After the 2025 draft was finally over, and teams were scrambling for undrafted free agents as I was typing this , I decided to put this off until my real life cleared up some. To me this is one of the more bittersweet weeks of the year. I am always both relieved & saddened when day 3 ends. Relieved because I feel like I can take a deep breath & relax for a week , especially this year with so much going on in the real world. Saddened about some of the picks both made and unmade. Answering excited and/or nervous calls & texts from friends & my little brother about how I feel their team drafted this year. Apprehensive about putting out this early mock when I have only a vague idea about who the players are yet. I'm sure many of you , especially the ones who didn't like their teams draft this year, or who think that their team is likely to be picking high in 2025 are curious about next year. Things have slowed down a bit now so I decided to watch tape yesterday & today, but I am taking a full 2 week long break after I finish this. I have done much more work on these guys compared to last year where I rushed it , and the results took a downturn. So while I watched tape during day 3 of the draft as usual , and then waited to watch more during this week before putting this out. Although I still have tons of work to do on this class. With the exception of a few players who I jumped the gun on because I expected them to enter the 2025 draft, but who instead opted to stay in school , I have only broken down the film of one game on the overwhelming majority of these guys. So while I have watched all of these players actually play more than once , that is not the same as breaking down the film on them, and I have only currently broken down the film on one game for 122 players. There are also 12 more players that went back to school I have done 3 games games on. Throw in the guys who are draft eligible sophomores that I don't expect to even contemplate going Pro so early, or that haven't played much yet so they aren't on my radar right now, and you get the picture. Then chime in with the fact we have little idea what teams will need at that time because of injuries, free agency, retirements , the cap, suspensions , and who knows what else could happen ? Plus the transfer portal & NIL money has drastically changed the face of college football. Every year when I post this I look back at last years early mock, and you can see how little we know this far out, because it's a near miracle if someone even gets half of the 1rst rounders right. So many guys disappoint, go back to school, get injuries, get in trouble , and others come out of the woodwork. Last years way too early mock was even less accurate because I rushed it. ( 2025 Way Tooo Early Mock Draft ). The complete totals of the 32 guys I projected to go in the first round in 2025 right after last years draft ended were : First - 10 , Second - 5, Third- 2 , Fourth - 2 , Fifth- 3 , Sixth- 2 , Seventh - 1 . Plus a record for me 5 who went back to school. Plus one more who went undrafted , and sadly one even tragically committed suicide. So you can see what a crapshoot it really is at this time. I am making a even harder prediction to guess the draft order. Don't lose your minds if your team is picking high , because it's a long time away , and this is even bigger guess than the actual players. The picks are all mine, and so is the order of you want to be mad at someone. They are mostly players I couldn't help noticing while watching last years tape, or guys I expected to enter last years draft that stayed in school. I expect a QB to go #1 , and I expect the Saints to have the first pick. I put Arch Manning in here at #1 because I believe that's where he will go if he enters the draft , but I think there is only about a 30% chance that he enters the 2026 draft. The reason is that his uncles Peyton & Eli were 4 year starters in college , and Arch will only be a one year starter after the 2025 season ends. Also a lot of trades will probably happen , but I don't put trades in mocks until it's draft season again. Without further ado here it is. Agreeing or disagreeing is welcome, but please do it intelligently & respectfully or I just won't post it. so here it is. Enjoy.
1.SAINTS - ARCH MANNING - QB - TEXAS
2.BROWNS - KADYN PROCTOR - OT - ALABAMA
3.JETS - LANORRIS SELLERS - QB - S. CAROLINA
4.COLTS - CADE KLUBNIK - QB - CLEMSON
5.TITANS - RUEBEN BAIN - DE/DT - MIAMI
6.PATRIOTS - JORDYN TYSON - ** - WR - ARIZONA ST.
7.RAIDERS - GARRETT NUSSMEIER - QB - LSU
8.PANTHERS - PETER WOODS - DT - CLEMSON
9.VIKINGS - CALEB DOWNS - S - OHIO ST.
10.ARIZONA - SPENCER FANO - OT - UTAH
11.BROWNS-(jax) - CARNELL TATE - WR - OHIO ST.
12.MIAMI - AVIEON TERRELL - CB - CLEMSON
13.SEATTLE - MATEO UIAGALELEI - DE - OREGON
14.DALLAS - JEREMIYAH LOVE - RB - N.DAME -
15.HOUSTON - JAKE SLAUGHTER - C- FLORIDA
16.GIANTS - GENNINGS DUNKER - OT - IOWA
17.BEARS - NICHOLAS SINGLETON - RB - PENN ST.
18.RAMS-(atl)- ISAIAH WORLD- OT - OREGON
19.DENVER - NICK ANDERSON - WR - LSU
20.S.F. 49ers - DANI DENNIS-SUTTON - DE - PENN ST.
21.STEELERS - DREW ALLAR - QB - PENN ST.
