The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft took place tonight in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Starting with the Tennessee Titans and ending with the Kansas City Chiefs, the lives of 32 college football players changed forever when their dreams of making it to the National Football League became a reality.

The first-overall pick was Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward, who was drafted to be the new franchise QB for the Tennessee Titans. After that, a lot of intriguing choices and trades were made, giving us one of the most interesting first rounds in recent memory.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at picks one through 32 to see where the top players in this class were drafted.

First Round

#1 Tennessee Titans – QB, Cam Ward. Miami

• 158 career passing touchdowns (most in Division I history)
• 2024-25: 67.2% completion rate, 4,313 passing yards, and 39 passing touchdowns (most in college football)
• 2024 Consensus All-American
• 2024 ACC Player of the Year

#2 Trade: Jacksonville Jaguars – WR/CB, Travis Hunter. Colorado

The Jaguars traded a 2025 first-round pick (5), a second-round pick (36), a fourth-round pick (126), and a 2026 first-round pick to the Browns for a 2025 first-round pick (2), a 2025 fourth-round pick (104), and a 2025 sixth-round pick (200).

• 2024 Heisman Trophy Winner, second defensive player to ever win the award (Charles Woodson, 1997)
• Won the Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player in the country) and the Fred Biletnikoff Award (best wide receiver in the country)
• Played 86.8% of Colorado’s offensive snaps and 82.9% of the defensive snaps
• Two-time All-American

#3 New York Giants – EDGE, Abdul Carter. Penn State

• 12 sacks in 2024 (two in the College Football Playoff)
• 2024 Unanimous All-American
• 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• Top-rated draft prospect, according to ESPN

#4 New England Patriots – OT, Will Campbell. LSU

• 2024 Consensus All-American
• Two-time First-Team All-SEC
• 2024 Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner (best offensive lineman in the SEC)

#5 Cleveland Browns – DT, Mason Graham. Michigan

• 2024 Unanimous All-American
• 2023 Second-Team All-American
• 2023 College Football Playoff National Champion

#6 Las Vegas Raiders – RB, Ashton Jeanty. Boise State

• Recorded the second-most rushing yards ever in a single season last year (2,601)
• 2024 Doak Walker winner (best running back) and Maxwell Award winner (best all-around player)
• Two-time All-American
• Highest graded prospect, according to NFL.com

#7 New York Jets – OT, Armand Membou. Missouri

• Played in 35 games during his college career, 29 as a tackle
• 2024 All-SEC Second-Team
• Highest-graded offensive lineman in this draft, according to ESPN and NFL.com

#8 Carolina Panthers – WR, Tetairoa McMillan. Arizona

• 2024 Consensus All-American
• 2024 First-Team All-Big Ten
• 2024-25: 84 receptions, 1,319 yards, eight receiving touchdowns
• Week One vs. New Mexico: 10 receptions for 304 yards and four touchdowns

#9 New Orleans Saints – OL, Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas

• 2024 Outland Trophy winner (best offensive/defensive lineman in college)
• 2024 Lombardi Award winner
• 2024 Unanimous All-American
• 42 starts over the last three years

#10 Chicago Bears – TE, Colston Loveland. Michigan

• 2024 Second-Team All-American
• 2023 First-Team All-Big Ten
• 2023 College Football Playoff National Champion
• 2024-25: 56 receptions, 582 receiving yards, five touchdowns

#11 San Francisco 49ers – EDGE, Mykel Williams. Georgia

• Two-time Second-Team All-SEC
• 2024-25: 21 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, five sacks
• Turns 21 years old this summer

#12 Dallas Cowboys – OG, Tyler Booker. Alabama

• 2024 First-Team All-American
• Two-time First-Team All-SEC
• 25 starts over the last two seasons

#13 Miami Dolphins – DT, Kenneth Grant. Michigan

• 2024 Third-Team All-American
• Two-time Second-Team All-Big Ten
• 6.5 sacks over the last two seasons
• Played in 41 games during his three-year career

#14 Indianapolis Colts – TE, Tyler Warren. Penn State

• 2024 John Mackey Award winner (best tight end in the country)
• 2024 First-Team All-American
• Seventh-most receiving yards in the country in 2024 (1,233)
• Tied for the second-most receptions in the country in 2024 (104)

#15 Atlanta Falcons – DE/LB, Jalon Walker. Georgia

• 2024 Butkus Award winner (best linebacker in college)
• 2024 First-Team All-American
• 2024 Second-Team All-SEC

