Mel KiperApr 8, 2025
Kiper's mock draft 4.0, as read out on the show, has Cam Ward going No. 1, Travis Hunter No. 2 to Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders sliding to No. 9 to New Orleans, and a full first round plus second-round picks including a Bears haul of Tyler Warren, Walter Nolen and TreVeyon Henderson.
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What Mel Kiper said
He believes we are going to see Cam Ward go first overall.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Top 5 Teams That Should Trade Into The Top 5 In The NFL Draft
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- SaidApr 8, 2025
- GradedOct 1, 2026
Box score, round by round
HitCloseMissWaitingHow the mock scored
46 checkable claims — 46 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 74 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
14 of 46 have settled so far, averaging 72.9 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Mock against the draft
The mock as a whole
The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.
Every pick’s score
Draft board
HitCloseMissWaitingRound 1 · picks 1–326 hits · 2 missesShow ▸Hide ▾
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Went | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | Cam Ward | quarterback | 1 | 100 | |
| 2 | CLE | Travis Hunter | 2 | 100 | ||
| 3 | NYG | Abdul Carter | 3 | 100 | ||
| 4 | NE | Will Campbell | offensive lineman | 4 | 100 | |
| 6 | LV | Ashton Jeanty | running back | 6 | 100 | |
| 7 | NYJ | Armand Membou | offensive line | 7 | 100 | |
| 9 | NO | Shedeur Sanders | quarterback | 144 | 0 | |
| 11 | SF | Will Johnson | 47 | 21 |
Round 2 · picks 33–641 hit · 1 missShow ▸Hide ▾
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Went | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | CHI | TreVeyon Henderson | running back | 38 | 88 | |
| 43 | SF | Kenneth Grant | 13 | 27 |
Picks 0–02 hits · 1 close call · 1 miss · 32 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Went | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NYG | Jalen Milroe | quarterback | 92 | 30 | |
| 0 | — | Emeka Egbuka | wide receiver | 19 | 55 | |
| 0 | CLE | Tyler Shough | quarterback | 40 | 100 | |
| 0 | — | Luther Burden III | wide receiver | 39 | 100 | |
| 0 | TB | Nick Emmanwori | safety | — | — | |
| 0 | BUF | Maxwell Hairston | corner | — | — | |
| 0 | PHI | James Pearce Jr. | — | — | ||
| 0 | HOU | Josh Conerly Jr. | offensive line | — | — | |
| 0 | KC | Kaleb Johnson | running back | — | — | |
| 0 | LAR | Jaxson Dart | quarterback | — | — | |
| 0 | CAR | Jalon Walker | — | — | ||
| 0 | DET | Donovan Ezeiruaku | — | — | ||
| 0 | BAL | Malaki Starks | safety | — | — | |
| 0 | GB | Michael Williams | — | — | ||
| 0 | GB | Jack Coco | — | — | ||
| 0 | IND | Colston Loveland | tight end | — | — | |
| 0 | KC | Josh Simmons | tackle | — | — | |
| 0 | — | Jahdae Barron | corner | — | — | |
| 0 | — | Jihaad Campbell | — | — | ||
| 0 | — | Matthew Golden | wide receiver | — | — | |
| 0 | JAX | Mason Graham | — | — | ||
| 0 | DAL | Trey Amos | corner | — | — | |
| 0 | NYJ | Elijah Arroyo | tight end | — | — | |
| 0 | CIN | Jaylahn Tuimolaou | — | — | ||
| 0 | — | Kelvin Banks Jr. | tackle | — | — | |
| 0 | WAS | Shemar Stewart | pass rusher | — | — | |
| 0 | — | Derrick Harmon | defensive tackle | — | — | |
| 0 | CHI | Walter Nolen | defensive tackle | — | — | |
| 0 | SEA | Jayden Higgins | wide receiver | — | — | |
| 0 | ATL | Mike Green | linebacker | — | — | |
| 0 | DAL | Omarion Hampton | running back | — | — | |
| 0 | MIN | Donovan Jackson | offensive line | — | — | |
| 0 | DEN | Tetairoa McMillan | wide receiver | — | — | |
| 0 | CHI | Tyler Warren | tight end | — | — | |
| 0 | BUF | Xavier Watts | — | — | ||
| 0 | DEN | Quinshon Judkins | running back | — | — |
Who this take is about
Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos
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