It’s the last weekend of the college football season before we get into bowl season and then the College Football Playoffs. Combine that with the NFL getting into the home stretch of the season, and all it means is that we are getting closer and closer to the 2025 NFL Draft.
With that in mind, let’s run through a 1-round mock draft, which was simulated by the Pro Football Network Mock Draft Simulator. Analysis is provided from Dalton Miller’s Top 100 Prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft.
1) New York Giants
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
The days of statuesque passers are a thing of the past. Shedeur Sanders is the evolution of the pocket passer. He’s athletic enough to get on the hoof and pick up first downs with his legs, but many might be surprised to hear he’s not close to the athlete his father was. Instead, he fits into the Geno Smith or C.J. Stroud-like mold.
His almost instantaneous release makes up for what is only a slightly above-average arm. It lets him consistently test tight windows, and his class-best accuracy helps his projection as a long-time NFL starter.
His pressure-to-sack rate and willingness to hold onto the ball could, and should, cause some concern. However, the context to that is he’s also operated on an NFL timeline for the past two seasons behind arguably one of the worst offensive lines in the country.
2) Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Hunter, ATH, Colorado
Travis Hunter is one of one. If we had allowed ourselves to split the player into a cornerback and wide receiver, he would have ranked first and 12th, respectively. He’s the top cornerback in the NFL Draft, and he’s the second-best receiver. His rare ball skills as a wide receiver translate to the other side of the ball, and he’s played with more physicality in 2024 than in 2023.
He won’t play full-time on both sides at the next level. Teams must decide if he’s more valuable to them as a full-time defensive or offensive player. In my opinion, it would be malpractice to take away a potentially generational defensive prospect from that side of the ball entirely. A “best of both worlds” scenario would be playing 80-100% of the team’s defensive snaps while also playing 10-20% of the offensive snaps.
3) Las Vegas Raider
Ashton Jeanty, RB | Boise State
Saquon Barkley was a unique athlete. Bijan Robinson’s usage at Texas made him a special prospect. Neither player was as complete as Ashton Jeanty. Aside from not being able to ride every ride at the amusement park, Jeanty’s profile has no weaknesses.
He led all RBs in receiving yards in 2023. Few are more alert and adept in pass protection. His vision is S-Tier good. He pops off Marshawn Lynch-esque runs of strung-together broken and missed tackles, all while possessing more than enough long speed to be an explosive threat every time he touches the ball.
And he put up 192 yards on the ground and nearly led Boise State to a win against the best team in the nation in Week 2.
4) New England Patriots
Abdul Carter, EDGE | Penn State
It’s impossible not to see Parsons in Abdul Carter’s game. They’re similarly built, although Carter clearly has more anatomical length. Penn State figured out that Carter should live on the edge, just as Dallas figured out with Parsons before too long. Carter plays with the same violence, but he’s far more developed as a pass rusher than Parsons was at the same point in his career.
In his first full season rushing the passer, Carter’s progression has been linear. After a slow start, Carter became increasingly dangerous as the season progressed. His hands are lightning-fast, violent, and accurate. He possesses the bend and lateral agility coveted in NFL rushers, and he flashes the same instant transmission closing speed as Parsons.
5) Carolina Panthers
Cameron Ward, QB | Miami (FL)
With every arm angle and endless reserves of velocity at his disposal, Cam Ward is the most exciting quarterback in college football. He also boasts impressive athleticism, allowing him to make rushers miss while also boasting a dense frame that can shake weaker sack attempts.
Unfortunately, his urge to create also leads to a bevy of bad habits, including cross-body, and cross-field attempts into traffic. He also struggles to take care of the ball inside of the pocket while creating. But his biggest issue is not remaining on schedule and living as a quarterback on a down-in, down-out basis. He lives and dies by the big play, and while he’s a better athlete with a better arm, his game resembles Zach Wilson’s.
He’ll need a runway to sit behind a bridge quarterback. If afforded that, he has the highest ceiling in this class by a wide margin.
6) Cleveland Browns (from NYJ)
Will Johnson, CB | Michigan
Trade: The Browns received the sixth overall pick. In return, the Jets received picks 8, 39, and a 2026 second-round pick.
