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NFL – Buffalo Bills’ 2025 Mock Draft Predictions

21 Apr

The NFL college player selection draft is this week, so our staff here at Rayonsports has submitted their predictions for the seven round draft for the local club, the Buffalo Bills. No scouting reports on this year’s predictions, just the predicted players, mainly because there are a lot of repeat picks among our experts. It’s a six round mock draft since the Bills currently have no seventh rounder. Here are the choices:

 

Round 1, Pick 30

Connor Pohlman – Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon

Bobby Salami III – Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan

Scott Prelewicz – Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State

Ray Prelewicz – Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan

 

Round 2, Pick 56

Connor Pohlman – Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky

Bobby Salami III – Azareye’h Thomas, CB, Florida State

Scott Prelewicz – Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State

Ray Prelewicz – Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame

 

Round 2, Pick 62

Connor Pohlman – Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State

Bobby Salami III – J.T. Tuimoloau, Edge, Ohio State

Scott Prelewicz – Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State

Ray Prelewicz – Landon Jackson, Edge, Arkansas

 

Round 4, Pick 109

Connor Pohlman – Oluwafemi Oladejo, Edge, UCLA

Bobby Salami III – Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State

Scott Prelewicz – Billy Bowman, Safety, Oklahoma

Ray Prelewicz – Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State

 

Round 4, Pick 132

Connor Pohlman – Zy Alexander, CB, LSU

Bobby Salami III – Chris Paul Jr., LB, Mississippi

Scott Prelewicz – Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland

Ray Prelewicz – Jaylen Reed, Safety, Penn State

 

Round 5, Pick 169

Connor Pohlman – Ty Robinson, DT, Nebraska

Bobby Salami III – Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia

Scott Prelewicz – Simeon Barrow, DT, Miami (FL)

Ray Prelewicz – Jamaree Caldwell, DT, Oregon

 

Round 5, Pick 170

Connor Pohlman – Jordan Hancock, Safety, Ohio State

Bobby Salami III – Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon

Scott Prelewicz – Sebastian Castro, Safety, Iowa

Ray Prelewicz – Jackson Slater, OL, Sacramento State

 

Round 5, Pick 173

Connor Pohlman – Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, Edge, Georgia

Bobby Salami III – Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame

Scott Prelewicz – Nick Nash, WR, San Jose State

Ray Prelewicz – Zy Alexander, CB, LSU

 

Round 6,Pick 177

Connor Pohlman – Jalin Conyers, TE, Texas Tech

Bobby Salami III – Logan Brown, OT, Kansas

Scott Prelewicz – Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame

Ray Prelewicz – Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame

 

Round 6, Pick 206

Connor Pohlman – Ricky White, WR, UNLV

Bobby Salami III – Shaun Dolac, LB, Buffalo

Scott Prelewicz – Upton Stout, CB, Western Kentucky

Ray Prelewicz – Elijah Roberts, DT, SMU

 
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Classic Team Logo of The Day

21 Apr

Logo of a college football team, used from 1981 until 2004, that plays in the Ivy League, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. Started in 1876, Penn is one of the oldest gridiron programs in the country. Over the years they have amassed 7 national championships and 18 Ivy League titles. Former Quakers who have gone on to pro careers include Greg Van Roten, Chuck Bednarik, Justin Watson, Walt Stickel, Florian Kempf, Brandon Copeland and Jim Finn. Besides players, other notable Penn alumni include former NFL commissioner Bert Bell, John Heisman, who the college player award is named for, and current Cleveland Browns’ head coach Kevin Stefanski.

 

Classic Sports Card of The Day

21 Apr

1991 ProSet World League of American Football card of former pro quarterback and coach Kay Stephenson, who played only a couple of forgettable seasons in the NFL with the Bills and Chargers. He later coached the Bills and also has the distinction of being involved with 4 different leagues over his playing and coaching careers. Stephenson was an undrafted free agent in 1967, the first year of the combined “common” draft with both the NFL and AFL selecting together. Amazingly, that draft was 17 rounds long, a total of 445 players chosen,  and still produced 2 undrafted future Hall of Famers, Jan Stenerud and Larry Little.

