The NFL wild-card round has drawn to a close, which means that fans are a week closer to learning the full 2025 NFL Draft order. Having already explored the ideal draft fit for each non-playoff team, it was only fair to now project the teams that lost this weekend as well.
Below we look at the teams that lost in the wild-card round and predict which prospects they take at their draft positions.
Denver threw gasoline on the offensive fire this season and exploded. In an ideal world, the Broncos would be able to add one of the top tight ends, Penn State’s Tyler Warren or Michigan’s Colston Loveland, but those players are off the board in this thought exercise.
Productive interior defender D.J. Jones is a pending free agent and one would imagine that the team will work tirelessly to re-sign him. Reflecting upon Sean Payton’s time in New Orleans and how that team was constructed, he had a versatile safety in Chauncey Gardner-Johnson before they reached a point that the team had to re-sign him under the franchise’s cap constraints. Emmanwori has great size to play down in the box, but also the coverage skills to bring accountability on the back end.
Running back is another area that will be addressed at some point, but Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty is already off the board. Fortunately, it is a very deep running back class.
Walker is a pass rush specialist, which is a trait that Tampa Bay needs, that fulfills the off-ball linebacker role, as the team is slated to see Lavonte David and K.J. Britt test free agency in the coming months. Georgia was willing to push multi-year starter Jamon Dumas-Johnson out the door to create a bigger role for Walker.
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