By now, you know the drill.
The top player in college football doesn’t ALWAYS go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, mostly because QB-starved teams trade up or draft a quarterback.
So while Colorado’s Travis Hunter is a Heisman Trophy favorite and a player who might go No. 1 — he was in our latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea — the newest ESPN mock from Matt Miller had a different Colorado star going first.
That would be Shedeur Sanders, and that’s because he projected the New York Giants trading up with the Jaguars to No. 1. It makes sense to connect Sanders with the Giants as other mocks have, and here’s his take:
I have the Giants going big to fix their quarterback situation, giving Jacksonville their second- and third-round picks in 2025, plus a 2026 second-rounder, to move up from No. 3. It gets New York out in front of Cleveland, which could also be looking at the QB class, and crucially doesn’t involve any future first-round picks. And the Jaguars, meanwhile, collect valuable draft capital to restock a roster in desperate need of repair.
Intriguing! Make sure to check out our latest NFL mock draft from D’Andrea!
