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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.
Answering big questions about the 2025 draft class
Our experts answer questions about next year's draft prospects.
TOP HEADLINES
REFLECTIONS ON THE DRAFT
Who were the best picks of the NFL draft? Miller's top 100, including 41 steals from Day 3
Matt Miller picked out his 100 favorite selections, factoring in value, fit and trades. Which pick is No. 1? Which teams dominated the list?
Yates' top five favorite picks in all seven rounds
Field Yates picked out 35 selections -- five per round -- that just made too much sense.
NFL NATION
Not splashy, but necessary: The Steelers' rebuilt offensive line completes changed offensive identity
The Steelers picked probable O-line starters with their first two picks of the 2024 draft. Those moves might not be splashy, but it matters.
THE PAT MCAFEE SHOW
GM tells McAfee how Saquon became an Eagle
Pat McAfee asks "Why not Drew Lock?" in New York
FANTASY FOOTBALL
Mock draft: Where did top WRs, rookies go?
The 2024 NFL draft is complete, so our ESPN Fantasy crew dove right into a mock draft, where a rookie was selected before Travis Kelce.
Fantasy football rankings for 2024 season
ESPN fantasy analysts reveal their rankings for the 2024 season for both PPR and non-PPR leagues.
OPTIONS ON ROOKIE CONTRACTS
Tracking fifth-year options for 2021 first-rounders: Which have been picked up or declined?
Today is the deadline for teams to pick up the fifth-year option on rookie contracts. Which teams have made a decision?
THE ART OF NFL DRAFT TRADES
Barnwell: Does trading up in the NFL draft actually work? What we can learn from 242 past deals
Trading up isn't simply a pass/fail conversation, but there often is a clear winner. Here's what previous NFL draft deals can teach us.
'OK, he's really different': Seven stories that explain Bears QB Caleb Williams
EXPLAINING THE PICK
Why did the Falcons draft Michael Penix? Consider the Matt Ryan lesson
Atlanta had no succession plan after Ryan left, and with Penix available, it wasn't going to make that mistake again.
Top Headlines
- Source: Steelers decline RB Harris' 2025 option
- Fields floated as Steelers returner, Warren says
- Zeke on Cowboys reunion: 'Unfinished business'
- 'Grateful' Kelce wasn't going to hold out for deal
- Slayton 'confident' on Giants contract resolution
- Source: Cowboys to decline Lance's 2025 option
- Illinois gov.: Bears' stadium plan a 'nonstarter'
- Brissett eager to battle Maye for Pats' QB1 job
- Kiper's draft grades: Winners and losers
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2024 NFL draft grades: Mel Kiper's winners, losers, sleepers
The Eagles tied a record for trades. The Cardinals filled needs. And some teams reached for players. Mel Kiper Jr. evaluates the 2024 NFL draft.
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2024 NFL draft trade grades: Biggest deals for players, picks
Who got the best of the Franklin-Myers deal, and did the Vikings give up too much for their first-round moves? We graded the trades.
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Judging overreactions to 2024 NFL draft picks, team classes
We're sizing up Chicago's postseason hopes, Atlanta's first-round mistake, Vegas' QB situation and the futures of Daniel Jones and Brandon Aiyuk.
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Should teams trade up in the NFL draft? Lessons from past deals
Trading up isn't simply a pass/fail conversation, but there often is a clear winner. Here's what previous NFL draft deals can teach us.
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Stories of Bears' Caleb Williams, told by those who know him
He's a fashion cop, a fierce teammate and the next LeBron? Here's how people who know him, describe the No. 1 draft pick.
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Pat Tillman, his mom and the 20-year torment of a friendly fire death
Twenty years after Pat Tillman's death, his mom reflects on bad command decisions and false narratives.
