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• ESPN’s Rece Davis Breaks Silence On Viral Spat With Mel Kiper Jr. About Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft Slide
ESPN's Rece Davis had shut down Mel Kiper on live TV, as the latter lost his cool over Shedeur Sanders slide. Davis recently spoke on the event....2025
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• Rece Davis, Mel Kiper Jr. have no animosity over Shedeur Sanders debate

Mel Kiper Jr. was heated that Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell all the way to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft....2025
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• Around SB Nation: Recapping the 2025 NFL Draft

Tork Mason-Imagn Images The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone. How did the teams fare with their draft hauls? The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone, so now it’s time to give out grades to draft classes that have yet to hit the football field. Yes, it’s easy to look back and say a team should have drafted player ‘x’ over player ‘y’ now that we know how the draft played out. But the biggest st...2025
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• NFL Draft Grades 2025: Jets continue to receive solid scores

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The grades continue to come in. Grades for the 2025 NFL Draft continue to come in. As we all know, Draft grades really aren’t accurate until we are at least two years out. As we also know, Draft grades are stupid...unless they praise the Jets. Here are some additional Draft grades, whether praising the Jets or not. Mel Kiper (ESPN) New York Jets: B Top needs enteri...2025
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• Could Travis Hunter win both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors?

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images What do you think? Take our survey, and talk it out in the comments. The 2025 NFL Draft has officially come and gone and it was quite the doozy. Some things went chalk and others were complete surprises. This is part of the magic of the draft: There is always something that happens that catches us off guard. With the dust fully settling on the results w...2025
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few days): Coda for the Houston Texans and the NFL 2025 Draft

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The 2025 Draft is over. One last revisit before we move forward in the NFL year. The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of the 2025 NFL Draft Photo by...2025
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• Colts fans: Do you agree with Mel Kiper’s “B” grade?

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images What is your take on the Colts draft? Draft grades are a curious thing. On one hand, they are like points in “Whose Line is it Anyway”; they don’t matter. On the other hand, fans flock to websites seeking out their favorite team’s grade. Everyone wants their team to have the biggest steal or sleeper of the draft, and we all long for that coveted “A+”. Wit...2025
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• Mel Kiper’s Shedeur Sanders 2025 NFL Draft meltdown is one of his many QB whiffs

Never forget Jimmy Clausen. Mel Kiper Jr. officially lost it on ESPN when Shedeur Sanders was finally picked by the Browns. The biggest icon of NFL Draft coverage went on a tirade, slamming teams for being idiots when it came to evaluating quarterbacks — with Kiper being a big fan of Sanders out of Colorado. Mel Kiper is crashing out on live television right now pic.twitter.com/DpezLVniSk— Baseb...2025
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• Giants news, 4/29: Joe Schoen’s growth, Darius Alexander, Cam Skattebo, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Tuesday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View The education of New York Giants GM Joe Schoen Film breakdown: Darius Alexander, a perfect fit for the Giants New York Giants depth chart: How the NFL Draft changed the roster NFL Draft: 2025 New York Giants UDFA tracker Fantasy Football ‘25: 10 takeaways from the NF...2025
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• Longtime ESPN draft guru gives Colts ‘B’ overall grade for 2025 NFL Draft class

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Could be better, could be worse... According to ESPN longtime NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts earned a ‘B’ grade from their 2025 draft class—which was highlighted by first round pick and one of this year’s top tight ends Tyler Warren: Indianapolis Colts: B Top needs entering the draft: Tight end,...2025
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 10 takeaways from the NFL Draft

Jeanty is the clear #1 Rookie for Fantasy | Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Quick takes for Fantasy from a chaotic Draft weekend The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books. Unless you were hiding under a rock, you know that the biggest story of the weekend was Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders sliding all the way to the fifth round, where the Browns mercifully ended his free fall and made hi...2025
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• Mel Kiper grades the Saints’ 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What does his think about New Orleans’ draft class? The 2025 NFL Draft is over, and it concluded with the New Orleans Saints making all 9 picks throughout 3 days. Now that the dust has settled, draft grades are starting to come in and while it truly takes a few years to see how a player will pan out, it’s interesting to take a look at...2025
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• Arizona Cardinals draft grades are all over the place for the 2025 NFL Draft class

