Mel Kiper, draft expert for ESPN, has the Cleveland Browns passing on a quarterback for arguably the best player in the draft.

In his final years with the New Orleans Saints, head coach Sean Payton leaned heavily on star running back Alvin Kamara.  Kamara, a third-round selection in the

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Which team could land Shedeur Sanders? Will there be more first-round defensive prospects this year? Mel Kiper Jr. projects the opening 32 picks.

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

In his predictions posted to ESPN on Wednesday, Mel Kiper sent Marshall edge rusher to the Packers at No. 23 overall in the first round of the 2025 draft.

Shedeur Sanders had been the favorite to be the first player taken in the NFL Draft, but that honor belongs to Cam Ward now.

ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. projected two quarterbacks to come off the board in the first three picks as part of his first 2025 NFL mock draft,

With the AFC and NFC Championship games on the horizon, the 2024-25 NFL season will be over before we know it. From there, it’s all eyes on the 2025 NFL Draft. Despite the season not being over yet, there are