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A few weeks remain in the 2024 NFL season, and the league’s playoff picture is as tight as ever. So too, however, is the race for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
The New York Giants and the Las Vegas Raiders are battling over the season’s final few weeks for the No. 1 overall selection. The race is close, and their advantage figures to seesaw as the season continues.
The Giants and Raiders need quarterbacks, so many presume Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward will draw interest with those top two selections. Still, players like Travis Hunter, Mykel Williams, Abdul Carter and Tetairoa McMillan could all draw consideration, especially if teams decide they aren’t all that into the 2025 quarterback class.
The 2025 draft figures to be unpredictable, given that few blue-chip players are atop the draft. It may be more of a pick-your-flavor draft, with teams focusing on solid depth in the trenches throughout the first round.
How will the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft shake out? Here’s a look at what NFL draft experts at USA TODAY Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports and CBS Sports are predicting for the first round.
2025 NFL mock draft roundup
Order is current entering Week 16 games.
- USA TODAY Sports: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
- ESPN: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
- Fox Sports: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
- CBS Sports: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
- USA TODAY Sports: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
- ESPN: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
- Fox Sports: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
- CBS Sports: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
- USA TODAY Sports: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
- ESPN: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
- Fox Sports: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
- CBS Sports: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
- USA TODAY Sports: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
- ESPN: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
- Fox Sports: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
- CBS Sports: Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
- USA TODAY Sports: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
- ESPN: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
- Fox Sports: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
- CBS Sports: Mason Graham, DL, Michigan
- USA TODAY Sports: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
- ESPN: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
- Fox Sports: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
- CBS Sports: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
- USA TODAY Sports: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
- ESPN: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
- Fox Sports: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
- CBS Sports: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
- USA TODAY Sports: Jalon Walker, LB/EDGE, Georgia
- ESPN: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
- Fox Sports: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
- CBS Sports: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
- USA TODAY Sports: Will Campbell, OL, LSU
- ESPN: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
- Fox Sports: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
- CBS Sports: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
- USA TODAY Sports: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
- ESPN: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
- Fox Sports: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia
- CBS Sports: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
- USA TODAY Sports: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
- ESPN: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
- Fox Sports: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon
- CBS Sports: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
- USA TODAY Sports: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M
- ESPN: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
- Fox Sports: Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
- CBS Sports: Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
- USA TODAY Sports: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
- ESPN: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
- Fox Sports: JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
- CBS Sports: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
- USA TODAY Sports: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
- ESPN: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
- Fox Sports: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
- CBS Sports: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
- USA TODAY Sports: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
- ESPN: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
- Fox Sports: Shemar Stewart, DL, Texas A&M
- CBS Sports: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
- USA TODAY Sports: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
- ESPN: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M
- Fox Sports: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
- CBS Sports: James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
- USA TODAY Sports: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
- ESPN: Jalon Walker, LB/EDGE, Georgia
- Fox Sports: Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
- CBS Sports: Kenneth Grant, DL, Michigan
- USA TODAY Sports: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
- ESPN: Tyler Booker, G, Alabama
- Fox Sports: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
- CBS Sports: Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky
- USA TODAY Sports: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
- ESPN: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
- Fox Sports: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
- CBS Sports: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
- USA TODAY Sports: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
- ESPN: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
- Fox Sports: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
- CBS Sports: Shemar Stewart, DL, Texas A&M
- USA TODAY Sports: Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina
- ESPN: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
- Fox Sports: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
- CBS Sports: Aireontae Ersery, OT, Minnesota
- USA TODAY Sports: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
- ESPN: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
- Fox Sports: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
- CBS Sports: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
- USA TODAY Sports: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
- ESPN: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
- Fox Sports: Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky
- CBS Sports: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
- USA TODAY Sports: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
- ESPN: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
- Fox Sports: Aireontae Ersery, OT, Minnesota
- CBS Sports: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon
- USA TODAY Sports: Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama
- ESPN: Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
- Fox Sports: Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss
- CBS Sports: Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss
- USA TODAY Sports: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
- ESPN: Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky
- Fox Sports: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
- CBS Sports: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
- USA TODAY Sports: JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
- ESPN: Kyle Kennard, EDGE, South Carolina
- Fox Sports: Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
- CBS Sports: Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
- USA TODAY Sports: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss
- ESPN: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
- Fox Sports: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
- CBS Sports: T.J. Sanders, DL, South Carolina
- USA TODAY Sports: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina
- ESPN: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
- Fox Sports: Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama
- CBS Sports: Landon Jackson, EDGE, Arkansas
- USA TODAY Sports: Cameron Williams, OT, Texas
- ESPN: Cameron Williams, OT, Texas
- Fox Sports: Mason Taylor, TE, LSU
- CBS Sports: Omarr Norman-Lott, DL, Tennessee
- USA TODAY Sports: Kyle Kennard, EDGE, South Carolina
- ESPN: Donovan Jackson, G, Ohio State
- Fox Sports: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State
- CBS Sports: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State
- USA TODAY Sports: Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
- ESPN: Aireontae Ersery, OT, Minnesota
- Fox Sports: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
- CBS Sports: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
2025 NFL draft: No. 1 overall pick odds
These mock drafts combined have three options for the No. 1 overall pick. BetMGM’s latest draft odds reflect that those three are the most likely to emerge as the top overall selections.
- Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado (-130)
- Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado (+333)
- Cameron Ward, QB, Miami (+400)
- Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama (+2500)
- Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia (+3000)