Five biggest 2025 draft takeaways from Daniel Jeremiah’s pre-NFL Combine conference call
NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah held his annual pre-NFL Scouting Combine conference call with members of the media on Thursday, answering questions for nearly three hours. Here are five takeaways from the marathon event.
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1) Titans’ options at No. 1. Unlike a year ago, when there was a consensus that Caleb Williams would likely be the top pick of the draft, the outlook at No. 1 is murky heading into the combine. So, what will the Titans do with the first overall selection?
From Jeremiah’s perspective, Tennessee GM Mike Borgonzi has four options. He could stick and pick Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter or Miami QB Cam Ward. Or he could trade the pick. The Titans are open to a swap, per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, but it’s been fairly quiet when it comes to buzz about such a deal to this point, and Jeremiah isn’t sure any will develop between now and April 24, when Round 1 kicks off.
“I think you’re deciding between those three players,” he said. “And then the fourth option is to trade. To me, if I’m Tennessee, I’m not going past (pick) three unless I get an enormous haul. I don’t think you’re going to get that in this draft. I think that’s what their decision is going to come down to.”
Jeremiah has the Titans selecting Carter in each of his two mock drafts of the year.
“When you look at the pieces on that defensive line and you go out and get Abdul Carter, I think you have a chance to have one of the best units in the league,” he said. “That’s a good foundation to build off of.”
