Let the NFL mock drafts start. This week the godfather of mock drafting — ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. — launched his first move on the 2025 NFL mock draft.
The New York Giants maintain the third general choice within the upcoming draft and are desperately looking for their subsequent franchise quarterback.
As destiny would have it, Kiper predicts they may get that participant in Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, son of NFL Corridor of Famer and Colorado Buffaloes head coach, Deion Sanders.
That is the best-case situation for the Giants. Their Week 17 win over the Colts slid them to No. 3 general, and now discovering a brand new QB1 within the first spherical isn’t assured. However Daniel Jones is gone, and Drew Lock is a free agent, so the Giants need to do one thing to scrub up one of many worst passing video games within the league. New York will probably be weighing all choices, and it’d finally be pressured to commerce up into the highest two to get its man. However right here, Sanders falls into the Giants’ lap with none further strikes.
Sanders is tremendous correct, finishing 74% of his throws this season. He may step in immediately and raise your entire offense, together with standout 2024 first-rounder Malik Nabers. Time is working out for GM Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll; they need to get this proper.
Nobody is doubting that Sanders may develop into a succesful NFL quarterback, however is he a) the precise match for the Giants and b) able to play within the NFL as a rookie like Jayden Daniels was?
Kiper has Miami quarterback Cam Ward first general adopted by Cleveland bypassing Sanders for his Colorado teammate, large receiver/defensive again Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner.
Cleveland has quarterback points, too. They ended the season with Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Bailey Zappe beneath heart after Jameis Winston took them on a curler coaster journey once more this 12 months in reduction of Deshaun Watson.
To see them look previous Sanders may very well be wishful considering. Many early mocks have Ward and Sanders going 1-2 and the Giants wrestling with the selection of taking Hunter or probably buying and selling again.
