The ESPN draft guru has Carter ranked as the second-best player in the 2025 class on his big board. He also came away with his third-best player, Mason Graham, with the top pick in the second round in the snake-draft mock. "Up the gut pressure bothers a quarterback. Mason Graham provides that," Kiper said of the Michigan standout.

Ezeiruaku has been a fairly popular pick in the first round for various mock drafts. Kiper's final mock is no different. The Lions need help at the edge position and Ezeiruaku brings plenty of production to the table. He registered 16.5 sacks last season, second only to Marshall's Mike Green (17).

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. dropped his final mock draft of the 2025 cycle and in it he threw the Vikings a bone along the offensive line.