Pre-Combine full first round mock draft

The NFL Combine drills are about to begin with running backs, offensive lineman and special teams taking the field on March 2nd. Though before that gets underway, I’m putting out one final mock draft.

1. Cleveland Browns (0-16) - Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. New York Giants (3-13) - Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
3. Indianapolis Colts (4-12) - Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
4. Cleveland Browns - from Houston Texans (4-12) - Minkah Fitzpatrick, S/CB, Alabama
5. Denver Broncos (5-11) - Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame
6. New York Jets (5-11) - Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11) - Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
8. Chicago Bears (5-11) - Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
9. San Francisco 49ers (6-10) - Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
10. Oakland Raiders (6-10) - Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
11. Miami Dolphins (6-10) - Marcus Davenport, EDGE, UTSA
12. Cincinnati Bengals (7-9) - Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
13. Washington Redskins (7-9) - Vita Vea, DT, Washington
14. Green Bay Packers (7-9) - Derwin James, S, Florida State
15. Arizona Cardinals (8-8) - Connor Williams, OT, Texas
16. Baltimore Ravens (9-7) - Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama - Before the Ravens come on the clock, there are a couple of clear landing spots for Ridley, most notably, the Chicago Bears. In this draft, I have the Bears selecting Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward. Ward is a more talented prospect that Ridley, and is a great fit for the Bears, thus they pass up on Ridley. Ridley then slides past the 49ers, Redskins and Packers before being available here at the 16th pick. That being the case, the Ravens have probably already submitted their card before you even got to this point in my analysis of the pick. Ridley is the most polished receiver in the draft class, and the safest one as well, something that should be comforting to a Ravens fanbase that has seen the team struggle to develop wide receivers. Ridley will make an impact on day one in the NFL. While the Ravens are not just one player away from being a real contender, Ridley should take an offense that struggled to throw the ball, and help make the passing game a dynamic one. He’s the player I’m most excited to watch at the Combine this weekend.
17. Los Angeles Chargers (9-7) - Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
18. Seattle Seahawks (9-7) - Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
19. Dallas Cowboys (9-7) - Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
20. Detroit Lions (9-7) - Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
21. Buffalo Bills (9-7) - Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
22. Buffalo Bills - from Kansas City Chiefs (10-6) - Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
23. Los Angeles Rams (11-5) - Isaiah Wynn, OG, Georgia
24. Carolina Panthers (11-5) - Mike Hughes, CB, UCF
25. Tennessee Titans (9-7) - Harold Landry, EDGE, Boston College
26. Atlanta Falcons (10-6) - Harrison Phillips DT, Stanford
27. New Orleans Saints (11-5) - Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
28. Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3) - Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa
29. Jacksonville Jaguars (10-6) - Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
30. Minnesota Vikings (13-3) - Billy Price, C, Ohio State
31. New England Patriots (13-3) - Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
32. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) - Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas

I’ll have another mock draft come out next week after the Combine, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it looks nothing like this one.