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Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan said that quarterback Bryce Young told head coach Dave Canales and general manager Dan Morgan that the team needed to draft him. Young vouched for McMillan, and the Panthers listed and selected the 22-year-old Arizona product with the eighth overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. The 6-foot-4 pass-catcher excels on contested catches down the field and should immediately be a starter in three-wide sets for the team in 2025 next to Xavier Legette and veteran Adam Thielen. McMillan will give Young a wide catch radius, but there are questions about how much separation he will be able to get on a consistent basis at the next level. If it's true that Young was adamant about the team drafting McMillan, the two could quickly form a strong connection that helps McMillan become fantasy relevant in Year 1.

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NFL Network's Tom Pelissero says that the Jacksonville Jaguars plan to have rookie two-way star Travis Hunter start out in their wide receivers room, but they also plan to have him meet with the defensive backs and practice on the defensive side of the ball. Jacksonville pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns (that included a first-round pick in 2026) to move up to second overall on Thursday night to take the 21-year-old Heisman Trophy winner. The Jags are looking to make a splash under first-year general manager James Gladstone and head coach Liam Coen, and Hunter should help them do that. First and foremost, they want Hunter to work on offense as they look to help quarterback Trevor Lawrence rebound from a disappointing and injury-plagued 2024. It's unclear how big of a role Hunter will have on offense initially, but this is an early good sign for his rookie fantasy value.

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The Detroit Lions exercised wide receiver Jameson Williams' fifth-year option for the 2026 season on Friday, a source tells ESPN's Field Yates. This was a no-brainer move for the Lions after Williams broke out with his first 1,000-yard receiving season in 2024. The 24-year-old former first-rounder out of Ohio State is projected to make $15.49 million in 2026 on his fifth-year option. Williams played in only 18 games (10 starts) in his first two years in the NFL due to recovery from a torn ACL in his final year in college and a suspension for gambling last year. In 15 games (11 starts) during the regular season a year ago, he caught 58 of 91 targets for 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns. He also added 11 carries for 61 yards and a TD. Williams has big-play ability every time he touches the ball, but his lack of volume in a loaded Detroit offense is worrisome and makes him a boom-or-bust fantasy commodity.

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The Detroit Lions exercised defensive end Aidan Hutchinson's (leg) fifth-year option for the 2026 season on Friday, a source told ESPN's Field Yates. This was the expected move, even though Hutchinson only played in five games in 2024 in his third year in the league due to a fractured tibia and fibula in his left leg. The 24-year-old was a first-time Pro Bowler in 2023 and finished second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting back in 2022. Hutchinson has proven to be one of the best young pass-rushers in the NFL and has recorded 28.5 sacks in his first 39 starts for the Lions. He posted a video of himself sprinting at the team's facilities back in February, so barring a setback this offseason, he should be ready to go for Week 1 of the 2025 regular season this fall. If Hutchinson is all systems go, he should be one of the first defensive linemen off the board in IDP fantasy drafts.

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Dynasty | Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden was not selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: Burden saw Travis Hunter, Tetairoa McMillan, Matthew Golden and Emeka Egbuka all get their names called on the first night but didn't have his own phone ring. He should find a team in short order but the fact he fell out of the first round solidifies the idea NFL Scouts believe his massive drop-off in production this season wasn't entirely the fault of his quarterback or a poor offense. The longer Burden goes without a home, the more risk dynasty managers are going to have using a rookie pick for his services.

The Baltimore Ravens selected Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. Starks will play center field at the safety position for Baltimore, a big position of need for the Ravens entering this year's draft. He has a very high football character and IQ and was named as a second-team All SEC player while leading the Bulldogs with 77 tackles and started all 14 games in 2024. Starks was a three-year starter for Georgia and plenty of size, athleticism, speed and ball skills to excel right away next to Kyle Hamilton in Baltimore's secondary. He doesn't play much near the line of scrimmage, but Starks should be a starter for the Ravens sooner than later. Starks has played much better in zone defense than when he's asked to cover receivers in man-to-man coverage.

