NFL Mock Draft 2017: Deshaun Watson to 49ers, Bears go defense

It’s November, and when a team has just two wins or less post-Halloween it’s typically time to start thinking about the upcoming draft. For the Jaguars, Bears, 49ers and Browns, 2017 can’t get here fast enough. But this year’s Carolina Panthers are a certified outlier. Fresh off a big 30-20 win over Arizona, the 2-5 Panthers are still firmly in the NFC playoff mix.

We have the Panthers taking LSU running back Leonard Fournette in our latest mock draft, below, for some Jonathan Stewart insurance (he’s 29 going on 59), but it’s unlikely the Panthers stay in the top 10 here.

Elsewhere in our latest mock, for the first time we have QBs going 1-2 as the Browns tab Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer and the 49ersreel in Clemson’s Deshaun Watson.

1. Cleveland Browns: DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame

2. San Francisco 49ers: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson

3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M

4. Chicago Bears: Jonathan Allen, DE, Alabama

5. Carolina Panthers: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU

6. Indianapolis Colts: Malik McDowell, DE, Michigan State

7. New York Jets: Jabrill Peppers, LB, Michigan

8.San Diego Chargers: Jalen Tabor, CB, Florida

9.Miami Dolphins: Jamal Adams, S, LSU

10.New Orleans Saints: Adoree Jackson, CB, USC

11.Baltimore Ravens: Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State

12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee