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The Best and the Worst of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone. Held at the legendary Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The town of 105,000 was overrun with football fans from around the world, with a total attendance of 600,000 people.

It had everything from an “epic fall” to “surprise picks”, it took the attendees and fans watching at home on a roller coaster ride.

We got to listen to Mel Kiper Jr make a fool of himself, for the umpteenth time, which is always is annoying but hilarious to watch.

We got tears of joy, we got bearhugs for the Commish, and one of my favorites “Stump the Truck”.

So, without further ado, here are the best and worst of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Best 1st Round Pick.

Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got the most savvy and pro ready wide receiver in this draft class.

He runs clean, crisp routes. He rarely drops the football. He understands how to find the soft spot in zone coverage. He’s a leader on and off the field.

The biggest “question mark” was his speed. He quickly dispelled that non-sense by running a 4.46 in the 40-yard dash at his Pro Day.

Future NFL Hall of Famer WR Mark Evans is 32 years old- and missed-time last season.

WR Chris Goodwin is always hurt and missing time.

Egbuka will come in and immediately play the slot, giving QB Baker Mayfield reliable secondary target.

Worst 1st Round Pick.

Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State.

Tyleik is a big, strong dude. He’s going to eat up space and take on blockers. That’s it.

You’re not getting any pash rushing ability. He tends to drift out of his lane, and doesn’t always maintain gap integrity.

Detriot wants their edge rushers to get to the quarterback, so run stuffing interior lineman make sense.

However, when taking a player in the 1st round, you want traits to build upon. Williams doesn’t have those at all.

Best Overall Draft Class.

Besides the Cleveland Browns. SEE PREVIOUS ARTICLE.

New England Patriots.

New head coach Mike Vrabel got not 1, not 2, but 3, count them, Day 1 starters in the first 3 picks.

OT Will Campbell lockdown on the left side, whether at tackle or guard.

HB Tre’Veyon Henderson is the homerun hitter in the backfield, and by far the best blocking HB to come out, since Zeke Elliott, also from Ohio State. It’s in the water down in Columbus.

WR Kyle Williams is a big play speed receiver. He runs a 4.4 40, and average over 17 yards a catch. His stop and start ability is one of the best in the class and he’s under-rated at making people miss.

DT Josh Farmer battle injuries at FSU, but when on the field, he’s productive as any defensive lineman. He’s got long arm to keep lineman off of him and shed blockers to get into the backfield. Once he does get his hands on you, good luck getting escaping, as he’s a sure tackler.

EDGE Bradyn Swinson has great speed-to-power. He’s quick off the snap and his inside moves, put offensive linemen on their butts or in the dust. He’s looking to force the ball out whenever he gets to the quarterback. He had 8.5 sacks last season, and 5 career forced fumbles.

Worst Overall Draft Class.

Philadelphia Eagles.

Show me a Day 1 starter in this class…..

I’ll wait…..

Oh yeah, you can’t.

Jihaad Campbell wouldn’t start over Nakobe Dean, if Dean was healthy. He suffered the injury in January, so we’ll have to see if he’s back in time for the season.

The closest is S Andrew Mukuba, and he has to battle Sydney Brown, who, when healthy, played the SS spot during the playoffs.

Steal of the Draft.

Will Johnson, CB, Michigan.

Will Johnson was my #5 ranked overall player.

Will Johnson is the best pure lockdown corner in the class.

He absolutely shuts down one half the field.

Go watch what he did against Marvin Harrison Jr, 2 seasons ago.

Nobody, and I mean nobody got the best of Johnson since he stepped on the field for the Maize and Blue.

Medical red flags popped up for his knee, and he missed 7 games last season because of turf toe.

He’s 6’2″, so he’s a tall cornerback, and uses that size to his advantage. He has the strength to jam and reroute recievers off the snap. He has the speed to stay with recievers. He’s great at reading the quarterback when playing in zone coverage. He’s a playmaker, with 9 career interceptions and he’s taken 3 of them back for touchdowns.