There’s nothing in coverage that Will Johnson can’t do. He’s shown everything he needs to hear his name called early on that fourth Thursday in April despite missing a good chunk of the season.
Johnson has prototypical size, length, and reactive athleticism. If it weren’t for Hunter, we’d discuss Johnson’s ball skills among the best we’ve seen in recent times. He consistently shows he can turn, find the ball, locate it in the air, and elevate to its highest point while finishing the catch to the turf. Johnson is a better true man coverage cornerback than Hunter, and he’s certainly no slouch playing with zone eyes either.
7) Tennessee Titans
Tetairoa McMillan, WR | Arizona
Tetairoa McMillan’s length is his greatest weapon. He possesses a wingspan matched only by the likes of Mike Evans and Kyle Pitts. While many see him as a top-five, blue-chip player in this class, I couldn’t get there.
As consistently outstanding as Evans is, he’s never been considered one of the five best WRs in the game, and he has 20 pounds and far more physicality in his game than McMillan. The Arizona WR isn’t nearly as explosive as Pitts. His closest comparisons are probably Drake London and Tee Higgins. While both have been excellent as pros, neither are among the league’s best.
McMillan might be an outlier to bet on, but he is an outlier. He’s smooth and technical as a route runner, and he attacks the football and makes it disappear better than anyone in recent memory not named Mike Gesicki. However, his lack of post-catch creativity and overall explosiveness means he lacks two of the most consistent indicators for NFL success.
8) New York Jets (via CLE)
Will Campbell, OT | LSU
Will Campbell is an excellent college tackle who could see a slide to the interior at the next level because of his lackluster length. However, his uniquely high stance calls into question how seamless that move could be.
The Tigers’ left tackle doesn’t have the outrageous physical tools we’ve seen from other top blockers in recent years, but he makes up for it with outstanding technical prowess, impressive balance, a stout anchor, and excellent rotational strength (which is why a move to the interior could yield All-Pro upside, whereas that ceiling is likely much lower on the bookend).
9) Indianapolis Colts (from CHI)
Malaki Starks, S | Georgia
Trade: The Colts received the ninth overall pick. In return, the Bears received picks 13 and 44.
Malaki Starks possesses the frame necessary to survive in the box and the reactionary athleticism to legitimately line up as a boundary cornerback. However, his best role would be as a back-end safety.
Starks is an intelligent coverage defender on the back end with a quick downhill trigger as a buzz defender and as an alley filler in the run game. In a league moving more and more toward coverages requiring safeties to survive against the vertical threat from No. 2 receivers, players like Starks are a huge relief for defensive coordinators worried about explosive plays.
10) New Orleans Saints
Mykel Williams, EDGE | Georgia
Mykel Williams hasn’t racked up the pass rush productivity we’d all like to see from a top-flight NFL Draft prospect, but the physical tools he possesses are rare. His wingspan is otherworldly, and there are reps of him on the interior, at 265 pounds, extending a wing on an interior defender while anchoring down against a second blocker coming his way. That’s sturdiness we rarely see from 290-pound defensive tackles.
Although raw as a rusher, we’ve consistently seen raw rushers quickly round into dominant forces at the NFL level as pass rushers frequently exchange notes and train together with private coaches who have found the secret sauce to turn these ingredients into five-star meals. Williams’ All-Pro upside will be hard to walk away from in a class lacking many true “first-round” graded players.
11) Cincinnati Bengals
Nic Scourton, EDGE | Texas A&M
Nic Scourton isn’t perfect, but nobody else in this class possesses his blend of technical prowess, bend, size, and power. He’s playing too heavy right now, but losing the unnecessary weight he’s currently carrying on his frame should only make him more dangerous as an arc rusher.
Scourton’s pass rush plan is artwork, and the suddenness and fluidity he already plays with at 280 is terrifying. If he declares, he’d be one of the youngest players in the class while already possessing nuance far beyond his years. His naturally thick lower half makes him a sturdy edge setter, and there’s a chance he’ll continue growing into his frame while building a more consistent power element to his game.
