Either the NFL is about to be turned on its head, or this draft report card is going to age poorer than a science teacher who gave unsatisfactory marks to Stephen Hawking.
You won’t find some of the NFL’s annual best drafters, like the Ravens and Eagles, until the middle of the list. And you won’t find one annual contender until all the way at the bottom.
The top mostly is occupied by either franchises with checkered draft histories or those who have been on the wrong side of .500 for a long time.
Maybe that’s the product of a strange draft class, with just three first-round trades and the same caliber of player from the middle of the first round through the end of the second.
Here are The Post’s immediate 2025 draft grades for all 32 teams, with a curve insтιтuted for the first-, second- and third-round picks:
1. Browns
Grade: A
Key picks: Mason Graham (DT, Michigan), Carson Schwesinger (LB, UCLA), Quinshon Judkins (RB, Ohio State), Harold Fannin Jr. (TE, Bowling Green), Dillon Gabriel (QB, Oregon), Dylan Sampson (RB, Tennessee), Shedeur Sanders (QB, Colorado)
Analysis: When you draft for best player available, you can end up with two running backs and two quarterbacks. Drafting Gabriel over Sanders (who the Browns pᴀssed over seven times) was a stunner, but so was Sanders falling to No. 144. Graham is a stud, Fannin set NCAA тιԍнт end records, and they acquired a 2026 first-rounder.
2. Giants
Grade: A
Key picks: Abdul Carter (Edge, Penn State), Jaxson Dart (QB, Ole Miss), Darius Alexander (DT, Toledo), Cam Skattebo (RB, Arizona State), Marcus Mbow (OL, Purdue)
Analysis: You can’t beat picking arguably the best player in the draft at No. 3 then trading two third-rounders to get back into the first round for coach Brian Daboll’s handpicked future QB. Alexander could be a Week 1 starter. Skattebo is the perfect power complement to Tyrone Tracy Jr.
3. Seahawks
Grade: A
Key picks: Grey Zabel (OL, North Dakota State), Nick Emmanwori (S, South Carolina), Elijah Arroyo (TE, Seahawks), Jalen Milroe (QB, Alabama)
Analysis: Zabel, the practice player of the week at the Senior Bowl, has five-position versatility. Emmanwori (No. 35) and Arroyo (No. 50) are steals at those spots. Milroe has the highest-ceiling of all 2025 QBs, but will he be used as a gadget runner while he develops?
4. Patriots
Grade: A
Key picks: Will Campbell (OT, LSU), TreVeyon Henderson (RB, Ohio State), Kyle Williams (WR, Washington State), Jared Wilson (C, Georgia), Craig Woodson (S, California), Joshua Farmer (DT, Florida State)
Analysis: Campbell was the first of three top-10 offensive tackles. Did the Patriots pick the right one — short-arm concerns be damned? Speed and athleticism at receiver was a must-get. Wilson, the draft’s best center, was available in Round 3. Henderson could be in line for lots of carries.
5. Saints
Grade: A-
Key picks: Kelvin Banks Jr. (OT, Texas), Tyler Shough (QB, Louisville), Vernon Broughton (DT, Texas), Jonas Sanker (S, Texas), Danny Stutsman (LB, Texas), Quincy Riley (CB, Louisville)
Analysis: Shough is the Saints’ first top-two round QB draft pick since 1971. He’s 25 years old and ready to play if Derek Carr is out for the season. Banks was a late riser who started from Day 1 at Texas. The Saints might have won rounds three and four.
6. Texans
Grade: A-
Key picks: Jayden Higgins (WR, Iowa State), Aireontae Ersery (OT, Minnesota), Jaylin Noel (WR, Iowa State), Jaylin Smith (CB, USC), Woody Marks (RB, USC)
Analysis: Unique situation keeping two sets of college teammates together. Higgins and Noel combined for 167 catches for 2,377 yards last season. It was surprising that they couldn’t squeeze more out of the Giants to trade out of Round 1. Ersery was a must after trading away Laremy Tunsil.
