Draft Season | Mock Draft & Pro Day Update

Published Mar 25, 2025, 8:58 PM

John Schmeelk and Tony Pauline go through every pick in the first round of the NFL Draft, discuss each team’s biggest positional needs, and give updates on college pro days.

:00 - Pro day updates

6:15 - Picks 1-8

14:55 - Picks 9-16

24:11 - Picks 17-24

34:36 - Picks 25-32

43:18 - Final thoughts

He's now officially open. This is Draft season. Welcome everybody.

We are now under a month until the start of the twenty twenty five NFL. I'm John Schmelt, joined by Tony Pauline from Sports Kida. As usual, Draft Season is brought to you as always by Moody's, a proud sponsor of the New York Football Giants. Tony, Our Pro day circuit is coming fast and furious coming up. Earlier this week on Monday was Cam Ward and his cohorts at the University of Miami Pro Day and look, I think Ward did a nice job. He showed off his arm strength different angles, got the ball out through on the move, was pretty accurate with the ball. He didn't I don't know how I really helped himself, but I think he showed me what he can do. He certainly didn't hurt himself, which is all really you're looking for for one of these quarterback throwa day.

Show off the arm.

People can see it come out of your hand in person, and I think he pushed all those goals.

Completely agree with you. A guy like Cam Woder pro day workout, he's not going to help himself. All he's going to do is hurt him. I mean, gods forbid, he's all over the place. We've seen that before with highly rated quarterbacks who are inaccurate. They're making receivers work hard. I get the big story from yesterdays was rapestra of the receiver running in the high four to sevens, low four to eights, people saying it's not him out of day two. I never had him as a Day two pick. I always had him as a mid to late Day three selection. He was never a speed guy. He was always a quick, explosive route runner with a terrific head for the position. And you know, if you had him. I had him on that board as a fifth rounder. He's probably not going to be a seventh rounder because you were never drafting him for his vertical speed. You were never drafting him because you know he was a deep threat. You're drafting him as an underneath possession receiver who separates through his routes. He's still very good at that, but he's just slow.

Yeah.

People have made the Lad McCaughey comparisons, which I never saw or understood. I mean, I understand why people did it. It's done why they did it, But so you can now throw those away with Bakaki's.

Four to four to four speed or four four. I think it was some four four speed that he had last year.

One of the pro DA notes, Tony, have you had over the last week or so that have stuck out to you before we get to draft?

Yeah, you mentioned yesterday's workout. Marshall and Boston College also worked out yesterday, and neither Donovan as a ROKU or Mike Green ran the forty for scouts, which means they're not going to run the forty before the draft.

And it's interesting. I know that Green did run shuttles.

I'm getting different times on that as a rocker who did run the shuttles at the combine and he was incredible. So I mean, I guess those guys are just going to point to their GPS speed that we saw at the Senior Bowl. It is interesting as that Kyle Kannard, who was projected as a four to eight guy, did run the forty through the process, ran faster and expected as Iraq, who is expected was projected as a four to seven five guy.

So maybe that's why he's not running. I don't know.

Still a good player, I don't have him as a first rounder, as a lot of people do. We got to talk about the Arkansas Day three receivers Andrew Armstrong and Isaac Tesla. Obviously, Tesla tested through the roof at the combine three and the forty four point five in the short shuttle six point eighty five and the three come thirty nine and a half inches in the vertical and just caught the ball extremely well during the Pro Day workout of Arkansas, which was on Saint Patti's Day. Andrew Armstrong, who was a guy that I've spoken about really throughout the season on the show. If if you watched US seventy eight receptions for eleven hundred and forty yards last year, timed in the mid to low four fours, which is pretty significant. Some teams had him at four three seven, and that's significant because it beats expectations. He was a guy who was expected to be a mid four to five guy, all of a sudden doesn't at the combine. He runs in a low four to four some four to threes at PRODA, So now you also know that he's got that speed to go with the lengthy six foot four great past catching skills, was called six' eighty four in the three, cone another great. Mark and it's an interesting dynamic Because tesla is this incredible athlete who didn't have great production the past two years At, arkansas and here Is Andrew, armstrong who was viewed upon as a.

Tremendous pass catcher but didn't have the.

Athleticism and now we're seeing both of them mesh it together and bring it, together and it will end up in both of these receivers being, selected probably somewhere in the middle Of day. Three and then, finally what's coming to question are the arm measurements at The. Combine AND i spoke with a lot of people about this. Yesterday if you look at players who are at The combine and you compare it to their arm measurements At Pro day or The Shrine bowl or even The Senior, Bowl combine arm measurements have been consistently anywhere from an eighth of an inch to almost three quarters of an inch shorter than those other, events which are also measured BY nfl. Scouts Drew, kendall for, EXAMPLE i think he was thirty one and seven eight inch at The. Combine yesterday he measured at almost thirty two and a half inches Armand membo measured thirty three inches thirty three and a half inches at the. Combine his arm measurement at the seneuble was thirty four, inches.

And on and on and.

On ted, McMillan i believe his arm measurement at the combine was thirty one and five aceh.

INCHES i was told that to talk to his team.

Yesterday he was not remeasured at that private pro day workout where he ran in the low four, fives WHICH i guess in the in the end is probably gonna be a mistake because he may have measured his arms over thirty two. Inches john AND i are taping this On. Tuesday tomorrow is LSU's Pro. Day we all Remember Will campbell thirty two and five eighths inches at the. Combine everybody was like, whoa, WHOA. Woa my prediction is Tomorrow Will campbell's arm will be measured anywhere from thirty three to thirty three and a quarter. Inches not a huge, deal more, perception but it gets over that thirty three inch arm more thirty three inch mark that you want in an offensive tackles.

Arms, yeah, No i'm with, you AND I i haven't a chance to talk to many people about that, Either but those combined numbers were strange up and down the.

Board i'm not sure how that went down, Exactly all.

Right, Tony today's our first mock draft of the draft. Season will do one more of these before the draft. Comes i'm in this one leaning more WHAT i would do than WHAT i think teams will. Do we'll save that for the last one as we get. Closer So i'm gonna kick it off. HERE i have the odd number, picks you have the even number, picks AND i think this kind of is an easy. One it's going to be Cam. WARD i think he's by far the best quarterback. Available The titans need. ONE i think the fact that they added a bunch of offensive linemen free agency did not add a quarterback tells me they're looking to plot a young quarterback in. There you're picking first, overall why not Cam? Ward so Cam ward first overall to The, titans and that's an easy.

