Not like the 2024 NFL Draft, the place six quarterbacks have been taken within the first spherical, the 2025 class didn’t function a lot star energy at crucial place. Solely two quarterbacks have been chosen within the first spherical in Inexperienced Bay on Thursday.
Whereas the category lacked depth at QB, it did have gamers who may develop into immediate difference-makers for his or her new groups. With that in thoughts, listed here are grades for all 32 picks:
| Miami QB Cam Ward (6-foot-2, 219 kilos) | Grade: A- |
Apr 24, 2025; Inexperienced Bay, WI, USA; Common view of the display screen as Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cameron Ward is chosen by the Tennessee Titans because the primary decide the primary spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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Whether or not Ward is a franchise-altering participant like Commanders QB Jayden Daniels or Texans QB C.J. Stroud stays to be seen, however he may very well be an improve over Will Levis, who went 2-10 in 12 begins final season. Ward received the 2024 Davey O’Brien Award as faculty soccer’s greatest QB after tossing 39 landing passes in 13 begins.
| Colorado DB/WR Travis Hunter (6-foot, 188 kilos) | Grade: A |
Apr 24, 2025; Inexperienced Bay, WI, USA; Colorado Buffaloes vast receiver Travis Hunter is chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars because the quantity two decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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The Jaguars traded four picks for Hunter, but it surely may very well be a worthwhile funding for Jacksonville. In 2024, he had 15 landing catches and 4 interceptions in 13 video games, successful the Heisman Trophy.
| Penn State edge-rusher Abdul Carter (6-foot-3, 250 kilos) | Grade: A |
Penn State defensive finish Abdul Carter poses after being chosen third total by the New York Giants in the course of the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline on April 24, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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Edge-rusher isn’t the Giants’ greatest want, however Carter has drawn comparisons to Dallas Cowboys edge-rusher Micah Parsons (a former Penn State star) all through the predraft course of. In his first season as an edge-rusher in 2024, Carter recorded 24 tackles for loss in 16 video games, incomes a first-team All-American nod.
| LSU OT Will Campbell (6-foot-6, 319 kilos) | Grade: B+ |
Apr 24, 2025; Inexperienced Bay, WI, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell with LSU Tigers offensive lineman Will Campbell after he’s chosen by the New England Patriots because the quantity 4 decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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Campbell made first-team All-SEC twice in three seasons at LSU, however his arm size (32 ⅝ inches) may very well be a problem. The typical arm size of NFL edge-rushers is often between 33 and 34 inches.
| Michigan DT Mason Graham (6-foot-4, 296 kilos) | Grade: A |
Mason Graham, DT, Michigan poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen fifth total by the Cleveland Browns in the course of the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline on April 24, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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Pairing Graham with edge-rusher Myles Garrett ought to make the Browns’ entrance seven much more formidable. Per Pro Football Focus, he posted a stellar 92.6 run-defense grade and above-average 13.8% pass-rush win fee in 12 video games final season.
| Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty (5-foot-9, 211 kilos) | Grade: A- |
Boise State Broncos operating again Ashton Jeanty is chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders because the quantity six decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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Groups have lately prevented spending excessive draft capital on RBs, but it surely’s straightforward to see why the Raiders made an exception for Jeanty. He ran for two,601 yards in 14 video games in 2024, the second most in a season in FBS historical past.
| Missouri OT Armand Membou (6-foot-4, 332 kilos) | Grade: B |
Armand Membou, OT, Missouri was chosen seventh total by the New York Jets in the course of the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline on April 24, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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The Jets clearly wanted a substitute for OT Tyron Smith, who retired on April 16. Whereas Membou made second-team All-SEC in 2024, NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein famous Membou is “far under the peak requirements for NFL beginning tackles.”
| Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan (6-foot-4, 219 kilos) | Grade: B- |
Apr 24, 2025; Inexperienced Bay, WI, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell with Arizona Wildcats vast receiver Tetairoa McMillan after he’s chosen by the Carolina Panthers because the quantity eight decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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McMillan, who had 1,316 yards in 12 video games in 2024, provides QB Bryce Younger one other weapon, however can he generate sufficient explosive performs on the subsequent stage? Per PFF, he averaged 5.1 yards after the catch per reception, which tied for 248th within the FBS.
| Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr. (6-foot-5, 315 kilos) | Grade: A- |
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas was chosen ninth total by the New Orleans Saints in the course of the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline on April 24, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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Banks was a first-team All-American in 2024 and received the Lombardi Award because the nation’s prime O-lineman. He ought to enhance the Saints’ move blocking after they ranked ninth in strain fee final season (23.9%), via Pro Football Reference.
| Michigan TE Colston Loveland (6-foot-6, 248 kilos) | Grade: C- |
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan was chosen tenth total by the Chicago Bears in the course of the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline on April 24, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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Why would the Bears take Loveland when Penn State TE Tyler Warren was nonetheless on the board? Warren received the 2024 John Mackey Award as the most effective TE in faculty soccer, whereas Loveland had simply 582 receiving yards in 10 video games.
| Georgia edge-rusher Mykel Williams (6-foot-5, 260 kilos) | Grade: B- |
Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia was chosen eleventh total by the San Francisco 49ers in the course of the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline on April 24, 2025 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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Williams has prototypical measurement for an edge-rusher, but it surely’s honest to surprise why he wasn’t extra productive on the faculty stage. In three seasons, he by no means completed with greater than 5 sacks.
12. Dallas Cowboys
| Alabama OG Tyler Booker (6-foot-5, 321 kilos) | Grade: C |
Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Tyler Booker poses after he’s chosen by the Dallas Cowboys because the quantity twelve decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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The Cowboys wanted a successor for Zack Martin, who retired this offseason, however taking Booker right here looks like a attain. Per PFF, he allowed three QB hits and 7 hurries in 13 video games in 2024.
| Michigan DT Kenneth Grant (6-foot-4, 331 kilos) | Grade: B- |
Grant provides the Dolphins’ defensive position extra depth, however taking 2024 first-team All-American Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen could have been a better option. In 12 video games in 2024, Grant had seven tackles for loss and three sacks.
| Penn State TE Tyler Warren (6-foot-6, 256 kilos) | Grade: A |
Warren ought to instantly bolster Indianapolis’ air assault, which completed twenty fifth within the league in passing yards final season (197.7). In 16 video games in 2024, Warren had a career-high 104 receptions for 1,233 yards and eight TD catches.
| Georgia LB Jalon Walker (6-foot-1, 243 kilos) | Grade: A |
It is shocking Walker fell this far, however the Falcons are in all probability pumped he did. Walker received the 2024 Butkus Award as the most effective LB in faculty soccer, ending with 11 tackles for loss in 14 video games.
| Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen (6-foot-4, 296 kilos) | Grade: B+ |
Nolen completed with 14 tackles for loss in 13 video games in 2024, however the 21-year-old should study to raised management his feelings within the NFL. In a narrative printed April 9, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported a number of scouting studies talked about Nolen repeatedly walked off the sphere throughout practices at Ole Miss due to frustration.
| Texas A&M edge-rusher Shemar Stewart (6-foot-5, 267 kilos) | Grade: C- |
Apr 24, 2025; Inexperienced Bay, WI, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive finish Shemar Stewart is chosen by the Cincinnati Bengals because the quantity seventeen decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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With the Bengals embroiled in contract negotiations with edge-rusher Trey Hendrickson, the staff could hope Stewart provides them an insurance coverage plan. Nonetheless, he had solely 4.5 sacks in three seasons with Texas A&M.
| North Dakota State guard Gray Zabel (6-foot-6, 312 kilos) | Grade: A |
Seattle wanted improved move safety for QB Sam Darnold after tying for third within the league in sacks allowed (54) final season. Zabel — who allowed one sack in 16 games in 2024, per PFF — ought to do exactly that.
| Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka (6-foot-1, 202 kilos) | Grade: B |
Egbuka set an Ohio State report for receiving yards (2,868) in 4 seasons with the Buckeyes, however this decide continues to be a little bit of a head-scratcher. Tampa Bay already has confirmed WRs in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and will’ve used this decide to enhance its protection, which completed sixteenth within the league factors allowed final season (22.6).
