NFL Mock Draft 2017: 1st-Round Projections, Latest Top Prospects' Stock Watch

The 2017 NFL draft is now just over a week away. After months of draft prep, we've reached the home stretch.

Much has changed over the past several months regarding the draft landscape, but some things are finally nailed down, right? Well, not exactly. Even during this last predraft stretch, we've seen some fluctuation in prospects' draft stock.

Let's look at some of the top draft prospects whose stocks have changed recently. We'll examine how each player's draft stock has changed and what it could mean for draft weekend. We'll also run down the latest draft order and mock selections based on factors like prospect stock, team needs and team fits.

2017 NFL Mock Draft

Pick	NFL Team	Proj. Selection
1	Cleveland Browns	Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
2	San Francisco 49ers	Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford
3	Chicago Bears	Jamal Adams, S, LSU
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
5	Tennessee Titans (from LAR)	Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
6	New York Jets	Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State
7	Los Angeles Chargers	Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama
8	Carolina Panthers	Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State
9	Cincinnati Bengals	Haason Reddick, LB, Temple
10	Buffalo Bills	Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
11	New Orleans Saints	Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State
12	Cleveland Browns (from PHI)	Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
13	Arizona Cardinals	Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
14	Philadelphia Eagles (from MIN)	John Ross, WR, Washington
15	Indianapolis Colts	Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama
16	Baltimore Ravens	O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama
17	Washington Redskins	Chris Wormley, DL, Michigan
18	Tennessee Titans	Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
20	Denver Broncos	Forrest Lamp, OL, Western Kentucky
21	Detroit Lions	Takkarist McKinley, LB, UCLA
22	Miami Dolphins	Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU
23	New York Giants	David Njoku, TE, Miami
24	Oakland Raiders	Obi Melifonwu, S, Connecticut
25	Houston Texans	Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
26	Seattle Seahawks	Garett Bolles, OT, Utah
27	Kansas City Chiefs	Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
28	Dallas Cowboys	Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan
29	Green Bay Packers	Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan
31	Atlanta Falcons	Dan Feeney, G, Indiana
32	New Orleans Saints (from NE)	Adoree' Jackson, CB, USC

Stock Watch

Up: Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina

For much of the draft process, there has been no consensus No. 1 quarterback in the class. Now, however, that honor may belong to former North Carolina signal-caller Mitchell Trubisky.

"For teams at the top of the draft in need of a stabilizing presence at quarterback, Trubisky fits the bill perhaps better than anyone else," Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz of USA Today recently wrote.

While Trubisky only had one full year of starting experience in college, he seems to possess all of the tools a team would look for in a future franchise quarterback. He has enough size at 6'2" and 222 pounds, adequate arm strength and more than enough accuracy and touch on his passes.

Trubisky now seems likely to be the first quarterback off the board, and there's a slim chance he even goes first overall to the Cleveland Browns, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter:

This feels more like smoke from the Browns—perhaps trying to goad the San Francisco 49ers into trading up a spot for Trubisky—but it does suggest one thing. The teams at the top of the draft in need of a quarterback covet the North Carolina product.

It would no longer be a surprise if the one-year starter parlays his brief success into a top-10 selection.

Down: Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama

Alabama's Reuben Foster was one of the top defenders in the country last season. For teams in need of a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, there doesn't appear to be a better prospect in the draft. However, Foster's stock has been slipping ever since he was asked to leave the scouting combine.

"I think Foster is going to slide," one NFL executive told NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah. "Combination of some character concerns and poor interviews."

That combine incident and the character concerns aren't the only reasons why Foster's stock is down, though. He recently returned to Indianapolis for medical rechecks. It turns out the rotator cuff he had surgically repaired earlier this year isn't fully healed, and Foster may require another surgery, according to ESPN's NFL Insiders program (via Shane Alexander of Inside the Pylon):

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All of this is per various personalities on ESPN's NFL Insiders.

— Shane Alexander (@Alexander1Great) April 17, 2017"

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, another surgery could sideline Foster until at least training camp. If true, at least a couple of teams may be more hesitant to pull the trigger on Foster.

None of this is likely to have a major effect on Foster's draft positioning, but his stock is down from where it was even a month ago. Whereas Foster once seemed like a probable top-10 pick, it doesn't seem like he'll sniff that range now.

Up: Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State

Former Ohio State cornerback Gareon Conley was once considered little more than the "other" Ohio State defensive back in this draft class. Fellow cornerback Marshon Lattimore and safety Malik Hooker both appear to be top-10 picks, whereas Conley was more of an afterthought.

However, Conley's stock has been on the rise in recent weeks. NFL Media's Mike Mayock recently labeled Conley the second-best corner in the draft, per NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, and many scouts reportedly view him nearly on par with Lattimore:

The growing love for Conley doesn't end with Mayock and Rapoport. Conley could now be a top-15 pick, according to NFL Media's Charley Casserly, who recently mocked him going to the Arizona Cardinals at 13th overall.

Bleacher Report's Chris Simms believes that Conley is a can't-miss prospect. He had the following to say about the former Buckeye:

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For a 6'0" corner, Conley has rare movement traits. He ran the three-cone drill in 6.68 seconds at the combine, which shows his ability to stick his foot in the ground and change direction. He has the burst to move with receivers and to break on the ball when the opportunity presents itself. I don't expect him to have trouble with even the shiftiest NFL receivers.

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This draft class appears to be loaded with defensive-back talent. It's therefore significant that Conley is emerging as the biggest late-riser out of the group.