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The New York FOOTBALL Giants have a new edge rusher.
The team selected Penn State’s Abdul Carter with the third pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
The 21-year-old had 12 sacks last season while helping lead the Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have selected Travis Hunter, the Heisman trophy winner, with the No. 2 pick in the draft.
A Hunter joins the prowl 🐆@TravisHunterJr | #NFLDraft on NFLN pic.twitter.com/qrWypqL73d
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 25, 2025
The Jags pick up a player that had been widely thought to be headed to Cleveland – the team’s general manager called him a “unicorn” during the pre-draft process.
“They hadn’t talked to me since the combine, so I’m super excited to go back home and play for an organization that thought I was worth trading up and getting,” Hunter said.
He is from West Palm Beach, Florida.
Under head coach Deion Sanders, Hunter blossomed into a superstar with 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns on offense as well as 15 passes defended, four interceptions and a game-winning forced fumble on defense.
He’s been compared to Shohei Ohtani in baseball as a potential two-way player who is unlike anyone else in the sport.
After sharing an embrace with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the newest Titan Cam Ward said he’s “ready” to get to Tennessee.
“It’s all I’ve been dreaming for, was the opportunity to play in the National Football League,” Ward told the NFL Network broadcast. “And they blessed with me it. So, I’ll make sure they get everything I got.”
Last season, Ward set an NCAA Division I record after throwing for 158 touchdowns in his collegiate career.
One of the rarest qualities in all of team sports is the ability to impact a game in multiple ways.
Athletes are seldom able to sway contests both offensively and defensively to an equal degree and those who are – referred to as two-way players – become some of the most highly coveted stars in their respective professions.
The term two-way player has become everyday parlance in various sports when referring to greats such as basketball’s Giannis Antetokounmpo or baseball’s Shohei Ohtani, but it is incredibly unique when it comes to football.
Only a handful of players have carried out multiple roles on the football field, like Devin Hester, Deion Sanders and Julian Edelman.
Now, Travis Hunter is the latest to prove that one can excel on both offense and defense. The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner starred for the Colorado Buffaloes on both sides of the ball in equal measure during a remarkable collegiate season.
Playing at both wide receiver and cornerback, Hunter put together a year for the history books, which culminated in joining the select few to win the Heisman
We have our first trade of the evening! It’s a big one!
The Cleveland Browns have traded the second pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who are now on the clock for the No. 2 pick.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Jags are targeting Travis Hunter from Colorado.
The Browns move back to the No. 5 pick. According to the team, they also send a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick to the Jaguars. The Jags are also sending a second-round pick, a fourth-round pick and their 2026 first-round pick to the Browns.
Full breakdown of the deal. pic.twitter.com/T8Umn7OZ9m
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 25, 2025
With the first pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the Tennessee Titans have selected quarterback Cam Ward.
Ward, out of the University of Miami, was a Heisman Trophy finalist last season after finishing with 4,313 yards passing and 39 touchdowns.
The 22-year-old, who was a zero-star recruit coming out of high school, also played at Incarnate Word and Washington State in his five-year collegiate career.
The Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears have the oldest rivalry in the NFL and it’s not taking any days off, even on draft day.
Former Packers star Clay Matthews took the mic from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to say a few words and immediately said he was going to go off script.
Matthews said he had just gotten off the phone with President Donald Trump, who had asked him to pass along a message to the fans of all 32 franchises.
Matthews then unfolded a piece of paper and began to read: “My fellow Americans…”
He then paused slightly to show the paper to the crowd and screamed out the words that were written on it.
“The Bears still suck!” he bellowed.
Massive cheers went up from everyone not in orange and blue. Matthews apologized to Chicago sheepishly as former Packer Ahman Green high-fived him.
The ESPN broadcast said there were over 100,000 fans at the player draft.
So many people in fact that the Packers have halted more people from entering the space.
Goodell suggested the attendance had exceeding the population of the city of Green Bay.
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) April 25, 2025
As traditional for the Green Bay Packers at training camp – players riding bicycles to practice – Roger Goodell entered the stage riding a bike (and was met with the “traditional” boos from the crowd).
Goodell was joined by Lil Wayne, a Packers super fan, and other former Packers.
The 2025 NFL draft from Green Bay, Wisconsin, is underway with the Tennessee Titans officially on the clock.
Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders have dominated the quarterback talk in the lead up to the NFL draft, which kicks off on Thursday night, but what about the other talented signal-callers in this year’s class?
Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart has been a name on the rise in recent weeks, with some even projecting him to be a top-10 pick.
The 21-year-old – who started three years in Oxford under head coach Lane Kiffin – is coming off an impressive season, throwing for 4,279 yards, 29 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe is one of the few quarterbacks expected to be in attendance at the draft in Green Bay. Does he know something we don’t? Could he be a first round pick?
The junior has been nothing short of electric in his time in Tuscaloosa, but scouts are worried about consistency throwing the ball following an all-around disappointing season last year for the Crimson Tide under first year head Kalen DeBoer.
But running with the ball is where teams see a lot of potential; Milroe rushed for 726 yards and 20 touchdowns last season.
Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers was one of the most hyped recruits to ever come out of Texas and after a quick pitstop with Ohio State, he found himself back in the Lone Star State under Steve Sarkisian in Austin.
While consistency and injury concerns have played him out of the first round talk, the 22-year-old is still expected to go sometime on Day 2.
Ewers threw for 3,472 yards, 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2024 while leading Texas to the CFP semifinal for the second consecutive year.
