LSU's 2025 NFL Draft Tracker: Rounds 4-7

Four LSU Tigers have been picked in Rounds 1-3 of the 2025 NFL Draft, which began with left tackle Will Campbell going No. 4 overall to the New England Patriots.

Campbell became LSU Football’s sixth Top 5 NFL Draft pick over the past seven drafts – one of the most impressive draft stretches in program history.

Here’s the rundown on where the four former Tigers have landed after Rounds 1-3, and a look ahead to Saturday as more LSU players remain on “Draft Watch” for the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Round 1 – No. 4 pick – OT Will Campbell (New England Patriots)

The New England Patriots selected the All-American left tackle with the No. 4 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, making him the Tigers’ highest-drafted offensive lineman in the 90 years of the event.

“It means everything,” Campbell said of the significance to represent LSU and Louisiana on such a stage. “They’ve done so much for me and my family, and to be able to represent them the right way — I will never be able to repay them for what they did for me.”

Campbell becomes LSU’s seventh top-10 pick in the past seven years and ninth in the past nine, following a pair of former teammates in quarterback Jayden Daniels and wide receiver Malik Nabers in the 2024 event.

But the Tigers hadn’t had an offensive lineman selected in the first round since All-American guard Alan Faneca at No. 26 in 1998.

The former blue-chip recruit out of Neville High in Monroe started all 38 of his games during three seasons in Baton Rouge, including All-SEC selections each year and a consensus All-America junior campaign this fall.

Round 2 – No. 42 pick – TE Mason Taylor (New York Jets)

The most productive pass-catching tight end in LSU history became the program’s highest-drafted player at the position in nearly two decades Friday.

Mason Taylor was selected with the No. 42 overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, the franchise where his father, Hall-of-Fame defensive end Jason Taylor, finished his career in 2010.

The Tigers hadn’t had a tight end drafted since Stephen Sullivan in the seventh round in 2020 and none so highly since David LaFleur with the No. 22 overall pick in the first round in 1997.

This year’s class was considered particularly strong at the position, with Taylor joining Michigan’s Colston Loveland and Penn State’s Tyler Warren already coming off the board in Thursday’s first round to headline the group.

“Being that all-around guy, all-around player as a tight end doing whatever’s asked of him, whatever’s on my plate,” Taylor said at LSU’s Pro Day of his mentality. “And kind of being a guy that’s an every-down player as a tight end and doing everything in the run game and pass game. That’s really what I try to pride myself on.”

The 6-foot-5, 250-pound standout finished his college career with 129 receptions for 1,308 yards and six touchdowns, marking program records for catches and yards.

And he caught at least one pass in a remarkable 28 straight games and 37 of his 38 career games to highlight a consistency NFL Draft analysts pointed to as a particularly intriguing strength as a prospect among the wealth of options at the position.

Round 3 – No. 91 pick – OT Emery Jones (Baltimore Ravens)

The dynamic Louisiana tackle duo that joined the LSU program together in 2022 and earned their starting roles as true freshman are now both officially NFL-bound on back-to-back days.

Emery Jones Jr. was selected Friday by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round, with the No. 91 pick overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, marking the first time in program history the Tigers have had two offensive linemen chosen in the first three rounds of the same draft.

The announcement came about 27 hours after friend Will Campbell, the fourth overall pick, kicked off a historically notable class for the Tigers’ O-line group and program as a whole.

“It’s a blessing, man,” Jones told reporters during Combine week. “Coming in as a freshman at LSU, that’s all we talked about: making it to the NFL. So to be here with him is honestly and truly a blessing. We’ve got a lot of love for this game, and we’re here on one of the biggest stages, going and trying to achieve our dreams. So it’s a blessing.”

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Baton Rouge native played off the bench in his first two games as a true freshman before taking over the starting role in the SEC opener and never looking back.

He started a combined 36 games at right tackle during three seasons for the hometown program, earning a variety Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-America honors in 2022 and back-to-back All-SEC Second-Team selections as a sophomore and junior.

Whether Jones will remain at tackle in the NFL or kick inside to guard has been among the storylines of his pre-draft process.

And he made a point during his week in Mobile for the Reese’s Senior Bowl to get some reps and film at right guard, along with telling reporters he’s always trying to continue working on his balance, hands and overall technique.

“You can never get good enough — you always wanna try to be climbing,” he said, going on to reference a mantra of his Catholic (Baton Rouge) high school program. “One thing that I kind of pride myself on is: Die climbing. You never stop climbing, no matter where you’re at, how good you’re doing or how bad. You keep climbing.”

Round 3 – No. 101 pick – DE Sai’vion Jones (Denver Broncos)

From Beautiful Downtown Vacherie, to Baton Rouge, and now to the Mile Hight City

LSU defensive end Sai’vion Jones, the former St. James star, became the fourth member of the Tigers’ growing 2025 NFL Draft class when the Denver Broncos traded up to select him in the third round, at No. 101 overall.

He also becomes the first former Wildcats standout to be drafted into the league since cornerback Corey Webster, a 2003 LSU national champion who went in the second round in 2005 and went on to win two Super Bowls with the New York Giants.

“It’s great, man. Being four years at LSU, it felt like my second home, and I’ll forever be LSU,” Jones told reporters at the Reese’s Senior Bowl about the opportunity to represent both at the next level. “I just want to shout out the people back home back in Vacherie. It’s a small town, so just being able to come out of there and be successful is great.”

Jones played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2021 and saw his role and production rise each season into a full-time starter and leader the past two years and 40 tackles, including 7.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles and two pass deflections as a senior this fall.

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound edge rusher also reportedly intrigued teams with his combination of long frame, including an 81 1/2-inch wingspan, and speed at his size, running a 4.74-second 40-yard dash at the program’s Pro Day event last month.

“Sai’vion, he’s a high-motor guy,” Bradyn Swinson, Jones’ counterpart on the other end of the Tigers’ defense, spoke late this season . “Sai’vion works hard. Sai’vion took a big leap in losing his weight. I think that was his big thing that played a role in it for Sai’vion: cutting down and fixing his diet up. Ever since he’s been doing that, Sai’vion’s been explosive off the edge, beating the corner and getting back there and making a lot of plays.”

LSU Football NFL Draft Watch: Day 3 Picks

LSU defensive end Bradyn Swinson and offensive lineman Miles Frazier could be the next two names called for the Tigers. LSU is also hoping to see a fourth starter from the offensive line, Garrett Dellinger, hear his name called after starting multiple seasons at offensive guard for the Tigers.

LSU running back Josh Williams is worth keeping an eye on as teams grab players late in the draft, and Williams had a great LSU Pro Day showing in front of NFL scouts just one month ago.

LSU cornerback Zy Alexander could also hear his name called on the final day of the NFL Draft, and starters like safety Major Burns and long snapper Slade Roy are in the same boat.

Stay tuned to The Bengal Tiger for all the draft coverage on LSU as the 2025 NFL Draft winds down on Saturday afternoon.