The draft’s top-ranked defensive tackle by several analysts continues to make the rounds with the teams in the top 10 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft. Michigan’s Mason Graham is certainly a likely candidate to come off the board early; the big question is just where exactly he’ll go. After taking visits with the holders of the Nos. 4 & 9 picks, Graham has added Cleveland and Las Vegas to his planned visits, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. 
The Cleveland visit, which is taking place tomorrow, is likely just the Browns doing their due diligence. The Browns hold the No. 2 overall pick, and their choices have seemingly been needled down to Abdul Carter out of Penn State or Travis Hunter or Shedeur Sanders out of Colorado.
Miami’s Cam Ward is favored to come off the board at No. 1 overall to the Titans, leaving Carter, Hunter, and Sanders as possibilities for the Browns. With quarterback being viewed as a crucial need in Cleveland, Sanders has long been viewed as a strong possibility. Hunter has recently taken the odds as the betting favorite to land in Cleveland as a complimentary, impact weapon across from Jerry Jeudy on offense as a wide receiver.
The team just signed former Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to a record extension, but their defense did not house a strong pass rusher besides him in 2024. Currently Isaiah McGuire (2.5 sacks in 2024), Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (2.0), and Alex Wright (1.0) are set to lineup across from Garrett, so adding Carter would be huge.
The Browns also lost starting defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson to the Cardinals this offseason, so Graham could fit in as a new impact interior defender next to Shelby Harris. With Carter, Hunter, and Sanders all showing greater impact potential, though, it’s hard to see Graham heading to Ohio. If the Browns make a surprise decision to trade out of the No. 2 spot, though, Graham becomes an extremely viable option.
The Raiders, holders of the No. 6 overall draft pick, seem like a much more realistic possibility for Graham. Their visit will take place on Tuesday. Las Vegas saw an impressive 34 games missed from its expected top defensive line in 2024, and even if the line were fully healthy and it had a weak spot, it would be the second defensive tackle role. Graham would fit in beautifully next to Christian Wilkins between Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce.
The only thing that could suggest Graham doesn’t end up in Las Vegas is the fact that the Raiders have several other holes to address. Namely, running back, wide receiver, and secondary have been noted as areas that could use improvement.