7. 49ers
Grade: A-
Key picks: Mykel Williams (EDGE, Georgia), Alfred Collins (DT, Texas), Nick Martin (LB, Oklahoma State), Upton Stout (CB Western Kentucky), CJ West (DT, Indiana)
Analysis: Is Williams going to be the next Georgia pᴀss-rusher who has better numbers in the NFL than college? He better be at No. 11. The defense was picked apart in free agency and is starting to be rebuilt. Collins is a rare physical specimen.
8. Chiefs
Grade: A-
Key picks: Josh Simmons (OT, Ohio State), Omarr Norman-Lott (DT, Tennessee), Ashton Gillotte (Edge, Louisville), Nohl Williams (CB, California), Jalen Royals (WR, Utah State)
Analysis: Simmons is coming off season-ending surgery but should be a Week 1 starter on a team that needs to better protect Patrick Mahomes. Norman-Lott plugs a hole created in free agency. Williams led the FBS with seven interceptions last season. Royals had 15 touchdown catches in 2023.
9. Raiders
Grade: A-
Key picks: Ashton Jeanty (RB, Boise State), Jack Bech (WR, TCU), Darien Porter (CB, Iowa State), Caleb Rogers (OT, Texas Tech), Charles Grant (OT, William & Mary)
Analysis: Jeanty is going to have to be Saquon Barkley- or Christian McCaffrey-level good to justify the No. 6 pick. And he can be. The four Day 2 picks should all be immediate contributors. Bech led a loaded 2021 LSU receiving corps in catches and Porter is a late-bloomer.
10. Panthers
Grade: B+
Key picks: Tetairoa McMillan (WR, Panthers), Nic Scourton (Edge, Texas A&M), Princely Umanmielen (Edge, Ole Miss), Trevor Etienne (RB, Georgia), Lathan Ransom (S, Ohio State)
Analysis: A WR1 was badly needed for Bryce Young, and McMillan plays like a basketball forward. Back-to-back Day 2 edge rushers — both on trade ups — made sense for a defense tied for No. 29 in sacks last season. Etienne is the younger brother of Jaguars’ runner Travis.
11. Buccaneers
Grade: B+
Key picks: Emeka Egbuka (WR, Ohio State), Benjamin Morrison (CB, Notre Dame), Jacob Parrish (CB, Kansas State), David Walker (Edge, Central Arkansas)
Analysis: Egbuka is a high-floor receiver who is a luxury alongside Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Morrison is an interception machine, if he is healthy after two surgeries in 2024. If he isn’t, Parrish offers extra insurance. Walker could be a small-school star.
12. Cowboys
Grade: B
Key picks: Tyler Booker (G, Alabama), Donovan Ezeiruaku (Edge, Boston College), Shavon Revel Jr. (CB, East Carolina)
Analysis: A touchdown-scorer was needed, but the Cowboys are trying to recapture their great line of the 2010s with three first-round picks since 2022 (Booker, Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith). Revel is a bargain if his torn ACL rehab checks out. Ezeiruaku reminds some of the departed DeMarcus Lawrence.
13. Eagles
Grade: B
Key picks: Jihaad Campbell (LB, Alabama), Andrew Mukuba (S, Texas), Ty Robinson (DT, Nebraska), Kyle McCord (QB, Syracuse)
Analysis: A top-10 player with pᴀss-rush ability on the Eagles’ draft board fell into their laps at No. 31. Why does that happen every year? Mukuba joins 2024 draft picks Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell in a dynamic young secondary. Two trade-downs in the third round.
14. Jets
Grade: B
Key picks: Armand Membou (OT, Missouri), Mason Taylor (TE, LSU), Azareye’h Thomas (CB, Florida State), Arian Smith (WR, Georgia), Malachi Moore (S, Alabama)
Analysis: Membou could be the finishing piece to the NFL’s best young offensive line. Taylor drew late first-round interest and could be a rookie starter in a light pᴀss-catching corps. The feisty Thomas was a rare clean medical evaluation among corners in this class. Waited too long to address wideout.
15. Jaguars
Grade: B
Key picks: Travis Hunter (WR/CB, Colorado), Caleb Ransaw (CB, Tulane), Wyatt Milium (G, West Virginia), Bhayshul Tuten (RB, Virginia Tech), Jack Kiser (LB, Notre Dame)
Analysis: Hunter better be as good as advertised — Pro Bowler on both sides of the ball — considering how much was traded to move up from No. 5 to No. 2. Neither Milium nor Ransaw — picked No. 88 and No. 89 — had a top-100 grade from The Post.