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Looking at the grades for the Arizona Cardinals coming out of the 2025 NFL Draft. Happy Monday one and all. The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone and the Arizona Cardinals seemed to do a good job... depending on who you ask. That is what makes the right away draft grades so silly, because whether right or wrong, none of these guys giving out grades really ...2025
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• NFL Draft Grades: Eagles earn praise for their 10 picks

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Analysts are saying that “Howie Roseman has done it again.” Now that the 2025 NFL Draft is over, it’s time for NFL Draft grades. We’re still working on our own evaluations of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2025 draft class. In the meantime, here’s a roundup of what the ‘experts’ are saying about the Birds. Spoiler alert: Howie Roseman is earning favorable mar...2025
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• Collecting 2025 Miami Dolphins draft grades from around the web

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images We take a look at what some of the analysts around the web think of the Miami Dolphins’ 2025 draft. Earlier today, we took a closer look at the Miami Dolphins’ 2025 draft grade from ESPN’s Mel Kiper, Jr. Now, we scan the web for the other NFL Draft grades 2025 options that are out there. What is being said about the Dolphins’ performance throughout the th...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Draft Grades Roundup

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images How do the Really Smart Football People™ think the Vikings did? If you’ve been following this site for any length of time, you know that I think the concept of “grading” a draft less than 24 hours after it’s concluded is a fairly ridiculous exercise. There’s absolutely no way to know how these players are going to fare in the National Football League at t...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. It took until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns finally did it. They selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The selection ended the slide of Sanders, who went from being projected as a first-round pick by some to the fifth round, which is nor...2025
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• ESPN’s take on Cardinals’ 2025 NFL Draft needs

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Here is what ESPN writers claim to be the Cardinals’ biggest need in the draft and what they believe Monti Ossenfort will do come draft day. Arizona Cardinals Picks: Nos. 16, 47, 78, 115, 152, 225 The Cardinals absolutely MUST use a pick in the first three rounds on ____. A wide receiver. Arizona has a surefire WR1 in Marvin Harrison Jr. and a No. 2 in Micha...2025
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• Notes: Levi Onwuzurike takes part in Lions’ voluntary offseason program
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Despite back surgery, Detroit Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike is taking part in the team’s offseason program, a positive sign that his career is not over. This week, the Detroit Lions were among the majority of NFL franchises who began their offseason workouts. While we’re only in Phase 1 of those workouts—which is basically only allows conditioning, strength tra...2023
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• 2015 NFL Mock Draft: Latest Predictions Before Week 13
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• Around SB Nation: Recapping the 2025 NFL Draft
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• NFL Draft Grades 2025: Jets continue to receive solid scores
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• Could Travis Hunter win both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors?
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few days): Coda for the Houston Texans and the NFL 2025 Draft
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• Colts fans: Do you agree with Mel Kiper’s “B” grade?
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• Mel Kiper’s Shedeur Sanders 2025 NFL Draft meltdown is one of his many QB whiffs
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• Fleur-de-Links, April 29: Saints add a veteran defensive lineman

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links. Saints sign Chris Rumph-ESPN Southwest Louisiana The New Orleans Saints added some veteran defensive help following the 2025 NFL Draft as they brought in Chris Rumph III, who is familiar with Brandon Staley's defense. Kiper's Draft Grade-Canal St Chronicles Mel Kiper, the long time Draft e...2025
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• ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. calls Colts among ‘biggest winners from Round 1’ after selecting TE Tyler Warren

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images The Colts came out ahead after a home run pick to begin their 2025 draft class! According to longtime ESPN NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr., the Indianapolis Colts are among the league’s “biggest winners from Round 1” after selecting prized Penn State tight end Tyler Warren with the 14th overall pick: Indianapolis Colts The pick: Tyler Warren (No....2025
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• Giants news, 4/29: Joe Schoen’s growth, Darius Alexander, Cam Skattebo, more headlines
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• Longtime ESPN draft guru gives Colts ‘B’ overall grade for 2025 NFL Draft class
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• Around SB Nation: Recapping the 2025 NFL Draft
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• NFL Draft Grades 2025: Jets continue to receive solid scores
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• Colts fans: Do you agree with Mel Kiper’s “B” grade?
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• ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. calls Colts among ‘biggest winners from Round 1’ after selecting TE Tyler Warren
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• Mel Kiper suggests Bengals had the worst draft and Browns had the best one

