NFL Draft 2018: Mock Predictions and Odds for All Round-1 Prospects

We're just a couple of days away from the first round of the 2018 NFL draft live in Arlington, Texas.

The month of April has flown by in anticipation of the event and at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, we will learn the fates of 32 prospects and where they'll be playing football in 2018 and years to come after that.

We have plenty of information now regarding these prospects, but this is also the time of year for teams to throw out smokescreens in hopes of helping themselves during the draft.

Below, we'll look at some of the latest odds and make a few predictions for what to expect in the first round.

Let's begin with the mock.

NFL Mock Draft: Round 1

1. Cleveland Browns: Sam Darnold, QB, USC

2. New York Giants: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State

3. New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts): Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

4. Buffalo Bills (projected trade w/ Cleveland Browns, via Houston Texans): Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

5. Denver Broncos: Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame

6. Indianapolis Colts (via New York Jets): Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derwin James, S, Florida State

8. Chicago Bears: Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State

9. San Francisco 49ers: Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech

10. New England Patriots (projected trade w/ Oakland Raiders): Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA

11. Miami Dolphins: Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia

12. Cleveland Browns (projected trade w/ Buffalo Bills, via Cincinnati Bengals): Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama

13. Washington Redskins: Vita Vea, DT, Washington

14. Green Bay Packers: Harold Landry, EDGE, Boston College

15. Arizona Cardinals: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville

16. Baltimore Ravens: Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame

17. Los Angeles Chargers: Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan

18. Seattle Seahawks: Frank Ragnow, C, Arkansas

19. Dallas Cowboys: Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State

20. Detroit Lions: Marcus Davenport, DE, UTSA

21. Cincinnati Bengals (via Buffalo Bills): Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP

22. Cleveland Browns (projected trade w/ Buffalo Bills, via Kansas City Chiefs): Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State

23. Oakland Raiders (projected trade w/ New England Patriots, via Los Angeles Rams): Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA

24. Carolina Panthers: Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama

25. Tennessee Titans: Da'Ron Payne, DT, Alabama

26. Atlanta Falcons: Taven Bryan, DT, Florida 

27. New Orleans Saints: Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama

28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville

29. Jacksonville Jaguars: Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame 

30. Minnesota Vikings: Isaiah Wynn, OG, Georgia

31. Oakland Raiders (projected trade w/ New England Patriots): Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa

32. Philadelphia Eagles: Mike Hughes, CB, UFC

Betting Odds

Here's a compilation of all the odds for the NFL draft, courtesy of Oddschecker.

No. 1 Overall Pick

Sam Darnold: -175 (bet $175 to win $100)

Josh Allen: +260

Saquon Barkley: +900

Baker Mayfield: +2275

Josh Rosen: +2800

1st Quarterback Drafted

Sam Darnold: -175 

Josh Allen: +200

Josh Rosen: +1000

Baker Mayfield: +1650

1st Running Back Drafted

Saquon Barkley: -3,300 

Derrius Guice: +1,600

Sony Michel: +2,000

Nick Chubb: +2,800

Ronald Jones: +2,800

Rashaad Penny: +3,300

1st Wide Receiver Drafted

Calvin Ridley: -212 

D.J. Moore: +300

Courtland Sutton: +400

Christian Kirk: +900

Michael Gallup: +1,200

James Washington: +1,500

Marcell Ateman: +1,800

Anthony Miller: +2,000

First Offensive Lineman Drafted

Quenton Nelson: -700 

Mike McGlinchey: +625

Connor Williams: +1650

Will Hernandez: +1650

Isaiah Wynn: +2075

First Tight End Drafted

Hayden Hurst: +100 

Dallas Goedert: +225

Mike Gesicki: +350

Mark Andrew: +900

Total Safeties Drafted in Round 1

Under 2.5: -150 

Over 2.5: +110

Total Linebackers Drafted in Round 1

Over 3.5: -187

Under 3.5: +125

Total Cornerbacks Drafted in Round 1

Over 4.5: -118 (bet $118 to win $100)

Under 4.5: -118

Total Offensive Linemen Drafted in Round 1

Over 5.5: -118

Under 5.5: -118

Predictions

No. 5: Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame

Drafting at No. 5 overall, the Broncos will look up to the draft picks before them and see Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen taken before them.

This leaves Josh Rosen and Lamar Jackson.

Internally, this would be a difficult decision, but with arguably the top prospect in the entire draft sitting there at No. 5 in Quenton Nelson, he's tough to pass up.

The Broncos continue to rebuild their offensive line after drafting Garett Boles and bringing in Ronald Leary and Jared Veldheer.

Adding Nelson makes this offensive line nearly complete.

John Elway brought in Case Keenum to be the quarterback for 2018, and with the No. 40 overall selection in the second round, they could look to add Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph to mold and develop for 2019 or 2020.

Nelson is a rare prospect who would help solidify the guard position for a decade or more.

You cannot pass on him, and the Broncos decide not to here.

No. 16: Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame

Sticking with Notre Dame, the Ravens pull the trigger on Nelson's fellow offensive lineman and teammate Mike McGlinchey.

For the longest time, I've had Calvin Ridley slotted in this spot, but the Ravens need to continue re-tooling their offensive line.

Right now, their right tackle for 2018 is set to be Alex Lewis.

I'd take McGlinchey in a heartbeat.

Also, McGlinchey would be the right tackle and his former teammate Ronnie Stanley would be at left tackle.

The Ravens wide receiving corps is far from complete, but with signing Willie Snead to an offer sheet, they can afford to wait until the second round to draft another wide receiver to add to the group.

This is a Ravens pick—improve on the offensive line to continue to keep quarterback Joe Flacco protected.

No. 23: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA

Originally slotted with the No. 10 pick after losing a coin toss to the 49ers, the Raiders and head coach Jon Gruden decide to trade down and acquire the Patriots' two first-round picks to fill as many holes as they can.

The first of which being Kolton Miller, an offensive tackle out of UCLA. 

Miller is far from a perfect offensive tackle prospect, but he has the highest ceiling of any of the tackles in the draft.

He's a tall tackle who will fit in nicely at right tackle in 2018 to help develop his game to ultimately replace Donald Penn on the left side.

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported that the Raiders are interested in Miller, and with the first of two first-round picks, they get their man to help protect quarterback Derek Carr.

Miller will need more time to polish his game, but he'll be serviceable in 2018 on the right side.