| Texas DB Jahdae Barron (5-foot-11, 194 kilos) | Grade: C+ |
Barron received the 2024 Jim Thorpe Award as the most effective DB in faculty soccer, however the Broncos have already got DB Patrick Surtain II, who received the 2024 Defensive Participant of the Yr. Plus, WR felt like a much bigger want for Denver after it completed with the league’s sixth-most drops in 2024 (32), per Pro Football Reference.
| Oregon DT Derrick Harmon (6-foot-4, 313 kilos) | Grade: C- |
Harmon was a second-team All-American in 2024, however the Steelers higher hope QB Aaron Rodgers indicators with them after passing on Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart and Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders. If Rodgers retires, the Steelers could have to begin QB Mason Rudolph, who has a 9-8-1 beginning report within the common season in his seven-year profession.
| North Carolina RB Omarion Hampton (6-foot, 221 kilos) | Grade: B- |
Though Hampton rushed for 1,660 yards in 12 video games in 2024, do the Chargers want one other RB after signing Najee Harris in free company? In fact, an offense that options two backs fits head coach Jim Harbaugh’s smashmouth philosophy.
| Texas WR Matthew Golden (5-foot-11, 191 kilos) | Grade: A|
Apr 24, 2025; Inexperienced Bay, WI, USA; Texas Longhorns vast receiver Matthew Golden is chosen by the Inexperienced Bay Packers because the quantity 23 decide within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Discipline.
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Golden is the primary vast receiver the Packers have chosen since Javon Walker in the 2002 draft. Inexperienced Bay could not remorse taking Golden, who ran a 4.29 40-yard sprint on the 2025 NFL Scouting Mix in Indianapolis.
| Ohio State Guard Donovan Jackson (6-foot-4, 315 kilos) | Grade: C+ |
Jackson posted an above-average 71.8 PFF grade in 14 video games final season, however he could have been out there for the Vikings within the second spherical. In Tankathon’s final mock draft, the Arizona Cardinals took Jackson with decide No. 47.
25. New York Giants (commerce from Texans)
| Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart (6-foot-2, 223 kilos) | Grade: B- |
Dart tossed 29 TD passes in 13 video games in 2024, however he could have to learn to learn extra advanced offenses. He performed for Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin, who runs a high-tempo offense that doesn’t function many NFL ideas.
26. Atlanta Falcons (commerce from Rams)
| Tennessee edge-rusher James Pearce Jr. (6-foot-5, 245 kilos) | Grade: C+ |
The Falcons want extra pass-rushers after ending second-to-last within the league in sacks (31) in 2024. Nonetheless, buying and selling again into the primary spherical for Pearce carries danger, particularly after he had simply 7.5 sacks in 13 video games in 2024.
| Georgia Security Malaki Starks (6-foot-1, 197 kilos) | Grade: A |
Starks may very well be a superb complement for star security Kyle Hamilton. In three seasons with the Bulldogs, he intercepted six passes and defended 17.
| Ohio State DT Tyleik Williams (6-foot-3, 334 kilos) | Grade: C+ |
Williams earned a third-team All-Huge Ten nod in 2024, however edge-rusher was the Lions’ greatest want. Williams doesn’t present a lot within the pass-rushing division, as he completed with 2.5 sacks in 13 video games.
| Oregon OT Josh Conerly Jr. (6-foot-5, 311 kilos) | Grade: B |
Conerly began for under two of his three seasons at Oregon and thus is a bit more uncooked than different prospects. Nonetheless, he allowed one sack in 14 games in 2024, by way of PFF.
| Kentucky CB Maxwell Hariston (5-foot-11, 183 kilos) | Grade: B- |
Hariston ran the quickest 40-yard sprint (4.28) on the mix, however he lacks ideally suited measurement for a nook. He additionally missed 5 video games in 2024 due to a shoulder harm.
| Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell (6-foot-3, 235 kilos) | Grade: A |
As soon as once more, Eagles common supervisor Howie Roseman is including one other gifted SEC prospect to Philadelphia’s stacked protection. In 13 video games in 2024, Campbell led the Crimson Tide in tackles, with 117 in 13 video games.
| Ohio State OT Josh Simmons (6-foot-5, 317 kilos) | Grade: C+ |
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes wanted higher move safety after he was sacked a career-high 36 instances in 16 regular-season begins. Simmons fills a necessity, however he tore the patellar tendon in his left knee in 2024, which raises sturdiness considerations.
