Tom Pelissero· Apr 22, 2025
Pellisero expects Cam Ward to go first overall to Tennessee and Travis Hunter second to Cleveland, and says the league consensus is that the third tier of quarterbacks — Quinn Ewers, Kyle McCord, Dillon Gabriel, Riley Leonard and Will Howard — will all be drafted between the third and fifth rounds.
“We presume the cam Or goes number one to Tennessee. We think that Travis Hunter goes two to Cleveland.”
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- Mock Draft PicksTravis HunterCleveland BrownsApr 22, 2025
Travis Hunter to be picked at number 2
“We think that Travis Hunter goes two to Cleveland.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Travis Hunter
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
- Mock Draft PicksCam WardTennessee TitansApr 22, 2025
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1
“We presume the cam Or goes number one to Tennessee.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
- Mock Draft PicksKyle McCordApr 22, 2025
Kyle McCord to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
“It's Kyle mccorda played at Ohio State and then led the nation and pass at Syracuse... all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDillon GabrielApr 22, 2025
Dillon Gabriel to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
“It's Dylan Gabriel from Oregon... all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksQuinn EwersApr 22, 2025
Quinn Ewers to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
“It's Quinn yours with the two college football playoffs at Texas... I believe, based on my conversations around the league, all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksRiley LeonardApr 22, 2025
Riley Leonard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
“Riley Leonard from Notre Dame, and Will Howard from Ohio State. I believe... all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksWill HowardApr 22, 2025
Will Howard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
“Will Howard from Ohio State. I believe, based on my conversations around the league, all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsHit · 100Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.
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- Nick PedoneRoster Spot Calls · Isaiah BondHit · 100Previewing the Browns' preseason finale, Pedone says five receivers — Jerry Jeudy, KC Concepcion, Denzel Boston, Isaiah Bond and Tylan Wallace — are very likely to make Cleveland's 53-man roster, leaving one final spot open for Luke Floriea and others.
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- Lance ZierleinMock Draft Picks · Jeremiyah LoveHit · 100Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · K.C. ConcepcionClose · 68Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties.
- Nick ShookMock Draft Picks · Dillon ThienemanClose · 57Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Keyron CrawfordHit · 81In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville.
- Bucky BrooksMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 81In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13.