Writer’s Mock: 2018 NFL Mock Draft presented by Jonathan Joyce
| Round 1-9/26/17 (ESPN Power Rankings) | ||||||
| by: Jonathan Joyce | ||||||
| Pick # | Team (Trade) | Name | Position | University | Height | Weight |
| 1) | Cleveland Browns | Sam Darnold | QB | USC | 6’4″ | 225lbs |
| 2) | New York Jets | Josh Rosen | QB | UCLA | 6’3″ | 210lbs |
| 3) | Indianapolis Colts | Mike McGlinchey | OL (T) | Notre Dame | 6’7″ | 310lbs |
| 4) | San Francisco 49ers | Derwin James | DB (S) | FSU | 6’2″ | 213lbs |
| 5) | New York Giants | Saquon Barkley | RB | Penn State | 5’11” | 223lbs |
| 6) | Los Angeles Chargers | Connor Williams | OL (T) | Texas | 6’6″ | 320lbs |
| 7) | Miami Dolphins | Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB (CB/S) | Alabama | 6’2″ | 216lbs |
| 8) | Cincinnati Bengals | Trey Adams | OL (T) | Washington | 6’7″ | 302lbs |
| 9) | New Orleans Saints | Arden Key | DE/EDGE | LSU | 6’6″ | 231lbs |
| 10) | Chicago Bears | Calvin Ridley | WR | Alabama | 6’1″ | 190lbs |
| 11) | Carolina Panthers | Harold Landry | DE/EDGE | Boston College | 6’3″ | 250lbs |
| 12) | Arizona Cardinals | Mason Rudolph | QB | Oklahoma State | 6’4″ | 235lbs |
| 13) | Jacksonville Jaguars | Mitch Hyatt | OL (T) | Clemson | 6’5″ | 295lbs |
| 14) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Derrius Guice | RB | LSU | 5’11” | 212lbs |
| 15) | Baltimore Ravens | Courtland Sutton | WR | SMU | 6’4″ | 225lbs |
| 16) | Cleveland Browns (from Houston Texans) | Christian Kirk | WR | Texas A&M | 5’11” | 201lbs |
| 17) | Los Angeles Rams | Jaire Alexander | DB (CB) | Louisville | 5’11” | 188lbs |
| 18) | Buffalo Bills | Christian Wilkins | DL | Clemson | 6’3″ | 310lbs |
| 19) | Washington Redskins | Clelin Ferrell | DE/EDGE | Clemson | 6’5″ | 265lbs |
| 20) | Philadelphia Eagles | Adonis Alexander | DB (CB) | Virginia Tech | 6’3″ | 197lbs |
| 21) | Seattle Seahawks | Martinas Rankin | OL (T) | Mississippi State | 6’5″ | 302lbs |
| 22) | Minnesota Vikings | Derrick Nnadi | DL | FSU | 6’1″ | 303lbs |
| 23) | Tennessee Titans | Marcell Frazier | DE/EDGE | Missouri | 6’5″ | 260lbs |
| 24) | Dallas Cowboys | Tarvarus McFadden | DB (CB) | FSU | 6’1″ | 201lbs |
| 25) | Detroit Lions | Bradley Chubb | DE/EDGE | NC State | 6’3″ | 273lbs |
| 26) | Oakland Raiders | Malik Jefferson | LB | Texas | 6’3″ | 238lbs |
| 27) | Pittsburgh Steelers | Denzel Ward | DB (CB) | Ohio State | 5’11” | 184lbs |
| 28) | Denver Broncos | Vita Vea | DL | Washington | 6’4″ | 332lbs |
| 29) | Green Bay Packers | Dorance Armstrong | DE/EDGE | Kansas | 6’4″ | 241lbs |
| 30) | New England Patriots | Da’Shawn Hand | DL | Alabama | 6’4″ | 280lbs |
| 31) | Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City Chiefs) | Josh Allen | QB | Wyoming | 6’5″ | 230lbs |
| 32) | Atlanta Falcons | Quenton Nelson | OL (G) | Notre Dame | 6’5″ | 329lbs |
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