Huge mock draft update after 1st wave of free agency
With the first big wave of free agency in the books, it is time to update our one-round mock for the 2025 NFL draft. With all the signings and trades over the course of the last week, plenty has changed in terms of teams' draft needs..
1 - Tennessee Titans - QB Cam Ward - Miami
We aren't solid on Ward as the top player in the draft but the Titans are desperate for a new quarterback.
2 - Cleveland Browns - DT Mason Graham - Michigan
Graham is a zero-faults defensive tackle who would pair up perfectly with Myles Garrett.
3 - New York Giants - OT Will Campbell - LSU
With Ward off the board, the Giants go with the top offensive tackle and address quarterback another way.
4 - New England Patriots - EDGE Abdul Carter - Penn State
The Patriots have to be happy that Carter falls to them in the first round as he's the best edge disruptor in the draft.
5 - Jacksonville Jaguars - CB Travis Hunter - Colorado
The Jags could use help at cornerback or wide receiver and Travis Hunter has starter potential at both spots.
6 - Las Vegas Raiders - RB Ashton Jeanty - Boise State
With their new quarterback in place, the Raiders go for the best offensive skill player in the draft to take some heat off of Geno Smith.
7 - New York Jets - OL Arman Membou - Missouri
Membou has Pro Bowl potential at guard and tackle and fits well with Justin Fields' style at quarterabck.
8 - Carolina Panthers - CB Will Johnson - Michigan
The Panthers have been very active in free agency so they can go after a shutdown cornerback to pair up with Jaycee Horn.
9 - New Orleans Saints - EDGE Mykel Williams - Georgia
Williams is crazy athletic with an elite first step and closing speed.
10 - Chicago Bears - LB Jalon Walker - Georgia
Back-to-back Bulldogs here as the Bears get maybe the most versatile defensive player in the draft in Walker.
11 - San Francisco 49ers - EDGE James Pearce Jr. - Tennessee
Pearce worked his way up draft boards after putting on an absolute show at the NFL scouting combine.
12 - Dallas Cowboys - WR Tetairoa McMillan - Arizona
The Cowboys need a No. 1 receiver to pair up with CeeDee Lamb and McMillan's physical style is NFL ready.
13 - Miami Dolphins - OT Kelvin Banks Jr. - Texas
The Dolphins can never have enough offensive linemen and Banks is going to be a day one starter.
14 - Indianapolis Colts - TE Tyler Warren - Penn State
The Colts offense needs all the playmakers it can get and Warren is an elite weapon at tight end.
15 - Atlanta Falcons - EDGE Shemar Stewart - Texas A&M
The Falcons roll the dice on the edge rusher who is the most raw of all the first-round prospects with the highest ceiling.
16 - Arizona Cardinals - WR Matthew Golden - Texas
The Cardinals are building a nice wide receiver depth chart and Golden gives them a guy who can pull the top off of a defense.
17 - Cincinnati Bengals - S Malaki Starks - Georgia
The Bengals must focus on the secondary early in the draft and Starks is an elite playmaker.
18 - Seattle Seahawks - OG Tyler Booker - Alabama
Seattle wants to run the football and Booker is one of the best run blockers in the draft at guard.
19 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - S Nick Emmanwori - South Carolina
Emmanwori was the star of the NFL scouting combine and the hybrid linebacker/safety is a perfect chess piece for an NFL defense.
20 - Denver Broncos - WR Emeka Egbuka - Ohio State
We like Courtland Sutton but the rest of Denver's receivers are mostly role players and Egbuka has the potential to dominate in the slot.
21 - Pittsburgh Steelers - QB Shedeur Sanders - Colorado
Sanders' tumble ends with the Steelers who failed to address the quarterback position.
22 - Los Angeles Chargers - DT Derrick Harmon - Oregon
The Chargers have mostly role players on the defensive line and Harmon has the potential to play all along their front.
23 - Green Bay Packers - CB Jhadae Barron - Texas
The Packers could stand to add a playmaker on defense and Barron is a crazy athlete with a nose for the football.
24 - Minnesota Vikings - RB Omarion Hampton - North Carolina
Aaron Jones is 30 and the gap between Hampton and Jeanty is narrowing. Hampton is a three-down feature back.
25 - Houston Texans - OL Josh Simmons - Ohio State
The Texans did some strange things with their offensive line during free agency, so we opted for Simmons, who can start at guard or tackle.
26 - Los Angeles Rams - LB Jihaad Campbell - Alabama
Campbell is a sideline-to-sideline inside linebacker who is an upgrade at either of the Rams' spots.
27 - Baltimore Ravens - OL Grey Zabel - North Dakota State
Zabel is a throwback, blue collar lineman built for the physicality of the NFL.
28 - Detroit Lions - CB Shavon Revel - East Carolina
Revel missed all of the 2024 season with a torn ACL but he's healthy now and an easy first-round corner.
29 - Washington Commanders - EDGE Mike Green - Marshall
I'm not as high on Green as other pundits but at the end of the round he's a nice value pick for the Commanders.
30 - Buffalo Bills - WR Luther Burden III - Missouri
Khalil Shakir is a budding star but the rest of the group is fairly average and Burden is an instant upgrade.
31 - Kansas City Chiefs - DT Walter Nolen - Ole Miss
The Chiefs signed Jerry Tillery but Nolen is just too explosive and talented to pass up here.
32 - Philadelphia Eagles - CB Benjamin Morrison
When you are the best team in the NFL you have some freedom, so we go with Morrison to replace Cooper DeJean if he moves outside.
This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Mock draft update post free agency
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