NFL Draft: Sanders falls out of Round 1, Jags take Travis Hunter at No. 2
USA TODAY Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the biggest storylines from Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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It’s almost time to put the pencils down at the 2025 NFL Draft.
While players drafted on Day 3 have generally low expectations, teams still scramble and scour their draft board to try and find the best players to fit their rosters in a typically chaotic Saturday.
This year may be a little more chaotic than usual. With quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ freefall continuing, the unpredictability of today’s rounds will make for some interesting grades.
There are still plenty of noteworthy players on the board outside of Sanders, too. Jalen Royals, Elic Ayomanor, Isaiah Bond, Tez Johnson highlight a deep wide receiver class. In the quarterback ranks, Will Howard, Quinn Ewers, Kyle McCord and Riley Leonard should all hear their names called on Day 3.
That should all make for some interesting report cards when the day is done.
USA TODAY Sports is grading each pick in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds as they come in. Follow along below.
Round 4103. Tennessee Titans: Chimere Dike, WR, Florida
Tennessee needs to upgrade the pass-catchers around No. 1 pick Cam Ward and do so here. Dike has ideal outside receiver size and good speed but needs to work on his route running to succeed at the NFL level.
104. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Browns): Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Virginia Tech
Tuten is one of the most athletic, dynamic running backs in a loaded class. He’s an explosive athlete who should make for a great compliment to Tank Bigsby. Coach Liam Coen should have fun finding ways to get Tuten the ball in space.
105. New York Giants: Cam Skattebo, RB, Arizona State
Skattebo is a powerful bowling ball of a runner with proven receiving skills. Fumbles are a concern from his college career but he’ll make a good second option to Tyrone Tracy Jr. Considering the board and the Giants‘ needs on the roster, this feels like a bit of a luxury pick.
106. New England Patriots: Craig Woodson, S, Cal
New England finally addresses defense at the top of Round 4. Woodson has good size and ball production from college but lacks any dominant traits. Still, the Patriots secondary needs help, even if this is a bit of a reach considering the options on the board.
107. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jack Kiser, LB, Notre Dame
Kiser is an experienced, productive linebacker from Notre Dame who should at least compete for special teams reps immediately. His lack of high-end athletic traits may be exposed more at the NFL level than in college. He does address a need on the defense.
108. Las Vegas Raiders: Dont’e Thornton Jr., WR, Tennessee
Las Vegas needs more pass-catchers to support star tight end Brock Bowers and, after getting a slot receiver in Round 2 with Jack Bech, get an outside threat in Thornton Jr. here. His downfield speed should add a dynamic vertical element to the Raiders’ offense.
109. Buffalo Bills (from Bears): Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky
Buffalo traded to get this pick back again to select Walker, an outlier in a loaded defensive tackle class. Walker stands 6-foot-7 and 328 pounds and moves far quicker than you’d expect at that size. He needs to improve his technique and footwork to maximize his athletic gifts but that’s a great landing spot for him to do so.
