2018 NFL Draft Order: Complete Listing of Every 1st-Round Selection
It's finally here. The time for mock drafts is officially over as the 2018 NFL draft has arrived.
Over the course of the next three days, it's all about the draft. This year's draft class features dynamic playmakers at each position with some of college football's most polarizing prospects. Unlike most years, there is not a consensus No. 1 pick, and the Cleveland Browns can go in any direction they want to with the top selection.
When a team goes 0-16, they need help anywhere they can get it.
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This won't be another mock draft article. Instead, we'll take a look at the complete order of the first round before any crazy trades occur, followed by some brief analysis at two teams who have big decisions to make in the first round.
2018 NFL Draft Order
1. Cleveland Browns
2. New York Giants
3. New York Jets (via Indianapolis Colts)
4. Cleveland Browns (via Houston Texans)
5. Denver Broncos
6. Indianapolis Colts (via New York Jets)
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Chicago Bears
9. San Francisco 49ers
10. Oakland Raiders
11. Miami Dolphins
12. Buffalo Bills (via Cincinnati Bengals)
13. Washington Redskins
14. Green Bay Packers
15. Arizona Cardinals
16. Baltimore Ravens
17. Los Angeles Chargers
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Dallas Cowboys
20. Detroit Lions
21. Cincinnati Bengals (via Buffalo Bills)
22. Buffalo Bills (via Kansas City Chiefs)
23. New England Patriots (via Los Angeles Rams)
24. Carolina Panthers
25. Tennessee Titans
26. Atlanta Falcons
27. New Orleans Saints
28. Pittsburgh Steelers
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
30. Minnesota Vikings
31. New England Patriots
32. Philadelphia Eagles
Draft Selections to Monitor
No. 4 Cleveland Browns
No, the Browns won't draft two quarterbacks with the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in the draft, although that would be the most Browns thing to ever happen in the history of the franchise.
But that won't happen. The Browns will likely take a quarterback with their first pick and maybe a player like Bradley Chubb at No. 4.
Or they could trade the pick altogether.
Don't be shocked to see Cleveland trade down at No. 4 if an early run of quarterbacks happens, which is likely as the Browns, Giants and Jets are all in need of a franchise quarterback for the future. And sitting pretty at No. 5, the Broncos could sure use some stability under center as well.
Let's just pretend the likes of Josh Allen, Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen are off the board by the time the No. 4 pick comes around. The Browns could take Saquon Barkley, a guy like Chubb or trade with a team in need of a quarterback.
Trading the pick away might be the best decision the Browns could make in this draft if things fall into place but only if that scenario happens.
6. Indianapolis Colts (via New York Jets)
The Colts are a weird team. They have one of the best quarterbacks in the league when healthy in Andrew Luck but not much else. At No. 6, it's hard to know who's even going to be available when they're on the clock.
Having traded down from No. 3 with the Jets, the Colts have already smartly stockpiled some picks, but why stop there?
NFL Network's Mike Mayock doesn't think the Colts should stop trading down, and he has a good reason why. In Mayock's mock draft, he has Josh Allen falling to No. 6 to the Colts. But the Colts don't need a quarterback, so why not trade with a team in dire need of one?
Mayock has the Bills trading up with the Colts from No. 12 to No. 6 to grab Allen, which would be a smart move on the part of both teams as the Colts can gain even more picks while the Bills can steal a quarterback before the Miami Dolphins are on the clock.
It's going to be chaotic, but it's also going to be a lot of fun to watch.
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