Welcome to The Athletic’s pick-by-pick grades for Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft. Which teams filled a need with a potential star? Which GMs might wind up regretting their decisions down the line?

The 191-pound cornerback does not play small. Overall, the 23-year-old probably doesn’t have great upside, but he fills a need. Mondon might earn a role on Philadelphia’s defense as a coverage ...

Teddye Buchanan might not be Fred Warner (yet), but the traits are eerily similar. The 6-foot-2, 233-pound linebacker clocked a 4.6-second 40-yard dash, jumped 40 inches in the vertical ...

The Minnesota Vikings selected Penn State LB Kobe King with the No. 201 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Kobe King is a solid run defender and has the potential to make it as a "Mike" linebacker.

“James is athletic in space and can play special teams” At the 2025 NFL Combine, James measured in at 6-foot-1 and 222 pounds. During the testing portion, he ran a 4.69 40-yard-dash and jumped ...

His senior campaign ended prematurely due to an elbow injury. The 6-foot-4, 243-pound 'backer was given a fifth- to sixth-round projection by NFL.com draft guru Lance Zierlein. "Fifth-year senior ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The narrative will write itself when it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles' selection of Jihaad Campbell. The franchise selected an off-ball linebacker for the first time in 46 years ...

In that contest, he had 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble ... He contains plenty of power and speed within his 6-2, 235-pound frame and could be cross-trained at edge rusher and off ...

With the 31st pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell. The Eagles hadn't picked an off-ball linebacker in the first round of a draft since 1979 ...

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Jihaad Campbell had a highly productive season with over 100 total tackles to ...

The 6-foot-3, 244-pound Campbell had 54 solo tackles, five sacks and one interception last season in 13 games while hampered by injury. Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman said the Eagles ...