12) Miami Dolphins
Isaiah Bond, WR | Texas
The best way to look at Isaiah Bond might be as a blend of Alabama’s DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle. He doesn’t have the high-end post-catch ability of Waddle or the consistent route-running detail of Smith, but he approaches both, which is something nobody else in this class can claim.
His natural flexibility, agility, and explosiveness make him a difficult player to mirror even without refinement. However, he’s grown since his days at Alabama in the finer details of being a professional route runner. Although he’s not as fast as Xavier Worthy, he should still run faster than a 4.40, and he’s definitely more laterally agile.
The league rewards WRs with explosiveness, flexibility, and nuance by disallowing defensive backs from bullying them physically. Bond (and Hunter) are the only two who really fit that mold in this class.
13) Chicago Bears (via IND)
James Pearce Jr., EDGE | Tennessee
James Pearce Jr.‘s effortless explosiveness makes him a consistent arc threat. His ankle and hip flexibility make him a true danger, but his ability to win with his hands outside, through, and inside tackles could make him a pass-rushing assassin at the next level.
When the Volunteers pass rusher times up the snap perfectly, there’s nothing for an offensive tackle to do but open up the door and let him in the house. He’s too explosive and turns too tight of a corner to stop him. He’ll likely fit into the mold of Brian Burns. That means he’s a consistent threat on passing downs while being an overall underwhelming run defender, but his pass-rush chops still make him worthy of high draft capital.
14) Dallas Cowboys
Luther Burden, WR | Missouri
Luther Burden III could step into the NFL and be the best wide receiver from this class or quickly slide into anonymity. His physical talent is impressive but not unique in the NFL these days. He’s a dangerous post-catch weapon. However, he carries the burden of playing in Missouri’s offense, which does not ask him to run a diverse route tree, nor does it manufacture enough touches for him given how dangerous he is with the ball in his hands.
Burden has a knack for making huge plays in important moments, usually on slot fades and usually while flashing only one hand out to finish the catch. The highs are incredibly high, but the lack of nuance as a route runner and the amount of volume he receives crossing the field or on screens compared to winning 1-on-1 matchups is alarming for his projection as a separator at the next level.
15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Colston Loveland, TE | Michigan
Although listed as a tight end, Colston Loveland‘s game does not translate to success at the NFL level as a traditional tight end. It will take an offensive coordinator who knows how to properly deploy his ilk. Teams will need a veteran on the roster who they can use as their primary in-line tight end, and they’ll need to run an offense that can maximize the production from a big slot.
However, Loveland’s freedom of movement and catch radius aren’t too dissimilar to McMillan’s, although he’s not as explosive as the Arizona WR. Loveland’s use as a WR outside of the numbers could also entice teams to use him as their X, but it will take a quarterback comfortable throwing into tight windows to maximize him in that role.
16) Los Angeles Rams
Jonah Savaiinaea, OT | Arizona
Jonah Savaiinaea has the athleticism, footwork, and length to live at offensive tackle. However, his unnerving tendency to overset and to lose the arc to rushers with more advanced outside rush moves suggests he would be best served on the interior at the NFL level. However, those issues shouldn’t follow him to the inside, where he can dictate tempo more consistently.
17) San Francisco 49ers
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT | Texas
The Texas offense is an architectural masterpiece. It quickly attacks space while making almost everyone’s job easier, including their offensive tackles. We don’t see Kelvin Banks Jr. in a lot of traditional pass sets. He rarely kick-steps vertically, and he oftentimes isn’t even forced into a 45-degree set.
Although he’s a bit more heavy-footed than is ideal for a tackle, he makes up for it by understanding his opponent and playing to attack their weaknesses while combatting their strength off the edge. You’ll often see him employing different strike techniques within the same game depending on the situation and which opponent pass rusher is coming off the edge at him.
18) Arizona Cardinals
Tyler Booker, OG | Alabama
There isn’t much that Tyler Booker can’t do at left guard. Nobody is keeping up with Jalen Milroe on the move, but Booker is no slouch as a lead blocker in space. Despite his smooth athleticism, the Crimson Tide left guard also possesses outstanding torque and grip strength to politely place himself between defender and ball carrier.
