Lou Pickney's Latest Insight
April 10, 2025
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We're two weeks out from opening night of the 2025 NFL Draft. It looks fairly certain that the Tennessee Titans will select Miami QB Cam Ward at #1 overall.
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.
If it's Hunter at #2, we could very well see Carter end up drafted by the New York Giants at #3. There's a belief, backed up by the betting lines, that the New England Patriots would draft LSU OT Will Campbell at #4 if both Hunter and Carter are off the board by that point.
Michigan DT Mason Graham going to the Jacksonville Jaguars at #5 seems the most likely outcome, while Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty is the sportsbook favorite to be drafted at #6 by the Las Vegas Raiders.
There's less clarity from there. The New York Jets at #7 have been connected with Penn State TE Tyler Warren. Beyond that... we'll find out soon enough.
Night one of the 2025 NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. EDT on April 24.
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