This was an GREAT pick by the Cardinals.

Will Johnson vs Marvin Harrison Jr, every single practice is going to be LIT!!!

Iron sharpens iron.

In a draft class that was considered “below average” overall, there were some quality picks, and a few teams really improved not just for next season, but for seasons to come.

– by Sean McKenzie

Stats and information courtesy of…..NFL, ESPN, NCAA.

Photos courtesy of…..collegefootballnews, yahoo, buckeyeswire, USA, wallpapercave, youtube.

April 28, 2025
The Cleveland Browns 2025 NFL Draft Review.

After a 3-year absence from picking the in the 1st round, thanks to the Deshaun Watson fiasco, the Cleveland Browns made their return in a big way.

They made their first trade before the draft even started. Then decided to keep it going, making multiple trades during the draft.

They started with the #2 pick, but decided to trade it to the Jacksonville Jaguars for the #5 pick, in addition to the Jaguars 1st round pick in next year’s draft.

With that pick, they took Mason Graham, DT, Michigan. He was my one of my top two players. Graham is a hardhat, blue collar type of player. He plays through the snap; he sheds blockers and can rush the passer from the interior. Something the Browns have been sorely missing for over a decade now. Lining him up next to Myles Garrett, will cause problems for opposing offensive lines.

With the 33rd pick, the first in the 2nd round, the Browns took Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA. Carson is a do everything player. His 115 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions, proved his ability to play sideline to sideline. He can drop back into zone coverage and cover tight ends and running backs. He hits the hole hard on the blitz, and does a nice job against the run.

I reported months ago, that the neck injury to Browns starting linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, was much more serious than the team let on. There’s a chance the he never plays again, so taking Schwesinger here was a good pick.

Three picks later, with the 36th pick, the Browns selected Quinshon Judkins, HB, Ohio State. Judkins is a hard-nosed, between the tackles, power back. He doesn’t have the speed to take it 90 yards on any play; he has the speed to pick up the chunk plays needed to keep the offense on the field. He showed that he has the capability to catch the ball out of the backfield and showed improvement when picking up blitzers. He’s a faster Kareem Hunt for Browns fan.

With the 67th pick, the Browns selected Harold Fannin Jr, TE, Bowling Green. I love this pick! Fannin is a catching machine. He play on the line of scrimmage, in the slot, and the Falcons even played him out wide at the X sometimes. While he does need to improve his blocking technique, his playmaking ability is undeniable, and he played his best football during Bowling Green’s biggest game. The vaulted defenses at Penn State and Texas A&M had no answers for him at all. Fannin along with Browns Pro-Bowl TE David Njoku, gives the Browns a hellava combination for 12 personnel formations.

With the 94th pick, the Browns selected Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon. Gabriel had 63 career starts in college, with 3 different teams (UCF, Oklahoma, and Oregon). He makes quick decisions, and his 155-32 touchdown-to-interception ratio shows that he doesn’t put the ball in danger that often. Yes, he’s short at 5’10”, but his ability to scramble and move within the pocket, keeps hit “batted balls” stat low.

With the 126th pick, the Browns took another running in Dylan Sampson, HB, Tennessee. Sampson is a short, fast, and sneakily powerful running back. He has a nose for the endzone scoring 22 rushing touchdowns last season. He was the SEC Offensive Player of the Year last season with 1,485 yards rushing as well. He can take it to the house at any time, from anywhere on the field. He needs to improve his blitz pickup and blocking ability. He only had 19 catches last season. To be fair, he wasn’t asked to that a lot at Tennessee though.

With their final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, selected Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado. See my previous article.

FINAL GRADE.

When you add everything together, the Cleveland Browns get an A+.

They came away with 6 players who will start on Day 1 or be meaningful contributors to the team.