One Cam ward has been the first picket all the mock Drafts i've. DONE i Think i've done six of them. Consistently he's been the first quarterback off the. Board and you have a new regime, there a new regime with a new general, manager so they have, time so it makes sense for.

Them to draft a young quarterback and you, know build from.

There Cleveland, browns you, KNOW i don't think.

It's i'm sorry. ONE i don't think it's gonna be a.

QUARTERBACK i mean they've Got Deshaun, watson they traded For Kenny. PICKETT i, mean you're trying For Russell. WILSON i think if they were, smart they'd bring Back Joe. FLACCO i don't think it's going to be A i don't think it's going to be a. Quarterback they just Resigned Miles garett to a massive. Contract Travis hunter a Duel, Carter Travis hunter of Dual.

Carter i'm gonna Go Travis hunter.

Here this is my feeling only because obviously you can play both sides the.

Ball you need some explosion on.

Offense you always use another cornerback full time sort of quarterback or. NICKELBACK i think he'll Put fannies in seat. THERE i think when they Resign, garrett it kind of pushed me away From Abdull, carter which is still a. Possibility But i'm gonna Take Travis, hunter WHICH i think is gonna Make giant fans.

Smile, Yeah, TONY i think it, is But i'm not sure if it's not the reason that you, think Because i'm leaning towards WHAT i would do in this scenario and not necessarily WHAT i think The giants would. Do if you put a, proverbial you, know make the pick you better be right or else type of thing, Here i'd probably give Them shoud Or sanders right. Now that could change over the next three or four. Weeks BUT i Love Abdul. CARTER i think he's gonna be a dominant pass rusher for a long. TIME i think he's a higher graded. Player if it Was Travis hunter, HERE i would have made me think a little bit, harder to be honest with, you Between hunter And. Shaudor but since It's Abdul, carter edge players are just very. Expensive they're hard to, get especially elite. Ones So i'm gonna Go Abdul carter here for The giants at number.

THREE i would agree with.

THAT i, mean you know everybody that loves the quarterbacks, now but there was a time when the impact defensive player was coveted at the top of the. Draft look no further Than Lawrence taylor and what he did for that. Organization so What i'm, Saying i'm not saying that the Cars Lawrence, taylor but he's a darn good impact defensive Player New England patriots at number, Four i'm pretty sure it's going to be an offensive.

Tackle could it Be Will?

Campbell, Possibly but Everything i've been hearing in the last couple of, weeks and this could, change is that they really like Armand. MEMBO a lot of teams like Armand, membo and he is skyrocketing up draft. Boards three hundred and thirty four, pounds tremendous two year starter At, missouri phenomenal. COMBINE i, mean his combine was out of this. World people, say, well they need a left. Tackle i've talked to. People they, say you look at his, size you look at his, athleticism you look at his movement. Skills you can move him to left, tackle or maybe you started off a guard and then you move him to left. Tackle we've talked about that in the. Past we've seen that in the. Past people have talked about that With Will campbell starting with a guard and moving left. Tackle i'll see what happens with this. Pick But i'm gonna go from What i've been hearing and WHEN i had my mock draft Sports skeeter last, Week i'm gonna surprise people and say it's are my membo who in my, opinion if The patriots don't take, him he's gonna come off the board soon. After with the team's teams that are selecting after The patriots and their.

Needs all, right.

Let's go to The Jacksonville. JAGUARS i think that's a good. Pick by the, Way, Tony i'm with you on. THAT i think member will be the first tackle off the board given his athletic, testing his arm, length and his tape is good.

TOO i, mean he just didn't give a lot of pressures of sacks this.

Year jaguars at, Five, look they have needed a defensive, tackle they have needs a, corner they have needs on the offensive. Line they have need some wide receiver in my, Opinion But i'm gonna go with the guy THAT i think is the safest selection here and, frankly probably the best player, left and That's Mason graham out Of. MICHIGAN i know the measurements are not, great the athletic testing is in off the charts and all that, stuff and, look the part necessarily shorter arms on, it you, know all that sort of. STUFF i don't. Care his tape's. Awesome he's a really good. Player he can stop the, run he can get to the. Quarterback he's an eight plus human. Being The jaguars need a defensive. Tackle Mason graham to The jaguars at, five.

And The jaguars that needed a defensive tackle for a number of years. Now and you know they can't miss on this. Pick they've got to get production out of this pick. Quickly number, six The Las Vegas raiders.

Got. There they hope they got their quarterback in the.

OFFSEASON i still think that there's a, chance if the opportunity is, there they could take a. Quarterback would they take You Dor? Sanders, YEAH i don't know about that offensive. LINE i Think membo's, there they would take. Him i'm gonna go With tech McMillan. HERE i Think tech McMillan is a game controlling. Receiver you look at their starting receivers right, Now Kobe, Myers Trey, Tucker Ramel. Keaton they really don't have a number one, receiver and in my, Opinion ted McMillan is that dominant number one receiver that an offense Like Gino smith. Needs it's not a vertical, guy but he's, tall he's. Consistent he was a guy that last year At, arizona which didn't have a good, team opponents knew the ball was going to be throwing to home and it couldn't stop. Him and this is two years in a row now that McMillan's had really good. Tape as far as natural pass catching, skills he's also incredibly. SMART i, mean he sees the, fial he knows how to get, open he reads. Defenses so The raiders Take ted McMillan with the sixth, Selection.

All, Right ted McMillan to Six tony now here comes the jetson. Seven and by the, WAY i think this is the highest McMillan could. GO i suppose it's not out of the. Question he could go To New england at for giving their needs, there BUT i think that's gonna be an offensive. Tackle SO i think this is probably the high end of McMillan's. Range do you agree with?

That?

YEAH i thought for the longest time that The patriots could take, them especially the Way rabel values the. Receivers we saw what happened In tennessee with the WHOLE A. J brown, situation but with the needed offensive, tackle with a young quarterback And rabel like an offensive, LINEMAN i would agree it's going to Be membo Or Will campbell at number.

Four SO i had The giants at Three tony and they passed On Shad Or, sanders and they feel good about waiting till the top of the second round.

To graft a.

