2025 NFL draft: We had five simulators predict the first round. Here’s the results.

The 2025 NFL draft is nearly here. With less than 20 days to go until the draft kicks off in Green Bay, Wisconsin, all 32 franchises own their first-round pick for the first time in NFL history.

Such parity creates a first round with lots of potential and there are multiple pivot points early on. Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the favorite to go No. 1 overall. Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter and Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter are expected to go in the next two picks.

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After that, there are many different ways the draft could go. The Patriots at No. 4 could realistically choose an offensive lineman, wide receiver or even one of Hunter or Carter if there’s a second quarterback in the top three picks (most likely Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders).

It’s the perfect time of year for NFL fans everywhere to hop on a draft simulator and see which players could be available at their favorite team’s spot in the first round.

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In that spirit, we’re collecting results from the most popular draft simulators to get some clarity for the first round. We’re using simulators provided by ESPN, Pro Football Focus, NFL Mock Draft Database, Pro Football & Sports Network and NFL Draft Buzz to run through Day 1 of the draft.

Here are the simulated predictions for the first round of the 2025 NFL draft:

2025 NFL mock draft roundup: Simulator predictions

• ESPN: QB Cam Ward, Miami
• Pro Football Focus: QB Cam Ward, Miami
• NFL Mock Draft Database: QB Cam Ward, Miami
• Pro Football Sports Network: QB Cam Ward, Miami
• NFL Draft Buzz: QB Cam Ward, Miami

• ESPN: Edge Abdul Carter, Penn State
• Pro Football Focus: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
• NFL Mock Draft Database: Edge Abdul Carter, Penn State
• Pro Football Sports Network: CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Abdul Carter, Penn State

• ESPN: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
• Pro Football Focus: Edge Abdul Carter, Penn State
• NFL Mock Draft Database: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
• Pro Football Sports Network: OT Will Campbell, LSU
• NFL Draft Buzz: CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado

• ESPN: CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
• Pro Football Focus: CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
• NFL Mock Draft Database: OT Will Campbell, LSU
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge Abdul Carter, Penn State
• NFL Draft Buzz: CB Will Johnson, Michigan

• ESPN: DT Mason Graham, Michigan
• Pro Football Focus: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
• NFL Mock Draft Database: DT Mason Graham, Michigan
• Pro Football Sports Network: CB Will Johnson, Michigan
• NFL Draft Buzz: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas

• ESPN: LB/Edge Jalon Walker, Georgia
• Pro Football Focus: DT Mason Graham, Michigan
• NFL Mock Draft Database: CB Will Johnson, Michigan
• Pro Football Sports Network: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
• NFL Draft Buzz: OT Will Campbell, LSU

• ESPN: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
• Pro Football Focus: OT Armand Membou, Missouri
• NFL Mock Draft Database: TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
• Pro Football Sports Network: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
• NFL Draft Buzz: QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

• ESPN: OT Armand Membou, Missouri
• Pro Football Focus: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
• NFL Mock Draft Database: CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
• Pro Football Sports Network: OT Armand Membou, Missouri
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge James Pearce Jr., Tennessee

• ESPN: TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
• Pro Football Focus: WR Matthew Golden, Texas
• NFL Mock Draft Database: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
• Pro Football Sports Network: DT Mason Graham, Michigan
• NFL Draft Buzz: DT Mason Graham, Michigan

• ESPN: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
• Pro Football Focus: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
• NFL Mock Draft Database: CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
• NFL Draft Buzz: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State

• ESPN: CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
• Pro Football Focus: OT Will Campbell, LSU
• NFL Mock Draft Database: OT Armand Membou, Missouri
• Pro Football Sports Network: LB/Edge Jalon Walker, Georgia
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia

• ESPN: CB Will Johnson, Michigan
• Pro Football Focus: TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
• NFL Mock Draft Database: Edge Mike Green, Marshall
• Pro Football Sports Network: TRADE to Chargers; TE Tyler Warren, Penn State
• NFL Draft Buzz: DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss