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mel Kiper had opposite views of how the Ohio teams did in the 2025 NFL Draft. After the NFL Draft, we always get the grades from the experts, and we now have Mel Kiper Jr.’s grade for the Cincinnati Bengals Kiper not only gives the Bengals one of the lowest grades in the class, he gives the Cleveland Browns the highest at an A+. That...2025
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• Browns draft class among most athletic groups in 2025 draft, UDFA DT hits high marks too

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images At times over the last couple of decades, Cleveland Browns players have looked like they were playing in quicksand while more athletic players ran around and past them. Athleticism isn’t always the be-all end-all when it comes to performance (if you send the fastest player in the world out there but he can’t catch, you get Anthony Schwartz), but it is helpful. The Br...2025
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft Grades: Scoring the experts

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images We have receipts The 2025 NFL Draft may be over, but the 2025 mock draft season is not over. It is time to score 2025 mocks. The scoring system is simple. For every number of picks a selection is off, the mock drafter gets a point. If someone mocked Mike Green to the Falcons at 15, which as you will see was a pretty popular pick, they got 44 points becaus...2025
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• Final 2025 NFL draft grades: Dallas Cowboys “building a bully”

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images A look at the first draft grades published over the last few hours, and how the Cowboys graded out. From everything we’ve seen over the last three days, the Cowboys have been picking from the top of their board the entire time and have been rewarded with outstanding value in the 2025 draft. New Cowboys OC Klayton Adams, appearing on the Dallas Cowboys Dr...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!
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• Could Travis Hunter win both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors?
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• Giants news, 4/29: Joe Schoen’s growth, Darius Alexander, Cam Skattebo, more headlines
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• Longtime ESPN draft guru gives Colts ‘B’ overall grade for 2025 NFL Draft class
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• NFL coach’s son behind Shedeur Sanders draft prank call

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images The son of the Atlanta Falcons’ defensive coordinator took responsibility for the prank call on Sunday. One of the biggest stories of the 2025 NFL Draft — or: the biggest story if your name is Mel Kiper Jr. — was the unprecedented fall of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The reasons behind his slide from projected first-round pick to Day 3 are manif...2025
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• Collecting 2025 Miami Dolphins draft grades from around the web
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• Final 2025 NFL draft grades: Dallas Cowboys “building a bully”
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!
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• NFL draft profile: Browns QB Shedeur Sanders has the upside for Cleveland after huge fall

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images After NFL draft rumors in the first round, Browns bring in Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round. The Cleveland Browns stopped the fall of QB Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. Sanders, who at one point was seen as a potential pick at the top of the draft and the first quarterback off the board, fell far beyond even his biggest detrac...2025
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• NFL Draft 2025: Day 3 Open Thread

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Saints are set for the third and final day of the draft. Follow along with us here in our live thread! The New Orleans Saints are set to conclude the 2025 NFL Draft today. They are slotted to pick at 112 & 131 in the fourth round, 184 in the sixth round, and 248 & 254 in the seventh round as of this moment and we will see if they stand ...2025
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• Jameis Winston Wins 2015 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award
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• Jerry Jones Says Tony Romo Will Be Cowboys Starting QB for 'Next 4 or 5 Years'
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• Steelers' Le'Veon Bell Rips into ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. During Twitter Rant
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• Le'Veon Bell calls out Mel Kiper, other NFL Draft analysts
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• KSU FB Glenn Gronkowski to Meet with Patriots During Senior Bowl
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• Randy Gregory Confirms He Tested Positive for Marijuana at NFL Combine
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• Who does Mel Kiper Jr. predict the Giants will draft?
ESPN draft expert released his first 2016 NFL mock draft and has the Giants going defense....2016
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• Who does Mel Kiper Jr. predict the Giants will draft?
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 10 takeaways from the NFL Draft
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• 2022 NFL Rookie Preview
It's the evening of Thursday, April 28, 2022 -- and Mel Kiper Jr. is backstage at Allegiant Stadium looking into the mirror, trying to decide which angle to position his head in an attempt to make his hair look different this year than the 38 NFL Draft shows prior. From the shadows, Mark Davis approaches from behind and proceeds to ask Kiper what he's doing at his (Davis') backstage dresser. Kiper...2021
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• NFL Draft Grades 2025: Jets continue to receive solid scores
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few days): Coda for the Houston Texans and the NFL 2025 Draft
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• Giants news, 4/29: Joe Schoen’s growth, Darius Alexander, Cam Skattebo, more headlines
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• Mel Kiper suggests Bengals had the worst draft and Browns had the best one
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 10 takeaways from the NFL Draft
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• Mel Kiper grades the Saints’ 2025 NFL Draft
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• Arizona Cardinals draft grades are all over the place for the 2025 NFL Draft class
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• 2025 NFL Draft: How did national media grade the Jaguars’ class?

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The reviews are in! We’ve gathered grades from national media outlets to provide a fresh perspective on how the Jacksonville Jaguars fared in the 2025 NFL Draft. All of our 2025 NFL Draft content covering the Jacksonville Jaguars is available HERE. From Pete Prisco of CBS Sports: A In his first draft running things, new general manager James Gladstone...2025
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• Shedeur Sanders, Quinshon Judkins t-shirts now available for Browns fans

Cleveland Browns fans, celebrate the team’s successful 2025 NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns just completed their 2025 NFL Draft, one that went so well that Mel Kiper Jr of ESPN graded them an A+, best in the NFL. Now, we have a couple of t-shirts or hoodies out to celebrate the players selected in the draft, specifically QB Shedeur Sanders and RB Quinshon Judkins. The shirts are priced around $34...2025
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• NFL Draft Grades 2025: Jets continue to receive solid scores
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• ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. calls Colts among ‘biggest winners from Round 1’ after selecting TE Tyler Warren
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• NFL coach’s son behind Shedeur Sanders draft prank call
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• NFL Draft grades 2025 roundup: Detroit Lions rank among worst classes

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images According to most NFL analysts, the Detroit Lions have one of the worst 2025 NFL Draft classes in the league. Can Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes prove them all wrong again? The grades are in for the 2025 NFL Draft classes, and the Lions are near the bottom of the class again. The general consensus around the Lions’ class revolves around two m...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!
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• How did the national media view the Browns work on Day 2 of the draft?

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images The reviews are mostly positive - with one big exception. The Cleveland Browns were busy Friday night during Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft. Cleveland opened its account with the selection of UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger and closed their evening by selecting Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel. In between, they added to the offense with Oh...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft grades: Cowboys with “sneaky good picks” on Day Two.

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A quick review of Day 2 draft grades for the Cowboys. Before we move to the media grades for the individual picks, here are a few draft summaries placing the Cowboys among the winners of Day Two. For The Win declares the Cowboys the winners of the night. The Cowboys had the best night of any team in the NFL on night two of the 2025 NFL...2025
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• Bengals go defense in ESPN’s final mock draft projections

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It could be a home-run pick. The Cincinnati Bengals will pick at 17th overall in tonight’s NFL Draft (barring a trade), finally giving the answers we’ve been seeing essentially since the season ended. Mock drafts have been circulating since December and tonight, we will finally find out. ESPN’s Field Yates released his final mock draft...2025
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• Jaxson Dart surpasses Shedeur Sanders on boards as NFL Draft 2025 day arrives

Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Is Jaxson Dart QB2? That and more NFL Draft rumors on the big day It’s draft day. On Thursday night, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will walk across a stage outside of Lambeau Field and declare the 2025 NFL Draft officially open. If it feels to you like the draft has been open for months, you are not alone. But we have ...2025
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• The Linc - Adam Schefter shuts down A.J. Brown trade talk, suggests Eagles could acquire veteran players during the 2025 NFL Draft

Kara Durrette/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/21/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... 2025 NFL draft notes, intel: What Adam Schefter is hearing - ESPN+Speaking of trades, no team is in a better position to make them this week than the Eagles. They own 20 selections over the next two drafts — more than the actual number of players who can make their team...2025
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