19) Atlanta Falcons
Cameron Williams, OT |Texas
Admittedly, the Georgia tape is worrisome. The FBS-leading penalty marks aren’t quelling concerns. Nevertheless, Cameron Williams is one of a select few athletes in this class possessing legitimate offensive tackle tools from top to bottom. He does all this in a ridiculously athletic 335-pound frame.
He’s certainly an inexperienced gamble, but his length, ease of movement, natural power, and flashes of consistent brilliance are enticing.
20) Seattle Seahawks
Shavon Revel, CB | East Carolina
Shavon Revel Jr. might have the easiest long speed in the class. He effortlessly carries receivers downfield, and that same explosion extends to his ability to bait throws from quarterbacks and close downhill when playing from space.
While he has the eyes and athleticism to bait quarterbacks into bad decisions, good passers can manipulate him in the same ways. Also, his high-cut frame makes him slightly sticky in transition, and a lack of film against legitimate competition and an ACL injury keeping him from participating in an all-star game muddies his evaluation further.
21) Washington Commanders
Emeka Egbuka, WR | Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka has the natural play strength, frame, and technical detail to play on the outside at both outside designations. However, his skill set would be best utilized in the slot, allowing him full freedom to operate as the route-running savant he is.
Egbuka’s lackluster top-end explosiveness theoretically limits his ceiling, but he’s in a similar mold to Amon-Ra St. Brown, who has rounded into one of the most dangerous pass-catchers in the league.
22) Houston Texans
Mason Graham, DT | Michigan
We haven’t seen hands this violent on the interior since Jeffery Simmons was coming out of Mississippi State. His explosiveness makes him a terrifying interior matchup alone, but his rare ankle flexibility makes him special. Michigan frequently uses him from the A gap to the outside of the tackle, and he’s often seen looping from his interior position to bend around the edge.
Mason Graham also displays outrageous anchoring ability along with a quick processor against the run, and we are looking at one of the most well-rounded interior defenders of the past decade. The way he plays with his pants on fire while craving violence is reminiscent of Braden Fiske, who is prospering as a rookie despite having half the physical tools Graham has at his disposal.
23) Denver Broncos
Tre Harris, WR | Ole Miss
Tre Harris won’t blow the doors off of you with his athleticism or his route tree at the college level, but the latter has more to do with Mississippi’s offense than his inability to snap off at the top of routes.
His suddenness and strength at the line of scrimmage should make him a red-zone favorite at the next level. He possesses freedom in his midsection to pivot at speed while also displaying detailed enough footwork to surprise defensive backs with impressive stopping power to drive back to the quarterback. He’s also a strong finisher and a tough tackle on first attempts.
24) Pittsburgh Steelers (from LAC)
Tyleik Williams, DT | Ohio State
Trade: The Steelers received the 24th overall pick. In return, the Chargers received picks 26 and 90.
Even Graham can’t boast Tyleik Williams’ consistency, even if his ceiling is levels higher. Rumor has it Williams hasn’t played a bad game since arriving on campus in Columbus, Ohio. Although he’s never consistently flashed as a pass rusher, he’s also largely been deployed as the yin to Mike Hall Jr. and Ty Hamilton’s yang. He does the dirty work while they have all the fun.
Williams possesses eye-popping torque strength and consistently stuns blockers with a quick first step to reset the line of scrimmage. He’s quick to read run keys, and his peripheral vision and insane flexibility allow him to drop anchor against double teams with ease.
25) Baltimore Ravens
Benjamin Morrison, CB | Notre Dame
Marcus Freeman’s defensive backs are always high-IQ players, and Benjamin Morrison is no exception. His high-cut frame makes him look taller than he actually is, but his wingspan and feel for playing off of receivers with over-top leverage help keep everything in front of him.
That extends to man coverage, where he plays on the front hip. While that allows nuanced receivers with brakes to snap off routes back to the QB on him, Morrison’s feel for route depth and receiver tells keeps him tight and disallows big plays with consistency.
