Kiper has Tennessee selecting Miami QB Cam Ward, passing on Colorado's Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders for the top pick. Hunter goes to the Browns with the second pick and Sanders follows him by being taken the Giants. Kiper said that the Titans' decision should come down to Ward or Sanders.

This year has the added bonus of having two players coached by Deion Sanders, including his son, with the talent and potential to belong in any conversation about who belongs at No. 1. Mel Kiper Jr. has hit the white smoke and broke the seal on his mock drafts and his first attempt to figure out which name will be called first by Roger Goodell has him landing on a somewhat surprising answer.

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has stirred up the 2025 NFL draft conversation with an unexpected take. He ranked Colorado's Travis Hunter as the draft's premier talent, placing him above Shedeur Sanders.

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.

Kiper has Sanders’ teammate, cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter, as the No. 2 pick to the Browns. The Giants hit the reset button at quarterback earlier this season, releasing Daniel Jones after six seasons and turning their eyes to the 2025 draft.

One word that isn’t used to the discuss the 2025 QB class is generational. And that might offer a clue about whom the Titans will target with the No. 1 pick.

In his first mock draft of 2025, Kiper projected two quarterbacks to go in the top three -- along with WR/CB Travis Hunter. That gave the Patriots the pick of the little among offensive linemen and true wide receivers -- plus every defender.

Mel Kiper Jr. explains why he has Cam Ward ranked above Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders in his latest NFL mock draft.

In his debut mock draft for the 2025 class, Kiper has Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders dropping to the Giants at No. 3. This is a dream scenario for Giants general manager Joe Schoen, who has scouted Sanders plenty and might need to take a quarterback to save his job.

Mel Kiper Jr. has dropped his debut 2025 NFL Mock Draft, and the debate is raging as to which star athlete will end up being picked first overall by the Tennessee Titans. The likely options at the moment are Miami quarterback Cam Ward,

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter lands at the top of the 2025 NFL Draft in Mel Kiper Jr.'s first mock draft of the year, pairing him with one of the best cornerbacks in the league.