Along with securing a 2nd first round draft pick in the 2026 class, it’s impossible to deny that the Cleveland Browns got better not just for this upcoming season, but for the next 3 to 4 seasons to come.

– by Sean McKenzie

Stats and information courtesy of…..ESPN, NFL, NCAA, Cleveland Browns.

Photos courtesy of…..wallpapercave, brownsnation, brownswire, USA Today, Cleveland Browns, duckswire,

April 27, 2025
Shedeur Sanders NFL Draft Nightmare.

The NFL Draft is a culmination of many factors for players. The years of blood, sweat and tears on the field. The dog days of summer conditioning in August, where you can barely drag your feet as coach calls it to an end. The excitement and bonding on the bus rides. The sacrifices made by their moms and/or dads, to make every practice and game.

For most the journey starts at the peewee level, then middle school, junior varsity, varsity, then onto college. Dreams of hearing their names called out by the commissioner, after getting that phone call from the teams’ head coach.

Shedeur Sanders got privileged start. As everyone knows, his father is Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. He grew up around the game his whole life. His father coached him his formative years. From high school, to Jackson State, to Colorado.

Coming into the 2025 NFL Draft, almost all the media “experts” and pundits had him rated as the #2 ranked quarterback in the class, only behind Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward.

Sanders finished his four years of college football completing 70.7% of his passes, for 14,347 yards, with 134 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions. He had an additional 17 rushing touchdowns.

Those are great numbers, in a very down quarterback draft class. So why wouldn’t he be rated has high as he was? Why wouldn’t he or anyone expect him to go high or at least in the 1st round?

The world watched as he not only fell out of the 1st round, but he also didn’t even go in the 2nd round. He didn’t go in the 3rd round. He didn’t go in the 4th round. It wasn’t until the 144th pick in the 5th round, for him to get that phone call and hear his name called.

The Cleveland Browns took him. The team with the worst quarterback history in the league, traded up to get him.

Why did he fall so far?

On Day 3 of the draft, word started leaking out about Sanders showing up to interviews unprepared and trying to dictate the teams. New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll “called him out about it, and Sanders didn’t like that” according to NFL insider Todd McShay.

ESPN insider Adam Schefter even stated that “he might not be one of the first quarterbacks taken on day two.”

As the picks and rounds went on, it was apparent to everyone that has common sense, that not only did the NFL scouts and coaches did not view Sanders as a Day 1 starting quarterback, but this was a product of media hype run amuck.

Us fans had to sit back and listen to the insufferable whining of Mel Kiper Jr, Rich Eisen, and others, completely drown out and not report on the other players, whose dreams came true. Letting their personal relationships with his father Deion, get in the way of what truly makes the NFL Draft so special.

There simply were not very many “quarterback needy teams” this draft cycle. Add into the fact that this was an extremely deep class at running back, wide receiver, defensive line, offensive line, and cornerback.

In my own personal rankings, I had Shedeur as my #2 ranked quarterback. Certainly, ahead of Dillion Gabriel, who the Browns drafted in the 3rd round with the 94th pick.

Yes, he does hold onto the football too long at times. Yes, he does take some incredibly dumb sacks. Yes, he does try to do too much. Yes, the “media circus” around him is annoying.

What he is though, was the most accurate passer in college football last season, completing 74% of his passes. What he does do, is stay in the pocket and take a hit to deliver the football.

What Shedeur and all the other “experts” and fans need to remember, is that the greatest quarterback of all-time is Tom Brady, and he was taken with the 199th pick.

Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, did not even get drafted.

As a lifelong Browns fan myself, I hope he goes out there and lights it up.

I hope he goes out there and shows that he is a franchise quarterback.

WELCOME TO THE DAWG POUND SHEDEUR!!!

– by Sean McKenzie

Stats and information courtesy of…..NCAA and ESPN.

Photos courtesy of…..totalprosports and YouTube.

April 27, 2025