 

2025 NFL First Round Mock Draft

19 Apr

The National Football League will host it’s annual college player draft in Green Bay this year, with the first round kicking off on Thursday, April 24th. Every year our Rayonsports staff predicts each of the 32 teams’ choices for that round. Connor Pohlman, Robert Salami III, Scott Prelewicz and Ray Prelewicz were primed and ready for this year’s picks. The staff got 3 of the first 4 players right last season, but it was pretty much all downhill from there. Here are the 2025 picks:

 

1. Tennessee Titans (Connor Pohlman) – Cam Ward, QB, Miami (Fl)

2. Cleveland Browns (Robert Salami III) – Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado

3. New York Giants (Scott Prelewicz) – Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

4. New England Patriots (Ray Prelewicz) – Mason Graham, DT, Michigan

5. Jacksonville Jaguars (CP) – Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State

6. Las Vegas Raiders (RS III) – Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

7. New York Jets (SP) – Will Campbell, OT, LSU

8. Carolina Panthers (RP) – Tetalroa McMillan, WR, Arizona

9. New Orleans Saints (CP) – Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia

10. Chicago Bears (RS III) – Matthew Golden, WR, Texas

11. San Francisco 49ers (SP) – Armand Membou, OT, Missouri

12. Dallas Cowboys (RP) – Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia

13. Miami Dolphins (CP) – Jahdae Barron, S, Texas

14. Indianapolis Colts (RS III) – Shemar Stewart, Edge, Texas A&M

15. Atlanta Falcons (SP) – Walter Nolen, DT, Mississippi

16. Arizona Cardinals (RP) – Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State

17. Cincinnati Bengals (CP) – Mike Green, DE, Marshall

18. Seattle Seahawks (RS III) – Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (SP) – James Pearce, Edge, Tennessee

20. Denver Broncos (RP) – Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina

21. Pittsburgh Steelers (CP) – Will Johnson, CB, Michigan

22. Los Angeles Chargers (RS III) – Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi

23. Green Bay Packers (SP) – Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE, Boston College

24. Minnesota Vikings (RP) – Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon

25. Houston Texans (CP) – Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas

26. Los Angeles Rams (RS III) – Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State

27. Baltimore Ravens (SP) – Princely Umanmielen, DE, Mississippi

28. Detroit Lions (RP) – Landon Jackson, DE, Arkansas

29. Washington Commanders (CP) – Jihad Campbell, LB, Alabama

30. Buffalo Bills (RS III) – Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky

31. Kansas City Chiefs (SP) – Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan

32. Philadelphia Eagles (RP) – Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina

 

There’s a three-way tie among schools for most players chosen, between Michigan, Ohio State and Ole Miss, with 3 each. Four other schools had 2 players picked, the most surprising of which is Colorado, with 2 of the first 3 picks.

 
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Classic Team Logo of The Day

19 Apr

Not a team logo, but maybe partially one, this is the logo for the 2025 National Football League draft, done in the team colors of the host city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Titletown, USA” is hosting the event for the first time, as the league now allows cities to bid on holding what has become a spectacle, after years of it being held in New York City. We are a far cry from the days when commissioner Pete Rozelle was writing each club’s pick on a chalkboard at the league office.

 

Classic Sports Card of The Day

19 Apr

1995 Metal football card of former pro defensive lineman Dan “Big Daddy” Wilkinson, who played 13 seasons in the NFL for 4 different teams. What’s the significance of this player? He was the first overall pick of the 1994 draft, which was the first year that the league went to it’s current 7 rounds. Although he lasted a long while in the NFL, Wilkinson never measured up to the status of a top pick, with his career being hampered by injuries on multiple occasions. The Bengals’ choice of him especially stings when you consider that the next pick after him, by the Colts, was future Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk.