It’s always fun to try and predict the first round of the NFL Draft. Crazy things happen, usually involving the Oakland Raiders. It’s a crap shoot beyond the top 5 picks and there’s already plenty of uncertainty about the top pick overall. Here’s my annual stab at what could play out tonight, including a couple of trades.
1. Arizona QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
2. San Francisco DL Nick Bosa, Ohio State
3. NY Jets DL Josh Allen, Kentucky
4. Oakland DL Quinnen Williams, Alabama
5. Tampa Bay LB Devin White, LSU
6. NY Giants DT Ed Oliver, Houston
7. Jacksonville TE TJ Hockenson
8. Washington in a trade with Detroit QB Dwayne Haskins, OSU
9. Buffalo OL Jawaan Taylor, Florida
10. Denver QB Daniel Jones, Duke
11. Cincinnati OL Andre Dillard, Washington State
12. Green Bay TE Noah Fant, Iowa
13. Miami QB Drew Lock, Missouri
14. Atlanta DL Brian Burns, Florida State
15. Detroit in a trade with Washington OL Jonah Williams, Alabama
16. Carolina DL Christian Wilkins, Clemson
17. NY Giants LB Devin Bush, Michigan
18. Minnesota OL Garrett Bradbury, NC State
19. Tennessee DL Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State
20. Pittsburgh DB Byron Murphy, Washington
21. Seattle DB Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State
22. Baltimore DL Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
23. Texans OL Chris Lindstrom, Boston College
24. Oakland RB Josh Jacobs, Alabama
25. Philadelphia DL Dexter Lawrence, Clemson
26. Indianapolis DB Greedy Williams, LSU
27. New England in a trade with Oakland TE Irv Smith, Jr., Alabama
28. Los Angeles Chargers DL Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame
29. Seattle DL Rashan Gary, Michigan
30. Green Bay OL Erik Mccoy, Texas A&M
31. Los Angeles Rams DL Clelin Farrell, Clemson
32. Oakland in a trade with New England DB DeAndre Baker, Georgia