NFL Draft 2017: Complete Mock Draft for All 32 1st-Round PIcks

Mock drafts are hard. They’re fun to do, but they’re hard, especially this time of year.

There is still a lot about these prospects we don’t know. There is still a ton of scouting to do. There are offseason trades and signings that will dramatically alter perceived draft needs. 

What I’m saying is that a lot is going to change, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start interpreting the tea leaves and coming up with a logical idea of how the whole thing might play out. Below is my attempt to do that, along with a discussion of a few picks that will be particularly interesting to monitor, as they could dramatically affect the entirety of the draft.

3. Chicago Bears

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The Chicago Bears have plenty of needs. Quarterback is certainly one of them, but this is a weak quarterback class and there is too much of a value drop-off to select a player at the position with so many better options available. That opinion might change, of course, as certain players are scouted more thoroughly. 

But for now, the Bears go a different route.

Right now, need meets value for the team in Ohio State safety Malik Hooker. They need a playmaker in the secondary, and Hooker has been compared to Ed Reed, one of the greatest playmaking safeties in NFL history. Sure, that comparison might be premature because we really only have one season of tape on Hooker, but he was dynamic for the Buckeyes this season.

There will be other options …

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