2018 NFL Mock Drafts

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Chargers.com summary:

Mock Draft Tracker 1.0

Friday, January 19, 2018 10:41 AM PST





By Ricky Henne
Managing Editor
Chargers.com


@ChargersRHenne



In order to serve all Chargers fans, Chargers.com has compiled a list of who some top draft pundits are projecting the Bolts will select with the 17^th pick in the draft.

It is still very early in the process as we are three months away from the NFL Draft kicking off in Dallas. Nonetheless, with the Senior Bowl taking place next week, more and more experts are putting out their initial projections. Thus, now is as good a time as ever to post the first of many Mock Draft Trackers leading up to the first round of the draft on Apr. 26.

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PFF 2018 NFL Mock Draft 2

1. Cleveland Browns (0-16)

QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma


2. New York Giants (3-13)

QB Sam Darnold, USC


While 2017 did not go exactly as planned for Darnold, as his 83.6 grade ranked 30th in the nation, he did rank ninth overall last year with an 87.2 grade, and that came as a redshirt freshman. Even in his worst games, Darnold still showed the anticipation and accuracy that make him such an intriguing prospect. He just needs to prove that his turnover-worthy play percentage of 5.0 percent (105th in the nation) was more anomaly than the norm.

3. Indianapolis Colts (4-12)

DI Maurice Hurst, Michigan




The Colts can go a number of ways with this pick, but adding difference-makers on the defensive side must be an offseason priority. Hurst fits the bill as an interior disruptor, as he finished 2017 with the top grade at any position at 96.8. He notched 14 sacks, 29 QB hits and 70 hurries on 782 career rushes. He can also create havoc in the run game, as he ranked second in the nation with his run-defense grade of 94.2.


4. Cleveland Browns

CB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama


Cleveland turns their attention to the defensive side of the ball where the secondary needs impact players, and Fitzpatrick can play multiple roles on the back end. He excelled in the slot at Alabama, ranking sixth among cornerbacks with an 85.2 grade against the run and allowed just 9.3 yards per completion in his three years. The big question is if he can hold up on the outside where he played just 13 snaps this past year, but at worst, he should be a versatile slot/safety hybrid capable of impacting the game in all phases.

5. Denver Broncos (5-11)

QB Josh Rosen, UCLA


6. New York Jets (5-11)

QB Lamar Jackson, Louisville7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11)

S Derwin James, Florida State


8. Chicago Bears (5-11)

OT Connor Williams, Texas9. San Francisco 49ers (6-10)

Edge Bradley Chubb, NC State


10. Oakland Raiders (6-10)

RB Saquon Barkley, Penn State11. Miami Dolphins (6-10)

CB Josh Jackson, Iowa


12. Cincinnati Bengals (7-9)

OT Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame13. Washington Redskins (7-9)

WR James Washington, Oklahoma State


14. Green Bay Packers (7-9)

Edge Harold Landry, Boston College15. Arizona Cardinals (8-8)

QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State


16. Baltimore Ravens (9-7)

WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama17. Los Angeles Chargers (9-7)

OT Orlando Brown, Oklahoma


18. Seattle Seahawks (9-7)

OG Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame19. Dallas Cowboys (9-7)

WR Michael Gallup, Colorado State


20. Detroit Lions (9-7)

DI Vita Vea, Washington21. Buffalo Bills (9-7)

LB Roquan Smith, Georgia


22. Buffalo Bills

Edge Marcus Davenport, UTSA


The Bills go defense once again, adding Davenport, who projects as a classic base defensive end in a 4-3 scheme. He uses his massive 6-foot-7 frame well and finished fourth overall among edge defenders with an 89.8 grade. He can move blockers in the run game and picked up nine sacks, six QB hits and 34 hurries on only 257 rushes last season.

23. Los Angeles Rams (11-5)

Edge Arden Key, LSU




Need and value match up well here, as Key is a top-10 talent, but the 2017 season brought question marks both on and off the field. At his best, he has the burst to challenge the edge and the length to win multiple ways, all leading to an 88.0 pass-rush grade that ranked 10th in the nation in 2016. Last season, he played only 409 snaps and played a lot more coverage than he had in the past, but when unleashed, he still showed the pass-rush ability to make an impact at the next level.