Dynasty | The Los Angeles Chargers drafted running back Omarion Hampton with the 22nd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: After the Broncos and Steelers both passed on Hampton, he fell right into the lap of the Chargers towards the end of round one. They certainly won't complain as Hampton should form a solid running back committee with newly signed Najee Harris. While many dynasty managers may be slamming their hands on the table because they wanted to see Hampton drafted in a more desirable place for short-term production, one only needs to look at the contract of Harris and realize Hampton is a year away from possible bellcow status. Savvy dynasty managers should look at this as a solid spot and Hampton looks like a top-3 pick in dynasty leagues moving forward.

Dynasty | The Green Bay Packers drafted Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden with the 23rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: And with that, the streak is over as the Packers hadn't taken a wide receiver in round one since 2002. Golden slots in with the likes of Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks in what looks to be a pretty crowded room of good wide receivers. The difference is Golden has a chance to be great and we haven't really seen that consistently from any of the others on the roster. Golden slid a little in the draft but ended up landing in a good spot from a dynasty standpoint. Golden was a top-10 pick in the pre-draft process and he'll likely stay in that range post-draft.

Dynasty | The Tampa Bay Bucs drafted wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the 19th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: Widely regarded as one of the safest draft picks based on his character, work ethic and leadership ability, Egbuka lands in Tampa Bay, where he'll learn behind Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Dynasty managers are going to have to play the long game with Egbuka as he's going to likely be a situational player for Tampa Bay early on in his career, but his long-term potential is evident. Egbuka is a high floor player who may take a few years to really blossom, but he's clearly still worthy of a premium rookie pick.

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Dynasty | Kirk Cousins was not traded during the first day of the NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: As expected, Cousins didn't waive his no-trade clause in order to be dealt on the draft's opening night. However, it now gets a little more interesting as teams that missed out on a quarterback (Cleveland, Pittsburgh) could be more aggressive in their pursuit of him and Cousins may now be willing to waive his no-trade clause to go to a team that doesn't have a young quarterback to replace him on the roster and little to no chance to really draft his future replacement.

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Dynasty | Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was not drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Dynasty Analysis: The rumors of a draft freefall for Sanders ended up coming true as he waited to hear his name called all Thursday night only to see it never happen. It's clear there are some real concerns about Sanders and it's hard to look at his talent and believe those are all on-the-field issues teams are leery of. He should go early in round two, but this could be a bit of a humbling experience for Sanders, who was the odds-on favorite to go first overall just a few months ago. He could still surpass Jaxson Dart as the QB2 in the class, but he'll need to be taken relatively soon for that to happen.

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Dynasty | Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll is planning on having Russell Wilson being his opening day starter. Dynasty Analysis: This is, of course, despite the fact the Giants moved up in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart in the first round. It all sounds great to have Dart sit behind Wilson and learn, but Daboll is also on one of the hottest seats in the NFL, so the leash on Wilson would be quite short. Regardless, Dart should find his way onto the field one way or another next year and it really looks like Wilson may need another trade at some point to get one last shot at sustained dynasty relevance. Wilson is a shaky hold in dynasty leagues.

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Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said the team never entertained a trade of wide receiver Jameson Williams during the first round of the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. Not only did Detroit not trade the 24-year-old Ohio State alum, but they stayed in the No. 28 overall spot in the first round on Thursday and took defensive tackle Tyleik Williams out of Ohio State. Williams is heading into the final year of his rookie deal in 2025, but the Lions are expected to pick up his fifth-year option for the 2026 season by the deadline on May 1. In his third year in the NFL, Williams broke out to the tune of a 58-1,001-7 line on 58 receptions in 15 regular-season games (11 starts). It could be tough for the former first-rounder to top that production in 2025 with offensive coordinator Ben Johnson gone, making Williams a boom/bust fantasy target as a home run threat whenever he touches the football.