#16 Arizona Cardinals – DT, Walter Nolen. Ole Miss

• 2024 Consensus All-American
• 2024 First-Team All-SEC
• 2024-25: 48 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks
• 2024 Outland Trophy Finalist

#17 Cincinnati Bengals – EDGE, Shemar Stewart. Texas A&M

• 10.00/10.00 RAS Score (ranked first out of 2,012 defensive ends drafted from 1987 to 2025)
• 2024 Third-Team All-SEC
• 2024-25: 31 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks
• 4.5 sacks during his three-year college career

#18 Seattle Seahawks – OL, Grey Zabel. North Dakota State

• 2024 First-Team All-FCS
• Two-time FCS National Champion
• Has started as a guard (LG) and a tackle (LT, RT)

#19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – WR, Emeka Egbuka. Ohio State

• Ohio State’s all-time leader in career receptions (205)
• Two-time Third-Team All-Big Ten
• 2024-25: 81 receptions, 1,011 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns

#20 Denver Broncos – DB, Jahdae Barron. Texas

• 2024 Jim Thorpe Award winner (best defensive back in college football)
• 2024 Consensus All-American
• 2024 First-Team All-SEC
• Five interceptions in 2024

#21 Pittsburgh Steelers – DT, Derrick Harmon. Oregon

• 2024-25: 27 tackles, five sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles
• 2024 Second-Team All-Big Ten
• Played in 42 games over his four-year college career

#22 Los Angeles Chargers – RB, Omarion Hampton. UNC

• 1,500+ rushing yards in each of the last two seasons
• Two-time First-Team All-American
• Two-time First-Team All-ACC
• 2024-25: 1,660 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns, 373 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns

#23 Green Bay Packers – WR, Matthew Golden. Texas

• First wide receiver drafted by the Packers in the first round since 2002 (Javon Walker)
• 2023 Second-Team All-Big 12
• Led Texas in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns
• 2024-25: 58 receptions, 987 receiving yards, nine receiving touchdowns

#24 Minnesota Vikings – OG, Donovan Jackson. Ohio State

• 2024 College Football Playoff National Champion
• 2024 First-Team All-American
• Three-time First-Team All-Big Ten

#25 TRADE: New York Giants – QB, Jaxson Dart. Ole Miss

The Giants traded a 2025 second-round pick (34), a 2025 third-round pick (99), and a 2026 third-round pick to the Texans for a 2025 first-round pick (25).

• 2024 First-Team All-SEC
• All-time leading passer in Ole Miss history
• 2024-25: 69.3% completion rate, 4,279 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns

#26 TRADE: Atlanta Falcons – DE, James Pearce Jr. Tennessee

The Falcons traded a 2025 second-round pick (46), a 2026 first-round pick, and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Rams for a 2025 first-round pick (26) and a 2025 third-round pick.

• Two-time First-Team All-SEC
• 17 sacks over the last two seasons
• 2024-25: 38 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks

#27 Baltimore Ravens – S, Malaki Starks. Georgia

• 2024 First-Team All-American
• 2023 Consensus All-American
• Two-time First-Team All-SEC

#28 Detroit Lions – DT, Tyleik Williams. Ohio State

• 2024 Third-Team All-Big Ten
• 2023 Second-Team All-Big Ten
• 2024-25: 46 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks

#29 Washington Commanders – OT, Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon

• 2024 First-Team All-American
• 2024 First-Team All-Big Ten
• 2021 Anthony Muñoz Award winner (high school equivalent to the Outland Trophy)

#30 Buffalo Bills – CB, Maxwell Hairston. Kentucky

• Two-time Second-Team All-SEC
• Fastest 40-yard dash time of all cornerbacks in this draft class (4.28 seconds)
• Six interceptions over the last two seasons

#31 TRADE: Philadelphia Eagles – LB, Jihaad Campbell. Alabama

The Eagles traded a 2025 first-round pick (32) and a 2025 fifth-round pick (164) to the Chiefs for a 2025 first-round pick (31).

• 2024 First-Team All-American
• 23rd-most total tackles in the country last season
• 2024-25: 117 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, five sacks

#32 Kansas City Chiefs – OT, Josh Simmons. Ohio State

• 2024 Third-Team All-Big Ten
• Has started as a right tackle and left tackle
• Missed nine games last season due to injury