When the 2018 NFL Draft goes down, it will be 14 years since the Giants drafted Eli Manning and the Chargers drafted Philip Rivers. If things continue to play out like we’ve seen so far in the 2017 NFL season, then both the Giants and Chargers could be in the market for a QB like Sam Darnold of USC, Josh Rosen of UCLA, Lamar Jackson of Louisville or Clayton Thorson of Northwestern.
Manning is currently 17th in NFL passer rating (90.3), behind players like Case Keenum and Andy Dalton. Rivers is currently 20th in NFL passer rating (87.8), right behind Trevor Siemian and slightly ahead of Josh McCown.
Both Manning and Rivers are quarterbacking teams with 0-4 records, so as hard as it is to believe – considering both have been the face of their respective franchise for over a decade – both teams may choose to draft successors in the 2018 NFL Draft. Here is our latest mock.
1. Cleveland Browns: Arden Key, DE, LSU
2. Los Angeles Chargers: Sam Darnold, QB, USC
3. San Francisco 49ers: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
4. New York Giants: Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
5. Chicago Bears: Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
6. Indianapolis Colts: Trey Adams, OT, Washington
7. Cincinnati Bengals: Iman Marshall, CB, USC
8. Miami Dolphins: Connor Williams, OT, Texas
9. Arizona Cardinals: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
10. New York Jets: Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
11. Oakland Raiders: Derwin James, S, Florida State
12. Baltimore Ravens: Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
13. Washington Redskins: Austin Bryant, DE, Clemson
14. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mitch Hyatt, OT, Clemson
15. Tennessee Titans: Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
16. Minnesota Vikings: Bryce Love, RB, Stanford
17. New Orleans Saints: Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas
18. Dallas Cowboys: Cameron Smith, LB, USC
19. Seattle Seahawks: Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
20. Cleveland Browns: Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama
21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kevin Toliver, CB, LSU
22. Los Angeles Rams: Simmie Cobbs, WR, Indiana
23. Buffalo Bills: Clayton Thorson, QB, Northwestern
24. Detroit Lions: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
25. Carolina Panthers: Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State
26. New England Patriots: Andrew Brown, DE, Virginia
27. Denver Broncos: Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
28. Atlanta Falcons: Jordan Thomas, CB, Oklahoma
29. Philadelphia Eagles: James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
30. Green Bay Packers: Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
31. Pittsburgh Steelers: Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest
32. Buffalo Bills: Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina
