PICK #1
TENNESSEE TITANS
The Titans begin a new era at QB with Cam Ward stepping in behind a retooled offensive line.
Biggest Needs: QB, WR, LB, EDGE, CB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: CAM WARD, QB, Miami

 

 

PICK #2
CLEVELAND BROWNS
The Browns add another game-wrecker across from Myles Garrett and put off finding a possible franchise QB by one more day.
Biggest Needs: QB, WR, OL, CB, EDGE
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: ABDUL CARTER, EDGE, Penn State

 

 

PICK #3
NEW YORK GIANTS
The best player in the draft falls to the Giants, who will spend the next few months working out how best to not make full use of his talents.
Biggest Needs: QB, OG, EDGE, DT, WR
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: TRAVIS HUNTER, WR/CB, Colorado

 

 

PICK #4
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
The Patriots look to secure the protection around Drake Maye while waiting to upgrade his weaponry later in the draft.
Biggest Needs: OT, WR, EDGE, OG, RB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: WILL CAMPBELL, OT, LSU

 

 

PICK #5
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
The Jaguars add a tone setting defensive tackle to beef up their run defense while also adding an extra drop of pass rushing juice.
Biggest Needs: DT, TE, CB, S, WR
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: MASON GRAHAM, DT, Michigan

 

 

PICK #6
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly are not waiting around to develop their offense, they want to compete now and figure the electrifying Jeanty gives them the best chance to make some noise in 2025.
Biggest Needs: CB, LB, WR, RB, OG
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: ASHTON JEANTY, RB, Boise State

 

 

PICK #7
NEW YORK JETS
The Jets take yet another swing at the problem of a porous offensive line with Membou likely to be charged with protecting Justin Fields’ blindside from day one.
Biggest Needs: OT, WR, TE, CB, DT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: ARMAND MEMBOU, OT, Missouri

 

 

PICK #8 TRADE
LOS ANGELES RAMS
The Rams send an enticing trade package to the Panthers, allowing them to move up and take the tight end that Sean McVay has always wanted to have in his offense.
Biggest Needs: CB, LB, OT, S, TE
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: TYLER WARREN, TE, Penn State

 

 

PICK #9
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
The Saints don’t yet know who will be playing quarterback for them in 2025, but they know that, whoever it is, he’ll have another weapon alongside Chris Olave.
Biggest Needs: DT, CB, OT, LB, QB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: TETAIROA McMILLAN, WR, Arizona

 

 

PICK #10
CHICAGO BEARS
The Bears made solidifying the offensive line a priority in free agency and now, with their first draft pick, they give Dennis Allen a game-wrecker for the interior of his defensive line.
Biggest Needs: RB, EDGE, S, OT, LB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: WALTER NOLEN, DT, Ole Miss

 

 

PICK #11
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
The 49ers have started to look real old real quick, and have a plethora of needs across the entire roster. They make shoring up the defensive backfield one less problem with this pick.
Biggest Needs: EDGE, DT, OG, LB, OT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JAHDAE BARRON, CB, Texas

 

 

PICK #12
DALLAS COWBOYS
The Cowboys finally give some support to CeeDee Lamb at receiver and another weapon for Dak Prescott as they look to bounce back from a listless 2024.
Biggest Needs: WR, DT, RB, EDGE, LB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: LUTHER BURDEN III, WR, Missouri

 

 

PICK #13
MIAMI DOLPHINS
The Dolphins add an enforcer to the middle of a defense that has not exactly held up its part of the bargain in recent seasons.
Biggest Needs: CB, OT, DT, S, TE
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: KENNETH GRANT, DT, Michigan

 

 

PICK #14
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
The Colts ignore the relative lack of collegiate production and draft a player with athletic traits to die for, hoping new DC Lou Anarumo can get the best out of him.
Biggest Needs: TE, LB, EDGE, OG, OC
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: SHEMAR STEWART, EDGE, Texas A&M

 

 

PICK #15
ATLANTA FALCONS
The Falcons look to end almost a decade-and-a-half of waiting for a productive pass rusher by taking Ezeiruaku out of a school that provided some joy when they took a quarterback back in 2008.
Biggest Needs: EDGE, OC, S, DT, LB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: DONOVAN EZEIRUAKU, EDGE, Boston College

 

 

PICK #16
ARIZONA CARDINALS
The Cardinals need to find some dudes on defense to maximise the schemes of their coaching staff, and Johnson should fit the bill nicely on the outside.
Biggest Needs: CB, LB, EDGE, DT, OT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: WILL JOHNSON, CB, Michigan

 

 

PICK #17
CINCINNATI BENGALS
The Death Star offense gets some counterbalancing assistance, with Campbell sliding in nicely as a tone-setter in the middle of the Bengals defense.
Biggest Needs: EDGE, OG, S, DT, CB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JIHAAD CAMPBELL, LB, Alabama

 

 

