\n Miami quarterback Cam Ward, right, poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Tennessee Titans with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)
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No. 1 Cam Ward<\/p>\n
Titans<\/p>\n
No surprise here. They needed a QB. They got their choice at the most premium of positions.<\/p>\n
No. 2 Travis Hunter<\/p>\n
Jaguars<\/p>\n
They traded up from 5 to grab the two-way WR\/CB, maybe the best player in the draft.<\/p>\n
No. 3 Abdul Carter<\/p>\n
Giants<\/p>\n
The Penn State edge rusher looks like he will be a special players.<\/p>\n
No. 4 Will Campbell<\/p>\n
Patriots<\/p>\n
New coach Mike Vrabel starts rebuilding effort with the best left tackle in the draft.<\/p>\n
No. 5 Mason Graham<\/p>\n
Browns<\/p>\n
Any hopes the DT from Michigan might drop to the Bears ends here.<\/p>\n
No. 6 Ashton Jeanty<\/p>\n
Raiders<\/p>\n
Another player, a RB, whom fans might have hoped would fall to the Bears.<\/p>\n
No. 7 Armand Membou<\/p>\n
Jets<\/p>\n
Other than the trade, still no surprises so far. Membou will play right tackle. Justin Fields will be protected in NY.<\/p>\n
No. 8 Tetairoa McMillan<\/p>\n
Panthers<\/p>\n
A WR for QB Bryce Young to throw to. He wasn\u2019t on the Bears\u2019 list.<\/p>\n
No. 9 Kelvin Banks Jr.<\/p>\n
Saints<\/p>\n
The left tackle was a great player for Texas. But who will be the QB he protects if not Shedeur Sanders?<\/p>\n
No. 10 Colston Loveland<\/p>\n
Bears<\/p>\n
Feel better with this pick for coach Ben Johnson than we would for Matt Eberflus. Still, a surprise they didn\u2019t go with Tyler Warren.<\/p>\n
No. 11 Mykel Williams<\/p>\n
49ers<\/p>\n
The edge rusher from Georgia heads to the opposite coast, will play opposite Nick Bosa.<\/p>\n
No. 12 Tyler Booker<\/p>\n
Cowboys<\/p>\n
The guard from Alabama is the first interior offensive lineman to be taken.<\/p>\n
No. 13 Kenneth Grant<\/p>\n
Dolphins<\/p>\n
The second DT from Michigan to be taken, he fills a need for Miami.<\/p>\n
No. 14 Tyler Warren<\/p>\n
Colts<\/p>\n
Indy gets a tight end, just not the one they expected. Is he a better fit for them?<\/p>\n
No. 15 Jalon Walker<\/p>\n
Falcons<\/p>\n
He might have expected to go higher, but the edge rusher from Georgia stays in state.<\/p>\n
No. 16 Walter Nolen<\/p>\n
Cardinals<\/p>\n
No doubt they needed help on defense, and they get it with a productive defensive tackle from Mississippi. Halfway done.<\/p>\n
No. 17 Shemar Stewart<\/p>\n
Bengals<\/p>\n
Another team that needed help on defense. They got an edge rusher from Texas A&M.<\/p>\n
No. 18 Grey Zabel<\/p>\n
Seahawks<\/p>\n
The offensive lineman from North Dakota State impressed at the Senior Bowl.<\/p>\n
No. 19 Emeka Egbuka<\/p>\n
Bucs<\/p>\n
The first player picked from Ohio State is a wide receiver for Baker Mayfield.<\/p>\n
No. 20 Jahdae Barron<\/p>\n
Broncos<\/p>\n
Another Texas player, the cornerback is a good tackler and pass defender.<\/p>\n
No. 21 Derrick Harmon<\/p>\n
Steelers<\/p>\n
They could have had QB Shedeur Sanders. They took a defensive tackle instead.<\/p>\n
No. 22 Omarion Hampton<\/p>\n
Chargers<\/p>\n
The second RB of the night is picked by Jim Harbaugh.<\/p>\n
No. 23 Matthew Golden<\/p>\n
Packers<\/p>\n
A speedy, productive wide receiver from Texas for Jordan Love to throw to.<\/p>\n
No. 24 Donovan Jackson<\/p>\n
Vikings<\/p>\n
A guard from Ohio State to protect QB JJ McCarthy as he returns from injury.<\/p>\n
No. 25 Jaxson Dart<\/p>\n
Giants<\/p>\n
After making the second trade of draft night, they take a QB but not Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n
No. 26 James Pearce<\/p>\n
Falcons<\/p>\n
The third trade of the night brings Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. to Atlanta.<\/p>\n
No. 27 Malaki Starks<\/p>\n
Ravens<\/p>\n
The Georgia safety has a reputation as a good leader and a winner.<\/p>\n
No. 28 Tyleik Williams<\/p>\n
Lions<\/p>\n
For their new defensive coordinator, an Ohio State defensive tackle.<\/p>\n
No. 29 Josh Conerly<\/p>\n
Commanders<\/p>\n
An offensive tackle from Oregon to protect QB Jayden Daniels.<\/p>\n
No. 30 Maxwell Hairston<\/p>\n
Bills<\/p>\n
The cornerback from Kentucky fills a need in Buffalo.<\/p>\n
No. 31 Jihaad Campbell<\/p>\n
Eagles<\/p>\n
Another trade sends the Alabama LB to the Super Bowl champs.<\/p>\n
No. 32 Josh Simmons<\/p>\n
Chiefs<\/p>\n
He dropped because of injury, but the Ohio State offensive tackle will be counted on to protect Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami quarterback Cam Ward, right, poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Tennessee Titans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[391,7,6,767,9,770,771,526,394,2411,527],"class_list":{"0":"post-166815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-chicago-bears","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pro-sports","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-leagues","14":"tag-sports-types","15":"tag-tennessee","16":"tag-tennessee-titans","17":"tag-tennesseetitans","18":"tag-titans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114764501987544634","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}