NFL Draft 2018 projection season is ready with NFL mock drafts. Much of the narrative around the 2018 NFL Draft is focused at the quarterback position with Rosen, Mayfield, Darnold, Jackson and Josh Allen leading the way. With the combine, pro days and individual workouts ahead of us my first mock draft is next up on the schedule.
Which player will your team select in the first round? Here is my first projection of the 32 first-round picks in the 2018 NFL draft.
2018 NFL Draft: First-round order
1. Cleveland Browns
Sam Darnold (QB) 6’4 226 – USC
2. New York Giants
Josh Rosen (QB) 6’4 220 – UCLA
3. Indianapolis Colts
Orlando Brown (OT) 6’8 330 – Oklahoma
4. Cleveland Browns
Minkah Fitzpatrick (CB/FS) 6’1 205 – Alabama
5. Denver Broncos
Baker Mayfield (QB) 6’0 218 – Oklahoma
6. New York Jets
Josh Allen (QB) 6’4 230 – Wyoming
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bradley Chubb (DE/OLB) 6’4 265 – NCST
8. Chicago Bears
Calvin Ridley (WR) 6’1 192 -Alabama
9. San Francisco 49ers
Saquon Barkley (RB) 5’11 220 -Penn St
10.Oakland Raiders
Roquan Smith (ILB) 6’1 235 – Georgia
11. Miami Dolphins
Quenton Nelson (OG/C) 6’4 320 – Notre Dame
12. Cincinnati Bengals
Connor Williams (OT) 6’5 320 – Texas
13. Washington Redskins
Derwin James (FS/SS) 6’2 213 – Florida St
14. Green Bay Packers
Denzel Ward (CB) 5’11 191 – Ohio St
15. Arizona Cardinals
Mason Rudolph (QB) 6’4 225 – Oklahoma St
16. Baltimore Ravens
Christian Kirk (WR) 5’11 200 – Texas A&M
17. Los Angeles Chargers
Vita Vea (NT) 6’4 344 – Washington
18. Seattle Seahawks
Marcus Davenport (DE) 6’7 255 – UTSA
19. Dallas Cowboys
Maurice Hurst (DT) 6’2 285 – Michigan
20. Detroit Lions
Da’Ron Payne (DT) 6’3 308 – Alabama
21. Buffalo Bills
Tremaine Edmunds (ILB) 6’4 236 – Virginia Tech
22. Buffalo Bills(Via Kansas City)
Harrison Phillips (NT) 6’4 286 -Stanford
23. Carolina Panthers
James Washington (WR) 5’11 205 – Oklahoma St
24. Los Angeles Rams
Joshua Jackson (CB) 6’0 191- Iowa
25. Tennessee Titans
Taven Bryan (DT/DE) 6’5 293 – Florida
26. Atlanta Falcons
Isaiah Oliver (CB) 6’1 195 – Colorado
27. New Orleans Saints
Malik Jefferson (OLB) 6’2 238 – Texas
28. Pittsburgh Steelers
Rashaan Evans (ILB) 6’3 234 – Alabama
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
Mark Andrews (TE) 6’6 253 – Oklahoma
30. Minnesota Vikings
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (DE) 6’1 242 – Oklahoma
31. Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Price (OG) 6’4 312 – Ohio St
32. New England Patriots
Mike McGlinchey (OT) 6’8 310 – Notre Dame