24. Carolina Panthers (11-5)

C Frank Ragnow, Arkansas25. Tennessee Titans (9-7)

LB Rashaan Evans, Alabama


26. Atlanta Falcons (10-6)

CB Denzel Ward, Ohio State27. New Orleans Saints (11-5)

Edge Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma


28. Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)

TE Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State29. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-6)

WR Courtland Sutton, SMU


30. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)

OT Tyrell Crosby, Oregon31. Minnesota Vikings (13-3)

OT Kolton Miller, UCLA


32. New England Patriots (13-3)

CB Isaiah Oliver, Colorado

go home pff mock draft, youre drunk again. No way roquan falls that far, no way hurst gets taken 3rd over all.

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PFF 2018 NFL Mock Draft 2

1. Cleveland Browns (0-16)

QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma


2. New York Giants (3-13)

QB Sam Darnold, USC


While 2017 did not go exactly as planned for Darnold, as his 83.6 grade ranked 30th in the nation, he did rank ninth overall last year with an 87.2 grade, and that came as a redshirt freshman. Even in his worst games, Darnold still showed the anticipation and accuracy that make him such an intriguing prospect. He just needs to prove that his turnover-worthy play percentage of 5.0 percent (105th in the nation) was more anomaly than the norm.

3. Indianapolis Colts (4-12)

DI Maurice Hurst, Michigan




The Colts can go a number of ways with this pick, but adding difference-makers on the defensive side must be an offseason priority. Hurst fits the bill as an interior disruptor, as he finished 2017 with the top grade at any position at 96.8. He notched 14 sacks, 29 QB hits and 70 hurries on 782 career rushes. He can also create havoc in the run game, as he ranked second in the nation with his run-defense grade of 94.2.


4. Cleveland Browns

CB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama


Cleveland turns their attention to the defensive side of the ball where the secondary needs impact players, and Fitzpatrick can play multiple roles on the back end. He excelled in the slot at Alabama, ranking sixth among cornerbacks with an 85.2 grade against the run and allowed just 9.3 yards per completion in his three years. The big question is if he can hold up on the outside where he played just 13 snaps this past year, but at worst, he should be a versatile slot/safety hybrid capable of impacting the game in all phases.

5. Denver Broncos (5-11)

QB Josh Rosen, UCLA


6. New York Jets (5-11)

QB Lamar Jackson, Louisville7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11)

S Derwin James, Florida State


8. Chicago Bears (5-11)

OT Connor Williams, Texas9. San Francisco 49ers (6-10)

Edge Bradley Chubb, NC State


10. Oakland Raiders (6-10)

RB Saquon Barkley, Penn State11. Miami Dolphins (6-10)

CB Josh Jackson, Iowa


12. Cincinnati Bengals (7-9)

OT Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame13. Washington Redskins (7-9)

WR James Washington, Oklahoma State


14. Green Bay Packers (7-9)

Edge Harold Landry, Boston College15. Arizona Cardinals (8-8)

QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State


16. Baltimore Ravens (9-7)

WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama17. Los Angeles Chargers (9-7)

OT Orlando Brown, Oklahoma


18. Seattle Seahawks (9-7)

OG Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame19. Dallas Cowboys (9-7)

WR Michael Gallup, Colorado State


20. Detroit Lions (9-7)

DI Vita Vea, Washington21. Buffalo Bills (9-7)

LB Roquan Smith, Georgia


22. Buffalo Bills

Edge Marcus Davenport, UTSA


The Bills go defense once again, adding Davenport, who projects as a classic base defensive end in a 4-3 scheme. He uses his massive 6-foot-7 frame well and finished fourth overall among edge defenders with an 89.8 grade. He can move blockers in the run game and picked up nine sacks, six QB hits and 34 hurries on only 257 rushes last season.

23. Los Angeles Rams (11-5)

Edge Arden Key, LSU




Need and value match up well here, as Key is a top-10 talent, but the 2017 season brought question marks both on and off the field. At his best, he has the burst to challenge the edge and the length to win multiple ways, all leading to an 88.0 pass-rush grade that ranked 10th in the nation in 2016. Last season, he played only 409 snaps and played a lot more coverage than he had in the past, but when unleashed, he still showed the pass-rush ability to make an impact at the next level.

24. Carolina Panthers (11-5)

C Frank Ragnow, Arkansas25. Tennessee Titans (9-7)

LB Rashaan Evans, Alabama


26. Atlanta Falcons (10-6)

CB Denzel Ward, Ohio State27. New Orleans Saints (11-5)

Edge Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma


28. Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)

TE Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State29. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-6)

WR Courtland Sutton, SMU


30. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)

OT Tyrell Crosby, Oregon31. Minnesota Vikings (13-3)

OT Kolton Miller, UCLA


32. New England Patriots (13-3)

CB Isaiah Oliver, Colorado

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Daniel Jeremiah's Mock 1.0. Overall #1 was Sam Darnold

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000908233/article/jeremiah-mock-draft-10-browns-jets-fins-redskins-take-qb?campaign=tw-cf-sf179709652-sf179709652&sf179709652=1&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

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Derwin James - S, Florida State
James was made to play in Gus Bradley's defenses. He's a more explosive version of Kam Chancellor.

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From a Big Ten website

Land of 10 predictions

1	Cleveland Browns	Sam Darnold	USC	QB
2	New York Giants	Connor Williams	Texas	OT
3	Indianapolis Colts	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	RB
4	Cleveland Browns	Mike McGlinchey	Notre Dame	G
5	Denver Broncos	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma	QB
6	New York Jets	Josh Rosen	UCLA	QB
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bradley Chubb	NC State	DL
8	Chicago Bears	Courtland Sutton	SMU	WR
9	San Francisco 49ers	Derwin James	Florida State	DB
10	Oakland Raiders	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Alabama	DB
11	Miami Dolphins	Roquan Smith	Georgia	LB
12	Cincinnati Bengals	Quenton Nelson	Notre Dame	G
13	Washington Redskins	Calvin Ridley	Alabama	WR
14	Green Bay Packers	Joshua Jackson	Iowa	DB
15	Arizona Cardinals	Mason Rudolph	Oklahoma State	QB
16	Baltimore Ravens	Denzel Ward	Ohio State	DB
17	Los Angeles Chargers	Orlando Brown	Oklahoma	OL
18	Seattle Seahawks	James Washington	Oklahoma State	WR
19	Dallas Cowboys	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	WR
20	Detroit Lions	Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	Oklahoma	LB
21	Buffalo Bills	Josh Allen	Wyoming	QB
22	Buffalo Bills	Arden Key	LSU	DL
23	Los Angeles Rams	Rashaan Evans	Alabama	LB
24	Carolina Panthers	Maurice Hurst	Michigan	DL
25	Tennessee Titans	Sam Hubbard	Ohio State	DL
26	Atlanta Falcons	Vita Vea	Washington	DL
27	New Orleans Saints	Marcus Davenport	UTSA	DL
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Malik Jefferson	Texas	LB
29	Jacksonville Jaguars	Harold Landry	Boston College	LB
30	Philadelphia Eagles	Tremaine Edwards	Virginia Tech	LB
31	Minnesota Vikings	Billy Price	Ohio State	OL
32	New England Patriots	Derrius Guice	LSU	RB

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Here's another high flyer at 14 that Mel is onto early.


2018 NFL Draft: UTSA pass rusher Marcus Davenport has enormous NFL potential

Davenport has showcased a variety of NFL-caliber pass-rushing talent during his underrated career

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• by Chris Trapasso

Marcus Davenport is a 6-foot-6, 250-pound defensive end with long arms, explosive burst, and an array of pass-rushing moves.
He plays for the University of Texas-San Antonio, which would explain why he's far from a household name at this point.
Give it a few months. He'll be well-known in the draft community, and among those who follow the draft intently at the start of each calendar year. Let's examine Davenport, a dynamic defender who's likely to rocket up boards and could even find himself in the late first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Analytics overview

Davenport currently has Pro Football Focus' third-highest grade among all 4-3 defensive ends in the country, trailing just Bradley Chubb and Nick Bosa. On 199 pass-rush snaps in 2017, Davenport has accumulated 43 pressures (eight sacks, six hits, 29 hurries).
That equates to PFF's highest Pass-Rushing Productivity Score -- a metric that measures how often a defender creates pressure relative to how often he rushes the quarterback -- among 94 defensive ends playing in a 4-3 who've participated in at least 50 percent of their team's snaps. (For perspective, Von Miller has amassed 49 quarterback pressures on 249 pass-rush snaps this season.)

And Davenport's run-stopping grade is the third-best among all players at his position.
Beyond all that, he isn't some obscure, one-year wonder. In 2016, he had the No. 15 overall PFF grade among 159 qualifying 3-4 outside linebackers. The year before that, Davenport was given the No. 62 overall grade among 286 4-3 defensive ends who qualified.
The guy can play. Simple as that.


