NFL Mock Draft: Ashton Jeanty Cracks The Top Five In Thor Nystrom's Final Update
Below is my final NFL mock draft of the 2025 draft process, with explanations for the picks below the table.
This spring has been eerily quiet on the trade front for picks—I believe that changes on Thursday night, when I’m anticipating we get fireworks. I project six Round 1 trades in the mock below.
2025 NFL Mock Draft
My pick-by-pick mock draft table is below. As noted above, trade explanations are in the right-hand column.
Included on top of the traditional team/name/school columns are my individual rank of the player among all prospects in the class, as well as their positional rank in my rankings.
For my top 500 (!!) prospects, ranked, check out the Thor 500.
| RD1 | Team | Name | My Rank | Position | School | Trade Notes |
| 1 | Tennessee | Cam Ward | 9 | QB2 | Miami | -- |
| 2 | Cleveland | Travis Hunter | 1 | CB1 | Colorado | -- |
| 3 | NY Giants | Abdul Carter | 2 | EDGE1 | Penn State | -- |
| 4 | New England | Jalon Walker | 7 | LB1 | Georgia | -- |
| 5 | Chicago* | Ashton Jeanty | 3 | RB1 | Boise State | CHI gets: 1.5, 4.107 | JAX gets: 1.10, 2.41 |
| 6 | Las Vegas | Mason Graham | 5 | DL1 | Michigan | -- |
| 7 | NY Jets | Will Campbell | 13 | OT3 | LSU | -- |
| 8 | Dallas* | Tetairoa McMillan | 10 | WR1 | Arizona | DAL get: 1.8 | CAR gets: 1.12, 3.76 |
| 9 | San Francisco* | Tyler Warren | 4 | TE1 | Penn State | SF gets: 1.9 | NO gets: 1.11, 3.100 |
| 10 | Jacksonville* | Will Johnson | 14 | CB2 | Michigan | CHI gets: 1.5, 4.107 | JAX gets: 1.10, 2.41 |
| 11 | New Orleans* | Armand Membou | 6 | OT1 | Missouri | SF gets: 1.9 | NO gets: 1.11, 3.100 |
| 12 | Carolina* | Mike Green | 11 | EDGE2 | Marshall | DAL get: 1.8 | CAR gets: 1.12, 3.76 |
| 13 | Miami | Kelvin Banks | 12 | OT2 | Texas | -- |
| 14 | Indianapolis | Colston Loveland | 20 | TE2 | Michigan | -- |
| 15 | NY Giants* | Shedeur Sanders | 8 | QB1 | Colorado | NYG gets: 1.15, 7.218 | ATL gets: 2.34, 3.65, 4.105, 2026 R3 |
| 16 | Arizona | Jahdae Barron | 18 | CB3 | Texas | -- |
| 17 | Cincinnati | Walter Nolen | 15 | DL2 | Ole Miss | -- |
| 18 | Seattle | Matthew Golden | 24 | WR2 | Texas | -- |
| 19 | Tampa Bay | Jihaad Campbell | 16 | LB2 | Alabama | -- |
| 20 | Denver | Omarion Hampton | 34 | RB2 | North Carolina | -- |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | Jaxson Dart | 41 | QB3 | Ole Miss | -- |
| 22 | LA Chargers | Kenneth Grant | 22 | DL4 | Michigan | -- |
| 23 | Green Bay | Mykel Williams | 23 | EDGE4 | Georgia | -- |
| 24 | Buffalo* | Derrick Harmon | 19 | DL3 | Oregon | BUF gets: 1.24, 3.97 | MIN gets: 1.30, 2.62, 6.207 |
| 25 | Houston | Grey Zabel | 21 | OG1 | North Dakota State | -- |
| 26 | LA Rams | Maxwell Hairston | 29 | CB4 | Kentucky | -- |
| 27 | Baltimore | Malaki Starks | 25 | S1 | Georgia | -- |
| 28 | Detroit | Donovan Ezeiruaku | 17 | EDGE3 | Boston College | -- |
| 29 | Washington | Shemar Stewart | 28 | EDGE6 | Texas A&M | -- |
| 30 | Cleveland* | Jalen Milroe | 42 | QB4 | Alabama | CLE gets: 1.30 | MIN: 2.33, 6.179, 6.192, 6.00 |
| 31 | Kansas City | Josh Simmons | 27 | OT4 | Ohio State | -- |
| 32 | Philadelphia | Nick Emmanwori | 40 | S3 | South Carolina | -- |
| R2 | Team | Name | Overall | Position | School | Trade Notes |
| 33 | Minnesota* | Donovan Jackson | 31 | OG2 | Ohio State | CLE gets: 1.30 | MIN: 2.33, 6.179, 6.192, 6.00 |
| 34 | Atlanta* | James Pearce | 26 | EDGE5 | Tennessee | NYG gets: 1.15, 7.218 | ATL gets: 2.34, 3.65, 4.105, 2026 R3 |
Pick-by-Pick Analysis of My Final NFL Mock Draft
1. Tennessee: QB Cam Ward
Watch out for either WR Emeka Egbuka or WR Luther Burden in the 2.35 slot if this scenario plays out.
2. Cleveland: WR/CB Travis Hunter
The draft gets really interesting for Cleveland after this no-brainer pick.
