2025 NFL mock draft roundup: Expert projections split on Cam Ward, position player at 1

Posted by author February 18, 2025 NFL

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NFL mock draft season has kicked into full gear with the league further removed from the Philadelphia Eagles‘ Super Bowl 59 win and the 2025 combine rapidly approaching.

Naturally, every expert has a differing view about how the 2025 NFL draft will pan out.

At present, there’s little consensus about what will happen atop the draft. The Tennessee Titans are in the market for a quarterback, but it isn’t guaranteed they will take one with the No. 1 overall pick. They could take Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter or trade down, and draftniks seem split about what Tennessee might ultimately do.

The decision atop the draft has a ripple effect throughout the rest of it. As a result of that and some debates about the order that edge rushers, receivers and other top prospects will come off the board, the early crop of 2025 NFL mock drafts vary widely from one to the next.

Need proof? Here’s a look at how a handful of NFL analysts – including NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah – are projecting the first 32 selections to play out, with the NFL combine and free agency still to come.

2025 NFL mock draft roundup

Here are what experts are saying about every first-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft:

1. Tennessee Titans

USA TODAY (Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz): Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL)
NFL.com (Daniel Jeremiah): Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
The 33rd Team (Kyle Crabbs): Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL)
Pro Football Focus (Jordan Plocher): Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado

2. Cleveland Browns

USA TODAY: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
NFL.com: Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL)
The 33rd Team: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
Pro Football Focus: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State

3. New York Giants

USA TODAY: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
NFL.com: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
The 33rd Team: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Pro Football Focus: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

4. New England Patriots

USA TODAY: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
NFL.com: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
The 33rd Team: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
Pro Football Focus: Will Campbell, OT, LSU

5. Jacksonville Jaguars

USA TODAY: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
NFL.com: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
The 33rd Team: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
Pro Football Focus: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan

6. Las Vegas Raiders

USA TODAY: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
NFL.com: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
The 33rd Team: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders
Pro Football Focus: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders

7. New York Jets

USA TODAY: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
NFL.com: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
The 33rd Team: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Pro Football Focus: Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL)

8. Carolina Panthers

USA TODAY: Jalon Walker, EDGE/LB, Georgia
NFL.com: Jalon Walker, EDGE/LB, Georgia
The 33rd Team: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
Pro Football Focus: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona

9. New Orleans Saints

USA TODAY: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
NFL.com: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
The 33rd Team: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M
Pro Football Focus: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee

10. Chicago Bears

USA TODAY: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
NFL.com: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
The 33rd Team: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Pro Football Focus: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas

11. San Francisco 49ers

USA TODAY: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M
NFL.com: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
The 33rd Team: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri
Pro Football Focus: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State

12. Dallas Cowboys

USA TODAY: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
NFL.com: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
The 33rd Team: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Pro Football Focus: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan (traded to Cleveland for Myles Garrett)