Don James: 2018 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 (Post Senior Bowl)

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