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Looks a little like Brandon Cooks to me.

But I watch a guys highlights and I'm like, this dude is more impressive to me:

Yep.. Really like Williams. Better yet he can line up in the backfield since we like to run our WRs.
 

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Burden and Henderson would be pretty horrific.

Burden I hate of course and wouldn't even consider him unless we were in the 20's, and while Henderson would be ok in the 2nd I wouldn't be thrilled with some of the defensive talent available.

We could've gone Jeanty, Warren or Harmon in the first followed by any number of defenders in the second like Barron, Umanmielen, Ezeiruaku, Watts, Jihaad Campbell, Benjamin Morrison or even Ayomanor if we're so hard up for a WR.
Why hate Burden? My daughter is a senior in Marching Mizzou, which has forced me to watch most every game. That dude is a combination of Steve Smith and CeeDee for quick comparisons. This year wasn't great because QB play wasn't great. But that dude can play, catch, get RAC yards and is tough.
 

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Why hate Burden? My daughter is a senior in Marching Mizzou, which has forced me to watch most every game. That dude is a combination of Steve Smith and CeeDee for quick comparisons. This year wasn't great because QB play wasn't great. But that dude can play, catch, get RAC yards and is tough.
His route running is average at best and his production this past year was putrid, if we were picking in the 20's that'd be one thing but I'm not spending a borderline top 10 pick on a guy who may only be a gadget player his first year or two.
 

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His route running is average at best and his production this past year was putrid, if we were picking in the 20's that'd be one thing but I'm not spending a borderline top 10 pick on a guy who may only be a gadget player his first year or two.
Yeah I agree. Maybe I need to go watch some of his 2023 stuff because his stats were worlds better. The QB argument is fair sometimes with WR's. A great WR can just be stuck with a terrible QB. But then why did Theo Wease Jr. put up significantly better receiving stats this past year? This isn't an Ohio State situation where there is some freshman phenom that you have to split opportunities with. Burden basically wasn't the top dog on a team with far less talented receivers.

Anyway, could be totally wrong on the kid. I'm not going to sit here and watch 100 routes that he ran and didn't get the ball to see if he was getting wide open and the QB was just ignoring him. But when I see 11 ypc, it makes me feel like the ball was really coming to him in mostly forced plays. WR screens and quick routes. Why wasn't he beating the top off of coverage? Why wasn't he catching more of the intermediate stuff?

Just doesn't look like a top guy to me. I'd rather draft a guy like Egbuka or even Golden who I know were their teams primary play makers. That would continually come through in the clutch. And if I'm banking on "potential" I'd rather wait and look at guys like Savion Williams, Tre Harris or Jayden Higgins. If I want explosive play maker later I'll go grab a Tez Johnson or Isaiah Bond.
 

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His route running is average at best and his production this past year was putrid, if we were picking in the 20's that'd be one thing but I'm not spending a borderline top 10 pick on a guy who may only be a gadget player his first year or two.
His production this past year was down because Cook got hurt and wasn't the same when he came back. Pyne was putrid as the backup. HE's far more than a gadget guy, but I think he's be available in the late teens after a trade down.
 

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My latest mock after a few first round trade downs. I like this one too. It seems pretty realistic.


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Derrick HarmonDT Oregon
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Omarion HamptonRB North Carolina
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Xavier WattsS Notre Dame
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Dylan FairchildOG Georgia
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Daylen EveretteCB Georgia
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Ashton GillotteEDGE Louisville
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Savion WilliamsWR TCU
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Danny StutsmanLB Oklahoma
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2026 KC 2nd
 

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8 picks and a next years 2nd out of the first 4 rounds?

Damn, Forts. Did you get into booze's gummies?
 

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2025 NFL mock draft: Mel Kiper's Round 1 pick predictions

Which team will land Shedeur Sanders? What about Tyler Warren, Jihaad Campbell and Mason Graham?

