Max Meyerson 2018 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 Pre-Super Bowl
1. Cleveland Browns- Sam Darnold QB, USC
2. New York Giants- Josh Rosen QB, UCLA
3. Indianapolis Colts- Quenton Nelson OL, Notre Dame
4. Cleveland Browns- Saquon Barkley RB, Penn State
5. Denver Broncos- Connor Williams OL Texas
6. New York Jets- Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Minkah Fitzpatrick CB Alabama
8. Chicago Bears- Bradley Chubb DE NC State
9. San Francisco 49ers- Derwin James DB FSU
10. Oakland Raiders- Denzel Ward CB Ohio State
11. Miami Dolphins- Roquan Smith LB Georgia
12. Cincinnati Bengals- Josh Allen QB Wyoming
13. Washington Redskins- Josh Jackson CB Iowa
14. Green Bay Packers- Derrius Guice RB LSU
15. Arizona Cardinals- Billy Price C Ohio State
16. Baltimore Ravens- Calvin Ridley WR Alabama
17. Los Angeles Chargers- Orlando Brown OT Oklahoma
18. Seattle Seahawks- Isaiah Oliver CB Colorado
19. Dallas Cowboys- Christian Wilkins DT Clemson
20. Detroit Lions- Rashaan Evans LB Alabama
21. Buffalo Bills- Jerome Baker LB Ohio State
22. Buffalo Bills- Lamar Jackson QB Louisville
23. Los Angeles Rams- Arden Key LB LSU
24. Carolina Panthers- Will Hernandez OG UTEP
25. Tennessee Titans- Sam Hubbard DE Ohio State
26. Atlanta Falcons- Da’Ron Payne DT Alabama
27. New Orleans Saints- Malik Jefferson LB Texas
28. Pittsburgh Steelers- Marcus Allen S Penn State
29. Jacksonville Jaguars- Courtland Sutton WR SMU
30. Minnesota Vikings- Dre’mont Jones DL Ohio State
31. Philadelphia Eagles- Kolton Miller OT UCLA
32. New England Patriots- Ronnie Harrison S Alabama
SIGNIFICANT PICKS
1. Cleveland Browns- Sam Darnold
If the Browns miss out on the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes they are inclined to take a QB #1 overall. With 3 or 4 Possible QBs going in this slot I have the Browns taking their best fit at QB. Josh Rosen clearly would like to stay away from the Browns and we don’t want an Eli Manning situation, and We have seen the big armed QB with great tangibles fail (Deshone Kizer) so we don’t need to go that route with Josh Allen. And lord knows that we have seen the undersized Heisman winner in a spread offense (Johnny Manziel) so id suggest staying away from Baker Mayfield at least with the #1 pick. As for Sam Darnold, the Browns are getting a talented kid with big heart and a great head on his shoulders. His blue-collar mentality will mesh well in Cleveland he just needs a little coaching up so Hue Jackson better be prepared for the task.
4. Cleveland Browns- Saquon Barkley
When the Browns select Sam Darnold #1 their main priority for the next 10 years should be to build as much talent around him as possible. With Saquon Barkley not only are the Browns getting the most talented player in the draft, they are directly cutting from the mold that helped turn around the Cowboys and the Jaguars. Drafting Ezekiel Elliott and Leonard Fournette at pick number 4 helped take the pressure of Blake Bortles and Dak Prescott’s shoulders and gave both teams a more dynamic offense.
12. Cincinnati Bengals- Josh Allen
The bengals start over at QB with Andy Dalton slated to make just over 3 million this year they can give Allen enough time to learn the playbook and understand the offense before eventually taking over either the next year, or later next season.
22. Buffalo Bills- Lamar Jackson
The bills have back to back picks and with the latter of the two picks they will select a young QB who can sit and learn from Tyrod Taylor a QB with a similar playing style. The former Heisman Candidate may be a better athlete than QB but some team will fall in love with him near the end of the first round and I believe that will be the Bills.
