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 AFC East.
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3) New England Patriots: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
Kelvin Banks Jr. is an explosive athlete who plays with high energy and strength with the promising potential to match. Currently, the Longhorns tackle wins with his burst and natural leverage creation as he overwhelms opponents at 6’4” and 324 pounds.
Banks has the frame and athletic traits that usually translate into significant draft capital. As he becomes more refined with his technique, counters, and hand placement while becoming more battle-tested in the SEC, the Texas junior has the traits to develop into an early pick.
21) Miami Dolphins: Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU
Terron Armstead isn’t the long-term answer for the Dolphins, and while Patrick Paul was selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, it would be difficult for Miami to pass up the value of Emery Jones Jr. here, who is on track to be a different caliber of prospect.
Jones has the size (6’6” and 322 pounds), functional athleticism, and power profile to be a first-round pick. Combined with his incredible intelligence, anticipation, and unrelenting violent mentality, the LSU RT is among the top tackles in the 2025 NFL Draft class.
23) New York Jets: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
The bright lights of New York have troubled many quarterbacks, but perhaps no passer has been better prepared for the spotlight than Shedeur Sanders.
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The Colorado product has struggled with offensive line play, which will likely improve for the 2024 season. Look for Sanders to showcase his high-velocity arm strength, field vision, and acute anticipation at a higher level this season.
28) Buffalo Bills: Jonah Savaiinaea, OT, Arizona
Mocking Jonah Savaiinaea to the Bills is an easy selection. Buffalo has had problems at RT, and Spencer Brown hasn’t shown enough to believe he is the future at the position.
Savaiinaea can slot straight in with his energetic movement and NFL-ready size at 6’5” and 330 pounds. With more refinement to his hand technique, the Arizona tackle can potentially evolve into one of the top linemen in this class.