PICK #18
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
The Seahawks add a player to help continue developing in the mold of their head coach as they look to compete in a division blessed with quarterbacks who need taking down.
Biggest Needs: OG, WR, OT, CB, DT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: MIKE GREEN, EDGE, Marshall

 

 

PICK #19
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Todd Bowles gets a pass rusher to plug into his defense as the Bucs look to continue their recent dominance of the NFC South.
Biggest Needs: LB, EDGE, CB, S, OL
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JAMES PEARCE Jr, EDGE, Tennessee

 

 

PICK #20
DENVER BRONCOS
The Broncos get their offensive ‘joker’ and the added satisfaction of preventing division rival Jim Harbaugh from reuniting with one of his Michigan old boys without having to trade up.
Biggest Needs: RB, WR, LB, DT, TE
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: COLSTON LOVELAND, TE, Michigan

 

 

PICK #21
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
The Steelers spring something of a surprise in taking Jaxson Dart, but their consistency continues to rule them out of landing one of the blue chip QB prospects. Dart will need to develop and possibly sit for a while, but the Steelers can’t risk losing him with no second round pick to catch him later.
Biggest Needs: QB, DT, RB, CB, OL
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JAXSON DART, QB, Ole Miss

 

 

PICK #22
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Justin Herbert gets another weapon, and the Chargers passing game becomes that little bit more versatile with Egbuka complementing Ladd MacConkey beautifully.
Biggest Needs: DT, EDGE, CB, TE, WR
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: EMEKA EGBUKA, WR, Ohio State

 

 

PICK #23
GREEN BAY PACKERS
The Packers break the habit of a generation and use a first round pick on a wide receiver, but is Golden the man to become the alpha in the pass-catching corps many feel this team needs?
Biggest Needs: EDGE, CB, DT, LB, WR
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: MATTHEW GOLDEN, WR, Texas

 

 

PICK #24 TRADE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
The Saints now know who will be playing QB for them in 2025. The Vikings cannot turn down a trade package that boosts their four original picks and allow the Saints to trade in to stop Sanders sliding further, giving him a dome and two playmakers to support his transition into the NFL.
Biggest Needs: DT, CB, OT, LB, QB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: SHEDEUR SANDERS, QB, Colorado

 

 

PICK #25
HOUSTON TEXANS
The Texans prioritising any position than the offensive line in this draft would be organisational malpractice at an epic level. Simmons comes in tasked with protecting C.J. Stroud after a sophomore season when everything went wrong, starting with the blocking up front.
Biggest Needs: OT, OG, DT, WR, S
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JOSH SIMMONS, OT, Ohio State

 

 

PICK #26 TRADE
CAROLINA PANTHERS
A trade down with the Rams allows the Panthers to add the top safety in the draft class to a defensive roster sorely lacking in blue chippers.
Biggest Needs: EDGE, S, LB, WR, OT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: MALAKI STARKS, S, Georgia

 

 

PICK #27
BALTIMORE RAVENS
The Ravens pass defense got better down the stretch in 2024, but there is never a bad time to add talent to a talented group. Amos might start in nickel packages when Marlon Humphrey kicks into the slot before establishing himself as time goes on.
Biggest Needs: OG, CB, DT, EDGE, LB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: TREY AMOS, CB, Ole Miss

 

 

PICK #28
DETROIT LIONS
The Lions need another pass rusher, even if Aidan Hutchinson is able to pick up where he left off, and Scourton provides a versatile option who will need to learn how to convert his pressures into sacks at the next level.
Biggest Needs: EDGE, OG, WR, S, DT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: NIC SCOURTON, EDGE, Texas A&M

 

 

PICK #29
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
The Commanders add some juice to their ground game, amping up an offensive backfield already boasting a electrifying runner at QB.
Biggest Needs: EDGE, CB, WR, RB, OT
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: OMARION HAMPTON, RB, North Carolina

 

 

PICK #30
BUFFALO BILLS
The Bills add a physically gifted athlete to their defense and will look to their defensive coaching staff to develop him into a three-tool player in their system.
Biggest Needs: CB, DT, LB, RB, WR
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JALON WALKER, S, Georgia

 

 

PICK #31
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
The Chiefs add some assistance to a line that left Patrick Mahomes exposed at times in 2024, never more so than in the Super Bowl.
Biggest Needs: DT, OG, OT, TE, CB
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: KELVIN BANKS Jr, OT, Texas

 

 

PICK #32
CLEVELAND BROWNS
The Browns take advantage of GM Andrew Berry’s relationship with Howie Roseman and trade back into the first round to land a raw QB, a player that needs some refining if he is to become the franchise saviour the team has been lacking since almost the dawn of time. The Eagles are happy to take a few extra picks, Joe Flacco is happy that he’ll probably be the early season starter, and fantasy managers will be happy that a mobile quarterback will probably be available on waiver wires in the later weeks of the season when the Browns inevitably throw the rookie into the mix.
Biggest Needs: QB, WR, OL, CB, EDGE
DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: JALEN MILROE, QB, Alabama