Boise State star and Heisman runner-up Ashton Jeanty is expected by most NFL Draft experts to be the first running back taken in April's NFL Draft. It's easy to

We took a look at ESPN analyst Mel Kiper's first NFL mock draft to evaluate where he thinks Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders will go.

The Cincinnati Bengals approach the 2025 NFL draft with a variety of major needs, which creates some interesting scenarios in mock drafts. What the Bengals do in the first mock draft effort of the year from ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., though, probably isn’t the best use of the team’s premium first-round resource.

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

NFL Draft will be here before we know it and there are a few Michigan football players who have a shot to become first-round draft selections. Most notably, both defensive tackle Mason Graham and cornerback Will Johnson are potential top-10 picks while tight end Colston Loveland and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant are first-round hopefuls.