Predicting the First Round of the N.F.L. Draft, With Teams Maximizing Trades

Post-NFL free agency mock drafts. That’s the good stuff.

Two weeks’ worth of signings, releases and the occasional trade have helped shape individual team needs. Now, the focus returns to the incoming talent.

There is always a gravitational pull toward quarterbacks. Interest in where the top passers land and how many go off the board in the first round are rolled into another edition of “lying season,” and this year is no exception.

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With the focal point centered more on team needs and draft logic, here’s one way the 2025 first round — plus two bonus selections — may unfold. I’m not usually a trades-in-mock guy, but several teams have 10 or

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