Bucky Brooks· Apr 5, 2025
Brooks argued Mason Taylor is a worthy bottom-of-the-first-round pick and could be the third tight end drafted, and he also expects Jalen Milroe to be drafted higher than expected based on tools.
“Mason Taylor could be the third tied end to come off the board.”
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- Mock Draft PicksMason TaylorApr 5, 2025
Mason Taylor to be picked “bottom of the first round” (picks 1–32)
“DJ. Yeah, bottom of the first round. Mason Taylor could be the third tied end to come off the board”
Close · 65Scored 64.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mason Taylor
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 64.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 42
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 64.84
- predicted pick:
- bottom of the first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsMason TaylorApr 5, 2025
Mason Taylor to be 3rd tight end off the board
“bottom of the first round. Mason Taylor could be the third tied end to come off the board”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 28.72+71.28 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- naming one of the 16 at random averages 28.72
- skill:
- 71.28
- player:
- Mason Taylor
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 28.72
- position:
- tight end
- class size:
- 16
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 3
- predicted order:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
What others said about the same people
- Jourdan RodrigueMock Draft Picks · Mason TaylorClose · 65Co-authoring the same consensus first-round mock, Rodrigue endorsed every pick, personally pushing Ashton Jeanty to Jacksonville at five, Tyler Warren to the Bears at ten, Emeka Egbuka to Washington at 29 and Nick Emanwori to Buffalo at 30.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · Mason TaylorClose · 65Co-hosting a consensus mock draft with Jordan Rodrigue, Rosenthal signed off on all 32 first-round picks of the 2025 NFL Draft, including Cam Ward first to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland, Armand Membou to New England at four and Shedeur Sanders sliding to the Saints at nine.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · Mason TaylorClose · 65Rosenthal made the even-numbered picks in the mock, taking Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and finishing with Mason Taylor to the Eagles at 32, including Shedeur Sanders sliding to the Rams at 26.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Mason TaylorClose · 65Jeremiah shared his updated top-50 board rankings for the draft class, placing Nick Emmanwori 15th, Donovan Ezeiruaku 25th, Walter Nolen 28th, Mason Taylor 32nd and Jackson Dart 36th. He believes Nolen will be off the board well before pick 28, projects Mason Taylor to the Eagles at No. 32, and thinks Tyler Booker can be an early-career Pro Bowler in the right scheme.
- Lance ZierleinPosition Order Calls · Mason TaylorHit · 100Zierlein said Kansas State's Jacob Parrish helped himself with his testing and will be a second-round cornerback, put South Carolina safety Nick Emnori inside the top 16 after his workout, pegged Mason Taylor as the third tight end off the board and possibly a first-rounder, and called Alabama's Robbie Oots a future NFL fullback who will be on a roster.
- Kyle CrabbsMock Draft Picks · Mason TaylorClose · 68Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants.
More position order calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Nick ShookPosition Order Calls · Olaivavega IoaneMiss · 35Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three.
- Rhett LewisPosition Order Calls · Tyler ShoughHit · 100Lewis names Louisville's Tyler Shough as the new QB3 of the class — the third quarterback off the board — and views Milroe as a second-round selection.
- Nick WrightPosition Order Calls · Carnell TateHit · 100Nick Wright laid out his full mock draft 3.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft, pick by pick through the first round, and also predicted AJ Brown would finish top five in the NFL in receiving yards with the Patriots.
- Todd McShayPosition Order Calls · K.C. ConcepcionHit · 100McShay's mock draft 4.0 has Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey going 1-2 to the Raiders and Jets, the Saints trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Titans taking Jeremiah Love at 4, the Giants taking Francis Mauigoa at 5 (though he'd now switch to Sonny Styles), the Cowboys trading up to 6, the Jets trading up to 7 for Carnell Tate, and Arizona trading up to 30 for Ty Simpson. He also predicts seven offensive tackles go in the first round and that Love, Styles, Downs and Reese all go in the top seven.
- Keith SanchezPosition Order Calls · Jordyn TysonClose · 71As relayed by Harrison, Sanchez's latest mock draft has Carnell Tate going to Washington, Jordan Tyson as the first receiver off the board at No. 5 to the Giants, Makai Lemmon at 11 and Chris Brasel at 30 to Miami, Sonny Styles at No. 8 to New Orleans, and Caleb Downs at No. 13 to the Rams.
- Field YatesPosition Order Calls · Jordyn TysonHit · 100As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46.