Wednesday was the final day for prospects to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, so another piece to the puzzle is now known. Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was the last notable name to throw his name into the pool,

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

Cleveland would sprint to the podium to draft Sanders, who might be an ideal fit in head coach Kevin Stefanski’s offense. You can’t go into 2025 with Cleveland’s QB situation as bad as it is, and Sanders’ accuracy and ability as a distributor over the middle of the field make him a perfect pick.