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2018 NFL Mock Draft: New England Patriots add a 1st

By George Stockburger

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick look on during warm ups before the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick look on during warm ups before the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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Major moves are affecting the 2018 NFL Draft

No one saw the New England Patriots adding the 23rd overall pick from Los Angeles in exchange for wide receiver Brandin Cooks. In an NFL Draft season where anything and everything has happened the Patriots owning two first round picks was something few ever saw coming together.

Cleveland, Buffalo, and New England now hold two first round picks after their moves came together over the last year.

Now with New England owning two picks, we examine how the 2018 NFL Draft shakes out in the first round of our latest 2018 NFL Mock Draft.

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

Next: Grading the Brandin Cooks trade

Best players still available: DJ Chark, Dallas Goedert, Mike Hughes, Mo Hurst, Mark Andrews

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