final mock draft
by Hunter Ansley 4/23/25
1 // TEN Cam Ward QB Miami
Chalk, easy pick.
2 // CLE Travis Hunter WR/CB Colorado
Chalky, too. Best athlete in the draft, great football player.
3 // NYG Abdul Carter EDGE Penn State
My top overall player, good enough to move the roster out of the way.
4 // NE Will Campbell OT LSU
Not perfect, but the best of the crop of OTs this year.
5 // JAX Ashton Jeanty RB Boise State
No idea. I think it’ll be Graham as I’m typing this. Come on Jags.
6 // LV Armand Membou OT Missouri
I’ve had Membou here for ages. I’m keeping it. Could be Banks.
7 // NYJ Mason Graham DL Michigan
No way a high-effort Michigan DL gets past Aaron Glenn.
8 // CAR Jalon Walker EDGE Georgia
Long history of Carolina taking hybrid backers.
9 // NO Mykel Williams EDGE Georgia
Too much smoke. OL is a big option. Could be Banks.
10 // CHI Tyler Warren TE Penn State
Mismatch nightmare for Ben Johnson.
11 // SF Kelvin Banks OT Texas
You could swap Membou here, too. They need OL.
12 // DAL Tet McMillan WR Arizona
Either him or Golden. Tet has more flash.
13 // MIA Malaki Starks DB Georgia
I wanted to put Barron here, but Starks is too starkly similar to Jevon Bullard.
14 // IND Grey Zabel OL North Dakota State
Early, sure. Athletic, absolutely. Colts have massive need inside.
15 // ATL James Pearce EDGE Tennessee
They need pass rush help, again, and maybe they finally get it.
16 // ARZ Matthew Golden
Cards could use someone who can take the top off the D.
17 // CIN Walter Nolen DL Ole Miss
If he makes it this far, he’s an easy call for a team with no DTs.
18 // SEA Josh Conerly OL Oregon
Wildcard for sure, but he’s from Seattle, fits their profile, and can play OG.
19 // TB Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama
Maybe they can get him in a trade back, but I love the fit.
20 // DEN Omarion Hampton RB UNC
A bullish runner with extremely underrated pass catching chops.
21 // PIT Kenneth Grant DL Michigan
Steelers have to prepare for life after Cam Heyward.
22 // LAC Donovan Ezeiruaku EDGE Boston College
Harbaugh loves low-maintenance productive players.
23 // GB Maxwell Hairston CB Kentucky
An uber-athletic defensive back from an SEC school.
24 // MIN Jahdae Barron DB Texas
I would take him top 10, but if he gets here and Minny sticks, easy call.
25 // HOU Donovan Jackson OL Ohio State
Texans want high character blockers. Jackson is versatile and steady.
26 // LAR Colston Loveland TE Michigan
They loved Bowers last year. I think Loveland might drop.
27 // BAL Shemar Stewart EDGE Texas A&M
Stewart looks like a Raven. Maybe way late, but he also never produced.
28 // DET Tyler Booker OL Alabama
Lions want an IOL. If Booker or Jackson slips here, they’ll be the pick.
29 // WAS Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State
Go all in on Jayden Daniels with a high-character versatile Terry McLaurin clone.
30 // BUF Nick Emmanwori DB South Carolina
Bills need to get more athletic overall.
31 // KC TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State
Why not. Could be an OT, but feels very un-Chiefs like to actually address a need.
32 // PHI Derrick Harmon DL Oregon
No way, someone falls to the Eagles at a position of need.