2025 NFL mock draft: Matt Miller's predictions for 257 picks - ESPN

The 2025 NFL draft is closing in on us, as we're less than a month from the first round kicking off in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Four weeks is more than enough time for things to change and trades to be made, but it's also an ideal time to include more prospects and unveil a complete mock draft.

This is not your garden-variety one- or two-round mock draft. No, we're forecasting all seven rounds and 257 picks in this exercise, starting with the Titans at No. 1 and ending with the Chiefs at No. 257. With the 2024 college football and NFL seasons, the all-star bowl circuit, the combine and several pro days in the books — supplemented by hundreds of conversations I've had with NFL scouts and front office executives — this is my best guess on how the 2025 draft would go down right now.

Here are my predictions for Rounds 1-7. I provided complete breakdowns for the first three rounds. Asterisks indicate compensatory picks. Let's get started with the Titans; will they pick their next QB or go with the top player on the board?

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Cam Ward, QB, Miami

Every option is on the table for the Titans, but all signs point to them selecting a quarterback here. They didn't add competition for starter Will Levis in free agency despite it being a clear-cut need. And while Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter are blue-chip prospects, it'd be hard for the Titans to justify not taking a quarterback with this pick.

Ward's arm talent, mobility and penchant for big plays would open up Brian Callahan's offense. Ward led the FBS with 39 touchdown passes and added another four on the ground. His steady development in five college seasons, spanning from FCS Incarnate Word to Washington State to Miami, indicates