Let the NFL mock drafts begin. This week the godfather of mock drafting — ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. — released his first pass at the 2025 NFL mock draft. The New York Giants hold the third overall selection in the upcoming draft and are desperately searching for their next franchise quarterback.

Kiper isn’t the only person who’s predicted the Giants to pick the 22-year-old Colorado product. His own father, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, said he knew “for a fact” that New York would be picking his son in the 2025 Draft in an interview on “The Pac Man Jones Show” in December — at the time, Deion thought the Giants would have the No. 1 pick.

The NFL Draft is just over three months away, but the mock draft season is in full effect. The New York Giants own the No. 3 overall pick after finishing the 2024 season with a disappointing 3-14 record.

The New York Giants will select third overall in the 2025 NFL draft, a spot they’ve only been in two other times in franchise history.

In his debut mock draft for the 2025 class, Kiper has Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders dropping to the Giants at No. 3. This is a dream scenario for Giants general manager Joe Schoen, who has scouted Sanders plenty and might need to take a quarterback to save his job.

The New York Giants are projected to receive a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft as compensation for losing safety Xavier McKinney in free agency. Per Over The Cap, the Giants lost four qualifying free agents -- Saquon Barkley,

The New York Giants can certainly use all the draft picks they can get this year, and the good news is they are on track to receive an extra fourth-round pick to help fill some of their many roster needs.