NFL Mock Draft 2017: Latest 1st-Round Projections for Top College Prospects

And then there were four. The weekend's series of playoff games left us with just four teams alive, meaning 28 are tabulating their offseason plans.

The San Francisco 49ers are the only team remaining without a head coach; that means 27 have already begun looking forward to free agency and the draft. The former comes first, but the latter remains at the forefront of most teams' minds.

Free agency is about recycled players from old teams. Draft day springs new hope and the potential of adding a foundational player who will be around for the next decade. Fans may reluctantly buy the new jersey of a free-agent acquisition; they'll rush to the team website for their first-round pick.

With that in mind, let's take a look at how things could play out heading into Championship Game Weekend.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Cleveland Browns	Myles Garrett	DE	Texas A&M
2	San Francisco 49ers	Jonathan Allen	DL	Alabama
3	Chicago Bears	Jamal Adams	S	LSU
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	Leonard Fournette	RB	LSU
5	Tennessee Titans (from LA)	Jabrill Peppers	S/LB	Michigan
6	New York Jets	Tim Williams	LB	Alabama
7	San Diego Chargers	Marlon Humphrey	CB	Alabama
8	Carolina Panthers	Mike Williams	WR	Clemson
9	Cincinnati Bengals	Derek Barnett	DE	Tennessee
10	Buffalo Bills	Reuben Foster	LB	Alabama
11	New Orleans Saints	Marshon Lattimore	CB	Ohio State
12	Cleveland Browns (from PHI)	Cam Robinson	OT	Alabama
13	Arizona Cardinals	Mitch Trubisky	QB	North Carolina
14	Philadelphia Eagles (from MIN)	Corey Davis	WR	W. Michigan
15	Indianapolis Colts	Dalvin Cook	RB	Florida State
16	Baltimore Ravens	Charles Harris	DE	Missouri
17	Washington	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	USC
18	Tennessee Titans	John Ross	WR	Washington
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Malik McDowell	DL	Michigan State
20	Denver Broncos	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Stanford
21	Detroit Lions	Charles Walker	DT	Oklahoma
22	Miami Dolphins	Teez Tabor	CB	Florida
23	New York Giants	O.J. Howard	TE	Alabama
24	Oakland Raiders	Sidney Jones	CB	Washington
25	Houston Texans	Carl Lawson	LB	Auburn
26	Seattle Seahawks	Dan Feeney	OG	Indiana
27	Kansas City Chiefs	Jarrad Davis	LB	Florida
28	Dallas Cowboys	Gareon Conley	CB	Ohio State
29	Green Bay Packers	Takkarist McKinley	LB	UCLA
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ryan Ramczyk	OT	Wisconsin
31	Atlanta Falcons	Jake Butt	TE	Michigan
32	New England Patriots	Lowell Lotulelei	DT	Utah

1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M

The Cleveland Browns have what feels like a self-explanatory pick at No. 1. Jonathan Allen of Alabama has a claim, but the Browns are moving to an attacking-style defense under new coordinator Gregg Williams. Allen is versatile enough to play inside and out on the defensive line. Garrett, on the other hand, could anchor an entire pass rush from the outside.

The Texas A&M product is double-digit sacks waiting to happen, a 6'5", 262-pound beast of a person who hasn't lost a step as he's put on muscle weight in college.

The Browns could roll the dice on a quarterback, but they passed on Carson Wentz a year ago. This front office seems committed to a long-term rebuild. There are more than enough holes on the roster for the Browns to take Garrett here and wait another year for a quarterback.

8. Carolina Panthers: Mike Williams, WR, Clemson

Here's to hoping this Mike Williams turns out a little better than the others. Clemson's Mike Williams, like the others, is a preternatural talent who racked up big plays and touchdowns at the collegiate level and was a saving grace for his quarterback.

The Panthers passing offense took a major step back in 2016, with quarterback Cam Newton setting a number of career worsts—particularly in rate stats and downfield passing. Kelvin Benjamin and Greg Olsen remain solid targets, but Newton needs a more dynamic No. 2 wide receiver than Ted Ginn.

Slotting Williams into that spot next year, with plans of eventually having him be the No. 1, is a good way to start rebuilding an offense that needs some fresh wrinkles.

Number TBD, Team TBD: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson

Let's play the game where we avoid people angrily emailing and tweeting at me to ask where Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is. I'm not going to grandstand and say Watson will not be a first-round pick; the overwhelming odds are that he will be.

But we're not mocking up fake trades in this scenario. The full draft order is not even set. It is always a little nonsensical when mock drafts, an inherently flawed process with a 0 percent chance of getting everything right, start going into fan fiction and mocking trades.

If every team stays where it is and there is no movement, there isn't an easy landing spot for Watson in Round 1 unless he unseats North Carolina's Mitch Trubisky as the draft's top quarterback.

The Houston Texans could make some sense at No. 25, but they're a year removed from investing a Brink's truck in Brock Osweiler. I doubt they're going to give up on him already. The best option for Watson is a team trading back into the first round, which would give you the usual suspects atop the first round.

The Browns, 49ers, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills could all move back into Round 1 for Watson in the mid-20s.