This selection would address a need but it would feel like a waste of a premium selection for the Dallas Cowboys.

Here is our sixth NFC North mock draft of the 2025 NFL Draft cycle, enjoy. Jan 1, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; A Minnesota Vikings helmet sits on the field during warmups prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had Ward going No. 1 to the Tennessee Titans. But in Bucky Brooks’ first NFL.com mock of the season, he had Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders going as the first overall pick to the Titans, with Ward going No. 3 to the New York Giants, who are also desperate for a quarterback.

Rather than going with a flashy pick in Round 1, the Rams play it safe and take a player who could be their future left tackle

Where will Colorado football's Shedeur Sanders be picked in 2025 NFL draft? NFL mock draft projections, picks weigh in on Buffaloes quarterback.

The Browns are in such an awkward spot organizationally. Yet as the holders of the No. 2 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, Cleveland can make a maneuver that can benefit the club in the short term and provide the team extra ammo potentially needed to pick a quarterback in next year's draft.

With nearly all of the NFL’s head-coaching vacancies now filled, let’s take another crack at mocking the first round of the 2025 draft . . .

In our latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft roundup, the Bears land a top offensive lineman to shore up pass protection for Caleb Williams.