Pass-rushing

Davenport puts his long limbs to use, and coupled with his springy athleticism, he can overpower offensive tackles.
Check out this straight-arm rush against Rice earlier this season (he's No. 93 at the top of the screen). Note how quickly he gets off the ball, the speed-to-power conversion, and his immense length on display:
Here, against Texas State, Davenport deploys a similar move, yet finishes with a rip to pressure the quarterback.

Sometimes, Davenport doesn't need to use his hands to beat offensive linemen. He can win with sheer athleticism and length. On this rush, also against Texas State, he crashes inside, essentially runs through the guard and has the athletic talent to finish the play by leaping forward with arms extended.



Even when Davenport doesn't get home, his awareness and body frame help him.

On this play against Baylor, rushing from the left side of UTSA's defensive line, he moves the offensive tackle back but can't get into the body of the quarterback. Davenport realizes that, raises his hands and gets the pass deflection.
Lastly, here's an awesome illustration of his capabilities as an outside rusher.

Against Texas A&M in 2016, Davenport uses his length to instantly separate himself from the right tackle at the point of attack with an old-fashioned bench press. While controlling the offensive lineman, he finds the quarterback and easily dispatches the blocker then explodes to finish the play with a sack.
Those were all impressive, NFL-caliber pass-rushes by Davenport, a player who, on film, stands out in a good way. And the variety of ways he can beat offensive tackles along with his athletic prowess make him such an impactful edge-rusher.

Run-stopping

But he's not solely a pass-rushing specialist.
Here, I'll start with another demonstration of his awareness and movement skills.
Against Rice, Davenport is the unblocked outside end immediately dealing with a misdirection play from the Owls. He processes quickly, then flips on the jets to force the huge loss for the offense. This is freakish.
From a two-point stance at the lower part of the screen, Davenport slides inside to take on the guard on an inside run play. While he doesn't make the tackle, note the pop he delivers on the interior offensive lineman to send him a yard into the backfield and his immediate hand use to swipe the blocker away and move closer to the football.

Davenport is a reliable edge-setter and seems to have enough strength to battle inside and make it difficult for runs between the tackles to be successful.

Conclusion

This Roadrunners defensive end is a twitchy, refined, productive pass-rusher. And when you're all three of those things -- while having NFL-size -- at the collegiate level, you're likely going to be a good professional player. It's the one-dimensional edge-rushers who typically struggle.
Sure, Davenport's played lower competition for most of his collegiate career. But he posted 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks in outings against Arizona, Kansas State, Texas A&M, and Baylor while at UT-San Antonio.


No, he doesn't win on every pass-rush, and yes, he gets sounded blocked on run plays sometimes. Yet Davenport's film shows many snaps with electric edge-rushing and run-stopping abilities. Remember his name when draft season is in full swing.

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Payne's great. But Payne over Derwin James?

Looking at the players remaining at 17, Payne is BPA, at least right now pending his physical.

Maybe. They may like Boston and Bring him back. I think with added inside push it will trickle down into the linebackers and secondary. Bosa and Ingram alone helped our secondary tremendously. I cant imagine what another inside guy and maybe a LB would do for the backfield. Or another pass rusher or SAM that can get after a QB like Bruce Irvin used to do. Not too mention Verrett coming back. I like James though. Im just really hesitant with injured players. They almost always kill us. I am so over drafting injured players. I hope TT has learned.

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Yeah i really like Payne. The great thing about him is he will still be 20 when drafted. So hes got a really high ceiling. He will be very young when his second contract comes around. You can get some good value out of a player like him long term. Im not certain but he may be one of the youngest players in the draft.

Payne's great. But Payne over Derwin James?

Looking at the players remaining at 17, Payne is BPA, at least right now pending his physical.

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Yep, I woul be out of breath sprinting to the podium with that card

Yeah i really like Payne. The great thing about him is he will still be 20 when drafted. So hes got a really high ceiling. He will be very young when his second contract comes around. You can get some good value out of a player like him long term. Im not certain but he may be one of the youngest players in the draft.

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Post em here.

We should have one of these. Just daily mocks from all the sites most of us use. Some of those sites are listed in our NFL Draft Drop Down on the Nav Bar.

Yep, I woul be out of breath sprinting to the podium with that card

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Post em here.

We should have one of these. Just daily mocks from all the sites most of us use. Some of those sites are listed in our NFL Draft Drop Down on the Nav Bar.