With preseason games well underway, we’re inching closer and closer to the 2024 NFL season, and our latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft looks at some needs that must be addressed. As summer scouting boards get set, which prospects have shown the potential to be first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft?
Using reverse Super Bowl odds for the order and a little help from the updated PFN Mock Draft Simulator for the selections, we attempt to predict who will hear their name called at Lambeau Field next April. In this installment, we look at picks for each of the four teams in the NFC North.
2025 NFL Mock Draft: NFC North Edition
10) Minnesota Vikings: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
Malaki Starks is a rare, blue-chip safety prospect. The former five-star recruit has the production, athleticism, and potential to be taken in the top 10.
At 6’1” and 205 pounds, the Georgia DB boasts elite proportional length, twitched-up explosive movement, and tenacious physicality combined with full-field range, versatility, and awareness to transition instantly to the next level.
19) Chicago Bears: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
Kenneth Grant is an absurd athlete. Feldman reports that the Michigan DT clocked 18.75 mph on the GPS, ran a sub-5-second 40-yard dash, had a 29-inch vertical jump, and had the strength to press a 115-pound dumbbell 34 times.
That elite athleticism translates to the film where Grant controls the line of scrimmage with his unrelenting power profile and unnatural bend to burst through gaps and close rushing lanes.
22) Green Bay Packers: Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
Tyleik Williams enters the season with high expectations after surprisingly returning to school. The Ohio State defender is a polished prospect who plays with a high football IQ and gap control.
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Williams’ hand usage to stack and shed blockers makes him strong against the run, where he showcases his physicality, reactive burst, and consistency.
29) Detroit Lions: Aston Gillotte, EDGE, Louisville
The Lions are searching for a consistent defensive end opposite Aidan Hutchinson, and Ashton Gillotte has the floor and physical profile to complement Detroit’s star pass rusher.
At 6’3” and 270 pounds, the senior Louisville defensive end has an explosive first step and plays with immense power and strength. With 11 sacks in 2023, Gillotte has already displayed the production. If he can improve his counter moves and maintain leverage by disengaging blocks quicker, the star Cardinals prospect can solidify himself as a late-first-round talent.