Lou Pickney of MockDraftNFL.com
Welcome to my new NFL Draft website. You've probably read some of my previous work on draftking.com, which I've owned since 2003.
If you have a website and are willing to post a link here to MockDraftNFL.com, I'd appreciate it. Please help others find my work.
If you have any questions/comments, feel free to contact me via X, Bluesky, or email (lou@loupickney.com).
Lou Pickney's 2025 NFL Draft Running Commentary
April 24, 2025
Live updates throughout the night!
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
April 17, 2025
An invitation isn't a guarantee of being a first-round pick, but remember that the NFL Draft is a celebratory event. They only invite players believed to have a good chance of being drafted on night one...
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
April 10, 2025
What happens from there remains a matter of some uncertainty. Popular speculation on the Cleveland Browns has bounced from Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders to Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter to Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter in recent weeks...
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
April 7, 2025
One of the biggest developments in recent days has been the shift in betting lines for the #2 overall pick, where Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter has becoming the bookmaker favorite for the Cleveland Browns.
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
April 6, 2025
The team with the #1 overall pick isn't allowed to reveal the planned top selection ahead of time, even if they wanted to do so. Things have changed considerably since the era of teams drafting at #1 actually negotiating with multiple prospects trying to agree to a contract before the pick happened.
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
April 3, 2025
Indicators continue to suggest that two running backs (Boise State's Ashton Jeanty and North Carolina's Omarion Hampton) and two tight ends (Penn State's Tyler Warren and Michigan's Colston Loveland) could realistically be drafted before any wide receiver besides Colorado's Travis Hunter, who really belongs in his own category as a legit unique dual threat at cornerback and wide receiver.
Of the top receivers, Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan and Texas' Matthew Golden tend to be the top two projected to go.
McMillan has been the top WR in many mock drafts through the process, but Golden ran a 4.29 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine and is seen by some evaluators as the more well-rounded prospect between the two.
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
March 31, 2025
There was a big update on Sunday with my latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft. With most of the pro days in the books, we've now reached the stretch run of this process.
It will be interesting to see what the Carolina Panthers end up doing with the #8 pick. This is a strong year for EDGE prospects, which is a major need for Carolina.
My current mock has the Panthers selecting Georgia EDGE/LB Jalon Walker, with other perceived viable possibilities including Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams, Texas A&M EDGE Shemar Stewart, and Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr.
It struck me as odd that Pearce performed well in the drills at the NFL Combine, yet several key indicators dropped for Pearce amid whispers of maturity concerns.
But there has been a push-back as of late...
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
March 29, 2025
Miami QB Cam Ward going to the Tennessee Titans at #1 looks increasingly likely, and there's a growing expectation that the Cleveland Browns will select Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter at #2 overall.
The betting lines for Carter at #2 shifted so strongly that I couldn't ignore them. The concept is fascinating: pairing an elite EDGE in Myles Garrett and his recent mammoth contract extension with a blue-chip EDGE prospect on a rookie deal in Carter.
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Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
March 23, 2025
I hadn't planned to bring back the mailbag, not so quickly anyway, but people have questions. And suddenly I'm no longer mysteriously invisible with the new MockDraftNFL brand.
Keep in mind that my focus is primarily on who the picks will be on night one of the draft. With the prospect listings here and the NFLDraftProfiles.com player profiles, you'll notice my layout is geared for casual audiences with easy-to-find info.
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AFC East: Buffalo Bills | New England Patriots |
New York Jets | Miami Dolphins
AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South:
Houston Texans | Indianapolis Colts |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Tennessee Titans
AFC West:
Denver Broncos |
Kansas City Chiefs | Las Vegas Raiders | Los Angeles Chargers
NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys |
New York Giants |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Washington Commanders
NFC North:
Chicago Bears |
Detroit Lions |
Green Bay Packers |
Minnesota Vikings
NFC South:
Atlanta Falcons |
Carolina Panthers |
New Orleans Saints |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West:
Arizona Cardinals |
Los Angeles Rams |
San Francisco 49ers |
Seattle Seahawks
