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Brianna WilliamsApr 24, 2025, 11:44 PM ET
The picks are in, the hugs person happened and the suits? Unforgettable.
The 2025 NFL draught delivered its accustomed premix of emotion, play and axenic unpredictability -- from astonishment first-round selections to late-round steals already being labeled "the adjacent large thing."
But not everything astir draftees shows up connected a stat expanse oregon a movie review. Some moments are astir swag. Some are astir aura. And immoderate are astir viral sequences that populated societal media timelines.
Now that the particulate has settled and 32 teams person loaded up connected caller talent, we're handing retired superlatives to the standout players, moments and vibes that made this year's draught 1 to remember.
From players who stole the spotlight to those who landed successful imagination scenarios, these are our favourite non-statistical superlatives from the latest NFL draught class.
Most apt to spell No. 1 (and did)
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Titans draught Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick
The Titans prime Miami QB Cam Ward with the archetypal prime successful the 2025 NFL draft.
No surprises here. The erstwhile Miami Hurricanes standout carried the hype and landed the apical spot with the Tennessee Titans.
Most passionate
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Tyler Booker sprints to signifier aft Cowboys instrumentality him with 12th pick
The Cowboys prime Alabama G Tyler Booker with the 12th prime successful the 2025 NFL draft.
Though the Dallas Cowboys were projected to prime a wide receiver astatine No. 12, they opted for the Alabama Crimson Tide violative lineman with the imaginable to triumph implicit the metropolis earlier taking a snap. Booker, who described his benignant of play arsenic "legal assault" astatine the NFL combine, was thrilled to onshore successful Dallas -- and helium didn't shy distant from showing it.
Public frenemy No. 1
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Giants nab Abdul Carter with the No. 3 pick
The Giants prime Penn State DE Abdul Carter with the 3rd prime successful the 2025 NFL draft.
Abdul Carter, Mason Graham, Tyleik Williams
Not each draught destination instantly feels similar location -- peculiarly erstwhile it hits a small excessively adjacent to a erstwhile rivalry. Abdul Carter grew up successful Philadelphia and the Penn State Nittany Lions prima present heads to 1 of Philly's biggest rivals, the New York Giants, arsenic the No. 3 pick.
Mason Graham, a Michigan Wolverine done and through, was selected No. 5 wide by the Cleveland Browns -- placing him squarely successful the territory of his apical collegiate rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Buckeyes are besides connected the different extremity of this inclination arsenic antiaircraft tackle Tyleik Williams was selected 28th wide to suit up for the Detroit Lions.
Most astonishing slide
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Is Deion hurting Shedeur's draught stock? Stephen A. weighs in
Stephen A. Smith explains wherefore Deion Sanders could beryllium a crushed teams are hesitant to draught his lad Shedeur.
According to ESPN's draught analytics, Sanders had a 96% accidental of being selected by prime No. 21. But erstwhile the Pittsburgh Steelers -- a squad wide rumored to beryllium eyeing the Colorado Buffaloes prima -- went successful a antithetic direction, the backmost (and lad of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders) was near waiting.
Immediate instrumentality favorite
Matthew Golden greeted Packers fans astatine Lambeau Field for the archetypal clip aft getting drafted No. 23 wide 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/JQuT4pr5Fm
— ESPN (@espn) April 25, 2025The Green Bay Packers selected a wide receiver successful the archetypal circular for the archetypal clip since 2002 and Texas Longhorns standout Matthew Golden matched the moment. As fireworks lit up the entity extracurricular Lambeau Field and UGK's "Int'l Players Anthem" blared done the speakers, Golden celebrated with conscionable arsenic overmuch vigor arsenic the location crowd.
The hometown hero
.@RealJihaadC is ROLLing into Philly@DietzandWatson | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/TUk6uuGHUY
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 25, 2025The Alabama Crimson Tide prima is nary alien to the defending Super Bowl champions. Selected 31st overall, the Philly tri-state autochthonal -- hailing from confederate New Jersey -- volition instrumentality to his roots aft the Philadelphia Eagles traded up to bring him home.
