2025 Official NFL Draft At Thepowderblues.com - Day 1, Round 1

[Javia]

Traditional treat for son and I on draft day #1 and opening game, if not attending.

Shortbread, caramel, topped with salted chocolate!! Yes, he and I both eat 1/2 tray each = 2,300 calories!


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I'm guessing that you own an at-home defibrillator?

[Whydachargers?]

I'm guessing that you own an at-home defibrillator?

I think if you love it enough the harmful effects melt away.

[Topcat]

Traditional treat for son and I on draft day #1 and opening game, if not attending.

Shortbread, caramel, topped with salted chocolate!! Yes, he and I both eat 1/2 tray each = 2,300 calories!

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Caramels...get stuck in your braces...

[Topcat]

What happened to Fannin? Did he just have a terrible Pro Day, get caught on video kicking bunnies, put on 70 to join the sumo circuit? He was being talked about as possibly going late 1 now I don't hear a peep.

These guys claim Fannin will fall due to D talent getting picked ahead of him...gotta be more to it than that:

"Fannin Jr. is a talented tight end from Bowling Green who broke the FBS tight end record for receiving yards with 1,555 yards in 2024. With numbers like that, someone would think Fannin Jr. would be a lock for the first round of the NFL Draft.

Fannin Jr. has seen his draft stock fall due to the sheer amount of defensive talent who will be available. Fannin Jr. is projected to be a second-round pick and have his name called on the second night of the draft. Many Pro Bowl and Hall of Fame tight ends have gone in the later rounds of the NFL Draft, like Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, and Shannon Sharpe. Fannin Jr. will make a significant impact on the professional level. It’s just a matter of who will select him.

However, some mock drafts show other tight ends like Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, and Mason Taylor getting selected in the first round ahead of Fannin Jr., which is why Fannin Jr. should soak up the draft night with his family in his hometown or with his Bowling Green teammates on campus instead of watching the other tight end prospects get drafted ahead of him in the first round at Lambeau Field."

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/10-prospects-that-should-avoid-attending-the-draft-because-of-their-potential-draft-day-slide/

[Topcat]

FWIW, Mel Kiper is now saying Egbuka will fall into round 2:

"As talented as Egbuka is and how he played a compelling role in the Buckeyes’ championship run in 2024, his draft stock fell in Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest mock draft. The famed ESPN draft analyst believes Egbuka will get selected in the second round, similar to Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III.

Don’t get it twisted; Egbuka is going to make a drastic impact on the NFL team that drafts him. However, the 2025 Draft class has a lot of wide receiver prospects ahead of Egbuka. Kiper also believes other wide receivers like Travis Hunter, Matthew Golden, and Tetarioa McMillan will get selected before Egbuka does. If Egbuka does get drafted in the first round, he’ll probably get selected in the later part of the first round.

Once Egbuka gets drafted, he’ll potentially grow as a game-changing wide receiver and give opposing secondaries nightmares. It may be worth it for Egbuka to celebrate getting drafted into the NFL with his Buckeye teammates on campus or with family back home as opposed to attending the draft in person and not hearing his name called on night one."

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/10-prospects-that-should-avoid-attending-the-draft-because-of-their-potential-draft-day-slide/

[Topcat]

I think if you love it enough the harmful effects melt away.

About 100 jumps for joy and fist pumps after they announce our pick...that should take off a few calories...

[Formula 21]

Here it is, Christmas in April.

It’s time to get our gift from the football gods.

[Topcat]

Here it is, Christmas in April.

It’s time to get our gift from the football gods.

"All I want for Draft Day is a new OG, a new OG, a new OG,
all I want for Draft Day is a new OG,
and a TE and a new RB!"

[DerwinBosa]

FWIW, Mel Kiper is now saying Egbuka will fall into round 2:

"As talented as Egbuka is and how he played a compelling role in the Buckeyes’ championship[/video] run in 2024, his draft stock fell in Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest mock draft. The famed ESPN draft analyst believes Egbuka will get selected in the second round, similar to Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III.

Don’t get it twisted; Egbuka is going to make a drastic impact on the NFL team that drafts him. However, the 2025 Draft class has a lot of wide receiver prospects ahead of Egbuka. Kiper also believes other wide receivers like Travis Hunter, Matthew Golden, and Tetarioa McMillan will get selected before Egbuka does. If Egbuka does get drafted in the first round, he’ll probably get selected in the later part of the first round.

Once Egbuka gets drafted, he’ll potentially grow as a game-changing wide receiver and give opposing secondaries nightmares. It may be worth it for Egbuka to celebrate getting drafted into the NFL with his Buckeye teammates on campus or with family back home as opposed to attending the draft in person and not hearing his name called on night one."

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/1...aft-day-slide/

Well, if Mel Kiper, Jr. said so, we know it's happening.

[DerwinBosa]

These guys claim Fannin will fall due to D talent getting picked ahead of him...gotta be more to it than that:

"Fannin Jr. is a talented tight end from Bowling Green who broke the FBS tight end record for receiving yards with 1,555 yards in 2024. With numbers like that, someone would think Fannin Jr. would be a lock for the first round of the NFL Draft.

Fannin Jr. has seen his draft stock fall due to the sheer amount of defensive talent who will be available. Fannin Jr. is projected to be a second-round pick and have his name called on the second night of the draft. Many Pro Bowl and Hall of Fame tight ends have gone in the later rounds of the NFL Draft, like Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, and Shannon Sharpe. Fannin Jr. will make a significant impact on the professional level. It’s just a matter of who will select him.

However, some mock drafts show other tight ends like Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, and Mason Taylor getting selected in the first round ahead of Fannin Jr., which is why Fannin Jr. should soak up the draft night with his family in his hometown or with his Bowling Green teammates on campus instead of watching the other tight end prospects get drafted ahead of him in the first round at Lambeau Field."

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/1...aft-day-slide/

I would love to have Fannin. I'd rather take him after the first round than go for one of the top three in the first. That's just me, though.

[Boltx]

FWIW, Mel Kiper is now saying Egbuka will fall into round 2:

"As talented as Egbuka is and how he played a compelling role in the Buckeyes’ championship[/video] run in 2024, his draft stock fell in Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest mock draft. The famed ESPN draft analyst believes Egbuka will get selected in the second round, similar to Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III.

Don’t get it twisted; Egbuka is going to make a drastic impact on the NFL team that drafts him. However, the 2025 Draft class has a lot of wide receiver prospects ahead of Egbuka. Kiper also believes other wide receivers like Travis Hunter, Matthew Golden, and Tetarioa McMillan will get selected before Egbuka does. If Egbuka does get drafted in the first round, he’ll probably get selected in the later part of the first round.

Once Egbuka gets drafted, he’ll potentially grow as a game-changing wide receiver and give opposing secondaries nightmares. It may be worth it for Egbuka to celebrate getting drafted into the NFL with his Buckeye teammates on campus or with family back home as opposed to attending the draft in person and not hearing his name called on night one."

https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/1...aft-day-slide/

Loveland in the first, Egbuka in the second. Judkins third.

Might as well dream big.

[Boltgang74]

What happened to Fannin? Did he just have a terrible Pro Day, get caught on video kicking bunnies, put on 70 to join the sumo circuit? He was being talked about as possibly going late 1 now I don't hear a peep.

Cool let's grab em in the 4th!!!