What We're Hearing: The Latest and Greatest Intel for the 2025 NFL Draft

It’s time. We made it.

The 2025 NFL draft kicks off tomorrow night and we’ve saved the best for last. Below is our team-by-team intel collected from months of talks with NFL sources. We’re listing the most recent information so you know who each team likes and what’s expected to happen when the draft starts tonight.

It’s lying season, and we’ll preface some information below by telling you we’re hearing it but might not be believing it—just like we did last year when we posted that we’d heard the Atlanta Falcons loved Michael Penix Jr. even if the pick made no sense to us.

There are a few of those this year. The Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons are all connected to players we would not draft for them. They’re each connected to players we hadn’t heard about as landing spots until the last week.

So let’s jump into it—and remember, for $20 you can lock in a yearly subscription to never miss a post as we evaluate the ‘25 draft and prepare you for 2026.

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ARIZONA CARDINALS — This was a hard team to get a consensus on. Some sources say wide receiver—the team met with Matthew Golden at the combine—but others are adamant that defensive line would be the first round target. Arizona did bring in defensive linemen Walter Nolen, Femi Oladejo, James Pearce, Jalon Walker, Nic Scourton and Shemar Stewart in for visits and spent a serious amount of time with the defensive line group.

ATLANTA FALCONS — The name connected to Atlanta that surprised us the most? James Pearce Jr. from Tennessee. The former Vol is talented with an elite first step, but football character issues have been mentioned often throughout the process. The Falcons are desperate for a pass-rusher, though, and Pearce has talent.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — It should be no surprise that the Ravens are all-in on the safety and cornerback classes. Malaki Starks would be the home run pick in Round 1 but the team also dug around on later options like Jaylen Reed and Jordan Riley throughout the process. It’s interesting that most of Baltimore’s time spent in interviews during the pre-draft process were on defense. Ohio State’s Josh Simmons (tackle) was a surprising addition on offense from a meeting standpoint.