Quarterback whether that's gonna be you, Know jackson dart To quin yours a shuck one of those guys And Jaln. MILROE i think we can wait till till thirty four to do that for The jets at, seven, though look Justin fields', CONTRACT i, mean is it?

Small? No is a Gigantic.

NO i don't think you can feel great about him being your long torm answer, there given what he's done so far on the. Pros AND i just don't think there's another elite player out.

THERE i, mean you could Draft Will.

Campbell The jets go still use some, help but offensive, tackle you already Took ted McMillan off the.

Board The jets need a wide.

Receiver i'm not gonna go With Matthew golden or someone else like that this. Early you could go with The Tyler, warren AND i know they've just tried to Get Brock dowers last. Year could you go with The Tyler. Warren could you go with The coast In? LOVELAND i think you, Can BUT i think people maybe above the general manager might get involved in this.

Situation AND i love stars and they love.

Quarterbacks So i'm gonna go With Shore sanders heal for The jets and Mister pauline.

Another quarterback goes To New York jets and watches their career fizzle. Out BUT i would agree with. YOU i think If ted McMillan Or Armond membo especially, there that those are the guy the players for The. JETS i, mean they need it right, tackle they need another need a, Receiver San Dorris, ANDERS i MEAN i think he stated the case. Exceptionally, well we'll see what. Happens number Eight carolina they need an ed. Rusher it could Be Michel, williams it could Be Jalen. WALKER i know that they Like Michel williams a real, lot But i'm gonna go With Jalen walker because he's the high higher rated player on my. BOARD i think he's a better fit for that system right. Now he can do a lot more things than rush up the. Field he's more versatile Than Mickel. WILLIAMS i know he's six foot. One he's got a funky body, type which some teams don't. Like that's that bears watching moving. Forward but WHEN i break it down on the, board, yeah they Like Mickail, williams BUT i don't know that they would pass On Jalen.

Walker all, Right, tony this is when things start getting a little. Funky.

Uh there's not a lot of elite players. Left So i'm gonna Go saints draft's history. Here i'm gonna find the player that matches the profile of the players The saints like to, draft and The saints love the draft pass. Rushers they love the draft edge, Rushers, tony and they like the draft bigger edge rushers right especially tools the edge rushers that have, size, speed and. Athleticism so it's a little high for, him BUT i think we are gonna see weird things happen in this.

Draft i'm gonna give The Saint Chamar stewart at number.

NINE i think he fits their, size, speed, weight defensive end. PROFILE i know there's the new coaching staff, There Kellen moore might want to pick an offensive.

Player they could pick a wide.

RECEIVER i Think Ashton genty is a sleeper pick, here Becaus Alvin kamar is getting a little bit.

Older no one's talked about.

That If Shadoor sanders was on the, BOARD i think that would be a possibility here as. Well But i'm gonna give Them Schamar stewart edge rusher because that's the type of, big burly athletic ends that The saints usually like to have on their.

Roster, yeah that that is a you, know it's a bit, early but you look at his athletic. Numbers he's an olympian in shorts and A t. Shirt look like you, know you either look like a hero or you get fired with a guy taking taking the shot door. STANDARDS i would also keep an eye On Tyler warren with that. Selection right, now The Chicago bears are grinning ear to. EAR i mean, because as we talked last, week did a great job in the off season fortifying that interior offensive. Line they filled a few needs on. Defense you want to build Around Caleb, williams you want to give him more, Tools well they get one of. Them i'm going to have him take one of the best players in the, Shraft Ashton. GENTY i mean in a, smart creative wall. Carrier he will pick and choose his spots on the. Inside he's got the speed and the agility to turn the. Perimeter he's also an outstanding pass catcher on the. Backfield SO i think on, paper, anyway The bears get another piece For Ben johnson for the New Ben johnson Led bears moving, forward AND i think there's a lot of excitement In bearstown after this.

SELECTION i thought you were going to Go tony With Will campbell, there given their needed offensive.

Tackle, possibly but you, KNOW i think they Liked Braxton. JONES i thought last year they could have gone left. Tackle they. DIDN'T i think that they ARE i think that and Remember Ben, JOHNSON i Mean Ben. Johnson they liked the, bigger punch in the mouth type of offensive. TACKLES i don't that's at least what he had In. DETROIT i don't know That Will campbell's that they went with J Emir gibbs early on In, detroit.

A much earlier than people. Thought that worked out for.

Him SO i think That genti is just another piece as far as skill positions or the only main piece that they've done and will do in the.

Offseason you, Know, Tony i'd bring down in my little notes For San francisco here at number. Eleven and before we get to, THAT i got to make sure we get one of our reads in. Here don't, forget, folks that draft season is presented By, moody's a proud partner of The New York. Giants, Decode, Rest Unlock, opportunity learn more at moodies dot. Com and then my notes, Here, TONY i had best edge player written down for The. NINERS i think they need some help there our best defensive. Tackle BUT i gotta be honest with you right. Now if you look at our lads's depth, charts They've Ben BArch pencil in as they're starting left. Guard all, Right Trent WILLIAMS i believe is thirty five years.

Old let me check his. AGE i believe he. Is he's getting up, there that's for.

Sure So Trent williams was Born let's, see we have an age here is more than. Ninety so he is thirty six years.

Old he'll be thirty seven this.

Season so here's What i'm gonna.

Do since he's still sitting, there and you can start him at a left guard and maybe When Trent williams is ready to move, on you move him out to left. Tackle i'm daking Well campbell offensive lineman out OF.

LSU i think it.

Makes just great. Great, uh it's a great.

PICK i think it makes a lot of sense AND i completely understand. It Dallas, COWBOYS i think they're upset, that you, Know Ashton genty's.

Gone No ted.

McMillan would they take a receiver? Here they really want a receiver.

Early in the.

Draft i'm gonna go With Mike Hill, williams the past edge rusher From georgia because of the. Upside you can never have enough edge. RUSHERS i mean they lost to their top edge rusher in free, Agency Dante falers there on a one year.

Deal.

Uh you know they helped. That Marshawn neelan kind of picks up his. Game they like him a. Lot but STILL i think he's a perfect fit for that. System and you, know with with No Ashton genty, there with no top rated, receiver they want a, receiver BUT i can't justify a pass catcher being taken at this.

SPOT i agree with. YOU i Think Matthew golden, maybe But i'm with. YOU i think for, them they're looking For tech McMillan Er Ashing genty in this, spot and if they're not, THERE i could even see them look at a trade.

