The 2025 NFL draft is less than three weeks away, and teams are conducting pre-draft visits with prospects as they look to finalize their draft boards ahead of the draft, which runs April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Our NFL Wire editors are back with another first-round mock draft, where there's some shake-up in the first round, including the New Orleans Saints making a big move to trade up for a franchise quarterback and Ashton Jeanty nearly falling outside the Top 10 and three Michigan Wolverines going in the first 15 picks.
With the draft fast approaching, here are our latest first-round projections:
1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
It’s a boring choice because it’s the most obvious (and mocked) choice, but short of trading down, there’s no way the Titans pass on Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall pick. Their approach to free agency makes it clear to outside observers that they’ll target a quarterback early in the draft, and Ward is the best of the 2025 class. He’ll compete with Will Levis and a lackluster quarterback room for the starting job and likely be under center in Week 1. – Dan Benton/Bryan Manning Titans Wire
2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
The Browns had the worst offense in the NFL last year. And sure, the quarterback play was a massive contribution to that, but so is the offensive talent. The Browns could go Shedeur Sanders here and address the quarterback position right away, they play the value game here. Still addressing the offensive side of the ball with a player they view as a wide receiver first, they take Sanders’ teammate instead. Travis Hunter immediately gives the Browns’ offense (and whoever is playing quarterback) an explosive threat to raise the ceiling of the offense. They don’t get cute here, they take the blue chip player. – Cory Kinnan, Browns Wire
3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Most analysts still believe the Giants will target Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders with the No. 3 overall pick, but general manager Joe Schoen not only left the door open to going in a different direction, but laid the foundation for doing exactly that. After signing Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, the Giants feel better about their quarterback room even without the presence of a rookie. And given the weakness of the class, passing on Sanders in favor of Abdul Carter, arguably the best player in the draft, is an easy choice. A trade down is certainly a possibility but passing on either Carter or Hunter, had he been available, would be a tough pill to swallow. – Dan Benton, Giants Wire