22.TAMPA BAY - ANTHONY HILL JR. - LB - TEXAS
23.BENGALS - TACARIO DAVIS - CB - WASHINGTON
24.PACKERS - MIKAIL KAMARA - DE/OLB - INDIANA
25.CHARGERS - KELDRICK FAULK - DE - AUBURN
26.EAGLES - ELI STOWERS - TE - VANDERBILT
27.BUFFALO - ANTONIO WILLIAMS - WR - CLEMSON
28.RAMS - HAROLD PERKINS - EDGE/LB - LSU
29.CHIEFS - FRANCIS MAUIGOA - G/T - MIAMI
30.WASHINGTON - JERMOD MCCOY - CB - TENNESEE
31.RAVENS - ELIJAH SARRAT - WR - INDIANA
32.DETROIT - TYREAK SAPP - DE - FLORIDA
WATCH LIST
GERMIE BERNARD - WR - ALABAMA
PARKER BRAILSFORD - C - ALABAMA
ANTONIO KITE - CB - ALABAMA
NYCK HARBOR - WR - ALABAMA
BRAY HUBBARD - S - ALABAMA
DOMAMI JACKSON - CB - ALABAMA
DEONTE LAWSON - LB - ALABAMA
LT OVERTON - DT/DE - ALABAMA
ELIJAH PRITCHETT - OT - ALABAMA
JAEDEN ROBERTS - G - ALABAMA
KEON SAAB - S - ALABAMA
SAM LEAVITT - QB - ARIZONA ST.
ANDREW ARMSTRONG - WR - ARKANSAS
MALACHI FIELDS - WR - AUBURN
ERIC SINGLETON- WR - AUBURN
JUDE BOWRY - OT - B. COLLEGE
KEANU TANUVASA - DT - BYU
KAGE CASEY - OT - BOISE ST.
SHAUN DOLAC - LB - BUFFALO
DONTAY CORLEONE - NT - CINCINNATTI
DEMONTE CAPEHART - DT - CLEMSON
ANTONIO WILLIAMS - WR - CLEMSON
DJ MCKINNEY - CB - COLORADO
TERRY MOORE - S - DUKE
CHANDLER RIVERS - CB - DUKE
CALEB BANKS - DT - FLORIDA
AUSTIN BARBER - OT - FLORIDA
RODERICK KEARNEY - G - FLORIDA
JAKE SLAUGHTER - C- FLORIDA
DARRELL JACKSON - DT - FLORIDA ST.
CJ ALLEN - LB - GEORGIA
ZACHARIAH BRANCH - WR - GEORGIA
OSCAR DELP - TE - GEORGIA
EARNEST GREENE - OT - GEORGIA
DANIEL HARRIS - CB - GEORGIA
CHRISTEN MILLER - DT - GEORGIA
J.C. DAVIS - OT - ILLINOIS
GABE JACAS DE/DT - ILLINOIS
ROCCO BECHT - QB - IOWA ST.
AMARE FARRELL - CB - INDIANA
FERNANDO MENDOZA - QB - INDIANA
DEANGELO PONDS - CB - INDIANA
XAVIER NWANKPA - S - IOWA
AUSTIN ROMAINE - LB - KANSAS ST.
AARON ANDERSON - WR - LSU
WHIT WEEKS - LB - LSU
HAROLD PERKINS - EDGE/LB - LSU
CARSON BECK - QB - MIAMI
JYAIRE HILL - CB - MICHIGAN
DERRICK MOORE - DE/OLB - MICHIGAN
ROD MOORE - ** - S- MICHIGAN
KOI PERICH - S - MINNESOTA
CAYDEN GREEN - G - MISSOURI
TORIANO PRIDE - CB - MISSOURI
JADEN GREATHOUSE - WR - N. DAME
DRAYK BOWEN - LB - N. DAME
CHARLES JAGUSAH - G - N. DAME
ANTO SANKA - DE/OLB - NORTHWESTERN
JERMAINE MATHEWS - CB - OHIO ST.
SONNY STYLES - LB - OHIO ST.
DEION BURKS - WR - OKLAHOMA
JAYDN OTT - RB - OKLAHOMA ST.
ZXAVIAN HARRIS - DT - OLE MISS
BRYCE BOETTCHER - LB - OREGON
KENYON SADIQ - TE - OREGON
EVAN STEWART - WR - OREGON
SUNTARINE PERKINS - LB/EDGE - OLE MISS
DILLION THIENEMAN - S - OREGON
AJ HARRIS - CB - PENN ST.
ELLIOT WASHINGTON - CB - PENN ST.
TREY WHITE - OLB/DE - SAM DIEGO ST.
JALON KILGORE - S/CB - S. CAROLINA
ISAIAH NWOKOBIA - S - SMU
BUD CLARK - S - TCU
JERMOD MCCOY - ** - CB - TENNESEE
MALIK MUHAMMAD - CB - TEXAS
MICHAEL TAAFFE - S - TEXAS
QUINTREVION WISNER - RB - TEXAS
CHASE BISONTIS - G- TEXAS A&M
CASHIUS HOWELL - DE/OLB - TEXAS A&M
AR'MAD REED-ADAMS - G - TEXAS A&M
TAUREAN YORK - LB - TEXAS A&M
DAVID BAILEY - OLB/DE - TEXAS TECH
NICO IAMALAEAVA - QB - UCLA
JA'KOBI LANE - WR - USC
KAMARI RAMSEY - DT - USC
CALEB LOMU - OT - UTAH
DIEGO PAVIA - QB - VANDERBILT
DENZEL BOSTON - WR - WASHINGTON
