2017 NFL Mock Draft: Big Trades Reshape Both Conferences
By Erik Lambert
The latest 2017 NFL mock draft hasn’t changed at the top, but everything beneath it has been thrown for a loop with new teams in new places.
Perhaps most fascinating is how the quarterback market has shifted in this class, even at the top. There are some new faces to consider. No doubt it has an impact on how the rest of the top 32 play out. Of course nothing is for certain, save for the #1 overall pick. Pretty much everybody can see this one coming.
1. Cleveland Browns
Deshone Kizer . 1. player. 53. Most people know by now that it would be an end of the world type of surprise if the Cleveland Browns didn’t take a quarterback with the #1 pick. Just given the amount of injuries they’ve suffered at that position so far this year makes that obvious. Robert Griffin III, Josh McCown and Cody Kessler have all been knocked out of games. Hue Jackson can’t be expected to execute his offense until he has continuity under center. That means getting a top QB with the top pick. <p>Despite his setback in hurricane-swamped N.C. State, nothing much has changed with Deshone Kizer. He still holds his place as the best quarterback in the 2017 class. That mix of size, mobility, arm strength and intelligence are what every team pines for going into a draft. There are still fundamental issues to work through, but experience and good coaching will take care of that problem. Kizer would be by far the most talented quarterback Jackson has ever worked with. A scary though considering the coaches’ success.</p>. QB. Notre Dame