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 North.
2025 NFL Mock Draft: AFC North Edition
14) Pittsburgh Steelers: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
The 2025 cornerback class is stacked and in part headlined by Benjamin Morrison, who challenges Johnson for the title of CB1. The Notre Dame product is an electric mover at 6’0” and 185 pounds who plays with strong technique, physicality at the catch point, and ingrained anticipation.
16) Cleveland Browns: Evan Stewart, WR, Oregon
Evan Stewart is a speedy receiver whose electric, twitchy movement skills give him the tools to win deep. Despite being undersized at 6’0” and 175 pounds, the Oregon transfer makes up for his light frame with an instant change of direction and track-star acceleration to exploit space.
27) Cincinnati Bengals: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen is a twitchy pass rusher with impressive explosiveness and flexibility to bend around the edge. The former Florida Gator, at 6’5” and 255 pounds, had seven sacks in 2023 while also impressing against the run.
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A nuanced rusher who can convert speed to power, Umanmielen is an instinctual producer. However, he must still add to his power profile to avoid getting locked up by physical offensive tackles.
30) Baltimore Ravens: Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
If a new deal can’t be agreed upon, Ronnie Stanley will become a free agent in 2025. Finding the future at LT should be a priority for the Ravens, even if the veteran All-Pro re-signs.
Josh Conerly Jr. has the movement skills, natural leverage generation, and sturdy anchor to be in the first-round discussion. The Ducks tackle is slightly undersized at 6’4” and 305 pounds. Conerly has good length and mass and should again be one of the top tackles in the nation during the 2024 season as he faces off against Big Ten competition.