2017 NFL Mock Draft: Quarterback Plunge Alters Entire Board
By Erik Lambert
This 2017 NFL mock draft will be the first of the new year that has the entire draft order set in stone following the outcome of Super Bowl LI.
Still, the true intentions of several teams remain in the dark due to the scouting combine and free agency not yet having passed. Even so it is starting to crystallize in terms of likely maneuvers that can happen in a couple months. The major players are pretty much locked in. Teams that have extra high picks that will likely do most of the maneuvering whenever the opportunity arises. It should make for an interesting early couple days.
1. Cleveland Browns
53. Thus far nothing has changed in regards to the quarterback situation for the upcoming draft. No player has separated himself from the pack. The running belief is the group has talent but is far from prepared to handle the NFL. Cleveland badly needs one but they can’t afford to gamble on a reach at the position. Not given the state of their current roster and how much work they must do. <p>This is why Myles Garrett remains the top pick. He is the best player on the board and nobody has surfaced to challenge that fact. He’s a gifted pass rusher with size, speed, athleticism and burst. When his motor is running there isn’t a blocker on the field who can stop him. It really doesn’t matter what scheme he’s in. He’ll find a way to do his job, which is wreak havoc on the opposing backfield.</p>. DE. Texas A&M. Myles Garrett . 1. player