Way-too-early look at 2025 NFL mock drafts: Could Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter go 1-2?
The 2024 NFL Draft concluded on Saturday in Detroit with Alabama's Jaylen Key rounding out the draft as Mr. Irrelevant.
Even with the three-day seven-round draft barely in the record books, fans and pundits are already looking forward to the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin. USC quarterback Caleb Williams was long presumed to be the No. 1 overall pick in this past draft, but LSU's Jayden Daniels worked himself up the boards with a Heisman Trophy season.
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Early on in the 2025 class, there is not a clear No. 1 option that has emerged just yet. But Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Colorado defensive back/wide receiver Travis Hunter and Georgia quarterback Carson Beck are the early favorites. There is a strong possibility Sanders and Hunter go one-two, something which would propel Colorado head coach Deion Sanders to potentially higher aspirations.
With the 2024 NFL Draft now officially in the books, here are some of the more prominent media figures associated with the draft and how they see the 2025 NFL Draft playing out:
Early 2025 NFL Mock Drafts
This will be updated as more early 2025 NFL mock drafts are published
If the CBS Sports mock draft works out as it currently does, Deion Sanders will have a huge party in Green Bay. His son Shedeur will go No. 1 to replace former Alabama QB Bryce Young with the Carolina Panthers, and Hunter will go No. 2 overall to the Tennessee Titans.
1. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders to Carolina Panthers
2. Colorado WR Travis Hunter to Tennessee Titans
3. Georgia DL Mykel Williams to New England Patriots
4. LSU LB Harold Perkins to Washington Commanders
5. Ohio State DE JT Tuimoloau to New York Giants
6. Georgia QB Carson Beck to Denver Broncos
7. Michigan DB Will Johnson to Arizona Cardinals
8. Ohio State DB Denzel Buke to Minnesota Vikings
9. Miami QB Cameron Ward to New Orleans Saints
10. Alabama OL Tyler Booker to Las Vegas Raiders
For a full mock draft, click here.
USA Today
USA Today's Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz is not buying the Shedeur Sanders hype, just yet. He does have Sanders going near the end of the first round to the Dallas Cowboys, where Deion Sanders was a star. Carson Beck is the presumed No. 1 pick in this draft.
1. Georgia QB Carson Beck to New York Giants
2. Colorado WR/DB Travis Hunter to New England Patriots
3. Tennessee DE James Pearce Jr. to Denver Broncos
4. Michigan CB Will Johnson Jr. to Washington Commanders
5. Michigan DT Mason Graham to Arizona Cardinals
6. Texas QB Quinn Ewers to Las Vegas Raiders
7. Missouri WR Luthern Burden to Tennessee Titans
8. Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morris to Minnesota Vikings
9. Texas OT Kevlin Banks Jr. to Carolina Panthers
10. LSU OT Will Campbell to Los Angeles Rams
Notable: 28. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders to Dallas Cowboys
To see the full mock draft, click here.
Associated Press
This is another mock with Beck as the top pick. He is the early favorite, as the Bulldogs will likely enter the 2025 season as the early favorites to win another national championship under Kirby Smart. Interestingly, the AP is the only mock projecting trades this early.
1. Georgia QB Carson Beck to Tennessee Titans (via trade with Carolina Panthers)
2. Georgia Edge Myke Williams to New England Patriots
3. LSU OT Will Campbell to Denver Broncos
4. Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morris to Washington Commanders
5. Tennessee Edge James Pearce to Carolina Panthers (via trade with Tennessee Titans)
6. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants
7. Mississippi DT Walter Nolen to Minnesota Vikings
8. Texas QB Quinn Ewers to Las Vegas Raiders
9. Michigan CB Will Johnson to Arizona Cardinals
10. Colorado CB Travis Hunter to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
For a full mock draft, click here.
NFL Draft Network
The NFL Draft Network also has a quarterback going No. 1, but this time, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe is going No. 1 overall to replace former teammate Bryce Young in Carolina. Hunter, Sanders and Beck are all projected as top 10 picks again. Florida State defensive end Patrick Payton works himself into the top 10 in this mock. Considering the Seminoles have had three DEs drafted in the first round in four years, that's one to keep in mind.
1. Alabama QB Jalen Milroe to Carolina Panthers
2. LSU OT Will Campbell to LSU
3. Missouri WR Luther Burden III to Denver Broncos
4. Colorado CB Travis Hunter to Washington Commanders
5. Tennesee Edge James Pearce to Tennessee Titans
6. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants
7. Florida State Edge Patrick Payton to Arizona Cardinals
8. Georgia QB Carson Beck to New Orleans Saints
9. Michigan CB Will Johnson to Minnesota Vikings
10. Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan to Las Vegas Raiders
For a full mock draft, click here.
247 Sports
Count 247 Sports as one of the few bold mocks without a quarterback No. 1. Instead, Tennessee edge James Pearce, who appears to be a unanimous top-10 pick early on, is selected first overall. Georgia's Travon Walker was the last non-QB No. 1 selection during the 2022 NFL Draft.
1. Tennessee Edge James Pearce to Carolina Panthers
2. Colorado CB Travis Hunter to Washington Commanders
3. Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr. top New England Patriots
4. Penn State Edge Abdul Carter to Tennessee Titans
5. Missouri WR Luther Burden III to Denver Broncos
6. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants
7. Alabama QB Jalen Milroe to New Orleans Saints
8. Arizona WR Tetaiora McMillan to Pittsburgh Steelers
9. Texas QB Quinn Ewers to Seattle Seahawks
10. Michigan CB Will Johnson to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11. Georgia QB Carson Beck to Oakland Raiders
For the full mock, click here.
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