- Colts basic supervisor Chris Ballard is thought for bolstering his Day 2 struggle chest: In six of Ballard’s eight drafts as a basic supervisor, he has made multiple choice within the second, third or fourth spherical.
- The Buccaneers are in a really perfect spot to commerce again: The Browns or Giants could need to leap the Steelers for a quarterback, or maybe a crew will look to maneuver previous the Broncos for a operating again.
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With the 2025 NFL Draft simply over per week away, we’re exploring which groups may shake issues up on draft evening. A handful of franchises could also be seeking to transfer up, however it takes two to tango; so what concerning the groups seeking to commerce down?
Here are three groups we imagine could possibly be seeking to transfer again on the primary evening.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
The Colts aren’t determined for picks, holding their authentic seven draft picks — no extra, no much less. Their roster can be set in a manner that might present basic supervisor Chris Ballard some flexibility to accumulate further picks. In six of Ballard’s eight drafts as a basic supervisor, he has made multiple choice within the second, third or fourth spherical. That appears to be his candy spot in the case of roster constructing, serving to him purchase gamers comparable to sort out Bernhard Raimann (career-high 85.1 PFF total grade), operating again Jonathan Taylor (87.1) and sort out Braden Smith (83.3) — all of whom had been one among a number of picks in these rounds.
The Colts have a significant want at tight finish, furthered by the secondary additions of Cam Bynum and Charvarius Ward in free company. They doubtless not really feel as determined to get a starting-caliber secondary participant within the first spherical. The identical will be mentioned for the defensive and offensive strains.
The straightforward precedence gamers for Indianapolis at No. 14 are tight ends Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland and linebackers Jihaad Campbell and Jalon Walker. There is an opportunity solely a type of 4 will probably be accessible when the Colts come on the clock, so maybe they’ll really feel their greatest draft technique is to safe extra picks in Rounds 2-4, as they’ve carried out many instances previously, as this class is deeper than it’s top-heavy.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
General supervisor Jason Licht is extra more likely to commerce down than up, however make no mistake: His cellphone stays lively throughout the draft. He made his technique to the final supervisor’s chair by way of the scouting division ladder, so constructing his crew by way of the draft is his precedence. He is aware of that having extra draft picks is commonly a recipe for fulfillment.
The Buccaneers presently decide at No. 19 within the first spherical. If linebackers Jihaad Campbell or Jalon Walker can be found, Tampa Bay may leap on them. Campbell, particularly, brings versatility after posting a 13.1% pass-rush win price, grading positively on 17.1% of run performs and forcing incompletions on 13.3% of targets whereas recording 22 protection stops in 2024. But maybe the Buccaneers don’t love any of the move rushers, linebackers or cornerbacks at that time. I may see them luring some groups additional down the draft order into shifting up for sure move rushers, quarterbacks and even operating backs.
Let’s say the Browns or Giants need to leap the Steelers for a quarterback. Let’s say one of many groups within the backend of the draft desires to leap the Broncos for a operating again. Maybe a type of identical groups desires to maneuver up for a move rusher. The Buccaneers could have a number of trade-down angles to think about.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
The Vikings are the obvious trade-down candidate within the 2025 NFL Draft. They have solely 4 draft picks: their very own first- and third-rounders, Cleveland’s fifth-rounder and San Francisco’s sixth-rounder. Most importantly, they’ve their decide within the first spherical at No. 24 however then don’t decide once more till No. 97 within the third spherical.
Knowing this, Minnesota accurately made a giant splash on the offensive and defensive strains throughout free company. But even with these elements of the roster shored up a bit extra, you need greater than 4 draft picks in a single class. The decide they will use to govern that quantity probably the most is, clearly, No. 24.
In a current PFF 2025 NFL mock draft by Mason Cameron, the Vikings commerce again twice within the first spherical to accumulate extra ammo.
The best-case situation for Minnesota is that a number of quarterbacks are nonetheless on the board whom the Browns or Giants can be curious about buying and selling up for, assuming they don’t decide one at Nos. 2 and three to start out the evening. This would enable the Vikings to get not less than one further Day 2 decide in return, and will doubtless internet some Day 3 picks, too.