Two names who are projected to go towards the end of Day 2 or early on Day 3 are also familiar foes: Ohio State’s Will Howard and Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard.
Both met in the national championship game with Howard’s Buckeyes coming out victorious despite gutsy play from Leonard’s Fighting Irish.
Some other names expected to hear their name called in the next three days: Syracuse’s Kyle McCord, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Louisville’s Tyler Shough.
Abdul Carter is also expected to be picked near the top of the draft having had a stellar 2024 season with Penn State.
The pass rusher led the FBS with 23.5 tackles for loss and ranked seventh with 12 sacks as he went on to be named a First-Team AP All-American.
At one point, the 21-year-old was slated to go first overall, but Cam Ward’s rise has dropped Carter down mock drafts. Carter didn’t workout during the pre-draft process due to a shoulder injury, but he is widely expected to be an impactful defensive lineman from the get-go.
The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell got the 2024 NFL draft started by walking out onto the stage in Detroit to some boos from the gatherered Motor City crowd.
Within moments, the crowd changed its tune, with Detroit native Eminem following Goodell’s footsteps onto the stage.
So what happens tonight in 10 minutes?
Which star and song will Goodell choose to kick this off?
Players have arrived at the NFL draft site in Green Bay. But before they hit the green room, they’re walking the red carpet and showing off their best fits.
Colorful suits? Check? Flashy medallions? Check.
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty might have already won the night. He showed up in these Crocs embedded with Swarovski crystals.
The NFL draft can offer teams and fans a chance to reset a franchise’s fortunes and there’s no better way to do that than with a rookie quarterback.
Just look at the Washington Commanders last year who, led by No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels, reached the NFC Championship game before being beaten by eventual Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.
And in 2025, there are a handful of teams who will be hoping a first-year quarterback can have a similar effect.
The Tennessee Titans are at the top of the list of quarterback-needy teams and, with the first overall pick, are likely to select Miami’s Cam Ward to fill that role on offense.
The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants – who hold the second and third picks respectively – are also in the market for a new passer but with potentially generational talents on the board in other positions, could return to quarterback later in the draft.
The Las Vegas Raiders could also be in search of a long-term answer at football’s most important position after signing Geno Smith to a deal this off-season, and, although they have strongly been linked with drafted Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at No. 6, it could also be something they try to address in later rounds.
The New Orleans Saints at No. 9 and the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 21 are the two other teams who are seeking fresh starts at QB and could be likely landing spots for Sanders or potentially Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart.
The Arizona State Sun Devils found life in college football’s most unexpected superstar last season: Cam Skattebo.
The senior running back helped lead the surging ASU football program to the College Football playoff, finishing fifth in the Heisman Trophy vote after ending the year with 1,711 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground and 605 yards and three TDs through the air.
Skattebo is known for his bruising physicality, which is sure to entice an NFL franchise.
The first-team All-American is currently projected to be a mid-round pick.
CNN World Sport discussed the NFL Draft with NFL Network analyst and former NFL general manager Scott Pioli.
They say when you have a near death experience, your life flashes before your eyes. When you’re waiting to be drafted into the NFL, the same thing happens.
You reflect on what it has taken to get to this moment: not just the training, the dedication, the sacrifice, but the injuries and the pain.
You know you had to go through that, and that none of it made sense at the time, but this is the moment you realize it was all worth it.
I’ve never won the lottery, but I imagine the feeling is very similar. The moment you are drafted is the moment your lifelong dream comes true.
I was the 97th overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft, chosen by the Buffalo Bills with their third round selection.
Part of the thrill and stress of the draft for players is the unknown of where you will end up.
When it comes to college, a number of colleges may extend scholarship offers to you, but in the NFL when a team picks you, you say yes.
I played for Stanford during college in sunny California, and I was drafted by Buffalo, where some of the snowiest NFL games in history have been played. I went from palm trees to snowmen, but I couldn’t have been happier.
Dating back to when I was seven years old, my parents had never missed a single one of my games. And that includes when I moved to the other side of the country for college. Home or away, they were always there.
So to learn that my team was only a five hour drive from my parents’ home filled me with joy.
I knew they were going to be able to drive up and watch me live out my dream in every game.
In a session with local reporters hours ahead of the start of the draft, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised the Green Bay Packers and the city, calling the team “one of the oldest franchises, maybe one of the smallest markets, but maybe the mightiest.”
“I think this is going to be a great event,” Goodell said. “This community deserves it.
The franchise deserves it, and I think it’s going to be great for the NFL and this country.”
Goodell also spoke about what this event means for the league.
“It’s a little bit of a mini Super Bowl, and it’s not even mini anymore,” Goodell said.
“It’s really an incredibly important offseason event for us of a football team, but much more importantly it’s a chance for us to engage our fans and our communities, and I think it’s really that turning of the wheel to the hope we are looking for the next season.
“The schedule will be coming out in a couple more weeks and so I think it’s a really important moment to celebrate our game.”
Colorado’s Travis Hunter could become the first full-time two-way player in NFL history having excelled at both wide receiver and cornerback with the Buffaloes and is coming off a Heisman Trophy-winning season.
Under head coach Deion Sanders, Hunter blossomed into a superstar with 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns on offense as well as 15 passes defended, four interceptions and a game-winning forced fumble on defense.
There are still question marks over whether Hunter’s two-way game will translate to the NFL or whether his coaches will prefer to have him specialize on one side of the ball, but the 21-year-old has shown he possesses all the skills to be a game-changer wherever he is deployed. In fact, Browns general manager Andrew Berry called Hunter a “unicorn” player in a pre-draft press conference.