DOWN i agree with.

That, yeah but I' i'm with you one hundred.

Percent all, Right dolphins number Thirteen tony right, Now Storm duck is their other starting outside corner or across From Jayalen.

Ramsey that's a.

Problem Will johnson's still on the, Board so they're gonna Draft Will, johnson cornerback out Of michigan here to fill one of those starting cornerback.

Spots Makes, YEAH i think it makes great. Sense maybe a defensive tackle can A, grant maybe A Nick. Mnawari but, YEAH i completely agree with that reasoning the.

Cults are on the on the.

BOARD i, mean they need a safety AND i would be leaning towards Em ana warr here not because of his combine, workout because he's also got really good film and it kind of meshes. Together that makes a lot of. Sense but the fact, is you, know they were kind of in flux at the quarterback. Position you need to get more weapons, in you, know whether It's, richardson whether It's Dariel, jones who's ever playing underneath, center they are in desperate need of a tight. END i know that they Like Tyler. WARREN i don't know that they Think Tyler warren is going to be available to, Them but based on What i'm, Hearing i'm going to have the cults Select Tyler warren with the.

Selection, yeah AND.

I think this is AND i Think tony both of us would agree with. This That warren will likely in the real life draft and will eventually do are what we think will happen. Draft That warren will be gone probably before you get the fourteen when the real draft.

Happens, NO i could.

The jets at. SEVEN i know The saints like him a. Lot there could be a possibility that a team trades up For. Warren And i'm not A warren. GUY i, MEAN i Have Colston lovelin grated. HIGHER i think some of the tight ends that are going to be available On day two will actually be more productive to or three years down the. Road But Tyler warren seems to be the flavor of the, day AND i would agree with you there's a very good chance that he's not. Available when the culture off the, board we will call call to call to the.

BOARD i, Apologize, no that's.

Okay so The falcons was searching for edge Rushers. Tony they've been not been able to find. One If Michael williams was, here he would be the run up and pick a. Guy SO i think you're looking. Now and this is kind of how they evaluate the off the field, stuff. Right is It Mike green From? Marshall is It James pierce From. TENNESSEE i think it's a little bit too high For Donovan azaraku out Of Boston. COLLEGE i have, him probably is the, latter you, know quarte quartile of the.

Of the first. Round So i'm gonna go With Mike green here out Of. MARSHALL i like his.

PRODUCTION i haven't rated higher Than, pierce So i'm gonna Go green here to The falcons at.

Fifteen and if it.

Means, anything if you read my, Report atlanta had their head coach in their front office at The olday On.

Monday so obviously, NO i didn't know that safe that.

Should you should be reading my stuff at Sports, Keta john and DISAPPOINTED i missed.

IT i didn't read it.

Yet, Sorry so obviously there's interest. THERE i, mean you don't stand your whole front. Office you know The huntington in The West virginia for, Nothing Arizona cardinals are on the. BOARD i mean The cardinals could use a. Receiver The cardinals could use need some offensive. Linemen they addressed the defensive line need in the off. Season the burden would be, nice but you really got to bolster that offensive. Line i'm going to have them Take Tyler, booker the interior offensive lineman From.

Alabama you watch him on.

Film he is just a smash of punching a face type Of maler didn't test well at three hundred twenty one pounds at the combine.

Terribly terror's terribly.

Right but when you watched the, drills AND i was there That sunday afternoon for all the offensive line, driels he moved exceptionally.

WELL i mean he showed decent. Footwork he was able to move. Latterly so he's not fast enough, forty he can't jump. High but the film is really good from a power blocking, scheme and WHAT i saw in the, DRILLS i saw a big man who showed the ability to. Move So i'm gonna go With Tyler booker for The Arizona.

CARDINALS i like.

It they need offensive, lineman all, RIGHT Cincinnaeti bengals at, Seventeen. Tony we still know what's going on With Trey, hendrickson but even if he's, there they need help on the defensive side of the, ball rushing the. Passer we've seen they're willing to take some risk on players. Before See Burton alabama receiver last year for The. Bengals So i'm gonna give Them James pearce at seventeen pass rushers of The.

Bengals.

INTERESTING i probably would lean offensive line, here BUT i could understand what you're.

Saying they've spent so much as so many assets on, Offense, tony eventually they have to fight somebody to play.

DEFENSE i, AGREE i, Agree but you, know if you get a rookie offensive line in, there he's coming in.

Cheap so you ca.

Could With Kelvin banks on the. Board BUT i understand WHAT i understand what you're.

Saying, yeah and by the, way you're, right they do need Guard i'm with you on, that and they might they.

Could eventually need a left, tackle so you, know again with a guy like A Kelvin. Banks it's a situation that you were talking about. Earlier sorry about that microphone you were talking about. Earlier With Will campbell starring mcguard started him at and move him out to the left, tackle WHICH i said it could be a possibility With. Membo The Seattle seahawks are on the. Board Sam darnold's. THERE i know they Signed Cooper cupp in free, Agency marquees Scal Veldez. SCANTLING i still think they need another. Receiver is it going to, be in my, Opinion Luther burden or A Mecca, buca A Meccha. Buka the pro date is On, wednesday the day afterward taping. This i'm Told buka could get under four to. Four i'm gonna go With Luther burden with this. SELECTION i, MEAN i like The Meccha. Buka i'm slightly disappointed in him in that most of his career he's been a complimentary. Receiver At Ohio, state he did come up big for them in the college football. PLAYOFFS i think he's going to be a real GOOD nfl, Player BUT i just LIKE i Think Luther. Burden people are basically gragging on him, now AND i think it's a situation where people were just too high on.

Him early.

On he got one of the highest grades coming in the season FROM nfl scouts to rate. Underclassmen SO i think he was overrated coming into the, season and NOW i think he's. Underrated he will finally seek his. Level as far As i'm, concerned his level will be The Seattle.

Seahawks, YEAH i think.

This is another.

Spot if he gets to, eighteen this could be A technicmillan landing spot. TOO i don't Think bigmillan would ever get this. FAR i know some people. Do he only ran in the four or. Five to, me that's not a. Problem for some people it. Is but, yeah with, YOU i think wide receiver Of seattle makes sense given. Power lockett's not there anymore AND dk metcalf is not there. Anymore all, Right let's go to The Ten Bay buccaneers, here and, look they have a pretty explosive. Offense they bring Back, Godwin Mike evans is still. THERE i thought about a tight end, here But kayden is not a bad.

