Of Dane Brugler's way-too-early 2024 mock draft, sixteen of the prospects he mentioned were picked in the first round last week, seven more landed on Day 2, five on Day 3 and four went back to school.

Well, here's his first 2025 mock ⤵️

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Way-too-early 2025 mock draft.

I already have a ton of takes, but, for now, think of this as a 32-prospect watch list for next year. It's an interesting class.

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My favorite pick for each team? A day 3 pick who will surprise for each team?

Instead of draft grades, I rank my favorite team-by-team draft hauls, 1 through 32:

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My favorite pick for each team? A day 3 pick who will surprise for each team?

Instead of draft grades, I rank my favorite team-by-team draft hauls, 1 through 32:

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257 draft picks. All 257 players in The Beast.

It's been such a fun ride the last 12 months scouting and prepping for this draft class. A heartfelt thank you for all the convos, debates and support along the way. Y'all make this a ton of fun!

So with the last two picks, the Lions selected...

-LSU DT Mekhi Wingo, No. 95 on The Beast, at No. 189.

-Boston College G Christian Mahogany, No. 99 on The Beast, at No. 210.

CB Micah Abraham is a very Colts pick here in the 6th.

Speed, ball production and bloodlines.

The Commanders selected Washington safety Dominique Hampton with the 161st pick.

Dane Brugler's No. 9 safety runs a 4.45 40-time. An 'impressive size/speed athlete who diagnoses well from the zone and is an explosive striker as a tackler.

Started college football in 2018.

The Bears get their edge rusher, trading into Round 5 and taking Kansas' Austin Booker.

From Dane Brugler: 'He is an ascending player with the ability to maximize his athletic traits and body length/force with proper biomechanics.'

Booker was Dane's 78th-ranked player overall.

Big fan of what the Cowboys have done. So far, nabbed three players in my top-40 prospects:

27. OT Tyler Guyton
32. Edge Marshawn Kneeland
38. OG/C Cooper Beebe

All I know about Marshawn Kneeland is he's Dane Brugler's guy. And that's plenty good enough for me.

Sam Williams is the only EDGE depth on the roster, & Tank is in a contract year. It's a pick that makes sense.

Join Robert Mays, Nate Tice, Dane Brugler and Dianna Russini at 6:00 ET for The Athletic Football Show's live day two #NFLDraft coverage.

Follow along for all the picks and analysis ⤵️
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Brock Bowers played 52.2% of his snaps in the slot, 36.6% of his snaps as an inline TE and 9.5% of his snaps as an outside WR at Georgia according to Dane Brugler, who compared him to George Kittle. He'll add versatility to the #Raiders ' offense🔗⤵️ theathletic.com/5435500/2024/0…

6 pm ET tonight. We're doing it all again.

Come join me, Dane Brugler, Nate Tice — with insight from Dianna Russini and some other special guests — as we break down every picks from Rounds 2 and 3.

Link: bit.ly/4aRSDmm

Last night was a BLAST. Reacting in the moment to each pick with Robert Mays and Nate Tice is so much fun.

Can't wait to do it all again tonight with another live show.

My favorite player-team fit from the 1st round.

Terrion Arnold 🤝 Lions

NFL Rounds 2 and 3 mock draft, by Dane Brugler: Spencer Rattler to Rams; early WR run ⤵️
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Join Robert Mays, Nate Tice, Dane Brugler and Dianna Russini at 7:30 ET for The Athletic Football Show's live draft coverage.

Follow along for all the picks and analysis ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=oksLVc…

I promise, you won't regret having The Beast by your side for the next 3 days and 257 draft picks. The most comprehensive NFL Draft guide available.

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The 49ers have had conversations with teams, including with one picking in the top 10, about trading either of their prized wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel in an effort to move up in the first round, per sources.