SEC Leads the Way in First Mock Draft
08/21/2024
On Wednesday ESPN NFL Analyst Field Yates released what he called a “very preliminary” look at next year’s NFL Draft 1st Round.
All in all, 15 SEC players made the list including four in the Top Five and seven in the Top Ten.
The SEC has led all conferences in NFL Draft selections eight consecutive years, and the conference has also had the most first rounders selected in 13 of the last 14 drafts.
Here’s a look at where every SEC player is projected in Yates’ 2025 Mock Draft
No. 1 NYG – Carson Beck (QB – UGA)
No. 2 CAR – James Pearce Jr (EDGE – Tennessee)
No. 3 DEN – Kelvin Banks Jr (OT – Texas)
No. 5 WSH – Mykel Williams (EDGE – UGA)
No. 8 LV – Quinn Ewers (QB – Texas)
No. 9 ARZ – Nic Scourton (EDGE – Texas A&M)
No. 10 NO – Will Campbell (OT – LSU)
No. 14 IND – Malaki Starks (S – UGA)
No. 16 CLE – Emery Jones Jr (OT – LSU)
No. 19 LAR – Luther Burden III (WR – Missouri)
No. 20 NYJ – Deone Walker (DT – Kentucky)
No. 23 HOU – Harold Perkins Jr (LB – LSU)
No. 28 PHI – Isaiah Bond (WR – Texas)
No. 29 BAL – Tyler Booker (G – Alabama)
No. 30 DET – Landon Jackson (EDGE – Arkansas)
