Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn’s desire to trade down in Round 1 is real, so I thought I’d try and incorporate some trades into…
Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn’s desire to trade down in Round 1 is real, so I thought I’d try and incorporate some trades into this, my penultimate mock draft. Here goes:
DT Quinnen Williams, Alabama – Kyler Murray is still the favorite to go No. 1 and I might put him back here when my final mock drops next week. But there is chatter now that the Cardinals will go in a different direction.
DE Nick Bosa, Ohio State – It’s nearly a consensus that Bosa and Williams are the two best players in the draft, and in this mock they’re the first two off the board.
OLB Josh Allen, Kentucky – The Jets are a team that desperately want to trade down, but even with Murray on the board it’s a huge price to pay for a team in the teens to come up to No. 3.
QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma – Murray might not go No. 1, but he’s too dynamic a player to slide far.
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DL Ed Oliver, Houston – Gerald McCoy has probably played his last down in Tampa. Oliver can be his replacement.
DL Christian Wilkins, Clemson – This is higher than most have Wilkins projected, but the more I ask around about defensive linemen, the more I think Wilkins could go in the top 10.
TE T. J. Hockenson, Iowa – The best tight end in the draft should go off the board somewhere between Picks 7-12.
QB Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State – TRADE – Quinn gets his wish as the Bengals go up to get new coach Zac Taylor a quarterback. Cincinnati has 11 picks in the draft, and while five of those come in the sixth round, the price to move up three spots is not prohibitive. It likely would cost the Bengals a third-round pick, and they’d get the Lions’ fourth-rounder back in return.
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DE Montez Sweat, Mississippi State – Sweat could slide into the teens based on character and health concerns, but with Jerry Hughes entering the last year of his deal, the Bills need a pass rusher.