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The New York Giants are planning on picking up defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux's fifth-year option for the 2026 season, according to general manager Joe Schoen. "Kayvon is going to be here. You can't have enough pass rushers," Schoen said. The 24-year-old former fifth overall pick in 2022 out of Oregon missed five games last year due to a wrist injury and finished with a career-low 28 tackles (14 solo), 5.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, 17 QB hits and a forced fumbles in 12 starts for the G-Men. Although production-wise he took a step back in 2024 in his third NFL seasons, Thibodeaux is expected to be a key member of the team's pass rush again in 2025, and the Giants gave him a lot of help by taking Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter third overall in the first round of this year's draft on Thursday. In addition to Thibodeaux and Carter, the Giants have Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence who can get after the passer.

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Dynasty | The New York Giants trade back into the first round to select Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart at No. 25. Dynasty Analysis: Immediately after the pick, head coach Brian Daboll was quoted saying, "Russ will be our starter in the spring as they get started." Which is sort of like naming Wilson the starter, but we have a long way to go. In Dynasty value, Winston can be safely dropped in all but the very deepest of SuperFlex leagues, while Wilson's value will continue to stagnate in the QB32 range.

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The Kansas City Chiefs dropped back one spot via a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles at the back end of the first round and took Ohio State offensive tackle with the 32nd overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. Simmons could end up being an excellent value pick for the Chiefs with the last pick of this year's first round. The 22-year-old offensive lineman fell to the end of the first round due to a torn ACL that he suffered in the sixth game last year for the Buckeyes. Although Simmons might not be ready to play for most of his rookie season in 2025, he now projects at KC's long-term offensive tackle to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes' blind side. While Simmons recovers from his knee injury, expect Jaylon Moore, who the Chiefs signed this offseason, to start at left tackle. It's not a surprise the Chiefs addressed their O-line early in this year's draft after protection was a big issue in their Super Bowl loss.

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After trading up back into the first round of the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night to select Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll made it clear in his press conference that veteran Russell Wilson will be the starting QB, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. "He can come in, sit behind a couple veteran quarterbacks and learn," Daboll said. In addition to Wilson, the G-Men signed former first-rounder Jameis Winston to bolster their QB room heading into 2025. Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen are both firmly on the hot seat, but at least the Giants now have their QB of the future if things go poorly again this fall. Wilson, 36, initially gave Pittsburgh's offense a spark in 2024 but looked over the hill down the stretch. He could develop a nice chemistry with WR1 Malik Nabers, but Wilson will have to play well to hold off Winston and Dart.

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The Philadelphia Eagles swapped late first-round picks with the Kansas City Chiefs and selected Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. If not for shoulder injuries -- he had surgery to fix a torn labrum in March -- Campbell might have been a top-15 pick in this year's draft. The 21-year-old 6-foot-3, 235-pounder was still a first-team All-SEC selection in 2024 after he led the Crimson Tide with 117 tackles (11.5 for loss) and five sacks. He was also tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles and started all 13 games. Campbell is expected to be ready to roll for training camp this summer, at which point the Eagles will try to figure out where he'll fit best in their already strong defense. He has elite traits and physical talent and could be best utilized as a 3-4 rush linebacker.

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The Kansas City Chiefs have traded the 31st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the 32nd and 164th overall picks. After losing some key defensive players in free agency, the Eagles moved up a spot in the draft to select Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell at pick 31.

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The Buffalo Bills selected Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston with the No. 30 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. Hairston is a speedy coverage cornerback deep down the field that is projected to develop into a plus starter eventually. The 5-foot-11, 183-pounder missed five games in 2024 with a shoulder injury and started seven games, totaling 19 tackles, a sack, an interception returned for a touchdown, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles. The 21-year-old stands out for his 4.28-second 40-yard dash speed, but his tackling abilities are questionable, and he could be suspect to more injuries at the NFL level while having to match up with big, physical receivers down the field. Early on in his NFL debut in 2025, Hairston probably won't play regularly, but he'll give Buffalo a speedy cover man to match up with burners on offense.

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