USA Today

● By Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz
With the first month of the NFL season complete, it's time for a mock draft check-in. Everything is still in flux this early in the fall, with all teams still clinging onto some degree of hope and the draft order far from being determined. But as the standings start to take shape, fans and franchises will soon have to face the emerging reality of their seasons. And for some, that will prompt an early look toward the draft landscape. With that said, here's USA TODAY Sports' latest 2025 NFL mock draft projection, with the first-round order determined by record and strength-of-schedule tiebreaker via Tankathon.com:

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.