Player he's.

Fine SO i think they need some help on, defense AND i, think you, Know Son redick was brought in on a one year. Deal they Have Yaya diabi at the other edge. Spot BUT i do think they still need more help on the. Edge AND i know it seems Like i'm just keep picking edge players for. People, WELL i think teams need them and it's a viable position and it's a draft that is pretty. Thick the problem is that we're running thin at that position given the guys that are left on the. Board So i'm gonna give Them Donovan azeraku at A boston. COLLEGE i think it's a little high for, him BUT i think, Again i'm running out of guys with first round grades, Here, tony to be honest with, you Like i'm getting to the end of my list year guys at first round. Grade So i'm gonna give him As araku the edge rusher To.

Tampa.

Yeah the only REASON i say Nine dressers BECAUSE i think they made a good acquisition with a Son reddick who now has a chip on his shoulder everything that happened last year with The, jets AND i think As reddick is gonna be a it's gonna do very well for. THEM i know he's gonna be, star but he can do very. Well, okay right, NOW i am up with The Denver. Broncos interesting. Situation, yeah they Signed Evan ingram in the off. SEASON i thought that was a great, acquisition picked up with a waiver. Wire when The Jacksonville jaguars Stunning lea cut, HIM i don't know why they did. THAT i think they could Go Colston. LOVELAND i think this is a spot Where Marion hampton could go in the first round if he's going to be a first round. Pick But i'm gonna with this spot right. Here i'm gonna take A Mecca abuka Of Ohio state because.

You, Know Courtland sutton's.

There you, look in the off, season once we get past the, draft they will talk about another extent or Extending Courtland. Sutton they want, him he wants to stay, there but he wants to be. Paid Marvin mims.

Is a nice. Player the you, know it kind of falls off after.

THAT i mean when you look at The devon Vell, as there is their third.

Starter you want to make bone knicks a more.

Uh you want to you want him to, Improve get him, more, uh get him more, targets get him more.

Weapons AND i think A buka.

HERE i thought about setting putting A buka To, seattle BUT i think this is a good.

PICK i do think it could Be Marion.

HAMPTON i do think they could Take Colston, lovelin But i'm gonna go with A buka.

Here, YEAH i THINK i Like hampton. HERE i, think but that that's just a feel. Thing AND i, think you, know we've.

Seen AND i can understand. THAT i understand.

That, No but, LOOK i look he's a good, player good. Pick and now we go to The steelers, Here, Tony and now the question is going to be what are The steelers doing a?

Quarterback right?

Like as of this, Recording Aaron rodgers are still not made a. Decision all they have in house right now Is Mason rudolph were are familiar, with BUT i don't believe they think he's a. Starter they Have George pickens AND Dk. Metcalf do they think those guys are a good pairing long term or are they too? Similar it's a good. Question they Let Najee harris. Go all they have Is warren there right? Now do they need the running?

Back?

SURE i mean it would be so on brand for The steelers to pick a running back with this, Pick. Tony it would just be the most steelery thing that you could. DO i think they could also use help a defensive. Tackle to be totally honest with, YOU i, mean you, know they drafted the big hit out Of wisconsin a couple of years, ago who's a good. Player if you look at the rest of the guys, though on their defensive line of defensive, Tackle Cameron hayward's getting a little bit, Older Kendo benton's, good LIKE i, mentioned and then after, THAT i don't love the depth they have a defensive. Tackle SO i think you could start talking about that position here if you wanted.

TO i think that's a conversation you can start to.

Have but then you look at the defensive tackles that are available and you're, like all, right, Well Mason graham's already, gone and who's the next guy a defensive. Tackle could they Pick Kenneth grant as a big, size speed weight.

COMBINATION i think that's.

Possible could they go with a quicker guy Like Walter, nolan who's kind of an upfield. Player IT'S i think there's some interesting choices here for The. Steelers i'm not gonna go. Quarterback i'm not gonna go running back. HERE i would consider a corner across from from From Joey Porter. Junior BUT i do think The steelers like to build up. Front they like to build in the. Trenches And i'm gonna give Them Walter nolan out of all.

MISS i Had Walter nolan go going there for a. While in my mock, drafts the most recent mock, DRAFT i had them Taking Kenneth. Grant SO i you, KNOW i understand your. REASONING i can't be that was going back and forth on exactly. Yeah AND i can't see them Taking Jackson. DART i, mean they have a roster that's built to. Win now you're gonna bring dark except for a couple you, know they. Traded we made the trades for the. Receiver they want to. Win now they're getting long in the tooth of some positions you're gonna entrust your offense With With Jackson, DART i don't. KNOW i, mean obviously they're waiting On. Rogers it seems to be an annual right of passage in THE, NFL uh the past couple of. Years BUT i do agree with, you they'll go, uh they'll go defensive. Tackle The Los Angeles chargers are on the.

BOARD i think they did a good.

Job as we talked about in The in the free, agency they address some needs on the offensive. Line Signed Mickey. Beckton they did Sign Tyler conklin in free. AGENCY i think that's a that's a nice. Pick But i'm gonna go With Colston lovelin here for a couple of. Reasons you, Know loveland may not be ready for a while because of his shoulder. Injury when you look At loveland Versus, Conklin loveland's more of your downfield past catching. Threat he's more of your bigger receiver playing the tight end, position if you. Will he's a much better pass. Catcher conklin's more well. Rounded, obviously he's a, veteran BUT i, think you, know just to open that offence up a little, bit you, know to add another piece For Justin. Herbert i'm gonna go With. Coastal love, them plus you're a couple of them back with his former college, Coach Jim.

Harbaugh all, Right.

I'm going to go now to The Green Bay packers at twenty Three, tony And i'm gonna Go kenneth grand. HERE i Think Kenny clarkson a little bit. Older they have struggled against the run in the, past so why would you. Draft this three hundred and thirty five pound athletic behema to put in the middle of your. Defense So i'm gonna Know kenneth grand here to The packers at twenty three makes a lot of.

SENSE i had them Taking Walter. Nolan But Walter nolan's off the. Board.

Now The Minnesota vikings are on the. Clock Minnesota vikings right, now they need a, cornerback they need a defensive. Tackle they answered some of the questions at. Safety in free, agency the cornerback position is kind of in. FLUX i, mean, Well johnson's off the, board as he should. Be AM i Taking john Day bantron. Here you, KNOW i don't Know Revel. Morrison they got injury. ISSUES i think this may surprise some, people But i'm going to take Ty Leek williams Of Ohio state.