16. тιтans
Grade: B
Key picks: Cam Ward (QB, Miami), Oluwafemi Oladejo (Edge, UCLA), Kevin Winston (S, Penn State), Chimere Dike (WR, Florida), Gunnar Helm (TE, Texas)
Analysis: Ward was the unquestioned No. 1 quarterback in the class. Will they regret taking him over “can’t-miss” prospects Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter? The тιтans traded down to land Oladejo then turned the extra pick into Winston, who would’ve gone much higher if not for a torn ACL.
17. Colts
Grade: B
Key picks: Tyler Warren (TE, Penn State), JT Tuimoloau (Edge, Ohio State), Justin Walley (CB, Minnesota), Jalen Travis (OT, Iowa State)
Analysis: The multi-year search for a тιԍнт end is over. And it ended with great value as the multi-dimensional Warren fell to No. 15. Tuimoloau had 6.5 sacks in four College Football Playoff games. There were several better cornerbacks available at No. 80 than Walley.
18. Packers
Grade: B-
Key picks: Matthew Golden (WR, Texas), Anthony Belton (OT, N.C. State), Savion Williams (WR, TCU), Barryn Sorrell (Edge, Texas)
Analysis: Golden, the fastest offensive player at the combine, ended a 22-year drought of not picking a first-round receiver. Williams doubled the weapons. Sorrell stayed in the draft’s green room until pick No. 124 and had a memorable emotional moment. Belton could be the rookie starting left tackle.
19. Chargers
Grade: B-
Key picks: Omarion Hampton (RB, North Carolina), Tre Harris (WR, Ole Miss), Jamaree Caldwell (DT, Oregon), Kyle Kennard (South Carolina)
Analysis: Drafting Hampton after signing free agent Najee Harris is interesting. Tre Harris (17.7 yards per catch the last two seasons) on the outside with Ladd McConkey in the slot could be a dynamic receiving duo for years. Caldwell fits a prototype for head coach Jim Harbaugh.
20. Ravens
Grade: B-
Key picks: Malaki Starks (S, Georgia), Mike Green (Edge, Marshall), Emery Jones Jr. (OT, LSU), Teddye Buchanan (LB, California)
Analysis: Starks-Kyle Hamilton could quickly become the NFL’s best young safety tandem. Green in the late second round was great football value, but his two separate Sєxual ᴀssault allegations (both denied) brought more focus to veteran kicker Justin Tucker’s ongoing Sєxual misconduct investigation. Jones has inside-outside versatility.
21. Broncos
Grade: B-
Key picks: Jahdae Barron (CB, Texas), RJ Harvey (RB, UCF), Pat Bryant (WR, Illinois), Sai’vion Jones (Edge, LSU)
Analysis: Barron is an example of the NFL’s newest craving: the do-it-all slot back. Harvey’s production is eye-popping — 458 carries and 42 touchdowns over the last two seasons — but is that too much tread on the tires? Bryant was a reach because of below-average speed.
22. Rams
Grade: C+
Key picks: TE Terrance Ferguson (TE, Oregon), Josiah Stewart (Edge, Michigan), Jarquez Hunter (WR, Auburn)
Analysis: Acquiring a 2026 first-rounder to move from No. 26 to No. 46 was worth it, though it was a surprise to see Ferguson before TE Elijah Arroyo. Why no cornerback on Day 2? Stewart is undersized but finds a way.
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23. Commanders
Grade: C+
Key picks: Josh Conerly Jr. (OT, Oregon), Trey Amos (CB, Ole Miss), Jaylin Lane (WR, Virginia Tech)
Analysis: Conerly is on an upward trajectory. Wise move to protect franchise QB Jayden Daniels. Lane is fearless punt returner who can break tackles as a receiver, too. Amos is a man-to-man corner who can start early. Day 2 draft depth was traded for veterans.
