The NFL Draft was invented to add players from college in a way that rewards the NFL’s worst teams more than the NFL’s best teams in an effort to maintain some semblance of competitive balance.
While prior year record dictates current year selections, several elements cause the distribution to be imbalanced every year.
For instance, trades cause some teams to be better off, and the overlooked (by many fans) world of compensatory selections allows some really good teams to have even more value than expected based on their finish the year before.
So, which teams should own the 2025 NFL Draft?
The teams with the most draft capital according to our Sharp Football Total Draft Value.
2025 NFL Draft Capital Rankings:
| Draft Capital Rank | Team | Sharp Football Total Draft Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Browns | 88 |
| 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 88 |
| 3 | Tennessee Titans | 84 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | 82 |
| 5 | New York Giants | 81 |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 78 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 77 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers | 75 |
| 9 | New Orleans Saints | 75 |
| 10 | Las Vegas Raiders | 73 |
| 11 | New York Jets | 71 |
| 12 | Chicago Bears | 70 |
| 13 | Miami Dolphins | 67 |
| 14 | Buffalo Bills | 67 |
| 15 | Dallas Cowboys | 64 |
| 16 | Baltimore Ravens | 61 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 59 |
| 18 | Indianapolis Colts | 59 |
| 19 | Arizona Cardinals | 55 |
| 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 55 |
| 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | 55 |
| 22 | Denver Broncos | 54 |
| 23 | Green Bay Packers | 53 |
| 24 | Kansas City Chiefs | 53 |
| 25 | Houston Texans | 53 |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 52 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Rams | 49 |
| 28 | Detroit Lions | 46 |
| 29 | Atlanta Falcons | 44 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 |
| 31 | Washington Commanders | 37 |
| 32 | Minnesota Vikings | 34 |
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2025 NFL Draft Capital Visualization
The first few teams with the most 2025 draft capital are not surprising.
The teams that own the first five draft picks also rank in the top five in overall draft capital.
However, the next two teams (No. 6 49ers and No. 7 Seahawks) don’t own any picks in the top 10.
The 49ers are the only team to own eight picks in the top 160 overall. Only three other teams even own seven (Dolphins, Jaguars, and Panthers).
Most teams own just five picks in the first 160 (midway through the fifth round), so the 49ers owning eight allows them the sixth-highest draft capital.
The Seahawks sitting at No. 7 in most draft capital is even more interesting considering they don’t own a single pick in the top 17.
They do own three in the top 52 (tied with the Bears for most in the NFL) and five in the top 92.
That's the most in the NFL. Only four other teams own four such picks, and most own fewer than three.