Here he's, big he's.

Athletic you, know everybody talked About Jack sawyer and the college football, players And Jack sawyer was, good especially those last couple of. Games but if you watch it all the way, THROUGH. Tylerk williams was the guy that teams were double teaming on the, inside which opened things up on the. Outside Tyleek williams was good throughout the entire twenty twenty four. SEASON i think he's got great. UPSIDE i think he's a bigger body on the inside who's not just a, strong powerful gap.

Occupyier he's also a very.

Athletic so they fill their need at the defensive tackle. Position PLUS i Have Tyleek, williams who rated.

Higher Than JOHN. D barron.

All, right and THEN i got The Houston texas.

HERE i Think Tyleerk williams is one of the safest picks in the, draft by the, Way like he's going to be a good player, Period like he just. Is all, Right let's go to The texans here at twenty, Five, tony they need a. Receiver they have a bigger guy, already And Nico, collins you, Know Tank, dell who knows when he's going to be. Back i'm gonna Go Matthew golden. Here he can play, inside he can play. Outside he's a really good wide, receiver you know.

What hold, on let me put the.

There i'm gonna take that. Back Calvin banks is sitting. There, yeah and they've had so much flux on the offensive. LINE i think both those, players by the, way would be THAT i think there might be my two best available players, left BUT i. Can't if you're The, texans with all the changes they made on the offensive, LINE i can't pass On Kelvin banks.

HERE i got to give him to The.

Texans you can start him a guard if you, want slide him out the tackle later, on if that's how you want to do. It either, way you can find a spot for. Him they need help on the offensive line to PROTECT.

Cj. Strad you can find a receiver.

Later give Me Kelvin banks of The texans at twenty five and he should probably be gone by.

Now the fact that he's still, there they got to take.

Him, YEAH i would agree with.

You my mock, DRAFT i had him Taken Josh conley Because Kelvin banks was going earlier to The Cincinnati. Bengals The Los Angeles rams are on the board. NOW i think they would Consider Josh connelly at this. Spot BUT i think this is Where Jadday barron comes off of the board because they need an offensive.

Line they need a cornerback to position of.

Need they re signed To Larric, jackson they resigned some of their offensive linean a free. Agency still need a Corner Jodday. Barons if he's not the best corner on the, board at least he's the safer of the corners on the board considering the injuries to guys Like Shannon ravel And Benjamin.

Morrison no To i'm with.

You don't forget.

Folks Draft season is brought to you By, moody's a proud partner of The New York, giants uniting the brightest minds that turn today's risk into tomorrow's. Opportunities Learnmore moodies Dot. Com all, right let's go to The Baltimore ravens. Here tony and The ravens usually just have like a top ten player fall in their laps in the. Twenties they pick them and everything works out for. Them But i'm looking at my overall rankings here AND i do not necessarily see an outlier still on the board from the guys that have not been.

Picked, uh, well you know, What, YEAH i Mean Cooleston loveland is?

There? Right, no, no, NO i took him To. Chargers oh you.

To him to The. Chargers that.

Right so let's Say i'm looking through my. List heres anyone still on the board that should not? BE i, MEAN i Think Josh simmons is gonna be a good, player but he's. HURT i, mean who's on your, List, tony that's way higher that that is still. There that should not be Em anawari the. Safety put him next To Kyle. Hamilton, yeah you know what the other guy is, though and maybe they'll, OH i know what they're gonna.

Do You're, TONY i got, IT i got.

It who's the guy that started in his college career as an edge, rusher he gotta moved the inside. Linebacker, well The ravens are gonna put him right back outside and make him a pass rusher because they need some help. There they can also use him next to ro Kwand smith. Inside Geehi campbell from The university Of, alabama a big athletic defender to play up.

Front they'll move him. Around i'm giving G Hi campbell to The ravens at twenty.

Seven, WELL i, mean The Detroit lions are. Up they would really like an edge, rusher but you took all the edge rushers the quick russures. Left they also need a, safety so you, know and they got their pick of the top two safeties in this year's. Draft i'm going to have him Take Nick amminawari Of South, carolina a guy who blew people away with the time of the combine to a four to three eight two and twenty. Pounds is he a? Safety is he a? Linebacker one gap. Linebacker he's a terrific football. Player and he's more than just an. Athlete he's more than just you, Know Shamar. Stewart we told you hadn't much go. Earlier Shamar stewart's a great. Athlete when to have sackly watched the film On, emminawari and he makes football. PLACES i think he had what four interceptions last. Year he's fast in a straight line as well as, laterally so he transitions.

That speed onto the onto the.

Field AND i think along With Bryan branching And Kirby, joseph you add another guy. There you know you can play him as as your nickel safety to start off. With and he's got tremendous up. Side you can do a lot of different things with. Them and A wari AND i think m.

And war Or campbell would have been picks here up next for The, Commanders. Tony, look they got to THE Nfc championship, Game god bless. Him their defense was not good last, year like they they cannot stop. People they need defensive, players AND i think either one of those guys would have been someone that that they would have selected if they were there on the. Board so in terms of the best defenders, LEFT i Mean i'm NOT i, MEAN i suppose they could draft.

SOMEONE i, mean.

Are all four receivers off the board already they could use a RECEIVER i guess across from from from.

Mclauren let, me.

This always gets tough this late here because right now in their secondary they have sans for Still NOAH A bignog and A Will, Harris, Kwan Martin, Marshan adam Or latimore has always.

HEHARD i don't how much he has.

Left Dorrence, Armstrong Jacob, Martin Dietrich, wise And Cleveland ferrell are their defensive. ENDS i think they would love to pick an edge rusher Here. Tony but to your, POINT i already took a lot of those. Guys so you know What i'm gonna do. Here i'm gonna do a versatile piece THAT i think Dan quinn will like to use in the second they did let it's a good QUESTION i could go. There they did Sign, kiloff a lot of. Money they have Jers On, newton they Have Darron. Payin i'm NOT i thought About Derek harmon, here BUT i don't think they're gonna go defensive Tackle.

TONY i don't think that makes sense for them.

NECESSARILY i don't have a corner here THAT i like, enough So i'm gonna go With Malachi.