  • Mel Kiper Jr.Jan 22, 2025, 06:40 AM ET

We're roughly three months from the 2025 NFL draft. The college football season is officially over -- congrats to the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes -- and we're down to four teams in the NFL playoffs. That means three things:
  1. We have a full final season of tape for top prospects, so evaluations are becoming clearer.
  2. The draft order for the first 28 picks is locked in, with the Tennessee Titans sitting at No. 1.
  3. It's a perfect time for my debut mock draft for the 2025 class.
This class isn't loaded with quarterback talent, like we saw in 2024. But I still have a few passers going early in Round 1, and there is plenty of talent at other positions. Remember, there is a lot of time before the draft begins April 24, and the board will continue to change with predraft events. This is merely an exercise to show what I'm thinking three months out, factoring in my Big Board rankings and what I'm hearing from execs, scouts and coaches in the league. I'm not projecting any trades right now; it's just too early to gauge which teams could move up. And I used ESPN's Football Power Index to project the draft order for the final four picks.
Let's get into my early projections, starting with the Titans. For more on the 32 pick predictions, check out the "SportsCenter Special" airing at 5 p.m. ET Wednesday.


1. Tennessee Titans - Cam Ward QB Miami
2. Cleveland Browns - Travis Hunter WR/CB Colorado
3. New York Giants - Shedeur Sanders QB Colorado
4. New England Patriots - Abdul Carter OLB Penn St.
5. Jacksonville Jaguars - Mason Graham DT Michigan
6. Las Vegas Raiders - Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona
7. New York Jets - Mykel Williams OLB Georgia
8. Carolina Panthers - Jalon Walker LB Georgia
9. New Orleans Saints - Will Johnson CB Michigan
10. Chicago Bears - Will Campbell T/G LSU
11. San Francisco 49ers - Kelvin Banks Jr. T Texas

12. Dallas Cowboys - Luther Burden III WR Missouri
Yes, it's a mock draft without Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty going to Dallas! I think it's possible the Cowboys take Jeanty, and there's no arguing that they need a boost to the run game. But I imagine they'd first try to fix that hole in free agency. And regardless, this team has to find playmakers all over, period.

Putting Burden's valuable after-the-catch ability opposite CeeDee Lamb would open things up for Dak Prescott. Dallas has been looking for a reliable one-two receiver punch in the offense for a while; it hasn't had two WRs over 700 receiving yards since 2021, when Amari Cooper was still in town. Burden has the explosive traits to change that.

13. Miami Dolphins - Malaki Starks S Georgia
14. Indianapolis Colts - Tyler Warren TE Penn St.
15. Atlanta Falcons - Shemar Stewart DE Texas A&M
16. Arizona Cardinals - Tyler Booker G Alabama
17. Cincinnati Bengals - Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama
18. Seattle Seahawks - Armand Membou T/G Missouri
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Nick Emmanwori S South Carolina
20. Denver Broncos - Ashton Jeanty RB Boise St.
21. Pittsburgh Steelers - Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio St.
22. Los Angeles Chargers - Colston Loveland TE Michigan
23. Green Bay Packers - Mike Green OLB Marshall
24. Minnesota Vikings - Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame
25. Houston Texans - Josh Simmons T Ohio St.
26. Los Angeles Rams - Josh Conerly Jr. T Oregon
27. Baltimore Ravens - Shavon Revel Jr. CB East Carolina
28. Detroit Lions - James Pearce OLB Tennessee
29. Washington Commanders - Nic Scourton DE Texas A&M
30. Buffalo Bills - Maxwell Hairston CB Kentucky
31. Kansas City Chiefs - Walter Nolen DT Mississippi
32. Philadelphia Eagles - Kenneth Grant DT Michigan
 

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In that scenario, I'd be thrilled to trade down to 20, take Jeanty, and get a HAUL in return. That'd be pretty incredible.
 

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I don't think he gets by Chicago now.
 

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I don't think he gets by Chicago now.
I don't know that I'd jump to that conclusion. But it is entirely possible. Obviously a dynamic run game is going to be really important to the Bears. But just because they took one RB in the first round with the Lions doesn't mean Ben Johnson thinks what he needs is one RB. It's just as likely he looks at the dominant line he had with the Lions, headed by a top draft pick and says we need a baddass O-lineman so that I can make the running game and passing game work.
 

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I don't know that I'd jump to that conclusion. But it is entirely possible. Obviously a dynamic run game is going to be really important to the Bears. But just because they took one RB in the first round with the Lions doesn't mean Ben Johnson thinks what he needs is one RB. It's just as likely he looks at the dominant line he had with the Lions, headed by a top draft pick and says we need a baddass O-lineman so that I can make the running game and passing game work.
Well to be honest I forgot Swift was still there so that would have changed my stance a bit If I had remembered.
 
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