Rank published a 2025 mock draft focused on what he thinks each team should do in the first round. It breaks from the conventional mock draft style that tends to predict what will happen in Round 1.

it will need to round out its defense with playmakers on rookie contracts. Sabb, a Michigan transfer who started just seven games last year before being sidelined by a foot injury, could patrol ...

In Biggs' final 2025 mock draft, the Bears go defense in the first round and select Georgia edge rusher Mykel Williams. While it may come as a shock to fans who've gotten used to Chicago focusing ...

It wouldn’t be surprising if the Falcons move around in the first round as they try to revamp their defense. But Stewart was one of the players expected to test well at the combine and lived up ...

Those include a second-rounder received from the Pittsburgh Steelers in the DK Metcalf trade, and a third-round selection from ... can man the middle of the defense and cover bigger receivers ...

Welcome to The Athletic’s pick-by-pick grades for Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft ... and he’ll fit in with Brian Burns in the Giants’ 3-4 defense. He also should push Kayvon Thibodeaux ...

Fifth round – 149th overall: Barryn Sorrell (LB/Edge, Texas) In Sorrell, new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus’ defense gets a versatile linebacker who can bring some pass rushing skills ...