We’re getting very close to the 2018 NFL Draft, which means we’re in full-fledged over-analysis mode. Eight months ago we had the Browns taking Sam Darnold with the first overall pick, and today we have the same deal. What is different from our last mock is that the Giants pass up on Saquon Barkley as well as a QB and take the best defensive player in the draft in NC State defensive end Bradley Chubb.
Other surprises in our latest NFL Mock Draft includes the Bills getting Baker Mayfield and the Redskins and Cowboys getting help at WR. The Redskins did not have a receiver go over 800 yards for the season last year, and it has become clear to the Cowboys that Dez Bryant is not an ultra-elite receiver. Bryant needs help in Dallas, and Jerry Jones seems inclined to give him some. Here is a two round mock.
1. Cleveland Browns: Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. New York Giants: Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
3. New York Jets: Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
4. Cleveland Browns: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
5. Denver Broncos: Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
6. Indianapolis Colts: Derwin James, S, Florida State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
8. Chicago Bears: Vita Vea, DT, Washington
9. San Francisco 49ers: Marcus Davenport, DE, Texas-San Antonio
10. Oakland Raiders: Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
11. Miami Dolphins: Minkah Fitzpatrick, CB, Alabama
12. Buffalo Bills: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
13. Washington Redskins: Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
14. Green Bay Packers: Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
15. Arizona Cardinals: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
16. Baltimore Ravens: Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Harold Landry, LB, Boston College
18. Seattle Seahawks: Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
19. Dallas Cowboys: DJ Moore, WR, Maryland
20. Detroit Lions: Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
21. Cincinnati Bengals: James Daniels, C, Iowa
22. Buffalo Bills: Taven Bryan, DT, Florida
23. New England Patriots: Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
24. Carolina Panthers: Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia
25. Tennessee Titans: Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
26. Atlanta Falcons: Will Hernandez, G, UTEP
27. New Orleans Saints: Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa
29. Jacksonville Jaguars: BJ Hill, DT, NC State
30. Minnesota Vikings: Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
31. New England Patriots: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
32. Philadelphia Eagles: DJ Chark, WR, LSU
33. Cleveland Browns: Maurice Hurst, DE, Michigan
34. New York Giants: Mike Hughes, CB, Central Florida
35. Cleveland Browns: Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford
36. Indianapolis Colts: Connor Williams, OT, Texas
37. Indianapolis Colts: Desmond Harrison, OT, West Georgia
38. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Justin Reid, S, Stanford
39. Chicago Bears: Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
40. Denver Broncos: Ronald Jones, RB, USC
41. Oakland Raiders: Jesse Bates, S, Wake Forest
42. Miami Dolphins: Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
43. New England Patriots: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
44. Washington Redskins: Trenton Thompson, DT, Georgia
45. Green Bay Packers: Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
46. Cincinnati Bengals: Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
47. Arizona Cardinals: Billy Price, C, Ohio State
48. Los Angeles Chargers: Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
49. Indianapolis Colts: RJ McIntosh, DT, Miami
50. Dallas Cowboys: Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas
51. Detroit Lions: Braden Smith, G, Auburn
52. Baltimore Ravens: Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
53. Buffalo Bills: Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
54. Kansas City Chiefs: Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama
55. Carolina Panthers: Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State
56. Buffalo Bills: Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma
57. Tennessee Titans: Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn
58. Atlanta Falcons: Austin Corbett, G, Nevada
59. San Francisco 49ers: Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
60. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
61. Jacksonville Jaguars: James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
62. Minnesota Vikings: Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T
63. New England Patriots: Donte Jackson, CB, LSU
64. Cleveland Browns: Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame