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Five biggest NFL draft takeaways 

Published: Apr 18, 2025 at 04:39 PM

Eric Edholm

Lead Draft Writer

NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah held his annual pre-NFL draft conference call with members of the media on Friday, answering 52 questions in just under two hours. Here are five takeaways from the event.

Programming note: Tune in for live coverage of Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft beginning at 8 p.m. ET on April 24 on NFL Network, NFL+, the NFL Channel, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

1) "Game of chicken" emerging between Browns, Giants? It's beginning to feel like the top three picks in the 2025 NFL Draft are firming up. Miami QB Cam Ward is the overwhelming favorite at No. 1 to the Titans, Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter is being mocked to the Browns at No. 2 and Penn State's Abdul Carter might not get past the Giants with the third pick.

That means the Browns and Giants would be passing on quarterbacks. So how will these two teams address those needs? Trade up from Round 2 or stand pat?

Jeremiah sees a fascinating little subplot between the Browns and Giants developing the longer the draft goes on, assuming viable QB options remain available. Those two teams also have "darned near identical" draft capital, as Jeremiah noted, for any potential trades, too.

"It's almost a game of chicken, of who's going to pay the biggest price, and how much do they love one of these quarterbacks," Jeremiah said. "And I don't even know that they like the same quarterbacks, so that's kind of an interesting thing."

After Ward, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, Mississippi's Jaxson Dart and Alabama's Jalen Milroe (more on him later) are some possible early options. Louisville's Tyler Shough also has met with QB-needy teams and could be a Day 2 option.

There are also some moving parts with teams. The Saints, picking ninth, are dealing with the uncertainty around Derek Carr's health. It's not clear if the Steelers, at No. 21, can count on Aaron Rodgers at this point. Do they enter the mix? Is it necessary to trade over either or both teams to land a signal-caller?

Jeremiah didn't project a range with Sanders but said he believes the conversation on Dart starts at about No. 20 overall. The first round (and early second) might end up with more interesting QB maneuvering than we imagined a few months ago.

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