Colorado
• Jr
• 6’1″
/ 185 lbs
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Every week, Hunter is tracking closer to being the No. 1 overall pick. He’s been sensational in every regard as a receiver and cornerback and has elite-level traits that can translate at the next level.
Texas
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 210 lbs
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Ewers isn’t a finished product yet but possesses the natural throwing talent to ultimately go this high. Carolina turns the page from the Bryce Young disaster.
Miami (FL)
• Sr
• 6’2″
/ 223 lbs
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The Giants add the ultra-calm but dynamic passer Ward to the franchise to give the club the jolt it needs at the most valuable position in sports.
LSU
• Jr
• 6’6″
/ 323 lbs
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The Titans go with an offensive lineman in Round 1 for the third consecutive year with the super-steady Campbell.
Arizona
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 212 lbs
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McMillan would be another towering wideout opposite Courtland Sutton who’d catch essentially everything thrown in his direction from Bo Nix.
LSU
• Jr
• 6’6″
/ 315 lbs
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The Jaguars add more offensive tackle talent to protect Trevor Lawrence with the LSU blocker.
Michigan
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 202 lbs
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The Cardinals defense desperately needs a long, uber-talented boundary cornerback. They get that here with Johnson, who’s looked like a top 10 pick since his rookie season at Michigan.
Colorado
• Sr
• 6’2″
/ 215 lbs
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This could be a win-win scenario for both sides, if there’s patience. Sanders enters a legitimate redshirt scenario behind Matthew Stafford to learn the ropes of what it takes to be a successful NFL QB, then takes over at the outset of the 2026 season. He has a methodical skill set Sean McVay and Co. could conceivably love.
Alabama
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 225 lbs
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Quarterbacks flying off the board quickly in this mock, just like they did in April. Milroe has noticeably improved as a passer at Alabama and plays with the utmost confidence and hustle. The eventual heir to Deshaun Watson in Cleveland.
LSU
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 200 lbs
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Nussmeier was a recruiting target for Arizona State when Antonio Pierce was with the Sun Devils, and is an ascending passer with plus arm talent and could have loads of production entering the NFL.
Michigan
• Jr
• 6’3″
/ 320 lbs
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The Dolphins need more beef on the interior of their defensive line, especially because that position is being held together by the ageless wonder Calais Campbell right now.
Ole Miss
• Sr
• 6’4″
/ 255 lbs
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This is an established SEC rusher with high-caliber traits who has a ceiling this high in the first round in April. The Bears get a serious bookend to Montez Sweat who can challenge Austin Booker for the full-time role opposite Sweat.
Missouri
• Jr
• 5’11”
/ 205 lbs
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Burden’s been great. For years now. He’s smaller and sleeker than a few of the other top receivers in this class, but he might be the most polished with the most complete skill set.
Texas A&M
• Jr
• 6’4″
/ 285 lbs
Given the ages of their starting EDGEs — Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack — the Chargers get Scourton to signal the future at the position. He’s a sizable specimen who can win on the inside too.
Ohio State
• Sr
• 6’5″
/ 260 lbs
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The Washington defense has shown improvement, but it still needs a true No. 1 outside rusher. Sawyer has slowly but surely built his pass-rushing repertoire and strength at Ohio State.
Michigan
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 245 lbs
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Another sizable target for Baker Mayfield in Tampa Bay, with the consensus No. 1 tight end in the class.
Georgia
• Jr
• 6’1″
/ 205 lbs
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Starks and Minkah Fitzpatrick could be the league’s best safety tandem in a hurry behind the Steelers pass rush.
Georgia
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 265 lbs
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Williams is too freakish for the Saints to pass on in this middle portion of Round 1. He can be the eventual replacement for Saints legend Cam Jordan on the edge.
LSU
• Jr
• 6’1″
/ 225 lbs
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Perkins will be coming off a torn ACL, but it happened early enough this season at LSU that he should be ready for the start of the 2025 season in a hybrid role in Seattle.
Tennessee
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 243 lbs
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Pearce is young with freaky traits and a tremendously productive 2023 on his draft resume. The Falcons desperately need more outside pass-rush help, which is a sentence I’ve written in these mock drafts for years now.
Georgia
• Sr
• 6’4″
/ 220 lbs
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Beck has waited before in his college career. He does it here, behind Aaron Rodgers for a year before taking over in 2026.
Notre Dame
• Jr
• 6’0″
/ 190 lbs
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Packers GM Brian Gutekunst loves to prioritize selecting defensive backs with plus traits early in the draft. That’s precisely what would transpire here with this Morrison pick.
Penn State
• Jr
• 6’3″
/ 252 lbs
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While not the traditional 4-3 defensive end, Carter has demonstrated serious juice off the edge in 2024 at Penn State, and the Bengals have to round out their defensive front with more talent opposite Trey Hendrickson.
South Carolina
• Jr
• 6’4″
/ 290 lbs
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The Cowboys add more beef next to Mazi Smith to continue to bolster the run defense.
Notre Dame
• Sr
• 6’0″
/ 203 lbs
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Given the age of longtime DeMeco Ryans confidant Jimmie Ward, the Texans address safety early with Watts. He had 2024 third-round pick Calen Bullock can become a star tandem on the backend.
Texas
• Jr
• 5’11”
/ 180 lbs
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Bond adds another speed and separation element to the receiver room for Jalen Hurts in Philly.
Oregon
• Jr
• 6’5″
/ 310 lbs
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Harmon has been a one-man wrecking crew along Oregon’s defensive front as a pass rusher. His big body would be a welcomed addition to Buffalo’s run defense.
Michigan
• Jr
• 6’3″
/ 339 lbs
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Another upfield pass rusher for Brian Flores to utilize in his complex defensive scheme.
Georgia
• Jr
• 6’2″
/ 245 lbs
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The Lions get a physical front-seven player on defense to help Aidan Hutchinson on the edge who can also range to outside runs as an off-ball linebacker if needed.
Ohio State
• Sr
• 6’1″
/ 205 lbs
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Another polished wideout — with Ohio State coaching under his belt — who can routinely separate for Lamar Jackson.
Louisville
• Sr
• 6’3″
/ 275 lbs
The 49ers are starting to realize they need another true force opposite Nick Bosa on the other edge of their defensive line. Gillotte is sudden and flexible.
Texas A&M
• Jr
• 6’6″
/ 290 lbs
Stewart has the super-long and well-filled-out frame to play inside or outside along the Chiefs defensive front.
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