Matt Citak

NFL Network's Bucky Brooks puts out final mock draft

We are now only ONE day away fromthe start of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The latest analyst to release his final predictions for the first round of this year's draft is NFL Network's Bucky Brooks, who put out his fourth mock draft of the year.

In his last mock draft, Brooks projected Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter to the Giants at No. 3. But with Hunter going to the Browns at No. 2 in his final mock, Brooks now has the Giants taking Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter with the third pick.

"Bypassing a chance to land a potential franchise quarterback is risky, but the Giants could take a disruptive playmaker to enhance a pass rush that features three quarterback hunters (Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence and Kayvon Thibodeaux) on the front line," Brooks wrote.

Carter primarily lined up at off-ball linebacker in his first two seasons at Penn State, totaling 11.0 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, one interception, and three forced fumbles to go with his 104 total tackles (61 solo). He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the media both seasons, while being tabbed first-team all-conference by the Big Ten coaches in 2023.

Carter then transitioned to a full-time edge rusher this past season and put together a breakout campaign. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound pass rusher picked up 12.0 sacks and a nation-high 23.5 tackles for loss, along with two forced fumbles and four passes defensed, on his way to being named Unanimous All-American and first-team all-conference.

He was also selected as the Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Carter registered 10 games with two or more tackles for loss out of 42 total contests (35 starts).

Here are the first 10 picks in Brooks' final mock draft:

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