2025 NFL Mock Draft: Five QBs in top 10; Cam Ward to Giants, Shedeur Sanders picked by Rams

Travis Hunter has entered the No. 1 overall pick conversation — the Colorado do-everything superstar has been a lockdown cornerback and generated splash plays as a receiver at high volume through the first month of the college football season. 

And the quarterback position in the 2025 class looks very deep. A litany of passers have played impressive football, clearing the way for what should be one of the most wide-open races for the distinction of “first quarterback off the board” we’ve seen in quite some time. 

I haven’t been blown away by the productivity or traits of any of the perceived top quarterbacks through the month of September, but that doesn’t mean all these quarterbacks will fall late in the first round or even dip all the way to Day 2. Many NFL teams are going to be starved for a young, talented, relatively inexpensive quarterback next April. The financial gulf between a first-round quarterback on a rookie deal and a veteran on a mega, multiyear extension has never been larger, and it’s unlikely to shrink in size anytime soon.

Remember, six quarterbacks were picked in the first 12 selections in the 2024 class. 

And that need to acquire quarterbacks via the draft is the theme of this mock. What if the 2024 trend continues next April? Quarterbacks flying off the board early and often.

Now, let’s get to the players who heard their names called in the mock. 

The draft order below was determined using the current SportsLine consensus Super Bowl odds but in reverse order.

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