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Rob Rang
NFL Draft Analyst
Now at the midway point in the NFL season, the selection order for the 2025 draft is beginning to clear up.
The same can be said for the talent likely to be available. Next spring’s draft will almost certainly feature strong crops of linemen, cornerbacks and running backs. Unfortunately, the top-end talent at quarterback and wide receiver is lacking, at least in comparison to recent years.
[Related: Travis Hunter tops the Heisman leaderboard]
Things are far from settled, of course. Five NFL teams currently have just two wins, so even the No. 1 overall selection remains muddied.
But at this point, the contenders have distanced themselves from the pretenders, and it is becoming easier to forecast just what might happen on April 24, when the football-loving community of Green Bay hosts the 2025 NFL Draft.
Expect a raucous draft party of green and gold cheeseheads — with quite a few Buckeyes, as well.
Here is our latest mock draft.
1.Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8): Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
We have never seen a cornerback selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, but, of course, Hunter is unprecedented in many ways. The Jaguars certainly could use the help for a secondary that currently ranks 30th in the NFL in passing yards allowed, 29th in touchdowns allowed and has just five interceptions through its first 10 games. Besides filling a need, Hunter is a dynamic and instinctive player, who, alongside flashy rookie Brian Thomas Jr. at wide receiver could give the Jaguars the playmakers to help Trevor Lawrence turn around a franchise needing bankable talent.
2. New York Giants (2-8): Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Given that the Giants lead the NFL with 36 sacks through their first 10 games, the fact that the club is dead last with just one interception during that time is truly jaw-dropping. Johnson is not the dynamic playmaker that fellow blue chip cornerback Hunter has proven…
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Publish date : 2024-11-14 18:53:21
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