After nailing most of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos return to the well one year later with seven more picks to add to the Sean Payton regime. With a quarterback now firmly in place, general manager George Paton is already teasing big moves at the April 24 draft in Green Bay.

With the No. 4 overall pick, Reuter threw a curveball that might raise some eyebrows—but in a good way. He had the Patriots selecting Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, a Heisman runner-up who hadn’t been heavily linked to New England until recently.

In his first and only seven-round mock of the 2025 NFL Draft, Chad Reuter forecasts some big surprises in the top 10 and five first-round trades. See all of his projections, 1-257.