110. New York Jets111. Philadelphia Eagles112. New Orleans Saints113. San Francisco 49ers114. Carolina Panthers (from Cowboys)115. Arizona Cardinals116. Miami Dolphins117. Indianapolis Colts118. Atlanta Falcons119. Cincinnati Bengals120. Tennessee Titans (from Seahawks)121. Tampa Bay Buccaneers122. Carolina Panthers (from Broncos)123. Pittsburgh Steelers124. Green Bay Packers125. Los Angeles Chargers126. Cleveland Browns127. Los Angeles Rams128. Washington Commanders (from Texans)129. Baltimore Ravens130. Philadelphia Eagles131. New Orleans Saints (from Commanders)132. Buffalo Bills133. Kansas City Chiefs134. Denver Broncos135.Las Vegas Raiders (compensatory, from Dolphins)136. Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)137. Seattle Seahawks (compensatory)138. San Francisco 49ers (compensatory)Round 5139. Minnesota Vikings (from Browns)140. Carolina Panthers (from Giants)141. Tennessee Titans142. Minnesota Vikings143. Miami Dolphins (from Raiders)144. New England Patriots145. New York Jets146. New England Patriots (from Panthers)147. San Francisco 49ers (from Saints via Commanders)148. Chicago Bears149. Dallas Cowboys150. Miami Dolphins151. Indianapolis Colts152. Arizona Cardinals153. Cincinnati Bengals154. New York Giants (from Seahawks)155. Miami Dolphins (from Broncos)156. Pittsburgh Steelers157. Tampa Bay Buccaneers158. Los Angeles Chargers159. Green Bay Packers160. San Francisco 49ers (from Vikings)161. Philadelphia Eagles (from Texans)162. New York Jets (from Rams via Steelers)163. Carolina Panthers (from Ravens)164. Kansas City Chiefs165. Philadelphia Eagles (from Commanders)166. Cleveland Browns167. Tennessee Titans (from Chiefs)168. Philadelphia Eagles169. Buffalo Bills (compensatory)170. Buffalo Bills (from Cowboys; compensatory)171. New England Patriots (from Cowboys; compensatory)172. Seattle Seahawks (compensatory)173. Buffalo Bills (compensatory)174. Dallas Cowboys (compensatory)175. Seattle Seahawks (compensatory)176. Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)Round 6177. Buffalo Bills (from Giants)178. Tennessee Titans179. Houston Texans (from Browns)180. Las Vegas Raiders181. Los Angeles Chargers (from Patriots)182. Detroit Lions (from Jaguars)183. Baltimore Ravens (from Panthers)184. New Orleans Saints (reacquired via Commanders)185. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Bears via Seahawks)186. New York Jets187. Houston Texans188. Tennessee Titans (from Cowboys)189. Indianapolis Colts190. Los Angeles Rams (from Falcons)191. Philadelphia Eagles192. Cleveland Browns (from Dolphins via Bears)193. Cincinnati Bengals194. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Seahawks)195. Los Angeles Rams (from Steelers)196. Detroit Lions (from Buccaneers)197. Denver Broncos198. Green Bay Packers199. Los Angeles Chargers200. Jacksonville Jaguars201. Los Angeles Rams202. Los Angeles Rams (from Texans via Steelers and Bears)203. Baltimore Ravens204. Dallas Cowboys (from Lions via Browns and Bills)205. Washington Commanders206. Buffalo Bills207. New York Jets (from Chiefs)208. Carolina Panthers209. Los Angeles Chargers (compensatory)210. Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)211. Dallas Cowboys (compensatory)212. Baltimore Ravens (compensatory)213. Las Vegas Raiders (compensatory)214. Los Angeles Chargers (compensatory)215. Las Vegas Raiders (compensatory)216. Houston TexansRound 7217. Dallas Cowboys (from Titans via Patriots)218. Atlanta Falcons (from Browns via Chargers)219. New York Giants220. New England Patriots221. Jacksonville Jaguars222. Las Vegas Raiders223. Seattle Seahawks (from Saints via Eagles and Steelers)224. Miami Dolphins (from Bears)225. Arizona Cardinals (from Jets via Chiefs)226. Kansas City Chiefs (from Panthers)227. San Francisco 49ers228. Detroit Lions (from Cowboys)229. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Falcons via Eagles)230. Detroit Lions231. Miami Dolphins232. Indianapolis Colts233. Chicago Bears (from Bengals)234. Seattle Seahawks235. Tampa Bay Buccaneers236. Jacksonville Jaguars237. Green Bay Packers (from Steelers)238. New England Patriots (from Chargers)239. Dallas Cowboys (from Packers via Titans)240. Buffalo Bills241. Houston Texans242. Los Angeles Rams243. Baltimore Ravens244. Detroit Lions245. Washington Commanders246. New York Giants (from Bills)247. Dallas Cowboys (from Chiefs via Panthers)248. New Orleans Saints (from Eagles via Commanders)249. San Francisco 49ers (compensatory)250. Green Bay Packers (compensatory)251. Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory)252. San Francisco 49ers (compensatory)253. Miami Dolphins (compensatory)254. New Orleans Saints (compensatory)255. Houston Texans256. Los Angeles Chargers (compensatory)257. Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory)