregon
• Round 6, No. 184: LB Nick Martin, Oklahoma State
• Round 7, No. 248: WR Elijhah Badger, Florida
• Round 7, No. 254: S Mike Smith Jr., Eastern Kentucky

NFC East

Commanders

• Round 1, No. 29: EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
• Round 2, No. 67 (via CLE): LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
• Round 4, No. 128: RB Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
• Round 6, No. 179 (via CLE): OT Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
• Round 6, No. 200 (via CLE): CB Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
• Round 6, No. 205: DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Georgia
• Round 7, No. 245: EDGE Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech

Cowboys

• Round 1, No. 12: WR Matthew Golden, Texas
• Round 2, No. 44: RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
• Round 3, No. 76: OG Tate Ratledge, Georgia
• Round 5, No. 149: S Dante Trader Jr., Maryland
• Round 5, No. 174: EDGE Elijah Roberts, SMU
• Round 6, No. 204: DT Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
• Round 6, No. 211: CB Justin Walley, Minnesota
• Round 7, No. 217: WR Xavier Restrepo, Miami
• Round 7, No. 239: OL Jonah Monheim, USC
• Round 7, No. 247: RB Donovan Edwards, Michigan

Eagles

• Round 1, No. 32: S Malaki Starks, Georgia
• Round 2, No. 64: EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA
• Round 3, No. 96: DT Ty Robinson, Nebraska
• Round 4, No. 134: OL Caleb Rogers, Texas Tech
• Round 5, No. 161: RB Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma State
• Round 5, No. 164: OL Bryce Cabeldue, Kansas
• Round 5, No. 165: TE Jake Briningstool, Clemson
• Round 5, No. 168: WR Arian Smith, Georgia

Giants

• Round 1, No. 3: EDGE Abdul Carter, Penn State
• Round 2, No. 34: QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
• Round 3, No. 65: OL Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
• Round 3, No. 99: OT Logan Brown, Kansas
• Round 4, No. 105: CB Quincy Riley, Louisville
• Round 5, No. 154: RB Brashard Smith, SMU
• Round 7, No. 219: LB Eugene Asante, Auburn
• Round 7, No. 246: DT Simeon Barrow, Miami

NFC West

49ers

• Round 1, No. 8 (via NE): OT Armand Membou, Missouri
• Round 2, No. 43: DT Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
• Round 3, No. 100: EDGE Jared Ivey, Ole Miss
• Round 3, No. 113: EDGE Sai’vion Jones, LSU
• Round 4, No. 138: CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State
• Round 5, No. 147: WR Kenadre Lambert-Smith, Auburn
• Round 5, No. 160: LB Cody Simon, Ohio State
• Round 7, No. 227: DT Warren Brinson, Georgia
• Round 7, No. 249: C Eli Cox, Kentucky
• Round 7, No. 252: CB Alijah Huzzie, North Carolina

Cardinals

• Round 1, No. 16: CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
• Round 2, No. 47: EDGE Landon Jackson, Arkansas
• Round 3, No. 78: WR Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
• Round 4, No. 115: C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
• Round 5, No. 152: QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
• Round 7, No. 225: OT Branson Taylor, Pittsburgh

Rams

• Round 1, No. 26: CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
• Round 3, No. 90: OT Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College
• Round 3, No. 101: LB Pooh Paul, Ole Miss
• Round 4, No. 127: QB Will Howard, Ohio State
• Round 5, No. 190: RB Jaydon Blue, Texas
• Round 6, No. 195: CB Mac McWilliams, UCF
• Round 6, No. 201: EDGE Fadil Diggs, Syracuse
• Round 6, No. 202: S Maxen Hook, Toledo

Seahawks

• Round 1, No. 18: OG Tyler Booker, Alabama
• Round 2, No. 50: CB Shavon Revel, East Carolina
• Round 2, No. 52: WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
• Round 3, No. 82: TE Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
• Round 3, No. 92: DT Omarr Norman-Lott, Tennessee
• Round 4, No. 137: CB Dorian Strong, Virginia Tech
• Round 5, No. 172: S Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin
• Round 5, No. 175: LB Teddye Buchanan, California
• Round 7, No. 223: OT Jalen Travis, Iowa State
• Round 7, No. 234: RB Phil Mafah, Clemson

The 2025 NFL Draft is to take place from April 24-26 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. More draft coverage can be found at CBSSports.com, including the weekly mock drafts and a regularly available look at the eligible prospects.