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What just happened?!? Kiper grades all 32 NFL draft classes from best to worst
Shedeur Sanders in Round 5? A trade up for a pass rusher in Round 1? Mel Kiper Jr. evaluates the entire 2025 NFL draft.
Sorting through draft overreactions on Sanders, Cousins, Giants, Jags and Steelers
Weighing in on the biggest overreactions of the weekend, from Shedeur Sanders' slide to QB moves.
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ANSWERING THE BIG QUESTIONS
Browns gamble on Shedeur Sanders after drafting Dillon Gabriel: What's the plan?
Answering the biggest questions surrounding Cleveland's selection of Sanders in the fifth round, including reaction from around the league.
Shedeur Sanders elated after being drafted by Browns
EVALUATING EACH MOVE
Analysis of every pick in the 2025 NFL draft
Get insights on all 32 teams' 2025 draft picks from our NFL Nation reporters.
We tracked every single trade in the 2025 NFL draft
We followed every trade in the draft with full terms of the deals, all the way through the end of Round 7.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Patriots make Kobee Minor 2025's Mr. Irrelevant
TRENDING AT THE DRAFT
Cowboys OL draftee Tyler Booker ecstatic about bringing pet turtles to Dallas
Figuring out how to move his pet turtle to Texas is top of mind for the Cowboys' first-round draft pick.
Bengals LB Demetrius Knight Jr. puts delivery driver past in rear view
The Bengals linebacker had an emotional reaction to being selected in the second round.
MAKING NAMES FOR THEMSELVES
'He's a great leader': Cam Ward displays leadership abilities in texts to Titans draftees
The No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft wasted no time building a rapport with his fellow Titans rookies.
Jaylin or Jaylen? Texans draft three players with identical first names
The three players, all named Jaylin or Jaylen, join a Jalen and a Jaylon on the Texans.
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VETERANS TO BE IMPACTED?
Saints draft QB Tyler Shough: What does it mean for New Orleans, Derek Carr?
With a potential quarterback controversy brewing in New Orleans, we answer the biggest questions surrounding the Saints' decision to draft a QB.
Adam Schefter: Justin Tucker's future with the Ravens is in jeopardy
FANTASY IMPACT
2025 NFL draft: Fantasy football analysis of Rounds 1-3
Liz Loza, Matt Bowen and Mike Clay break down the fantasy potential of early-round rookies from the NFL draft and provide initial 2025 projections.
Top Headlines
- Browns end Sanders' slide, pick QB in 5th round
- Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard
- Pats draft Memphis DB Minor as Mr. Irrelevant
- Sources: Restrepo reuniting with Ward on Titans
- Ravens draft kicker with Tucker's future uncertain
- LT declines Carter's ask for 56: Make own mark
- Dolphins: QB Ewers 'made sense' in 7th round
- Seahawks open QB space, trade Howell to Vikes
- Draft trade grades: Howell to Vikings
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2025 NFL draft: Mel Kiper's winners, losers from Rounds 2-3
Which NFL teams aced the second and third rounds of the draft, and which reached for picks? Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of Day 2.
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2025 NFL draft: Best, worst first-round picks, trades, QBs
What were the best and worst picks? Which trades and QB landing spots really stood out? And who are the top remaining prospects?
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2025 NFL draft: Mel Kiper's Round 1 winners, losers, values
Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which saw a few shocking picks and four interesting trades.
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2025 NFL draft: How host cities have fared afterward
The Chiefs and Eagles won Super Bowls the season after hosting the NFL draft. We take a look at post-hosting record of other teams.