24. Bills
Grade: C+
Key picks: Maxwell Hairston (CB, Kentucky), T.J. Sanders (DT, South Carolina), Landon Jackson (Edge, Arkansas), Deone Walker (DT, Kentucky)
Analysis: The mayor of Buffalo could lose a popularity contest if the ballhawking speedster Hairston pairs great play with a magnetic personality. Addressing the defensive front with each of the next three suggested the Bills are just going to overtax Josh Allen to score points again.
25. Bears
Grade: C+
Key picks: Colston Loveland (TE, Michigan), Luther Burden III (WR, Missouri), Ozzy Trapilo (OT, Boston College), Shemar Turner (DT, Texas A&M)
Analysis: After failed attempts to trade up, the Bears took Loveland over consensus No. 1 TE Tyler Warren. Did they panic? Going back to receiver after 2024 first-rounder Rome Odunze was strange, too, though Burden is more of a Deebo Samuel-type. An offseason-long offensive makeover continued.
26. Bengals
Grade: C+
Key picks: Shemar Stewart (Edge, Texas A&M), Demetrius Knight Jr. (LB, South Carolina), Dylan Fairchild (G, Georgia), Barrett Carter (LB, Clemson)
Analysis: Stewart is going to have to be a much better finisher (39 pressures became 1.5 sacks in 2024). There are no more points for athleticism. A dearth of high-quality linebackers pushed Knight up the board for a second-round reach.
27. Cardinals
Grade: C
Key picks: Walter Nolen (DT, Ole Miss), Will Johnson (CB, Michigan), Jordan Burch (Edge, Oregon), Cody Simon (LB, Ohio State)
Analysis: A few months ago, Johnson could’ve been the first-rounder and Nolen the second-rounder. There are questions about Nolen’s level of commitment and Johnson’s long injury history. Burch, a former five-star recruit, finally lived up to his potential last season. Very boom-or-bust.
28. Falcons
Grade: C
Key picks: Jalon Walker (LB/EDGE, Georgia), James Pearce Jr. (Edge, Tennessee), Xavier Watts (S, Notre Dame), Billy Bowman (S, Oklahoma)
Analysis: The Falcons’ last player to reach 10 sacks was in 2012. So, they went with two first-round edge rushers — trading a 2026 first-round pick for Pearce, who was red-flagged in other places for his coachability. Then they went with double safeties who combined for 24 career interceptions.
Grade: C
29. Lions
Grade: C
Key picks: Tyleik Williams (DT, Ohio State), Tate Ratledge (G, Georgia), Isaac TeSlaa (WR, Arkansas)
Analysis: Their defensive line depth was ravaged last season, so the Lions added Williams to push the pocket from the interior. TeSlaa felt like a significant reach on a trade up. The Lions know how to draft offensive linemen, and Ratledge could be a Week 1 starter.
30. Dolphins
Grade: C-
Key picks: Kenneth Grant (DT, Michigan), Jonah Savaiinaea (G, Arizona), Quinn Ewers (QB, Texas)
Analysis: Out of college teammate Mason Graham’s shadow, Grant is the run-stopper sorely missing from this defense — hence his over-drafting (No. 13). Going about 100 picks — no third- or fourth-rounder — without selecting was too risky in a make-or-break year. Savaiinaea adds a much-needed physical presence to a finesse offense.
31. Vikings
Grade: D+
Key picks: Donovan Jackson (G, Ohio State), Tai Felton (WR, Maryland), Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, (DL, Maryland)
Analysis: The run-game-mauler Jackson was the multi-year best player on Ohio State’s offensive line, including a move to left tackle during the national-championship run. But his pick at No. 24 felt too need-based. After a 78-pick wait, Felton was picked rather than addressing multiple needs in the secondary.
32. Steelers
Grade: D
Key picks: Derrick Harmon (DT, Oregon), Kaleb Johnson (RB, Iowa), Jack Sawyer (Edge, Ohio State), Will Howard (QB, Ohio State)
Analysis: Not addressing quarterback in the first five rounds and banking on fickle free agent Aaron Rodgers to sign was a bold (read: ill-advised) choice. Harmon, whose mother pᴀssed away hours after he was drafted, is an inspirational story. Johnson is a classic Steelers downhill runner.