3. NY Giants: EDGE Abdul Carter
I do not buy that Cleveland is listening to offers for 1.02, but I do buy that the Giants would move out of 1.03 for the right price.
4. New England: EDGE/LB Jalon Walker
The Patriots would love a cornerstone LT, but this draft doesn’t have one of those … Walker has been flying up boards and would address two needs for the Patriots with one pick.
5. Chicago*: RB Ashton Jeanty
The Bears continue with their aggressive offseason ethos with a big swing up the board to add a generational running back.
6. Las Vegas: DT Mason Graham
Sniped on Jeanty, GM John Spytek, a graduate of Michigan, audibles to the disruptive Wolverines defensive tackle.
7. NY Jets: OL Will Campbell
The Jets need help at both RT and iOL—they bring in Campbell and give him a shot at the former first, with the latter a good fallback option.
8. Dallas*: WR Tetairoa McMillan
Dallas surrenders a R3 pick to guarantee the draft’s best pure receiver.
9. San Francisco*: TE Tyler Warren
The 49ers head into the draft with 11 picks and are going to be active—Warren provides nasty 12- and 13-personnel packages working alongside George Kittle in the short term.
10. Jacksonville*: CB Will Johnson
Jacksonville’s new administration wants to remake the roster – this trade gives Jacksonville five picks in the top-88, and six in the top-107.
11. New Orleans*: OT Armand Membou
With needs everywhere, I think New Orleans’ rebuild begins with infrastructure.
12. Carolina*: EDGE Mike Green
With Jalon Walker off the board, Carolina bails four slots for an extra R3 pick while still adding a quality EDGE prospect.
13. Miami: OT Kelvin Banks
The Dolphins eat their vegetables by bolstering the trenches, all the more important now that five-time Pro Bowl LT Terron Armstead has retired.
14. Indianapolis: TE Colston Loveland
I’ve made this pick in almost every mock draft all spring, and it makes too much sense to stop now.
15. NY Giants*: QB Shedeur Sanders
Coming out of this draft with a legitimate quarterback of the future is crucial for a Giants administration on the hottest of seats—it might just buy it another year.
16. Arizona: CB Jahdae Barron
Arizona could certainly target the trenches on either side, but Barron gives the organization a defensive tone-setter at another acute position of need.
17. Cincinnati: DT Walter Nolen
From a talent and need perspective, this one makes all the sense in the world.
18. Seattle: WR Matthew Golden
This one could come down to Golden against OL Grey Zabel—the tiebreaker could be that the OL class is deeper than the WR class.
19. Tampa Bay: LB/EDGE Jihaad Campbell
Campbell’s doctor recently wrote a letter to NFL teams stating that Campbell should be ready for training camp off a torn labrum—that development should lock him into Round 1.
20. Denver: RB Omarion Hampton
The Broncos’ dream scenario.
21. Pittsburgh: QB Jaxson Dart
Dart is a good fit for OC Arthur Smith’s play-action-heavy scheme.
22. LA Chargers: DT Kenneth Grant
The Chargers address their biggest need of DL by reuniting Grant with his college HC Jim Harbaugh; Harbaugh once called Grant “a gift from the football gods.”
23. Green Bay: EDGE Mykel Williams
Williams plays assignment football against the run and has dormant pass-rushing ability left to be untapped.
24. Buffalo*: DT Derrick Harmon
The Bills need help along the defensive front and get aggressive to move up and secure one of the draft’s most versatile and disruptive interior defensive linemen.
25. Houston: OG Grey Zabel
One of the NFL’s worst interior offensive lines gets a shot in the arm.
26. LA Rams: CB Maxwell Hairston
The Rams add speed to the cornerback room with the 2025 NFL Combine’s fastest player.
27. Baltimore: S Malaki Starks
Starks lining up next to Kyle Hamilton would feed generations.
28. Detroit: EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku
Ezeiruaku and Aidan Hutchinson would make for a fearsome long-term edge-rushing duo.
29. Washington: EDGE Shemar Stewart
The Commanders are committed to fixing their run defense—they need an immediate EDGE starter, and want one who excels against the run … that’s Stewart.
30. Cleveland*: QB Jalen Milroe
Who is the mystery team on Milroe? How about the team that employs Alabama’s 2023 offensive coordinator—the year Milroe looked like a future 1.01 pick—in the same post (Tommy Rees)?
31. Kansas City: OT Josh Simmons
Thanks to the signing of LT Jaylon Moore, the Chiefs can afford to be patient with Simmons, who is coming off a season-ending injury.
32. Philadelphia: S Nick Emmanwori
The trade of C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Texans arguably shot safety to the top of the Eagles’ need list.
Round 2
33. Minnesota*: OG Donovan Jackson
The Vikings enter the draft with only four picks, ranking No. 32 in draft equity—in exchange for moving down nine slots over two trades, the Vikings move up 35 spots on Day 2 (3.97 to 2.62) while adding four R6 picks … and they still get their Day 1 starter at LG.
34. Atlanta*: EDGE James Pearce
The Falcons head in with only five picks, two of them are in R7 … this trade gets them up to the standard seven while adding an extra Day 2 pick in 2026, while still yielding the perfect answer for Atlanta’s biggest need of juice off the EDGE.
