San Diego Union Tribune

Part of my mock draft preamble explains it is an attempt at figuring out the best players available in this season’s draft class, and which teams they’d match up well with considering the draft order courtesy of NFL.com. The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do. According to The Huddle Report, I was the third-most accurate NFL draft prognosticator in print last season. I’m tied for fifth overall (out of 172) over the past five years. Considering the NFL doesn’t have an offseason, the draft has become the Super Bowl of the league’s second season, and a mock version of said draft is meant to educate, perhaps even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time. Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation. Here’s my first 2025 NFL Mock Draft: