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 for the last 2 weeks, 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 162 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. 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 if you want to be mad at someone. 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.TITANS - TJ PARKER - DE/OLB - CLEMSON
5.COLTS - GARRETT NUSSMEIER - QB - LSU
6.PANTHERS - PETER WOODS - DT - CLEMSON
7.BROWNS-(jax) - JORDYN TYSON - ** - WR - ARIZONA ST.
8.SEATTLE - RUEBEN BAIN - DE/DT - MIAMI
9.RAIDERS - CADE KLUBNIK - QB - CLEMSON
10.VIKINGS - CALEB DOWNS - S - OHIO ST.
11.ARIZONA - SPENCER FANO - OT - UTAH
12.MIAMI - AVIEON TERRELL - CB - CLEMSON
13.PATRIOTS - CARNELL TATE - WR - OHIO ST.
14.GIANTS - GENNINGS DUNKER - OT - IOWA
15.DALLAS - JEREMIYAH LOVE - RB - N.DAME
16.BEARS - NICHOLAS SINGLETON - RB - PENN ST.
18.TAMPA BAY - ANTHONY HILL JR. - LB - TEXAS
18.DENVER - MATEO UIAGALELEI - DE - OREGON
19.HOUSTON - JAKE SLAUGHTER - C- FLORIDA
20.RAMS-(atl)- ISAIAH WORLD- OT - OREGON
21.STEELERS - DREW ALLAR - QB - PENN ST.
22.S.F. 49ers - DANI DENNIS-SUTTON - DE - PENN ST.
23.BENGALS - JERMOD MCCOY - CB - TENNESEE
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 - ERIC SINGLETON- WR - AUBURN
29.CHIEFS - FRANCIS MAUIGOA - T/G - MIAMI
30.WASHINGTON - TACARIO DAVIS - CB - WASHINGTON
31.RAVENS - ELIJAH SARRAT - WR - INDIANA
32.DETROIT - BLAKE MILLER - OT - CLEMSON
WATCH LIST
GERMIE BERNARD - WR - ALABAMA
PARKER BRAILSFORD - C - ALABAMA
BRAY HUBBARD - S - ALABAMA
DOMAMI JACKSON - CB - ALABAMA
TIM KEENAN - DT - ALABAMA
DEONTE LAWSON - LB - ALABAMA
LT OVERTON - DT/DE - ALABAMA
ELIJAH PRITCHETT - OT - ALABAMA
JAEDEN ROBERTS - G - ALABAMA
KEON SAAB - S - ALABAMA
TY SIMPSON - QB - ALABAMA
SAM LEAVITT - QB - ARIZONA ST.
ANDREW ARMSTRONG - WR - ARKANSAS
TAYLOR JENNINGS - QB - ARKANSAS
MALACHI HARRIS - WR - AUBURN
JUDE BOWRY - OT - B. COLLEGE
KEANU TANUVASA - DT - BYU
KAGE CASEY - OT - BOISE ST.
SHAUN DOLAC - LB - BUFFALO
JACK ENDRIES - TE - CAL
DONTAY CORLEONE - NT - CINCINNATTI
DEMONTE CAPEHART - DT - CLEMSON
ANTONIO WILLIAMS - WR - CLEMSON
DJ MCKINNEY - CB - COLORADO
TERRY MOORE - S - DUKE
BRIAN PARKER - OT - DUKE
CHANDLER RIVERS - CB - DUKE
CALEB BANKS - DT - FLORIDA
AUSTIN BARBER - OT - FLORIDA
RODERICK KEARNEY - G - FLORIDA
TYREAK SAPP - DE - FLORIDA
JAKE SLAUGHTER - C- FLORIDA
EUGENE WILSON - WR - 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
JAMAL HAYNES - RB - GEORGIA TECH
TANNER KOZIOL - TE - HOUSTON
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
ELIJAH SARRAT - WR - INDIANA
CARTER SMITH - OT - INDIANA
XAVIER NWANKPA - S - IOWA
AUSTIN ROMAINE - LB - KANSAS ST.
AARON ANDERSON - WR - LSU
MANSOOR DELANE - CB - LSU
NICK 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
JACK VELLING - TE - MICHIGAN ST.
KOI PERICH - S - MINNESOTA
DARIUS TAYLOR - RB - MINNESOTA
ISAAC SMITH - S - MISSISSIPPI ST.
CAYDEN GREEN - G - MISSOURI
TORIANO PRIDE - CB - MISSOURI
DAMON WILSON - OLB/DE - MISSOURI
JADEN GREATHOUSE - WR - N. DAME
DRAYK BOWEN - LB - N. DAME
MALACHI FIELDS - WR - N. DAME
CHARLES JAGUSAH - G - N. DAME
AAMIL WAGNER - OT - N. DAME
ANTO SANKA - DE/OLB - NORTHWESTERN
CALEB TIERNAN - OT - NORTHWESTERN
MAX KLARE - TE - OHIO ST.
JERMAINE MATHEWS - CB - OHIO ST.
SONNY STYLES - LB - OHIO ST.
DEION BURKS - WR - OKLAHOMA
JAREN KANAK - LB/TE - OKLAHOMA
JOHN MATEER - QB - OKLAHOMA
JAYDN OTT - RB - OKLAHOMA ST.
ZXAVIAN HARRIS - DT - OLE MISS
LUKE HASZ - TE - OLE MISS
ANTONIO KITE - CB - OLE MISS
SUNTARINE PERKINS - LB/EDGE - OLE MISS
BRYCE BOETTCHER - LB - OREGON
MAKHI HUGHES - RB - OREGON
IAPANI LALOULU - C - OREGON
DANTE MOORE - QB - OREGON
KENYON SADIQ - TE - OREGON
EVAN STEWART - WR - OREGON
DILLION THIENEMAN - S - OREGON
KAYTRON ALLEN - RB - PENN ST.
ZANE DURANT - DT - PENN ST.
AJ HARRIS - CB - PENN ST.
ELLIOT WASHINGTON - CB - PENN ST.
DESMOND REID - RB - PITTSBURGH
TREY WHITE - OLB/DE - SAN DIEGO ST.
NYCK HARBOR - WR - S. CAROLINA
JALON KILGORE - S/CB - S. CAROLINA
RJ MARYLAND - TE - SMU
ISAIAH NWOKOBIA - S - SMU
BUD CLARK - S - TCU
JOSHUA JOSEPHS - DE/OLB - TENNESEE
MILES KITSELMAN - TE - TENNESEE
JERMOD MCCOY - ** - CB - TENNESEE
CJ BAXTER - RB - TEXAS
MALIK MUHAMMAD - CB - TEXAS
MICHAEL TAAFFE - S - TEXAS
KEVIN CONCEPCION - WR - TEXAS A&M
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
QUINTREVION WISNER - RB - TEXAS
DAVID BAILEY - OLB/DE - TEXAS TECH
TERRANCE CARTER - TE - TEXAS TECH
NICO IAMALAEAVA - QB - UCLA
JA'KOBI LANE - WR - USC
MAKAI LEMON - WR - USC
KAMARI RAMSEY - DT - USC
CALEB LOMU - OT - UTAH
DIEGO PAVIA - QB - VANDERBILT
DENZEL BOSTON - WR - WASHINGTON
JONAH COLEMAN - RB - WASHINGTON
JAHIEM WHITE - RB - W. VIRGINIA
RILEY MAHLMAN - OT - WISCONSIN
