2025 NFL Mock Draft: Cowboys draft Dak Prescott’s replacement, plus there’s a surprising QB1

What a weekend it was to “begin” the 2024 college football season. And that start means my weekly journey into the mock-draft world has commenced. 

What’s so fascinating about the 2025 draft class at the outset of the season is — we really do not have a Caleb Williams or Trevor Lawrence type, nor do we know who is locked into the first round. And there’s seemingly 5 to 7 talented quarterbacks all capable of securing that top quarterback spot or climbing into Round 1. 

Let’s get to mock draft No. 1. 

The draft order below was determined using Super Bowl odds but in reverse order.

For more draft coverage, you can hear in-depth analysis twice a week on “With the First Pick” — our year-round NFL Draft podcast with NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman. You can find “With the First Pick” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Listen below!