In his initial 2025 first-round NFL mock draft, esteemed ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. projects San Francisco to address the offensive side of the football. Kiper’s initial projection sees the 49ers scooping up talented Texas Longhorns offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. with the No. 11 pick.

Cowboys wide receivers are thin behind CeeDee Lamb. Mel Kiper Jr. sees them addressing that issue in the draft.

NFL draft prep has begun for many prospects who have entered April's draft. Four Michigan juniors are expected to hear their names called in the first round and

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 31: Colston Loveland #18 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates a second half touchdown with Tyler Morris #8 while playing the Fresno State Bulldogs at Michigan Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Now that Ben Johnson is hired, the Bears can focus on building out their roster. Mel Kiper has the perfect pick for Chicago at No. 10.

Michigan football set a program record with 13 NFL draft picks last season and this year could lead all NCAA teams in first round selections.

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.

The 2024-25 college football campaign is officially in the rearview mirror. However, NFL scouts’ jobs are far from over. On Tuesday, ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. provided his latest NFL Big Board, including the top 25 prospects in the upcoming draft.

Where college football's top stars could end up in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to mock drafter extraordinaire Mel Kiper, Jr. / Darren Yamashita ... Ohio State won the national championship ...

This draft has a lot ... semifinals of the College Football Playoff. His athleticism and pursuit are off the charts. A lot of experts, including ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., see Carter and the Patriots ...

With the 2024 college football season completed, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. released his initial ... team All-SEC honors as voted on by the league's coaches. He ended the 2024 season ...