Alabama football has a few players who could go in the first round of the NFL Draft. ESPN's Mel Kiper projects that two will.

The Arizona Cardinals select Alabama guard Tyler Booker with the No. 16 overall pick in ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s first 2025 mock draft.

Scott Peters is Cincinnati Bengals New Offensive Line CoachCINCINNATI — ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. released his latest mock draft for the 2025 cycle and he has Cincinnati rolling with Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell at Pick 17.

ESPN guru Mel Kiper Jr. overhauled his Top 10 list of draft-eligible quarterbacks following Monday night's CFP National Championship game.

The 2024-25 college football campaign is officially in the rearview mirror. However, NFL scouts’ jobs are far from over. On Tuesday, ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. provided his latest NFL Big Board, including the top 25 prospects in the upcoming draft.

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.

Mel Kiper, draft expert for ESPN, has the Cleveland Browns passing on a quarterback for arguably the best player in the draft.

Should Kiper’s projection hold true, it would be the first time since the 2018 NFL Draft that the SEC failed to produce a top-5 pick. Oklahoma (then in the Big 12) produced the No. 1 overall pick in Baker Mayfield while Georgia’s Roquan Smith was the league’s top selection at No. 8 overall.

The NFL Draft is just over three months away, but the mock draft season is in full effect. The New York Giants own the No. 3 overall pick after finishing the 2024 season with a disappointing 3-14 record.

Mel Kiper Jr. revealed his first NFL mock draft for 2025 on Wednesday, and it had a twist involving the 2 elite quarterbacks in the draft.

National running back LeQuint Allen Jr. of Syracuse practices for the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell/AL.com) Mike Kittrell/AL.com

The Orange have five players competing in the East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday in Dallas, a collection led by quarterback Kyle McCord and including tight end Oronde Gadsden II, wide receiver Jackson Meeks, defensive back Alijah Clark and defensive end Fadil Diggs