2025 NFL Draft offers tons of offensive and defensive line help
USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon breaks down the deepest part of the 2025 NFL Draft, offensive and defensive lineman.
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Green Bay is officially on the clock.
The small town in Wisconsin is set to host the NFL offseason’s marquee event – the 2025 NFL Draft. Also known as Titletown, USA and the home of the Green Bay Packers, historic Lambeau Field is the backdrop as the league gets set to welcome the next generation of stars.
Miami’s Cam Ward is expected to be the first player off the board, with Colorado’s dual-threat star Travis Hunter not far behind.
From that point on, it’s anyone’s guess what might happen once the clock starts ticking.
Deadlines make for some wild decisions and the pressure for each team to get it right is what makes the draft so interesting.
Here’s when the NFL Draft is set to begin, how much time each team has to make a pick and the order heading into the first round.
What time does the NFL draft start?
The 2025 NFL Draft is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Thursday, April 24.
Commissioner Roger Goodell will take the stage at that moment and speak for a few minutes before officially declaring the draft open. At that time, the Tennessee Titans will be officially on the clock.
The Titans have owned the pick since the regular season ended in early January, but still have 10 more minutes to make the pick after Goodell gets things started.
First-round pick times
Every team in the first round has 10 minutes to make their selection.
Some teams will use almost the full 10 minutes, while others will be a little more swift in making their selections.
NFL draft order 2025
Here’s the order of all 32 first-round picks in the 2025 NFL draft. Tiebreakers are determined based on strength of schedule. Since the Titans played the weaker schedule between the Browns and Giants, they were awarded the top pick.
- Tennessee Titans: 3-14 record; .522 strength of schedule (SOS)
- Cleveland Browns: 3-14; .536 SOS
- New York Giants: 3-14; .554 SOS
- New England Patriots: 4-13; .471 SOS
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-13; .478 SOS
- Las Vegas Raiders: 4-13; .540 SOS
- New York Jets: 5-12; .495 SOS
- Carolina Panthers: 5-12; .498 SOS
- New Orleans Saints: 5-12; .505 SOS
- Chicago Bears: 5-12; .554 SOS
- San Francisco 49ers: 6-11; .564 SOS
- Dallas Cowboys: 7-10; .522 SOS
- Miami Dolphins: 8-9; .419 SOS
- Indianapolis Colts: 8-9; .457 SOS
- Atlanta Falcons: 8-9; .519 SOS
- Arizona Cardinals: 8-9; .536 SOS
- Cincinnati Bengals: 9-8; .478 SOS
- Seattle Seahawks: 10-7; .498 SOS
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10-7; .502 SOS
- Denver Broncos: 10-7; .502 SOS
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7; .502 SOS
- Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6; .467 SOS
- Green Bay Packers: 11-6; .533 SOS
- Minnesota Vikings: 14-3; .474 SOS
- Houston Texans: 10-7; .481 SOS
- Los Angeles Rams: 10-7; .505 SOS
- Baltimore Ravens: 12-5; .529 SOS
- Detroit Lions: 15-2; .516 SOS
- Washington Commanders: 12-5; .436 SOS
- Buffalo Bills: 13-4; .467 SOS
- Kansas City Chiefs: 15-2; .488 SOS
- Philadelphia Eagles: 14-3; .453 SOS