26) Kansas City Chiefs (from LAC via PIT)
Nick Emmanwori, S | South Carolina
Trade: The Chargers traded the 26th overall pick that they received from the Steelers to the Chiefs. In return, the Chargers received picks 31 and 95 to add to pick 90 they received from the Steelers.
Nick Emmanwori has not received enough love in the 2025 NFL Draft class. Nobody seems to care about safeties, but one built like a linebacker who plays the back end like Kyle Hamilton did at Notre Dame should have everyone’s juices flowing.
Seriously, there is absolutely nothing in the Alabama, Oklahoma, or Missouri games that suggests Emmanwori should be considered anywhere outside of the top half of Round 1. Although his unique measurables are scary on the surface for his position, there is no stickiness to his movements, he carries downfield with ease, and he’s an incredibly intelligent boundary safety for the Gamecocks.
27) Green Bay Packers
Derrick Harmon, DT | Oregon
The Michigan State transfer flashed in his time with the Spartans, but he has come alive in Eugene, Ore. Playing alongside a talented defensive front, Derrick Harmon has found more advantageous opportunities to slash through gaps in 2024. Like fellow tall interior rusher DeForest Buckner, his go-to move is a swim move. Because of his length and height, he can be a devastating winner.
Even though Harmon is a bit high-cut, he fires low with a wide base in short-yardage situations, proving he’s not just a gap-shooting disruptor as a run defender. But the ferocity with which he flows against horizontal stretch concepts while defending the run stands out the most on tape.
28) Minnesota Vikings
Wyatt Milum, OG | West Virginia
Wyatt Milum is a model of consistency at left tackle for the Mountaineers. Although it was early in the season, he even got through the Penn State game without looking like a fool against Carter. Although he’s proven his ability to protect the passer at the collegiate level, he will almost certainly be reduced inside at the NFL level.
That’s perfectly fine because his hands are deadly accurate in the run game, and his sixth-sense awareness means he’ll likely assimilate quickly to the interior, handing off defensive line games like child’s play.
29) Philadelphia Eagles
Jalon Walker, LB | Georgia
Opinions on Jalon Walker vary greatly from his draft stock to the position he should play at the NFL level. He’s displayed flashes of pass-rushing brilliance, and despite his sawed-off frame, he has adequate length to be a full-time pass rusher. However, he’s currently more of a “master of none,” which is common for defenders playing multiple positions without specificity.
He’s inexperienced in coverage, and a lot of his pass-rush productivity stems from spying quarterbacks and using his outstanding closing speed to bring them to the turf when they try to leak away from the pocket. His length also helps him take on climbing offensive linemen, and he has a natural feel for playmaking.
30) Buffalo Bills
Shemar Stewart, EDGE | Texas A&M
As a proactive athlete, it’s unfair to have Shemar Stewart’s blend of length, explosiveness, and density. He’s a lab-built creation with untapped potential as a pass rusher. He may never have the technical details of his pass-rushing partner on the Aggies’ defensive line, but he also possesses an athletic profile we haven’t seen since J.J. Watt.
That’s not to say he’ll be Watt. That would be reckless even if he was a technical wizard. But he converts speed to power at an outstanding rate, and that is as translatable to the NFL level as pure juice and bend are. He also provides interior alignment versatility, and he’s even no stranger to dropping into coverage.
31) Los Angeles Chargers (via KC)
Landon Jackson, EDGE | Arkansas
Landon Jackson has been on the NFL Draft radar for multiple years now. He already possessed enough polish to declare a season ago, but he might have made the right decision to stay an extra season and declare in an admittedly weaker class.
Despite his measurables, Jackson plays with the smooth finesse of a much smaller arc rusher. He’s surprisingly adept at getting skinny and reducing his surface area to slice through the shoulder of offensive tackles on his way to the quarterback.
32) Detroit Lions
LT Overton, EDGE | Alabama
LT Overton might be the freakiest athlete on this list. The 280-pound pass rusher has legitimate bend off the edge and endless reserves of power at his disposal. The true junior’s only downside as a prospect is his lack of polish.
He’s a tad underwhelming as an interior rusher, so there’s less versatility than one would hope for from a player his size. However, if his hands improve to match his athleticism, nobody in the world will stop him consistently.