Rob Rang
NFL Draft Analyst
The NFL season is just a couple of weeks in, but injuries and poor play already have some fans eagerly looking ahead to the future.
That is the purpose of a mock draft written this early. We are pinpointing positions that may require an upgrade for each NFL roster and providing you with an opportunity to watch and evaluate potential rookie fits. Much to the chagrin of desperate NFL teams, cornerback, rather than quarterback, seems to be the strength of the 2025 draft class.
[Related: Tom Brady’s top five teams ahead of Week 3]
Of course, one team that is clearly already looking ahead to the future is the Carolina Panthers, who created shock waves with the decision to bench 2023 No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young in favor of journeyman quarterback Andy Dalton, who will turn 37 next month.
Projected to again have the No. 1 overall pick, it would be easy to simply plug in the top-rated quarterback for the Panthers. However, there is no early consensus as to who that is or even if there is a signal-caller worthy of top-10 consideration. Further, the much celebrated class of quarterbacks last year has struggled so far in the NFL, with no touchdowns tossed by any of the six first-round QBs over the first two weeks of the season.
No one knows how the 2024 NFL season will play out, so for the purposes of this mock draft, we simply took the inverse order of the current Super Bowl odds via DraftKings to create the selection order.
1. Los Angeles Rams (projected trade from Carolina Panthers): Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
Given the talent the Rams boast at receiver, it may seem ludicrous to suggest the club would package picks to move up and target this position, but with durability concerns hounding stars Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, and with quarterback Matthew Stafford at 36 years old, GM Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay may very well be looking to make a splash. A flashy dual-threat athlete whose…
Source link : https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2025-nfl-mock-draft-2-colorado-stars-in-top-8-panthers-replace-bryce-young
Author :
Publish date : 2024-09-19 15:31:36
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
