2018 NFL Mock Draft: Bills moving up in 1st

ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 17: Tyrod Taylor
ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 17: Tyrod Taylor /
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A major trade has shaken up the 2018 NFL Draft

Mock Drafts are being thrown around like brackets as we speak with the news that the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills have pulled off a massive trade.

Franchise left tackle Cordy Glenn will go from Buffalo to Cincinnati while the Bengals and Bills swap draft picks in the first, fifth, and sixth round. That means the Bengals move back from the 12th overall pick to 21st, the first of two picks owned by Buffalo in the first round.

Buffalo now clears a large amount of cap space and moves up in the range to draft a quarterback in 2018. They could have more moves up their sleeves after trading quarterback Tyrod Taylor to Cleveland for a third round pick.

Without any more trades being pulled off, here is a mock draft following the Bengals and Bills latest move.

  1. Cleveland Browns – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
  2. New York Giants – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
  3. Indianapolis Colts – Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
  4. Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
  5. Denver Broncos – Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
  6. New York Jets – Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
  7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
  8. Chicago Bears – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
  9. San Francisco 49ers – Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
  10. Oakland Raiders – Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
  11. Miami Dolphins – Derwin James, DB, Florida State
  12. Buffalo Bills – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
  13. Washington Redskins – Vita Vea, NT, Washington
  14. Green Bay Packers – Marcus Davenport, DE, UTSA
  15. Arizona Cardinals – Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
  16. Baltimore Ravens – Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
  17. Los Angeles Chargers – Connor Williams, OT, Texas
  18. Seattle Seahawks – Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa
  19. Dallas Cowboys – Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
  20. Detroit Lions – Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
  21. Cincinnati Bengals – Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
  22. Buffalo Bills – James Daniels, C, Iowa
  23. Los Angeles Rams – Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
  24. Carolina Panthers – Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia
  25. Tennessee Titans – Harold Landry, DE/LB, Boston College
  26. Atlant Falcons – Mo Hurst, DT, Michigan
  27. New Orleans Saints – Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers – Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
  29. Jacksonville Jaguars – DJ Moore, WR, Maryland
  30. Minnesota Vikings – Taven Bryan, DT, Florida
  31. New England Patriots – Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
  32. Philadelphia Eagles – Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame

Next: Cordy Glenn to Cincinnati

More moves are obviously expected, but the shake-up at the top of the draft is major for teams needing a quarterback.