2025 NFL mock draft: Shedeur Sanders finds his way to the Big Apple as two QBs taken in the top five

Evaluating the prospects eligible for the 2025 NFL Draft is only part of the process for teams. The process is made even more fascinating for organizations that make coach and/or general manager changes. 

Two teams have already elected to move on from their coaches. New Orleans parted with Dennis Allen and the Jets extinguished Robert Saleh’s contract. It is setting up to be a particularly bloody year in the market and that could convince some organizations to move forward with their current situations for at least one more year. The Jets also fired general manager Joe Douglas. 

Looking forward, there are two names who are most consistently atop lists of coaches who could be fired next: Doug Pederson of the Jaguars and Matt Eberflus of the Bears. Bengals’ Zac Taylor, Giants’ Brian Daboll and Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy are multiple others who are most commonly discussed in this regard. 

Before personnel decisions can be made, teams will need to finalize their leadership structure. Those persons will then need to hire their coaching staff, install offensive and defensive schemes, then identify and secure the talents capable of running those schemes. In today’s thought exercise, we explore potential player fits for each of the league’s 32 franchises, including those in transition. 

Without further ado, let’s kick this off!

The draft order below was determined using the current 2025 NFL Draft order. To check out the online sports betting odds on who will be the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, head on over to DraftKings.

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.