Donovan Ezeiruaku, Xavier Watts & Trey Amos headline best defensive value picks from 2025 NFL Draft.

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Are the NFL's best defensive value picks hiding in plain sight? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down the top steals from the 2025 NFL Draft's defensive side. From edge rushers like Donovan Ezeiruaku to the Cowboys and Nic Scorton to the Panthers, to defensive tackles such as Josh Farmer to the Patriots, the hosts uncover hidden gems across multiple positions. They analyze the surprising fall of cornerbacks and debate the impact of medical concerns on draft stock, including Will Johnson's situation. Tune in for expert insights on how teams maximized value and potentially found future defensive stars in the later rounds of the draft.

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0:00.0	Which were the best value selections on the defensive side of the football in the 2025 NFL draft?
0:06.1	We're going to break that down for you today on the locked on NFL scouting podcast.
0:15.8	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football
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0:30.1	What's better than this? It's guys, being dudes here on the Lockdown NFL scouting podcast. We're the
0:36.4	draft dudes. I'm Joe Marino from
0:38.2	Lockdown Bills. He's Kyle Crabs from Lockdown Dolphins. And we are your NFL experts here
0:42.5	with you daily to talk team building across the league. I'm a locked on NFL scouting podcast with
0:46.9	the draft dudes. Part of the Lockdown podcast network, your team every day. One issue, a big thank you.
0:52.3	Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
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1:07.0	Joe, happy national Jordan Davis fifth year option day to you here on the program.
1:14.5	Thank you. I'm excited to celebrate that. Good for Jordan. Getting that picked up. Almost 13 million,
1:20.8	a hard number for the Philadelphia Eagles. Yeah, 2026 cap. I think he's going to play more than 35% of the snaps this year.
1:27.1	Come on. Did you think there was any chance I he's going to play more than 35% of the snaps this year. Come on.
1:29.0	Did you think there was any chance I was not going to say that?
1:34.3	Yes, I do. I do think there's a, I think he plays more snaps this year.
1:39.4	Some of the losses across the defensive front.
1:42.3	Yeah.
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