Bryan Broaddus' 2025 NFL Draft Big Board: Defensive players

It's that time again.

The 2025 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and the Dallas Cowboys have needs to fill on their roster.

As he does every year, 105.3 The Fan's NFL Draft expert Bryan Broaddus put in all the work to prepare for Rounds 1-7. The former NFL scout released his 2025 Big Board, beginning with the offensive players. And today, he released his defensive player stack.

*# - indicates Broaddus' player ranking in the entire 2025 draft class

EDGES:

Abdul Carter
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Round 1:
1. Abdul Carter (#3) - Penn State
2. Mike Green (#8) - Marshall

Round 2:
3. Mykel Williams (#22) - Georgia
4. Donovan Ezeiruaku (#26) - Boston College
5. Princely Umanmielen (#45) - Ole Miss
6. James Pearce (#51) - Tennessee

Round 3:
7. Barryn Sowell (#70) - Texas
8. Bradyn Swinson (#72) - LSU
9. Kyle Kennard (#75) - South Carolina
10. JT Tuimoloau (#80) - Ohio State
11. Josaiah Stewert (#86) - Michigan
12. Shemar Stewart (#88) - Texas A&M

Round 4:
13. Nic Scourton (#94) - Texas A&M
14. Jared Ivey (#108) - Ole Miss
15. Oluwafemi Oladejo (#128) - UCLA
16. Jordan Burch (#134) - Oregon
17. Elijah Roberts (#142) - SMU
18. Jack Sawyer (#144) - Ohio State
19. Landon Jackson (#147) - Arkansas

Round 5:
20. Jah Joyner (#166) - Minnesota
21. Que Robinson (#170) - Alabama
22. Ashton Gillotte (#184) - Louisville
23. Tyler Batty (#187) - BYU
24. Sai'von Jones (#203) - LSU
25. Tyler Baron (#205) - Miami
26. Kaimon Rucker (#211) - North Carolina
27. Ahmed Hassanein (#212) - Boise State
28. Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (#214) - Georgia

Round 6:

29. David Walker (#224) - Central Arkansas
30. RJ Oben (#233) - Notre Dame

DT-3:

Michigan DT Mason Graham
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Round 1:
1. Mason Graham (#6) - Michigan

Round 2:
2. Walter Nolan (#24) - Ole Miss

Round 3:
3. Shemar Turner (#52) - Texas A&M
4. Darius Alexander (#63) - Toledo
5. TJ Sanders (#73) - South Carolina
6. Omarr Norman-Lott (#82) - Tennessee

Round 4:
7. Aeneas Peebles (#97) - Virginia Tech
8. Josh Farmer (#116) - Florida State
9. Antwaun Powell-Ryland (#124) - Virginia Tech
10. Vernon Broughton (#137) - Texas
11. JJ Pegues (#140) - Ole Miss

Round 5:
12. Ty Hamilton (#152) - Ohio State
13. Rylie Millis (#172) - Notre Dame
14. Ty Robinson (#181) - Nebraska
15. Tonka Hemingway (#200) - South Carolina

Round 6:
16. Simeon Barrow (#232) - Miami

DT-1

Kenneth Grant
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Round 2:
1. Kenneth Grant (#19) - Michigan
2. Tyleik Williams (#31) - Ohio State
3. Derrick Harmon (#40) - Oregon

Round 3:
4. Deone Walker (#57) - Kentucky

Round 4:
5. Alfred Collins (#92) - Texas
6. CJ West (#104) - Indiana
7. Jordan Phillips (#120) - Maryland
8. Jamaree Caldwell (#133) - Oregon

Round 5:
9. Jay Toia (#165) - UCLA
10. Cam Horsley (#169) - Boston College
11. Cam Jackson (#174) - Florida

Round 6:
12. Zeek Biggers (#226) - Georgia Tech

Inside Linebackers:

Jalon Walker
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Round 2:
1. Jalon Walker (#17) - Georgia
2. Jihaad Campbell (#34) - Alabama
3. Carson Schwesinger (#41) - UCLA

Round 4:
4. Kobe King (#102) - Penn State
5. Chris Paul (#112) - Ole Miss
6. Demetrius Knight (#118) - South Carolina
7. Danny Stutsman (#126) - Oklahoma
8. Cody Simon (#131) - Ohio State
9. Jamon Dumas-Johnson (#149) - Kentucky

Round 5:
10. Jack Kiser (#160) - Notre Dame
11. Nick Martin (#176) - Oklahoma State

Outside Linebackers:

Teddye Buchanan
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Round 3:
1. Teddye Buchanan (#87) - California

Round 4:
2. Smael Mondon (#95) - Georgia

Round 5:
3. Kain Medrano (#157) - UCLA
4. Eugene Asante (#178) - Auburn
5. Cody Lindenburg (#182) - Minnesota
6. Jefferey Bassa (#185) - Oregon
7. Barrett Carter (#207) - Clemson
8. Shemar James (#209) - Florida

Cornerbacks:

Shavon Revel
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Round 1:
1. Shavon Revel (#12) - East Carolina
2. Jahdae Barron (#14) - Texas
3. Benjamin Morrison (#15) - Notre Dame

Round 2:
4. Will Johnson (#25) - Michigan
5. Azareye'h Thomas (#44) - Florida State
6. Trey Amos (#46) - Ole Miss
7. Darien Porter (#48) - Iowa State
8. Maxwell Hariston (#49) - Kentucky

Round 3:
9. Nohl Williams (#58) - California
10. Quincy Riley (#60) - Louisville
11. Dorian Strong (#68) - Virginia Tech
12. Jacob Parrish (#85) - Kansas State

Round 4:
13. Alijah Huzzie (#119) - North Carolina
14. Jabbar Muhammad (#125) - Oregon
15. Mello Dotson (#129) - Kansas
16. Cobee Bryant (#135) - Kansas
17. Zy Alexander (#139) - LSU

Round 5:
18. Bilhal Kone (#159) - Western Michigan
19. Caleb Ransaw (#171) - Tulane
20. Robert Longerbeam (#179) - Rutgers
21. Jermari Harris (#189) - Iowa
22. Denzel Burke (#195) - Ohio State

Strong Safeties:

Xavier Watts - Notre Dame
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Round 2:
1. Xavier Watts (#23) - Notre Dame

Round 3:
2. Nick Emmanwori (#53) - South Carolina

Round 4:
3. Jonas Sanker (#114) - Virginia
4. Sebastian Castro (#123) - Iowa

Free Safeties:

Andrew Mukuba
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Round 2:
1. Andrew Mukuba (#36) - Texas
2. Malaki Starks (#39) - Georgia

Round 3:
3. KJ Winston (#61) - Penn State

Round 4:
4. Malachi Moore (#100) - Alabama
5. Jaylen Reed (#121) - Penn State
6. Lathan Ransom (#130) - Ohio State

Round 5:
7. Billy Bowman (#154) - Oklahoma

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