NFL Draft 2017: Order, 1st-Round Mock Projections After Regular-Season Finales

The 2017 NFL draft isn’t scheduled to kick off until the end of April. It isn’t too early to start looking ahead and making predictions, however, especially since much of the draft order has been set.

With the regular season in the books, the first 20 selections have nearly been cemented. There will be a coin flip to settle the order between Picks 14 and 15, where the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts sit.

We’re going to examine the draft order, utilizing playoff seeding to help fill out the first round. We’ll also be making mock projections for each of the first-round picks and examining some of the latest buzz surrounding this year’s crop of draft prospects.

2017 1st-Round Mock

Latest Buzz

Mitch Trubisky Struggles in Sun Bowl Loss

North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky is arguably the top quarterback in this year’s draft class. He has adequate size for the position (6’3″, 200 pounds) and the arm strength and field vision that scouts covet at the next level.

His numbers for the 2016 season were also impressive. Trubisky completed over 68 percent of his passes for 3,748 yards with 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

The downside is that he has just one year of starting experience. This may cause many to view him in a similar light to the one that shone on Carson Wentz heading into last year’s draft. The differences being that Trubisky played on the ACC stage, while Wentz played in more of a pro-style offense

Depending on how the next round of the evaluation process goes—and if he declares for the draft—Trubisky could wind up as one of the top picks, if not the first overall choice by the Cleveland Browns.

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