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John Elway is going to take a long look at all the quarterbacks in this draft but might find free agency as a way to address things under center in Denver first. With that spot possibly taken care of before going to Dallas for the draft, the team instead nabs the highest-graded lineman available and forms a pretty athletic wall on the left side with 2017 first-round pick Garett Bolles at tackle. Perhaps the team will offer a haul of picks to move up and draft a quarterback like Sam Darnold or Josh Rosen but either way, offensive line will be a big priority in 2018. Brown could be a starter early on with the mammoth Sooners star debuting on the right side before protecting the blind side.
Talk about luck as the Bucs see the highest-graded defensive player in the draft fall in their lap to fill a position of need. There will be quite a bit of turnover in the trenches for the team in the next few years and it might not be long before Chubb (right) takes over for Gerald McCoy as the leader of the D-line. Just about any position could be targeting at this spot by the 49ers given how many needs they could address with all that cap room they have. Finding Jimmy Garoppolo some weapons will be big need but Jackson is a super talented corner who could play a huge role in shoring up the back end of the defense against the pass. Decisions await the Dolphins as to what they want to do at the quarterback position and the big-armed signal-caller has to be extremely intriguing as a long-term play for Adam Gase and company. 
Ted Thompson may be occupying a different chair in Green Bay but new GM Brian Gutekunst will stick to the same old draft strategy by grabbing the best player available. That would be Fitzpatrick (right), who would form quite the tandem with fellow Alabama safey Ha Ha Clinton-Dix roaming the frozen tundra. plenty of upside for the team now and in the future. Mayfield teaming up with Larry Fitzgerald will be good for both on and off the field too. Everybody will immediately think back to when the Ravens drafted Haloti Ngata nearly a decade ago with this pick and there are plenty of similarities between the two freakish defensive linemen. Vea is on a whole different level in terms of athleticism and seems tailored to making plays in the rough AFC North. The Dallas defense got some solid production from Maliek Collins and David Irving last season but still need more impact players up front to anchor the middle. With Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia looking like the guy in Detroit, he will probably review the roster and prioritize finding an edge rusher or two in the draft. Okoronkwo fits the bill and he already has plenty of experience chasing down mobile quarterbacks after facing off against Baker Mayfield every day in practice. Tyrod Taylor may not be back in Buffalo but an upgrade at the position in a similar mold could be in store with the pick of the Heisman winner. New OC Brian Daboll has experience from his year at Alabama in bringing young QBs along and fitting his system to them and could do the same with Jackson. After having Blake Bortles inexplicably slice up the secondary in the playoffs, finding some help on the back end of the defense will be the big talk around the Steel City this offseason. Elliott was an interception machine this past season and should provide a ball-hawking boost to the Steelers. Marqise Lee will probably be enticed elsewhere after this wild playoff run for the Jags but the team could actually upgrade the position by slotting home-run threat Washington into his spot on the two-deep with this pick. While there might be internal strife and plenty of folks wondering how long the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady combo will continue to win big in New England, the fact is the window for the franchise remains open for the next few years to add even more Lombardi Trophies. Adding pieces to the defense will come later in the draft after the team finds a big, physical wideout on the outside to complement all the other weapons Brady has at his disposal for the most dangerous offense in the league.
*Picks 1-28 are set with the exception of Nos. 9 and 10. Oakland and San
John Elway is going to take a long look at all the quarterbacks in this draft but might find free agency as a way to address things under center in Denver first. With that spot possibly taken care of before going to Dallas for the draft, the team instead nabs the highest-graded lineman available and forms a pretty athletic wall on the left side with 2017 first-round pick Garett Bolles at tackle. Perhaps the team will offer a haul of picks to move up and draft a quarterback like Sam Darnold or Josh Rosen but either way, offensive line will be a big priority in 2018. Brown could be a starter early on with the mammoth Sooners star debuting on the right side before protecting the blind side.
Talk about luck as the Bucs see the highest-graded defensive player in the draft fall in their lap to fill a position of need. There will be quite a bit of turnover in the trenches for the team in the next few years and it might not be long before Chubb (right) takes over for Gerald McCoy as the leader of the D-line. Just about any position could be targeting at this spot by the 49ers given how many needs they could address with all that cap room they have. Finding Jimmy Garoppolo some weapons will be big need but Jackson is a super talented corner who could play a huge role in shoring up the back end of the defense against the pass. Decisions await the Dolphins as to what they want to do at the quarterback position and the big-armed signal-caller has to be extremely intriguing as a long-term play for Adam Gase and company. Ted Thompson may be occupying a different chair in Green Bay but new GM Brian Gutekunst will stick to the same old draft strategy by grabbing the best player available. That would be Fitzpatrick (right), who would form quite the tandem with fellow Alabama safey Ha Ha Clinton-Dix roaming the frozen tundra. plenty of upside for the team now and in the future. Mayfield teaming up with Larry Fitzgerald will be good for both on and off the field too. Everybody will immediately think back to when the Ravens drafted Haloti Ngata nearly a decade ago with this pick and there are plenty of similarities between the two freakish defensive linemen. Vea is on a whole different level in terms of athleticism and seems tailored to making plays in the rough AFC North. The Dallas defense got some solid production from Maliek Collins and David Irving last season but still need more impact players up front to anchor the middle. With Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia looking like the guy in Detroit, he will probably review the roster and prioritize finding an edge rusher or two in the draft. Okoronkwo fits the bill and he already has plenty of experience chasing down mobile quarterbacks after facing off against Baker Mayfield every day in practice. Tyrod Taylor may not be back in Buffalo but an upgrade at the position in a similar mold could be in store with the pick of the Heisman winner. New OC Brian Daboll has experience from his year at Alabama in bringing young QBs along and fitting his system to them and could do the same with Jackson. After having Blake Bortles inexplicably slice up the secondary in the playoffs, finding some help on the back end of the defense will be the big talk around the Steel City this offseason. Elliott was an interception machine this past season and should provide a ball-hawking boost to the Steelers. Marqise Lee will probably be enticed elsewhere after this wild playoff run for the Jags but the team could actually upgrade the position by slotting home-run threat Washington into his spot on the two-deep with this pick. While there might be internal strife and plenty of folks wondering how long the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady combo will continue to win big in New England, the fact is the window for the franchise remains open for the next few years to add even more Lombardi Trophies. Adding pieces to the defense will come later in the draft after the team finds a big, physical wideout on the outside to complement all the other weapons Brady has at his disposal for the most dangerous offense in the league.*Picks 1-28 are set with the exception of Nos. 9 and 10. Oakland and San
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