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Debuting the QB Hot Board for next year's NFL draft: Strengths, weaknesses, intel for the top 13 passers
Who are the best quarterbacks in next year's draft class? We ranked the top 13, from first-rounders to a likely undrafted free agent.
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Rankings for the 2025 NFL draft: Top prospects at every position from Kiper, Miller, Reid and Yates
Who are the best players at every position? Our four analysts give their top-fives, plus their combined overall top-10 ranking for the 2025 class.
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Projecting the 2025 NFL draft order: Patriots, Panthers and Browns all in the mix for the No. 1 pick?
Our Football Power Index (FPI) projects the 2025 NFL draft order for Round 1. Which teams have the best chances of picking early after Week 6?
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Kiper's new 2025 Big Board: Ranking the top 25 NFL draft prospects, plus position reports
Which prospects make Mel Kiper Jr.'s updated top 25 rankings for the 2025 NFL draft? Who are the best players at every position?
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Wide receiver, cornerback ... or both? NFL draft scouts weigh in on Travis Hunter's best fit in the NFL
With two-way ability and elite traits, Hunter could be a top-10 pick in next year's NFL draft. But which position will he play in the pros?
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Debating top 2025 NFL draft prospects: Are Jalen Milroe, Cam Ward in the first-round conversation?
Have Milroe and Ward done enough to be considered Day 1 picks? Is Carson Beck still QB1? And who is the top overall prospect right now? Our experts weigh in.
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Debating the NFL draft's intriguing QB class: What to make of Shedeur Sanders, early-season risers
Is Shedeur Sanders matching the hype? Which other prospects are standing out? Our experts weigh in on QBs, sleepers and early season risers for 2025.
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Yates releases his early NFL draft board: Ranking the top 25 prospects for next year
Who are the best NFL draft prospects heading into the season? Field Yates debuts his 2025 board with 25 players to watch.
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Yates' preseason NFL mock draft: Which prospects could land in Round 1 in April?
With college football kicking off, let's project the first round of the 2025 draft. Could we see three QBs taken? Will NFL teams pursue defense early?
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Get ready for college football with 25 early NFL draft predictions: Kiper & Co. on the 2025 class
Our NFL draft experts made 25 early predictions for the 2025 class. Who will go No. 1? Which QBs could rise? And which sleepers have first-round upside?
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Reid's HBCU watch list: Ranking the top 10 senior prospects for the 2025 NFL draft
Ahead of Saturday's Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff, we ranked the 10 best HBCU seniors who could be on next year's NFL draft radar.
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10 NFL draft prospects with the most at stake this season: Who can make a statement in 2024?
Which players' draft stocks have the most riding on the 2024 college football season? We sort through 10 who have something to prove.
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10 schools stacked with NFL draft prospects: A college football cheat sheet for draftniks
Which schools have the best talent for next year's draft? We picked out 10 must-watch rosters loaded with potential future first-rounders.
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Latest NFL mock drafts for the 2025 class: Pick predictions from Kiper, Miller, Reid and Yates
Here are our experts' NFL mock drafts for the 2025 cycle, including projected landing spots for Shedeur Sanders and Luther Burden III.
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Can Shedeur Sanders become QB1 of the 2025 NFL draft class? Scouts help break down his game
More than a dozen scouts and evaluators weighed in on Sanders' strengths, weaknesses, comps and draft stock heading into the 2024 season.
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Who are the best NFL draft prospects for next year? Let's debate the top player at 11 positions
Who is the top quarterback, edge rusher and corner in the 2025 NFL draft class? We debated every position's early leader.
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Who will be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft? We predicted chances for 13 top prospects
Will Carson Beck, Shedeur Sanders or Quinn Ewers go first overall? What about a non-QB such as James Pearce Jr.? Let's project the race.
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Projecting the 2025 NFL draft, one year out: Miller's early predictions for every Round 1 pick
Five QBs and six receivers on Day 1? Top-tier defensive talent galore? Here's Matt Miller's early look at next April's 32 first-round picks.
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Meet the 2025 NFL draft's quarterback class: Strengths, weaknesses for 19 intriguing prospects
Will Carson Beck, Shedeur Sanders or Quinn Ewers be QB1 in next year's draft? And who are the other names to know in the class?
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NFL scouts pick 14 sleepers for the 2025 draft: Which prospects could rise into Round 1?
We asked NFL scouts to select prospects in next year's draft class who aren't being talked about enough. We have 14 names to know.
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Debuting our first 2025 NFL mock draft: Two trades -- for star QBs -- in the top five picks
Jordan Reid makes way-too-early predictions for every pick of next year's first round, including a landing spot for Shedeur Sanders.
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How does Shedeur Sanders stack up? NFL draft analysts break down his skill set, projection
Sanders is one of the top quarterbacks in the 2025 draft class. What are his strengths and weaknesses, and when could he get picked?
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'Play that'll go down in history:' How Lamar's improbable TD powered Ravens past Bengals
The Baltimore quarterback lead four scoring drives in the second half to force overtime in Cincinnati and win the contest.
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'He did what kings do': How Derrick Henry found his place in Ravens offense vs. Cowboys
From stiff-arming tacklers to motivating his offensive linemen, the Baltimore running back produced one of his vintage performances by running for 151 yards on 25 carries and scoring two touchdowns in Week 3.
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Who are the current NFL team owners?
NFL team owners run the gamut from the well-known to barely seen. Who is in charge of your favorite franchises? Check out this list for more details.
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Taco Bell jokingly posts listing of Davante Adams' Las Vegas home
Adams has appeared in multiple commercials for Taco Bell. One of the running bits is that he installed a Taco Bell store in his Las Vegas home.
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NFL trade deadline grades: Amari Cooper, Davante Adams deals
Davante Adams is headed to the Jets, Amari Cooper is headed to the Bills, and Cam Akers is headed to the Vikings. We have team grades for each deal.
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Lions extend Alim McNeill for 4 years; $55M guaranteed, source says
The Lions and DT Alim McNeill agreed to a four-year extension worth $97 million, including $55 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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Source: Brandon McManus, Packers agree to 1-year deal
Brandon McManus and the Packers have agreed to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, and the veteran kicker is expected to be active for Sunday's game against the Texans at Lambeau Field.
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RB Cam Akers returns to Vikings after trade with Texans
The Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2026 from the Texans in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2026.
