NFL Draft 2017: Mock Draft Predictions for Every Team Selecting in 1st Round

The NFL regular season is over, which can mean only one thing: bring on the mock drafts!

OK, so I guess it means playoff football too. But for 20 teams, the offseason has already begun, which means evaluating the talent on the roster, in free agency and, of course, in the NFL draft.

Below, I’ll break down my first mock draft of 2017 and analyze a few of the selections. 

Yes, Cleveland desperately needs a quarterback, but you don’t pass on a generational talent like Myles Garrett, especially when there doesn’t appear to be an elite quarterback in this class. 

So Garrett is almost assuredly headed to Cleveland, where he’ll have to learn to deal with those harsh Ohio winters.

“Doesn’t matter…but I’d like not to go anywhere cold,” Garrett told Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle while talking about the NFL draft, though he was smiling as he said it. “Whoever picks me up, I’m going to try to play my best for, to be the best player on the field at any given time. It doesn’t matter who picks me up, I’m going to try to be a franchise player for them.”

It’s going to be the Browns. 

At No. 2, you’d imagine the new general manager and head coach for the San Francisco 49ers will want to find a franchise quarterback. At this point, Mitch Trubisky seems to be the leader in the class. The Niners have enough needs, however, that if they don’t love one of these quarterbacks, trading out of this pick for future assets would make a ton of sense.

Chicago is in a similar position as the Niners in that it really needs a quarterback for the future. If the Bears don’t fall in love with one of the top options, though, trading out of this spot is logical. Still, DeShone Kizer is a talent and …

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