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NFL mock draft from CBS has 4 QBs in top-12 including Shedeur Sanders

So many QBs!

Will Shedeur Sanders be the first QB taken off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft? Seems like that’s where the needle is pointing right now as we saw in the newest ESPN NFL mock draft, which had Sanders going to the Cleveland Browns.

Our 2025 mock from Christian D’Andrea had Sanders to the Carolina Panthers. But the latest NFL mock draft from CBS also had Sanders to the Browns at No. 2, and there were three other QBs taken in the top-12: Miami’s Cam Ward to the Panthers, Georgia’s Carson Beck to the Raiders and Texas’s Quinn Ewers to the Giants.

Here’s the take on Sanders to the Browns from Josh Edwards:

Cleveland has overcommitted resources to a team going nowhere with Deshaun Watson as its quarterback. Shedeur Sanders is a potential way out for the franchise, but it loses the benefits of a quarterback on a rookie contract as they push Watson’s dead money forward.

Make sure to check out the latest 2025 NFL mock draft from our Christian D’Andrea!

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NFL mock draft from ESPN has Shedeur Sanders No. 1 overall to a sad franchise

This really bad franchise needs a new QB.

Let’s consider this the kickoff of 2025 NFL mock draft season.

We’ve already dropped a 2025 mock from our Christian D’Andrea and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders wasn’t even the first QB off the board (although he was projected to go No. 4 to the Carolina Panthers). But in the first 2025 NFL mock draft from ESPN courtesy of Jordan Reid, it’s Deion’s son off the board first overall to … the Cleveland Browns.

There’s so much to unpack here, like what the Browns would do with Deshaun Watson and all that dead cap money. But if you need a new QB, here you go.

Here’s what Reid wrote about the selection:

Sanders — currently my QB1 for the class — is a poised pocket passer whose game centers around his fantastic ball placement and good decision-making. His 72.6% completion rate ranks sixth in the nation. Sanders would be an ideal fit for Kevin Stefanski’s scheme, as he can operate from multiple platforms and has the pocket vision to immediately make an impact at the next level.

Intriguing! Make sure to check out the latest 2025 NFL mock draft from our Christian D’Andrea!

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Back-to-back Buffaloes at the top of new 1-round mock draft update

Which Colorado superstar goes first in this new mock draft?

With one third of the NFL regular season in the books, we have a pretty good idea of where the weak spots are on all 32 NFL rosters. The trade deadline is almost upon us so before we see a final furious shuffling of players, we wanted to do a one-round mock draft for 2025.

The big question with this draft, like every draft is about the quarterbacks. Guys like Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Georgia’s Carson Beck have been inconsistent this season but should still be in the mix to be the top quarterback off the board along with Miami’s Cam Ward and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe.

In 2024 we saw four quarterbacks off the board in the first eight picks and six in the top 12. We might see four more quarterbacks go in the first dozen picks of 2025, depending on how things play out.

1 New England Patriots (1-5) – WR/CB Travis Hunter, Colorado

2 Cleveland Browns (1-5) – QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

3 Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) – CB Will Johnson, Michigan

4 Carolina Panthers (1-5) – QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama

5 Los Angeles Rams (1-4) – OT Will Campbell, LSU

6 Tennessee Titans (1-4) – WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

7 New York Jets (2-4) – EDGE Nic Scourton, Texas A&M

8 Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) – DT Mason Graham, Michigan

9 New Orleans Saints (2-4) – DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan

10 Arizona Cardinals (2-4) – OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas

11 New York Giants (2-4) – QB Carson Beck, Georgia

12 Las Vegas Raiders (2-4) – QB Cam Ward, Miami

13 Miami Dolphins (2-3) – OT Cameron Williams, Texas

14 Seattle Seahawks (3-3) – OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota

15 Denver Broncos (3-3) – WR Luther Burden III, Missouri

16 Dallas Cowboys (3-3) – EDGE LT Overton, Alabama

17 Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) – EDGE Abdul Carter, Penn State

18 Chicago Bears (4-2) – S Malaki Starks, Georgia

19 Indianapolis Colts (3-3) – CB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame

20 San Francisco 49ers (3-3) – OT Emery Jones Jr., LSU

21 Buffalo Bills (3-2) – WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

22 Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) – DT Deone Walker, Kentucky

23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) – EDGE Mykel Walker, Georgia

24 Green Bay Packers (4-2) – CB Shavon Revel, East Carolina

25 Washington Commanders (4-2) – EDGE James Pearce Jr., Tennessee

26 Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) – RB Ashont Jeanty, Boise State

27 Baltimore Ravens (4-2) – CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State

28 Detroit Lions  (4-1) – WR Isaiah Bond, Texas

29 Atlanta Falcons (4-2) – EDGE Jack Sawyer, Ohio State

30 Houston Texans (5-1) – DT Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati

31 Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) – TE Colston Loveland, Michigan

32 Minnesota Vikings (5-0) – S Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State

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49ers prepare for big free agent losses in mock draft

The Notre Dame defensive back was named to the 2024 AP All-American second team.

