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When it comes the NFL Draft normally we have a pretty good idea of what the top 10 might look like but this year...jeez. This is a tough year for predicting the draft because when it comes to this class, there’s a lot of top 15, 20 to 50 talent, but there is not a lot of players that would be labeled as “top 10 type talents.”
The only pick that is essentially set in stone is Myles Garrett going number 1 to the Cleveland Browns. There is absolutely no way Cleveland overthinks this and takes Mitchell Trubisky at number 1, and I’ve started to believe that Cleveland is actually setting a smokescreen to drive his value up so he goes in front of them.
Crazy, but something that was brought up to me by a good friend and I’ve started to believe it. Anyway, let’s go ahead and try the equivalent of winning the lottery by predicting the first round.
- Cleveland Browns (1-15): Myles Garrett
- San Francisco 49ers (2-14): Christian McCaffrey
- Chicago Bears (3-13): Marshon Lattimore
- Jacksonville Jaguars (3-13): OJ Howard
- Tennessee Titans - from Los Angeles Rams (4-12): Haason Reddick
- *Predicted trade with Jets New Orleans Saints (7-9): Patrick Mahomes
- Los Angeles Chargers (5-11): Malik Hooker
- Carolina Panthers (6-10): Solomon Thomas
- Cincinnati Bengals (6-9-1): John Ross
- Buffalo Bills (7-9): Mitchell Trubisky
- *Predicted trade with Saints New York Jets (5-11): Leonard Fournette
- Cleveland Browns - from Philadelphia (7-9): Gareon Conley
- Arizona Cardinals (7-8-1): Jamal Adams
- Philadelphia Eagles - from Minnesota (8-8): Kevin King
- Indianapolis Colts (8-8): Charles Harris
- Baltimore Ravens (8-8): Jonathan Allen
- Washington Redskins (8-7-1): Forrest Lamp
- Tennessee Titans (9-7): David Njoku
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7): Obi Melifonwu
- Denver Broncos (9-7): Garrett Bolles
- Detroit Lions (9-7) Mike Williams
- Miami Dolphins (10-6) TJ Watt
- New York Giants (11-5) Tyus Bowser
- Oakland Raiders (12-4) Chidobe Awuzie
- Houston Texans (9-7): Jabrill Peppers
- Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1) Cameron Robinson
- Kansas City Chiefs (12-4): Deshaun Watson
- Dallas Cowboys *(13-3) Derek Barnett
- Green Bay Packers (10-6): Marlon Humphrey
- Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5): Carl Lawson (would prefer Budda Baker)
- Atlanta Falcons (11-5) Evan Engram
- * Predicted trade with Jets San Francisco 49ers (2-14): Deshone Kizer
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The draft will probably not go down anything like this, but I gave it a shot. Just how ludicrous are my predictions? Let me know in the comments below.