STARKS i think.

He's a good chess piece That Dan quinn can use in the, secondary whether it's in the, slot it's, safety.

Wherever you want to put.

Him they need good defensive players in the back, ends So i'm gonna give Aim Alachy starks a twenty nine to The Commanders Buffalo.

Bills they need.

Defense an edge Rusher scourton would would get consideration. Here that middle of the defensive line was, leaky especially against the. Run So i'm gonna have The Buffalo bills Take Derek harmon at this. POSITION i Think Josh connelly would be consideration to fortify the offensive, line But i'm going to Take Derek. HARMON i think this is good value where it's. At he's got a lot of. Upside he's, nice he's got good size as well as growth. Potential he's a good. Athlete fits a, need good player for The.

Bills, YEAH i think that's a good pick here right.

Now The chiefs are thirty One tony AND i think they either got to pick an offensive. LINEMAN i know they brought in the backup from The niners to be one of their offensive.

Tackles do they trust? THAT i don't. Know Joe toney hat to get let go.

Because, of you, know financial, reasons so they could Franchise Trase, smith who already signed that franchise.

TAG i think offensive line is a big need for.

Them you look at the wide receivers that got, Taken Luther, Burden ted, McMillan, Boka they're all.

Gone SO i guess my.

Question i'm staring At Josh connery And i'm staring At Matthew.

GOLDEN i got to decide which Guy i'd rather. Pick If i'm the.

Candid you Got Josh simmons on the boards as. WELL i.

Do BUT i that's a good. Point the question is Does Andy.

Reid they brought Back Hollywood, Brown they Have Roshie rice coming, back they Drafted worthy last.

Year i'm gonna give Them Josh.

CONNERY i think they're gonna do everything they can to secure their front of set up in front Of Patrick mahomes after seeing what happened in The Super, bowl and he got the you know what beat out of. Him you can get a wide receiver. Later i'm gonna give Him Josh connelly out Of. Oregon it makes.

SENSE i THINK i had them Taking Josh simmons in my, Mock, jeff only BECAUSE i Had connorley going earlier to The.

Texans BUT i think that makes. Sense Philadelphia eagles last.

Pick i'm gonna go with What i've been hearing for the last couple of weeks, now and that's gonna Be grazy Of North Dakota. State who can play, guard may be able to play, center can play, tackle you. Know And Howie roseman loves drafting offensive lineman and he does a great job of drafting offensive.

Lineman give him.

Credit even at times when it doesn't seem that The eagles need offensive. Lineman Harry roseman drafts offensive, lineman and there's one guy after another. There the word Is Gray's. Abel i'm going to go with What i'm hearing until further.

Notice, Hi, tony that's our mont.

Draft what picks surprised you the? Most and who are the guys your surprise or still left on the.

Board, really the.

Only guy saying That i'm surprised is still available Is Josh. Simmons it's the only. Guy and as you, know we've talked About Josh, simmons had he not gotten hurt and been able to play through the twenty twenty four, season is probably the top left tackle prospect in this, draft or at least he's Battling Will campbell to be the top left tackle prospect in this.

DRAFT i, mean after.

That scourton And Matthew, Golden i'm not sold On Matthew golden being a first round. PICK i hope everybody loved that four to two nine. SELECTION i just think he needs a lot of work in the. Cornerbacks who talked About revel's, Injured morrison's, injured coming off a bad, Season Landon jackson not surprised that he's still. Available, really you, know you guy would Be Josh. Simmons and there's good reason Why Josh simmons is still available because he only played what less than half the season last year before he went down with a knee. INJURY i think what surprised me the most or all those rushers that you took so. EARLY i Think green going as early as he did As iraku going. EARLY i JUST i Like. EZRAKU i just don't see him as a first round pick at this point in. Time AND i don't know that that's going to change Because i'm stubborn as it. Comes So i'll go to my grave with that. ONE i think The bengals could probably all also use an offensive lineman over an edge. Rusher we'll have to wait and see what happens With Trey. Hendrickson to, ME i, mean they don't have to trade Trade Trey. Henderson remember he's got one year left on his, deal so you, know they don't have to trade, him and he could be playing for that. Team AND i think they really need to further Protect Joe, burrow not only twenty twenty, five but moving.

Forward, YEAH i Think Matthew golden is the guy That i'm surprised is still. THERE i Thought i'd find a home for him, somewhere BUT i think someone else always popped up THAT i liked a little bit. More and you, Know, tony you look at some of the numbers here just out of. Curiosity let's, see there's, one, two, three five offensive linemen in the top thirty.

Two do you think that sounds about?

Right?

Correct it's not necessarily five tackles, either because a lot of these, guys you, Know bookers at guard and some of these guys will start off at guard and then kick out to.

Tackle actually want to take that back With. Booker so You're, Zabel, Connory, Banks, Booker, Campbell. Membo so you have six offensive linemen and you think when we get the draft, night we could have a seventh With Josh simmons on the offensive.

Line, POTENTIALLY i mean, POSSIBLY i, MEAN i mean maybe we'll see If zabel goes in round, One that's What i'm hearing. Now If zabel doesn't go on around, one you could probably Slide Josh simmons into one of those, teams and you're still going to end up with.

Six, corners not a ton tony as you'll.

SUGGEST i, Mean Travis hunter is someone that you, know you want to qualify him as a. Cornerback that's. Fine you Have JOHN. A baron And will You Will johnny And Will. Johnson those are the only three corners that you had. There and you had two safeties in m and ware In starks.

And that makes.

SENSE i mean, again If Shannon ravel had not gotten injured with the knee injury in practice and finished out the season and continued his, progress he's probably your first round. Pick ditto For Ben, morrison who was not playing all that well before he injured his. Hip you, know it's kind of questionable. There but coming into the season at least we thought That Benjamin morrison was not only gonna be a first round, pick was gonna be a top fifteen.

Selection you.

Know and when you look at this first, Round, TONY i get past pick, fifteen AND i started struggling to define players THAT i thought were, like all, right this guy's a first round.

Pick let's. Roll, like once you get.

Past pick fifteen in this particular draft, class it can get tough to find homes for.

People, YEAH i, Mean arizona they need offensive. Lineman Is Tyler booker worth the sixteenth.

Pick of the?

Draft The bengals they're gonna go most likely gonna.

Go on the offensive. Line is it offensive? Defense?