As college football season heats, so does the mock draft season. With a month of the NFL season in the books, mock drafts are beginning to take form. In the latest mock from Pro Football Focus, the San Francisco 49ers added some depth to their defensive back room.

With the No. 17 overall selection in PFF’s mock draft, Trevor Sikkema inked  Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison to the 49ers in his latest mock draft. According to Sikkema, Morrison is aggressive and has the traits to develop into a “starting outside corner in the league.”

Via Pro Football Focus:

With Charvarius Ward set to become a free agent after this season, the Niners may need to make a big move at outside corner. Morrison is still refining the anticipation aspects of his game, particularly in off-coverage, but he’s aggressive, has long arms and possesses excellent recovery speed to develop into a starting outside corner in the league.

Following the end of the 2024-25 season, both Charvarius Ward and Deommodore Lenior are set for free agency, opening a potential need at cornerback for the 49ers. The draft could be a way the 49ers address that opening.

In five games, the Notre Dame defensive captain has recorded 17 total tackles for Marcus Freeman’s Irish. The six-foot corner has also notched four pass deflections.

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Where Kentucky’s Deone Walker went in the new PFF mock draft

Kentucky defensive lineman Deone Walker is a first round pick in the new PFF NFL mock draft.

Kentucky football has displayed one of the country’s best defenses this season, and is fresh off a win over the Ole Miss Rebels. In the win, the Wildcats held Ole Miss to their lowest output of the season in nearly every offensive category.

Defensive lineman Deone Walker has been one of the leaders of the defense for a few years now, and has played his way into being a likely early NFL draft pick in 2025.

Related: Kentucky receives votes in new US LBM Coaches Poll

Pro Football Focus has released a new version of their 2025 NFL mock draft, and Walker is a first round selection. They have him going 16th overall to the Green Bay Packers. Here’s what Trevor Sikkema had to say about the selection:

Walker hasn’t been the dominant force many expected in his junior season, posting a 72.3 overall grade. However, that’s still a solid mark, and his rare 6-foot-6, 345-pound frame gives him a higher ceiling than we’ve seen so far. The Packers’ defense looks different under coordinator Jeff Hafley, but Walker is an ideal fit for the type of interior defensive lineman they’ve favored in the past.

Walker is gigantic, but moves like a smaller player. He rushes the passer well for a guy his size. There’s plenty of season left, and Big Blue Nation will see if he can push his stock even higher.

Carson Beck’s draft stock plummets after Alabama loss

Highly-touted Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is falling on draft boards after performances against Alabama, Kentucky

Carson Beck’s performance against No. 1 Alabama on Saturday might’ve not just lost the game, but also some of his status as a top draft prospect. Around the most popular draft mocks, he has been sliding down from his quarterback No. 1 spot. There are several that don’t even have Beck as a first round pick anymore.

In the Athletic‘s and USA TODAY‘s most recent mocks, Beck slides down to No. 10 as the second or third QB drafted behind Shedeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers. Though CBS‘s and Yahoo‘s recent mock draft, you have to scroll down to the 21st pick to see him selected. He is behind more QBs, such as Cam Ward, Jalen Milroe, and Garrett Nussmeier. Beck is selected 28th in Tankathon‘s mock draft after Week 4 in the NFL. In PFF‘s recent mock of the first round, Beck is nowhere to be seen.

As mentioned, some of that has to do with the glut of quarterbacks on the board. Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders, and Quinn Ewers are all seniors, while Jalen Milroe and Garrett Nussmeier are juniors that could surely forgo their senior season with a strong junior season.

Beck threw three touchdowns and 439 yards on 50 attempts against Alabama, but he also threw three interceptions and had just a 54% completion percentage in the loss.

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At the beginning of the year, most draft pundits were considering Beck the top quarterback of the 2025 draft, or at the very least tied with Shedeur Sanders. It goes to show how a slow start to the season can change media perception on a dime.

NFL mock draft from CBS has the Panthers taking a QB to replace Bryce Young in 2025

Should the Panthers really pull the plug on Bryce Young?

It’s Week 3 in the NFL, and we’re talking about a 2024 first overall pick hitting the bench in Bryce Young.

So, naturally, it’s time to panic about the 0-2 Carolina Panthers and figure out how they blow up and start all over again.

