On Tuesday, The 33rd Team’s Steve Palazzolo used his “Check The Mic” podcast with Sam Monson to release a two-round mock draft for 2025, in which he sent an edge rusher to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round: Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr.
Palazzolo didn’t offer any analysis about this pick.
To make it, he skipped over Oregon tackle Josh Conerly Jr. (who was taken by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 32nd pick), Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden II (35th), Alabama guard Tyler Booker (40th), Toledo defensive tackle Darius Alexander (42nd), Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams (43rd), Texas A&M EDGE Nic Scourton (44th) and Minnesota tackle Aireontae Ersery (61st).
With the 63rd pick, Palazzolo considered his options, noting that the top offensive linemen were all gone. He considered taking a tight end — mulling over Miami (FL)’s Elijah Arroyo and LSU’s Mason Taylor — but ultimately sent West Virginia tackle Wyatt Milum to the Chiefs as their second-round pick, saying that Milum would take over Joe Thuney’s spot at left guard. In doing so, he passed over other tackles like Ozzy Trapilo of Boston College, Marcus Mbow of Purdue and Jonah Savaiinaea of Arizona State… not to mention the Sun Devils’ running back Cam Skattebo.
At 31, Pearce isn’t the most popular pick we’ve seen; he now ranks seventh among the players mocked to the Chiefs in the first round. But in Palazzolo’s scenario, the six players ranked before him (except for Ohio State guard Donovan Jackson) were all off the board at 31.
So while our data doesn’t suggest Pearce would likely be a first-round pick for Kansas City, he could certainly end up as the best player available to the team in that moment. It’s less certain that Milum could be the best player available at 63.
National Mock Draft Positions
Position Pct
Tackle 38%
Defensive tackle 23%
Edge rusher 12%
Guard 10%
Defensive back 8%
Wide receiver 6%
Tight end 3%
Running back 2%
National Mock Draft Picks
Pos Name School Pct
T Josh Simmons Ohio State 18%
T Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon 13%
DT Derrick Harmon Oregon 8%
DT Walter Nolen Mississippi 7%
G Donovan Jackson Ohio State 5%
T Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas 4%
EDGE James Pearce Jr. Tennessee 4%
DT Tyleik Williams Ohio State 3%
WR Matthew Golden Texas 3%
T Aireontae Ersery Minnesota 3%
DT Darius Alexander Toledo 3%
DT Kenneth Grant Michigan 3%
EDGE Nic Scourton Texas A&M 3%
G Grey Zabel N. Dakota St. 3%
CB Shavon Revel Jr. East Carolina 3%
EDGE Mike Green Marshall 2%
G Tyler Booker Alabama 2%
CB Maxwell Hairston Kentucky 2%
WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State 2%
TE Colston Loveland Michigan 2%
RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State 2%
T Cameron Williams Texas 1%
EDGE Shemar Stewart Texas A&M 1%
EDGE Mykel Williams Georgia 1%
DE JT Tuimoloau Ohio State 1%
EDGE Jared Ivey Mississippi 1%
G Marcus Mbow Purdue 1%
S Malaki Starks Georgia 1%
CB Will Johnson Michigan 1%
CB Jahdae Barron Texas 1%
S Nick Emmanwori South Carolina 1%
CB Azareye’h Thomas Florida State 1%
WR Tetairoa McMillan Arizona 1%
TE Mason Taylor LSU 1%
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