Nashville Tennessean

● By Nicklaus Gray
The stars of the NFL draft each season are the quarterbacks, no matter what other college stars are available. A bad QB draft often means that the public is down on the overall draft group. A good QB draft usually throws that year's group into the conversation as one of the best drafts in history. The 2025 draft appears to be in between good and bad, with Miami's Cam Ward and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders destined for the top 10 in some form in April. The Tennessee Titans are one of several teams that need a QB of the future, a list that includes the Browns at No. 2, the Giants at No. 3, the Raiders at No. 6 and the Jets at No. 7. In all, no fewer than seven teams have major long-term questions at the position. So what if every team that needed a QB selected a QB? With the draft order now set through pick No. 30, here's how The Tennessean predicts the first round of the 2025 NFL draft will look if each team that needs a quarterback picks one:

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.