Although NFL mock draft season hasn’t really gotten into high gear — our 2025 mock draft from Christian D’Andrea had Shedeur Sanders going first overall –we’ve got the latest 2025 NFL mock draft from CBS Sports. Chris Trapasso has the hapless Panthers taking … Georgia QB Carson Beck! It makes sense given that Beck has had buzz as the No. 1 pick overall, but would the Panthers really give up on Young that quickly?

Here’s Trapasso’s take:

The Panthers have been futile for going on three seasons now, and the steady pocket passer with plenty of SEC experience can help another rebuild in Carolina.

Make sure to check out our 2025 NFL mock draft from D’Andrea!

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Deone Walker named a first round lock by CBS Sports in a new mock draft

CBS Sports released a new NFL mock draft and Kentucky football star Deone Walker is a high pick.

The latest CBS Sports Mock Draft from Ryan Wilson has Kentucky Wildcats defensive lineman Deone Walker projected to go on the first round of the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.

Walker is an enormous human being with tremendous block-shedding skills and deceptive upfield rush ability for a nose tackle. – Chris Trapasso CBS Sports 

Pro Football Focus recently said of the star Wildcat: “Walker is an alien sent to Earth to terrorize SEC backfields. He’s 6-foot-6 and 348 pounds and revealed in a recent PFF interview that he aims to run in the “high 4.6s” in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.”

Related: Five things to watch for in Kentucky vs Georgia

Wilson has him as high as No. 11 to the Seattle Seahawks and Chris Trapasso has him going 17th overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Walker has been racking up the preseason awards. He recently made the Lomardi Award Preseason Watch List, he was named the Preseason All-American Team by ESPN and The Athletic, and was ranked as the 21st-best player in college football, also by ESPN.

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Steelers land franchise QB in new 2025 NFL mock draft

This new mock draft has the Steelers opting for one of the highest upside players in the draft.

There’s a real possibility that neither Justin Fields nor Russell Wilson will be on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster in 2025. Both guys are set to hit free agency and it wouldn’t be a shock if the Steelers struggle that they simply let both guys walk in free agency.

If this happens, quarterback immediately becomes the team’s most pressing offseason need. This is the angle The Draft Network took on their new 2025 mock draft.

They have the Steelers selecting Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe. Here’s what they had to say about the pick of Milroe:

Both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields are free agents in 2025, and optimism that one of them will improve enough to be a franchise quarterback is low. Jalen Milroe is an uber athlete with sky-high upside, similar to a quarterback Mike Tomlin has coached against for years.

We love Milroe’s upside and he does look like the kind of player who could have a Jayden Daniels type of rise this season. Even if the Steelers bring back Russell Wilson or Justin Fields, we are good with the Steelers being proactive at the quarterback position.

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Seahawks land elite 2-way prospect in latest ESPN 2025 NFL Mock Draft

Seahawks land elite 2-way prospect in latest ESPN 2025 NFL Mock Draft

The Seattle Seahawks are preparing for the 2024 NFL season, and that means the 2025 NFL Draft is inching closer. With Week 0 of the new college football campaign kicking off Saturday, ESPN insider Field Yates felt it was an appropriate time to release his first mock draft. Yates has the Seahawks picking 11th overall. The draft order was determined by ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI), which uses simulations to predict the season.

And with the No. 11 overall selection in Yates’ 2025 NFL Mock Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select, Travis Hunter, cornerback/wide receiver, Colorado.

“There will be intense debate over whether Hunter is best suited to be a full-time receiver, a full-time cornerback or some combination of both,” Yates wrote. “I don’t know the answer myself right now, but I do know he’s one of the most talented playmakers I’ve studied in some time. That said, Seattle might lean into Hunter more on defense given its building blocks already in place at wideout, teaming him up with Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen.”

Whether Hunter is a receiver or cornerback at the next level could dominate pre-draft headlines next Spring. It would represent an especially interesting conundrum for the Seahawks, because they’re extremely deep at both positions. Defensive minded head coach Mike Macdonald could see Hunter playing cornerback, filling out a trio at the position that already includes Witherspoon and Woolen.

On the flip side, Seattle could possess a more pressing need at receiver next offseason. All-time franchise great Tyler Lockett is entering his age 32 season and there could be a discussion next summer regarding whether or not he’s a cap casualty (he’ll be heading into a contract year). As a receiver, Hunter could join D.K. Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Hunter recorded 57 receptions for 721 yards and five touchdowns as a receiver for the Buffaloes last season. As a cornerback, the Suwanee, Georgia native contributed 30 tackles, eight pass breakups, and three interceptions.

The bigger question/concern is why the Seahawks are picking 11th overall in this mock-draft exercise!

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