Ollie Connolly · Apr 14, 2025
Connolly agrees Shedeur Sanders likely lands in New Orleans, says Cam Ward goes first overall, projects Travis Hunter's floor as a top-three NFL cornerback, is out on Mason Graham as a top-10 pick, thinks Donovan Ezeiruaku slips to the second round, doesn't want James Pearce, and expects Malaki Starks to be taken around 25.
“the floor to me feels like the second or third best cornerback in the NFL”
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- Mock Draft PicksDonovan JeterApr 14, 2025
“I think he's going to get ding to go in the second round, maybe because he just doesn't quite have the measurables teams are looking for.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Donovan Jeter
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2025; later signed with WAS
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- the second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksCam WardApr 14, 2025
“It's almost now because cam Ward is going to go first overall”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
“I'm with you that is probably going to happen because Mickey Lewis is trying to save his job”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksMalaki StarksApr 14, 2025
“He is a splash playmaker and So i'm sure a team will take him somewhere in the twenty five range, maybe a little bit higher”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Positional FinishesTravis HunterApr 14, 2025
“the floor to me feels like the second or third best cornerback in the NFL De bending our system and circumstance and the ceiling is changes the position for generation”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Draft Bust CallsJames Pearce Jr.Tennessee TitansApr 14, 2025
“He is the one that I would not want in my building... I like passwords who know what they're doing when they rush the passer, and not just kind of upfield athletes who tests really well but don't quite know how to play football”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Draft Bust CallsMason GrahamApr 14, 2025
“I just what I'm taking with a top ten pick. I think there's better value further down the board than he is. I have a high second round grade on him.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.