Michigan’s Mason Graham, widely considered one of the top interior defensive linemen in the 2025 NFL Draft, has added two more high-profile teams to his pre-draft visit list: the Cleveland Browns and the Las Vegas Raiders.
Graham will visit the Browns on Monday and the Raiders Tuesday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He’s already had meetings with the Patriots and Saints, and it is evident many teams in the league have an interest in his particular combination of power, quickness, and technique.
Graham anchored Michigan’s national championship defense in 2024. Since then, his stock has been going up and is projected to be a top-10 pick. Known for being a disruptive playmaker, he should be one of the first defensive players off the board.
The Raiders with the number 6th overall pick in the draft are in a good spot to grab Graham. Several teams ahead of them will be going after quarterbacks, leaving the Raiders with the opportunity to draft the best defensive lineman in the class without having to trade up. Graham would then be playing alongside Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby and newly signed Christian Wilkins, this would create one of the meanest defensive lines in the game.
The Browns have the second overall pick, ahead of most projections on Graham, so the interest could show they’re looking to trade picks or are doing some due diligence. Graham could give Cleveland’s defense new levels of interior disruption if they believe they have to build from the trenches.
Graham brings versatility and explosiveness rarely seen from players his size. According to Pro Football Network’s Ian Cummings, “as a one-gapping tyrant with an extraordinary mix of explosiveness, agility, twitch, urgency, strength, and knock-back force, Graham is well worth first-round capital.”
With just weeks until the draft, Mason Graham’s stock continues to soar. And with visits lined up with two teams hungry for defensive dominance, the Michigan star may be a household name before long.
