NFL 2018 Mock Draft Week 1 Edition
The NFL season is upon us! With week 1 starting underway, that means another year of college football scouting and determining the next class of NFL draft prospects from potential franchise changing players all the way to under the radar sleeper prospects.
The draft order in this mock draft is compiled of strength of schedule, each team’s performance from last year and my observations from each team in the preseason and predicting how their season might pan out. The order will certainly change over the course of the regular season and this mock draft also does not take free agency into account. With that being said, here is my first 2018 NFL mock draft:
1. NEW YORK JETS- SAM DARNOLD | QB | USC
2. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS- JOSH ROSEN | QB | UCLA
3. CLEVELAND BROWNS- SAQUON BARKLEY | RB | PENN STATE
4. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS- JOSH ALLEN | QB | WYOMING
5. BUFFALO BILLS- ARDEN KEY | EDGE | LSU
6. CHICAGO BEARS- DERWIN JAMES | S | FLORIDA STATE
7. LOS ANGELES RAMS- CONNOR WILLIAMS | OT | TEXAS
8. WASHINGTON REDSKINS- DERRIUS GUICE | RB | LSU
9. DENVER BRONCOS- CHRISTIAN WILKINS | DL | CLEMSON
10. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS- MIKE MCGLINCHEY | OT | NOTRE DAME
11. CINCINNATI BENGALS- MINKAH FITZPATRICK | CB | ALABAMA
12. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS- CALVIN RIDLEY | WR | ALABAMA
13. CAROLINA PANTHERS- DENZEL WARD | CB | OHIO STATE
14. BALTIMORE RAVENS- HAROLD LANDRY | EDGE | BOSTON COLLEGE
15. DETROIT LIONS- BRADLEY CHUBB | EDGE | NC STATE
16. BUFFALO BILLS (VIA KC)- MASON RUDOLPH | QB | OKLAHOMA STATE
17. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES- RONALD JONES | RB | USC
18. MIAMI DOLPHINS- CLELLIN FERRELL | EDGE | CLEMSON
19. ARIZONA CARDINALS- DEON CAIN | WR | CLEMSON
20. TENNESSEE TITANS- DA'RON PAYNE | DL | ALABAMA
21. CLEVELAND BROWNS (VIA HOU)- TAVARUS MCFADDEN | CB | FLORIDA STATE
22. MINNESOTA VIKINGS- COURTLAND SUTTON | WR | SMU
23. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS- ARMANI WATTS | S | TEXAS A&M
24. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS- TREY ADAMS | OT | WASHINGTON
25. DALLAS COWBOYS- RONNIE HARRISON | S | ALABAMA
26. ATLANTA FALCONS- VITA VEA | DL | WASHINGTON
27. GREEN BAY PACKERS- QUENTON NELSON | OG | NOTRE DAME
28. PITTSBURGH STEELERS- MALIK JEFFERSON | LB | TEXAS
29. NEW YORK GIANTS- DORANCE ARMSTRONG JR. | EDGE | KANSAS
30. OAKLAND RAIDERS- JEROME BAKER | LB | OHIO STATE
31. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS- IMAN MARSHALL | CB | USC
32. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS- MAURICE HURST | DL | MICHIGAN