Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft & Big Board for 2025

ESPN football and draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has released his mock draft ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.

Kiper's connections around the league from his three decades covering the draft have made him among the more accurate mock drafters.

You can see Kiper's draft picks below and how they stack up against two of the most accurate mock drafters of the last 5 years.

Mel Kiper Mock Draft

PickTeamPlayerPos.College
1Tennessee TitansCam WardQBMiami
2Cleveland BrownsTravis HunterWR/CBColorado
3New York GiantsShedeur SandersQBColorado
4New England PatriotsAbdul CarterEDGEPenn State
5Jacksonville JaguarsMason GrahamDLMichigan
6Las Vegas RaidersTetairoa McMillanWRArizona
7New York JetsMykel WilliamsEDGEGeorgia
8Carolina PanthersJalon WalkerLBGeorgia
9New Orleans SaintsWill JohnsonCBMichigan
10Chicago BearsWill CampbellOTLSU
11San Francisco 49ersKelvin Banks Jr.OTTexas
12Dallas CowboysLuther Burden IIIWRMissouri
13Miami DolphinsMalaki StarksSGeorgia
14Indianapolis ColtsTyler WarrenTEPenn State
15Atlanta FalconsShemar StewartEDGETexas A&M
16Arizona CardinalsTyler BookerOGAlabama
17Cincinnati BengalsJihaad CampbellLBAlabama
18Seattle SeahawksArmand MembouOTMissouri
19Tampa Bay BuccaneersNick EmmanworiSSouth Carolina
20Denver BroncosAshton JeantyRBBoise State
21Pittsburgh SteelersEmeka EgbukaWROhio State
22Los Angeles ChargersColston LovelandTEMichigan
23Green Bay PackersMike GreenEDGEMarshall
24Minnesota VikingsBenjamin MoorisonCBNotre Dame
25Houston TexansJosh SimmonsOTOhio State
26Los Angeles RamsJosh Conerly Jr.OTOregon
27Baltimore RavensShavon Revel Jr.CBEast Carolina
28Detroit LionsJames Pearce Jr.EDGETennessee
29Washington CommandersNic ScourtonEDGETexas A&M
30Buffalo BillsMaxwell HairstonCBKentucky
31Kansas City ChiefsWalter NolenDLOle Miss
32Philadelphia EaglesKenneth GrantDLMichigan

Mel Kiper has also released his Big Board rankings of best prospects ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Of note, the big board is not a prediction of where players will be drafted but rather his personal ranking of top prospects.

Mel Kiper Big Board

RankPlayerPositionSchool
1Travis HunterWR/CBColorado
2Abdul CarterEDGEPenn State
3Mason GrahamDLMichigan
4Shedeur SandersQBColorado
5Cam WardQBMiami
6Will JohnsonCBMichigan
7Tetairoa McMillanWRArizona
8Jalon WalkerLBGeorgia
9Ashton JeantyRBBoise State
10Kelvin Banks Jr.OTTexas
11Will CampbellOTLSU
12Mykel WilliamsEDGEGeorgia
13Tyler WarrenTEPenn State
14Josh SimmonsOTOhio State
15Colston LovelandTEMichigan
16Malaki StarksSGeorgia
17Tyler BookerOGAlabama
18Nick EmmanworiSSouth Carolina
19Luther Burden IIIWRMissouri
20Jihaad CampbellLBAlabama
21Shemar StewartEDGETexas A&M
22Shavon Revel Jr.CBEast Carolina
23Benjamin MorrisonCBNotre Dame
24Emeka EgbukaWROhio State
25Walter NolenDLOle Miss

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