2025 NFL Mock Draft: Latest Round 1 Projections
Let’s have fun with a quickie mock draft. Here’s the latest on what we’re hearing, seeing and thinking around the first round.
This is the most up to date draft order and including players we have heard and think will enter the 2025 draft. A reminder that players like Jalen Milroe (Alabama), Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) and even Carson Beck (Georgia) or Quinn Ewers (Texas) could return to college for the 2025 season. It may be unlikely for Beck and Ewers, but it is possible.
We’ll get into that all below, though.
1. Jacksonville Jaguars — Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
A trade might be the most likely outcome for the Jaguars, but we’re not projecting those just yet. Hunter would give Trevor Lawrence—a previous No. 1 overall pick—a legitimate weapon at receiver. Hunter could also play a package or two on defense and would be an absolute unit as a punt returner.
2. New York Giants — Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
I actually think Milroe or Cam Ward (Miami) are a better scheme fit for Brian Daboll, but the Giants have to take the best quarterback and get someone ready to play right away. That’s neither Milroe nor Ward. Sanders’ accuracy and instincts are pro-ready. And this is a stable enough situation that the Sanders family won’t get involved and shut down the team’s selection.
3. Tennessee Titans — Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
The Titans are more likely to add a veteran quarterback—someone like Sam Darnold—than to draft another young passer. This regime needs to win, and a rookie quarterback likely isn’t helping there. Pairing Abdul Carter with Harold Landry gives the defense an elite strength to build around.