Mel Kiper Jr. always seems to find a quarterback he’s higher on than others. Two years ago, that quarterback was Kentucky‘s Will Levis, who would end up being selected with the first pick of the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.

The Tennessee Titans are slated to select 1st in the 2025 NFL draft and Mel Kiper sees them addressing their offense with that pick.

Mel Kiper Jr. revealed his first NFL mock draft for 2025 on Wednesday, and it had a twist involving the 2 elite quarterbacks in the draft.

In his first mock draft ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr., chooses between Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward for the Tennessee Titans.

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,

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We took a look at ESPN analyst Mel Kiper's first NFL mock draft to evaluate where he thinks Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders will go.

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,

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.

Sanders also had a career year under his father and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Shedeur Sanders (6-foot-2, 215 pounds) finished fourth nationally in passing (4,134 yards) and second nationally in touchdown passes (37) while throwing 10 interceptions, leading the Buffaloes to their best season (9-4) since 2016.

As the NFL Draft has become a year-long spoke on the ol' content wheel audiences have learned that the top of the board is always an evolving process filled wit