Quarterbacks will undoubtedly receive the lion’s share of coverage in the 2025 NFL Draft, but I suspect the event’s first two days will be dominated by stars who play in the trenches.

In this three-round mock draft, I project 15 of the 32 first-round picks will be linemen. In fact, I’m predicting 45 linemen will be picked in the draft’s first 101 selections.

I also forecast five trades in the first round, the same number of swaps that we saw on draft day last year. There are five compensatory picks projected at the end of the third round. The first two are awarded to teams for losing 2024 free agents, as projected by Over the Cap. The final three reflect the projected compensation gained from teams hiring minority candidates away from the 49ers, Rams and Lions for head coach/general manager openings.

Tune in for live coverage of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine beginning Feb. 27 on NFL Network and NFL+.