Seattle obviously they need. Receivers which receiver they're going to? Take Tampa? BAY i had them Taking Jihad. Campbell could they take an edge? Rusher i'm sure they. Can but LIKE i, SAID i think The Hassan reddick signing was a good. ONE i, Mean Denver, broncos they could take another tight. End if they're Like Couston, lovelin they could go with A Marion. HAMPTON i don't think he's the first round, pick but you, KNOW i mean that's what that's what they. Do they take players that fit their. SYSTEM i Think hampton's. GOOD i haven't taken a, receiver so you, know that's where it kind of that area there From arizona To denver is where anything can, happen and they could really affect the bottom third.

Of round one when we get.

There how many trades do you think we're going to see in the first, Round, tony we talked about how so many boards are going to be different from team to team this. Year do you think we're gonna have a lot of trades in the first?

ROUND i hope. Not goosehold does extend, it but, uh.

You, KNOW i think If Tyler warren starts to, fall we could see a trade for. THAT i think if one of The georgia pass rushures starts to, fall we could see a trade for. That, uh you, Know i'm gonna say. Four how's That i'll say. Four and it doesn't have to be a big. Move it could be a team moving up two or three spots to ensure that they get a guy like kill From.

Banks Now i'm with.

YOU i think those are some good names, here all, right before we think of Bye. Tony as you've done a lot of these mocks, HERE i think you said, this what number seven for you or something like?

That just number? Six, actually, yeah the one today is number.

Seven so what have you learned about this class as you do these mock? Drafts that do you think fans should keep in mind as they really start to dig deeper and think about this draft in more detail over the next four.

Weeks not a good cornerback, class very mediocre receiver.

CLASS a lot of questions at the receiver.

Position you, know is a team going to take is there going to be a second running back selected in round one considering the strength of that? Position you, know could a team Like denver if they Want Omary, hampton would they take him at number twenty or would they trade, back maybe even into the top part of round two and Take Omarion. HAMPTON i think it's going to be a lot of d rush more defensive tackles than people. Think AND i believe the wild card Is Shador. Sanders where does he end? UP i had him in my more my most recent you had him going six to The. JETS i had him in my most recent mock draft that Sports skia going nine To New. Orleans there are some teams that say they would not Take Shador sanders in the first. Round and it's a variety of. Reasons it's not just because he's. Agrogant it's a variety of. THINGS i, mean if we're, honest the twenty twenty four, film as we talked about on the show throughout the, season was not. GOOD i mean it was it was not much, better and then twenty twenty, three in, fact it regressed in certain. Parts so, obviously where Shad Door sanders, GOES i think is still up in the air and a major.

Question and the last thing we should talk, About, tony we did not have a third quarterback go in the first. Round do you think that is going to be reality when we get to the draft at the end Of april or is that just our biases doing this at the Beginning at the end Of.

MARCH i think the only way there is a third quarterback is if a team in the top round two trades back into the first round to grab that third. Quarterback i'm, sorry you, KNOW i Like Jackson dart more than the most coming into the, season BUT i think you know people now talking about him potentially being a top ten. Pick it's just it's. Insane as far As i'm. Concerned the, film he's a smallart. Quarterback it's a great system there that That kiffin. Runs we've seen Other we've Seen kiffin really develop other quarterbacks or other quarterbacks being incredibly productive coming out Of. Mississippi jackson data just do not see him as a first round. Prospect but then, again you know when you look at the, board how many first rounders are legitimate first? Rounders are there in this? Draft so long a short, STORY i Know i'm going over in a. TANGENT i do not see it happening unless a team from the from the top quart of round two trades back in to get.

Him, No i'm with, You and then is there another?

Quarterback besides it's dark that you think he has an outside chance of going at the back end of the round one or it's daughter No.

One, yeah in my opinions started no.

One i'm just not buying into The tyler Shock kype good, player how a tremendous year deserves all the credit for going back to that seventh year and really capitalizing the age the. INCONSISTENCY i like Quinn, ewards but there are a lot of people down on quin. Yours, obviously if you watch the, show you know my love For Jalen. Milroe he's not going in the first, round so so, NO i mean it could be a situation like we had a couple of years. Ago you know where people were early On we're Saying Malik willis And Kenny pickett were top ten. Picks neither of them were are a top ten, pick And Kenny pickett was the only quarterback Selecting round. One now we're gonna have Cam ward taking with the topic of, draft and that is justifiable based off of his season and the skills that he. Shows BUT i, think as is usually the, case people are overrating the.

Quarterbacks all, right we'll see what.

HAPPENS i Watched Tyler shirk last, Week. TONY i Think i'm IN i Think i'm in The shok. Camp that at some.

Point, OH i like this, Tape, Tony i'm not gonna.

Lie oh AND i. Listen LIKE i, said it's taping twenty twenty. Four fast deserves a lot of, credit but you got to look at the entire body of, work the, injuries the. Inconsistency that's a big red flag for.

Me, no and then and that's.

Fair he's had a lot of trouble staying on the field and you, know, team the team and all that. Stuff i'm with, you all, right. Folks we got a few more episodes coming up before the. DRAFT i feel like it's come so much faster than, Usual. Tony after free, agency only have four weeks before we get to the. Draft it's really. Crazy uh so we'll DO i guess we'll go over your top tens on offense and defense again right heading into the. Draft we'll be one more mock and then we got to figure out what the fourth episode is going to.

Be?

Right is that the? Plan?

Uh it sounds good to. ME i don't know about a couple Of Fast march is a killer for. Me covering these pro dase is absolutely. Nuts somebody you, know sit here waiting on the, phone making phone calls it's uh one more week of these pro. DAEs and, then AS i told my, Wife i'll have a lot of time on my, hands and she, says, well you better find a. Hobby SO i will always watch college film, tape so that that's the, hobby all.

Right SO i think the next two weeks we'll kind of reset with most of the pro days in the, books not all of, them but a lot of. Them will Reset tony's top tens on offense and defense the next two. Weeks then we'll do a fan question show. Too we like to get your questions and you guys do a great job with. Those we'll do one of. Those it'll be What tony's hearing around the. League and then we'll do our final mock and THEN i think we're to draft. Weeks so that's kind of what we're looking at over the next. Month they will squeeze something else in as we. Go For Tony, Pauline I'm John. Schmuck we will see you next time on draftsi's are presented By. Mood he's a proud partner of The New York.

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