• ESPN: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
• Pro Football Focus: CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
• NFL Mock Draft Database: RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
• Pro Football Sports Network: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
• NFL Draft Buzz: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

• ESPN: OT Will Campbell, LSU
• Pro Football Focus: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
• NFL Mock Draft Database: TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
• Pro Football Sports Network: OG Tyler Booker, Alabama
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M

• ESPN: TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
• Pro Football Focus: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
• NFL Mock Draft Database: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge Mike Green, Marshall
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Jack Sawyer, Ohio State

• ESPN: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
• Pro Football Focus: CB Will Johnson, Michigan
• NFL Mock Draft Database: Edge James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
• Pro Football Sports Network: WR Matthew Golden, Texas
• NFL Draft Buzz: CB Jahdae Barron, Texas

• ESPN: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
• Pro Football Focus: LB/Edge Jalon Walker, Georgia
• NFL Mock Draft Database: DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
• Pro Football Sports Network: TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Mike Green, Marshall

• ESPN: RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
• Pro Football Focus: Edge Donovan Ezeirauku, Boston College
• NFL Mock Draft Database: LB/Edge Jalon Walker, Georgia
• Pro Football Sports Network: S Malaki Starks, Georgia
• NFL Draft Buzz: OT Armand Membou, Missouri

• ESPN: DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
• Pro Football Focus: S Malaki Starks, Georgia
• NFL Mock Draft Database: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
• Pro Football Sports Network: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Landon Jackson, Arkansas

• ESPN: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
• Pro Football Focus: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
• NFL Mock Draft Database: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
• Pro Football Sports Network: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
• NFL Draft Buzz: WR Matthew Golden, Texas

• ESPN: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
• Pro Football Focus: OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
• NFL Mock Draft Database: CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
• Pro Football Sports Network: CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
• NFL Draft Buzz: WR Luther Burden III, Missouri

• ESPN: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
• Pro Football Focus: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
• NFL Mock Draft Database: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
• Pro Football Sports Network: TRADE to Cleveland; WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A&M

• ESPN: Edge Mike Green, Marshall
• Pro Football Focus: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
• NFL Mock Draft Database: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
• NFL Draft Buzz: CB Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina

• ESPN: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
• Pro Football Focus: Edge Mike Green, Marshall
• NFL Mock Draft Database: IOL Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
• Pro Football Sports Network: IOL Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
• NFL Draft Buzz: OG Tyler Booker, Alabama

• ESPN: WR Matthew Golden, Texas
• Pro Football Focus: RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
• NFL Mock Draft Database: OT Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
• Pro Football Sports Network: OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
• NFL Draft Buzz: OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State

• ESPN: S Malaki Starks, Georgia
• Pro Football Focus: DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
• NFL Mock Draft Database: CB Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge Donovan Ezeirauku, Boston College
• NFL Draft Buzz: IOL Wyatt Milum, West Virginia

• ESPN: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
• Pro Football Focus: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
• NFL Mock Draft Database: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss

• ESPN: IOL Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
• Pro Football Focus: Edge James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
• NFL Mock Draft Database: WR Matthew Golden, Texas
• Pro Football Sports Network: DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
• NFL Draft Buzz: Edge J.T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State

• ESPN: OG Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
• Pro Football Focus: WR Luther Burden III, Missouri
• NFL Mock Draft Database: CB Trey Amos, Ole Miss
• Pro Football Sports Network: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
• NFL Draft Buzz: IOL Grey Zabel, North Dakota State

• ESPN: DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
• Pro Football Focus: IOL Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
• NFL Mock Draft Database: DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
• Pro Football Sports Network: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
• NFL Draft Buzz: WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

• ESPN: CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
• Pro Football Focus: DT Darius Alexander, Toledo
• NFL Mock Draft Database: S Malaki Starks, Georgia
• Pro Football Sports Network: OG Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
• NFL Draft Buzz: TE Tyler Warren, Penn State

• ESPN: Edge James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
• Pro Football Focus: OG Tyler Booker, Alabama
• NFL Mock Draft Database: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
• Pro Football Sports Network: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
• NFL Draft Buzz: S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina

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