Race for No. 1 pick in 2025 NFL Draft: How the ‘Black Friday’ game will help determine who gets the top spot

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Race for No 1 pick in 2025 NFL Draft How the Black Friday game will help determine who gets the top spot

Similar to last week, the Jacksonville Jaguars are in position to pick No. 1 in 2025 happened this spring. But after a crazy Week 12, several teams slated for top-10 picks saw their draft positions change.

The New York Giants And Carolina Panthers After Sunday's defeat, both fell three places. It's the other way around Tennessee Titans And Cleveland Browns Both moved up four spots (which isn't good if you want the first pick) after upsetting the team Houston Texans And Pittsburgh Steelersrespectively. These are just a few of the teams whose draft status changed this past weekend.

Here's a look at five Week 13 games that could determine the No. 1 overall pick, along with the current top of the draft order. Click here to find out which player is our CBS Sports According to analysts, your team is currently participating in the first round of the upcoming draft.

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Current top 10 picks

1. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)
2. New York Giants (2-9)
3. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9)
4. New England Patriots (3-9)
5. Carolina Panthers (3-8)
6. Tennessee Titans (3-8)
7. New York Jets (3-8)
7. Cleveland Browns (3-8)
9. New Orleans Saints (4-7)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7)

Important games of week 12

Giants at Cowboys (Thanksgiving)

Dallas actually fell out of the top 10 after Sunday's surprising win against them Commanders. As mentioned above, the Giants improved their chances of finishing first after being passed Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers in Tommy DeVitos first start of the season.

New York's difficult season will likely continue into the final six games of the season, but as the Cowboys showed last Sunday, anything can happen in a rivalry game. Expect the Giants to be at their best on Sunday against their longtime rival. Specifically, one might think that Giants head coach Brian Daboll will try to move the rookie to wideout Malik Nabers involved in the crime early on.

Raiders at Chiefs (Friday)

This year's Black Friday game pits two long-time rivals against each other. It will also be a duel that will undoubtedly have an impact on who gets the No. 1 overall pick.

Las Vegas has emerged as a legitimate contender in the race for this year's top pick. His chances of doing that increased if he started at quarterback Gardner Minshew was out for the season after injuring his collarbone last Sunday Broncos. Minshew's injury hampered the Silver and Black's solid performance.

Will the Raiders (with Desmond Ridder (who plays the spot in Minshew) had another strong performance on Friday, or will the Chiefs return to form after needing a last-second field goal to beat the Panthers last Sunday? We find out the day after Turkey Day.

The Chiefs could get an early Christmas present at running back Friday Isiah Pacheco can play for the first time since his injury in Week 2.

Texans at Jaguars

Jacksonville has the edge for first place, but Doug Pederson's team could be primed for an upset this Sunday. The Jaguars are coming off a bye week and the Texans have lost three of their last four games, including last Sunday's five-point loss to the Titans.

A big reason for Houston's recent gaffe was CJ Strouds immerse yourself in the game. Stroud has completed more than 61% of his passes just once in his last four games. He has also thrown more interceptions (5) than touchdown passes (3) during that span. Sunday will give Stroud a chance to get back on track as the Jaguars are in 31st place in passing yards allowed and 32nd in touchdown passes given up.

Like Stroud, quarterback of the Jaguars Trevor Lawrence also has an unforgettable stretch of play behind him. He and the rest of the Jaguars' offense scored just 13 points in the last two games leading up to last week's bye.

This has the potential to be one of the most compelling games of Week 13. Tampa Bay is coming off a stunning win and trying to keep pace with first place Hawks in the NFC South Division race. Carolina just played arguably its best game of the season against the two-time defending champion Chiefs.

It was a particularly good game for the No. 1 overall pick in 2023 Bryce Youngwho made several big shots against Kansas City while also leading his offense with six goals. It will be interesting to see if Young and Co. can maintain their momentum against a division rival that has a lot to offer.

If the Panthers win, expect a running back Chuba Hubbard to have played a big role in this surprise. Hubbard, who recently signed a contract extension, is fifth in the rankings in rushing and 11th in yards per carry average.

Colts at Patriots

Two decades ago this was the case best rivalry. Now it's a battle between losing teams, with the Patriots in the running for first place in the standings.

After a 4-3 start, the Colts are now 5-7, having lost four of their last five games. Anthony Richardson Continued erratic play was a big reason for the Colts' slump. The Colts have also struggled Jonathan Taylor The league's former rushing champion rushed for 92 yards on 35 carries in the Colts' last two games.

Even though it was a record-breaking lost year for the Patriots, New England fans have the opportunity to watch the rookie quarterback's continued development Drake Maye. He hasn't just developed as a starting quarterback Across the board, the former No. 3 overall pick has also blossomed into a vocal leader. The Patriots may be down, but Maye and his teammates will give the Colts their best on Sunday.


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