The Carolina Panthers addressed their (very) troubled defense in Mel Kiper's initial 2025 NFL mock draft. ESPN's longtime draft guru, in his first set of first-round projections of the offseason, used

Michigan finished the college football season strong, and the program is poised is to carry that momentum into the NFL draft. ESPN’s draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. released his first mock for the 2025 draft on Wednesday,

In his predictions posted to ESPN on Wednesday, Mel Kiper sent Marshall edge rusher to the Packers at No. 23 overall in the first round of the 2025 draft.

Offensive line is a priority for the Dolphins, but it’s hard to argue with Mel Kiper’s solution for the massive hole in Miami’s secondary.

The Bengals have bigger needs, regardless. The next pick in Kiper’s mock is a guard prospect in Armand Membou. The one after that is a safety, Nick Emmanwori. A few picks later, top tight end Colston Loveland. Later in the round? Pass-rusher Nic Scourton.

If you love everything about the NFL draft, you have ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. to thank for it. For all of us who cover the NFL

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. released his first 2025 NFL mock draft on Wednesday. So who did he have the Jacksonville Jaguars taking? Like many, Kiper has the Jaguars bolstering the interior defensive line with the fifth overall pick by taking Michigan's Mason Graham.

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

Which team could land Shedeur Sanders? Will there be more first-round defensive prospects this year? Mel Kiper Jr. projects the opening 32 picks.